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- Read MorePublished 28/03/24The Marriage of Figaro is one of the jewels in the crown of the opera genre. The South Dartmoor performers (Rhys, May, Aaron, Loren, Ehama, Megan, Addi, Isla, Finn, Franky) have worked really hard over the course of the academic year t
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Body Language 2024
Published 21/03/24There are many infectious things about Dance. One of its most inspiring qualities is the way that it brings people together and we were able to celebrate the power of this at this year’s Body Language performance platform. Over 250 tickets sold - Read More
Year 12 Geography trip
Published 11/03/24Whilst the South Dartmoor community was slumbering, cosy in their beds in the depths of the night, Year 12 geographers slipped off to start the annual field trip to the Isle of Arran. Keenly awaiting the arrival of the 2:45am Falcon bus to Bristol Airport, excitement illuminated Drumbridges roundabout and the size of the merry throng scared the driver!
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The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart
Published 23/02/24A group of SDCC students have been working hard to put on a fully staged version of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro
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Year 10 GCSE Drama
Published 23/02/24An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley
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Strong Girls Event
Published 14/12/23A group of Year 8 - 10s went to a ‘Strong Girls’ event in Exeter, hosted by St Luke’s School. More than 130 students took part, with schools from all over Devon attending.
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Cricket County Finals
Published 21/11/23Congratulations to the U15 girls' team, who qualified for the Indoor Cricket County Finals. We sent two teams to the district round of the Chance to Shine Competition at Paignton Community College. They were up against strong opposition, including two former county champions. The girls' team knew they had to be at their best to qualify.
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Hospital Appeal
Published 20/11/23Former SDCC head of Geography Mustafa Shaikh would love your support in helping to raise some funds for the Plymouth Hospital Charity Keep Me Close charity. This is for families whose child is in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Derriford. The unit helped his grandson, Freddie, who was born 15 weeks premature in 2019.
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Mr Stokes Runs on Snacks and Stars
Published 13/11/23Mr Stokes completed the Dartmoor Way 'The Full Circle' 100 at the weekend in an amazing 32 hours and 29 minutes, running a distance of 109 miles (175km). His highlights included enjoying the clarity of the night sky and being able to eat an awful lot of snacks! Here is his race report.
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Mr Stokes Prepares to Run
Published 08/11/23Mr Stokes has been training for the Dartmoor Way 100, 'The Full Circle', a complete circumnavigation of Dartmoor, on Friday 10th - Saturday 11th November. Here he reminisces about a run he didn't prepare for so well and the lessons he learned from it.
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Mr Stokes: Running & Jokes
Published 05/10/23Mr Stokes has just entered the Dartmoor Way 100, 'The Full Circle' - which is a complete circumnavigation of Dartmoor. He has started this blog in the hope that it will inspire students to reflect on their own goals.
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SDCC Musical Talent
Published 28/09/23Two Year 13 students and three former students have formed a band called Tempus, which now has management and promotion on a regional basis. By Mr Hodges