Moira House, Eastbourne Celebrates 140 Years Aniversary

MOIRA HOUSE CELEBRATES 140 YEAR ANNIVERSARY


A Great Celebration for our  Bright world  Partner school, Moira House, Eastbourne

It is a tremendous achievement to have reached 140 years (1875 - 2015) and to be the only Girls School which remains in Eastbourne.

We will be celebrating our Anniversary throughout the year and you will see the theme run through events and the curriculum. Already several teaching staff are planning to incorporate the 140th into their teaching and evidence of this will be revealed in our coming newsletters. The photograph above was taken of the Christmas play at Moira House Girls School in 1941, when the School had been evacuated to a hotel in Windermere. Prunella Scales performed in the play and is seated in the centre of the picture - she was also a Standard Bearer.


Mr Giles Carrington

Mr Giles Carrington, Market Development Manager, gave a moving speech on how Braille has changed the lives of blind people in this week’s assembly.

 Louis Braille was born in a small town outside of Paris. At 3 years old he injured his eye and by the age of 5 was completely blind. Despite this, Braille was determined to work hard and he was able to attend the Royal Institute for Blind Youth. In 1821, at the age of 15, he worked tirelessly on a system to enable blind people to recognise letters with a single touch of a finger. The Braille system was finally adopted by the Institute in 1854.
Giles Carrington, who was sighted 30 years ago, found a way to go to college and live independently after losing his sight. In his assembly he talked about how Braille has inspired and changed the lives of so many blind people even today; Giles would not have been able to achieve all he has without it. Giles described what it was like to be blind: “Everything is a surprise and it is frightening when your surroundings bump in to you without warning. The determination and focus of Louis Braille shows that in seeking an answer for yourself you can also change the lives of those around you and in the future”.

“Moira House will provide an excellent all-round education, which will encourage each individual pupil to attain her highest academic, artistic, musical, social, and sporting potential in a friendly, happy yet purposeful community, with a global perspective which is multi-cultural with a Christian foundation, in a safe and caring environment.”