St Aidan's House, Ampleforth College

St Aidan's is a vibrant and happy girls’ boarding house at Ampleforth College. We are currently home to 60 wonderful girls aged between 13 & 18.

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It was great fun to watch the Aidan’s shooting team do their thing this evening. We eagerly await the result 💛

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Three cheers for Willow, winner of the Intermediate Girls Cross Country Race on Saturday.

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A super egg hunt this evening with clue trails devised by the girls themselves.

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Let the hunt begin!

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What a treat it was to be able to attend the Spring Concert this evening. An incredible show of talent. The dedication of the students and our wonderful music department is truly inspiring. Extremely proud of our Aidan’s musicians.

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Year 11 had great fun hosting St Dunstan's and St Oswald's for the main course of their Safari Supper this evening

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A classic traditional Scottish folk tale for this evening’s cultural bedtime story 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Back by popular demand - Tuesday evening house pasta. Perfect when it’s snowing outside.

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Our Yrs 9 & 10 ready to go into battle in their inter-house netball competition 💛

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As part of Cutural Diversity Week, we’re having a nightly bedtime story, hearing folktales from different cultures. Tonight, a Maltese tale accompanied by hot chocolate.

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Imogen baked some delicious Québécois treats for this afternoon’s cultural diversity celebration - Nanimo bars and maple butter cookies - don’t think they lasted long. 🇨🇦

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Yr 10 cooked themselves tacos and fajitas for supper this evening. Great team work 💛

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Snowy scenes this morning

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Year 13 couldn't have hoped for a more stunningly beautiful day to take part in the final year group retreat of their time with us. It was a privilege to join them at the Lady Chapel, Osmotherley and our own Abbey Church.

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The girls love their squash sessions - Poppy and Calypso working up a sweat this afternoon during games.

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Well done done to Maggie, Sophia and Hattie who took part in Saturday's 'Park Run' at glorious Fountains Abbey - great to have the chance to run alongside 400 others in such a beautiful setting.

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A lovely evening with Year 11 as they relax at the end of trial exams and look forward to their year group retreat on Monday 💛

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It’s that time of year when our Yr13 are pulling out all the stops to complete their coursework (NEA) projects in a number of subjects - Daisy here working hard on her Art portfolio 💛

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A mid-way mock motivator for Year 11 this evening - keep going girls 💛

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This afternoon’s deanery session was on the theme of St Benedict’s ‘Tools for Good Works’. With each week that passes, the quality of listening and discussion gets better and better. Mostly though, it’s lovely to witness the girls become ever more comfortable sharing thoughts 💛