Two of our Lower 6th students took part in a prestigious debating competition at Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge yesterday against Northampton Academy. The photograph shows the two teams together with the Chairman for the evening, TV Personality, Loyd Grossman.
After a closely argued and high level debate about the obsession with personal space in the western world, the St Mary's team won by 37 votes to 34 (with one abstention). We were delighted by the result, delighted by the support we received, and delighted by the invitation to take part in such a wonderful experience in such a wonderful place.
Many of our students also looked around the exhibition about female education in Cambridge after the debate. Highlights included the original manuscript of Virginia Woolf's "A Room of One's Own". We are fortunate indeed to have such resources on our doorstep.
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