A Word from Mrs Murphy
What fun our assemblies have been this week! Firstly, continuing the theme, Expanding Horizons, we were thrilled to welcome one of our former pupils to our assembly on Monday morning. Belle, who was with us here at Pre-Prep from Kindergarten to Year 2, explained all about Lord Robert Baden Powell’s hand in founding the Scout Movement way back in 1907, which in turn led to the Guide Movement a few years later in 1909. It's now been over 100 years since Girlguiding was established, and members are still pushing boundaries and achieving great things, including Belle, who stepped us through her journey from Rainbows to Brownies and later on to Guides aged 10; she eloquently explained how her horizons have been well and truly widened as a result of her involvement in guiding. Alongside her journey from 5 years old, she was sure to carefully explain the pathway available to boys, and added to this we know that our founding headmaster, Mr James, was greatly involved the local scouting scene, along with many former Denmead pupils of that era.
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