The Mount School York began its term today welcoming a new Principal at the helm.
David Griffiths joined The Mount from Wycombe Abbey School, Changzhou (in China) where he was Headmaster since 2015. At Wycombe Abbey School he developed and delivered an academic curriculum aligned with its UK-affiliated home school, Wycombe Abbey School, one of the most highly-ranked girls’ schools in the UK.
His initiatives at this international school offered a strong academic curriculum and holistic experience programmes to provide pupils with a range of opportunities, from building cars to studying geopolitics. This enrichment approach enabled pupils to gain places at the most highly regarded universities in the UK, the USA and around the world. Under his tenure pupil numbers grew and the school tripled in size to over 1300 pupils.
Exciting New Initiatives
In a recent letter to current parents, Mr Griffiths announced exciting new initiatives based on developing an extensive super-curricular programme that truly extends academic learning and understanding outside the classroom and into ‘real world’ situations and scenarios.
All girls will benefit from unrivalled curricular, co-curricular and super-curricular (academic enhancement) programmes, providing pupils with exceptional opportunities which extend beyond the classroom. “I wholeheartedly believe that academic enrichment, blended with co-curricular activities such as music, performing arts, drama and sport, create a powerful holistic educational entity,” said Mr Griffiths. “The Mount School is a community where every girl is valued for her contribution. I am dedicated to the School’s holistic vision and Quaker ethos, and understand the importance of this broad and profound education system. The central backbone of any holistic education must always be the academic spine. My major focus as Principal is in ensuring the health and vitality of the whole educational system such that everything is totally pupil-centred.”
Open Doors
Prospective parents can meet David Griffiths at The Mount’s Open Doors on Saturday 29 January, 10am-12pm. Visit our Open Events page to register. To learn more about The Mount School, York’s only all-girls’ school for girls age 3-18 years, please explore our website.