Stroud School Pupils Celebrate Double Win!
Stroud Preparatory School in Romsey have two fabulous reasons to celebrate its pupils, as the preparatory school’s pupils have excelled within the domains of both academia and sport!
Four Year 7 and 8 pupils made it through to the Explore Learning Mathematics National Final this February - a final that was for the top five teams that qualified in the country! The children fully enjoyed taking part within the final, which was held within the National History Museum, and although they were nervous initially, their overall excitement shone through as they tackled the questions.
“This was an amazing achievement. Not only did they win their heat, they came in the top five in the country – no small feat. We are immensely proud of them and their achievements. Our Junior team which consisted of pupils from Years 5 and 6, also entered the Primary competition and did incredibly well, finding 13/15 possible solutions. Here at Stroud we thoroughly enjoy Maths and strive to create a positive, interesting and fun learning environment which allows pupils of all abilities to thrive.”
For the past ten years, Explore Learning has been inspiring children to discover and enjoy the magic that maths holds through its free competition, and it looks like it has certainly worked for the pupils at Stroud Preparatory School!
Four of Stroud School’s pupils have also been selected to represent the ‘Prep School Lions’ in the Football World Youth Cup (Gothia Cup) in Gothenburg, Sweden in July. The Year 6 girls were selected after taking part in the Prep Schools’ District Football Trials in November 2019, which saw pupils from over 60 prep schools compete for a chance to receive the high quality coaching.
“This is the first time there will be a girls’ team within each age group as well as the boys teams, so it is a great opportunity to showcase the talent we have at Stroud. We wish them all the best of luck and look forward to hearing how they get on.”