Student Awards 2025

(click on names or titles to see pictures/videos)

NOT ALL PICTURES AND VIDEOS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE, BUT THEY WILL BE COMING THIS WEEK. THANKS

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Section A

Outstanding Improvement
(students who have improved a vast amount over a short period of time)

Music
Nominees: Lauren, Ada, Matilda, Lucy, Harry, Lola, Oliver
Awarded to Charlie & Roman

Taekwondo
Nominees: Abigail, Charlie, Rosabelle, Poppy, Sam, Henry, Noeul, Danbee, Lydia
Awarded to Olivia

Excellent Dedication
(students who have excellent attendance, enthusiasm, practice and dedication)

Music
Nominees: Charlie, Roman, Jack, Harry, Marley, Lucy, Connie, Lauren, Lola, Isaac
Awarded to Ada

Taekwondo
Nominees: Lydia, Bertie, Noeul, Danbee, Evie, Caitlin, Arthur, Sam
Awarded to Poppy

Fantastic Attendance
(students with the best attendance throughout 2025)

Music
Nominees: Charlie, Ada, Jack, Harry, Lucy
Awarded to Marley

Taekwondo
Nominees: Evie, Elsie, Danbee, Bertie
Awarded to Noeul & Lydia

Honorable mention: Joolz, a student who has been with M&M Academy for nearly 5 year and has never missed a single lesson! Awesome!

Excelling New Student
(new student in 2024, attentive, fast improving and hard working)

Music
Nominees: Isla, Bronwen, Oliver, Cally, Evie
Awarded to Ozzy

Taekwondo
Nominees: Bronwen, Elias, Nancy, Max, Abigail, Rosabelle, Katie
Awarded to Connie

MUSIC PERFORMANCE: Mardy Bum performed by Lola
TAEKWONDO PERFORMANCE: Dan Gun performed by Noeul

Section B

Points & Rewards System Achievement
(students who achieved over 100 points in our Rewards system)
Awarded to:
Music: Evie, George, Charlie, Roman, Ada, Lucy, Oliver, Isaac
Taekwondo: Euan, Elsie, Noeul, Danbee, Bertie, Loz

Top of the Points Leaderboard
(students with the highest amount of points / most recorded practice)
3rd Place awarded to Marley
2nd Place awarded to Harry
1st Place awarded to Lola

The Game of Chords
(students who have the highest score in our Game of Chords challenge. They must play a number of chords specific to their ability level, as fast and as cleanly as possible)

Beginner A (4 open chords)
3rd place: Elise
2nd place: Ozzy
1st place: Evie

Higher Beginner (8 open chords)
3rd place: Lily
2nd place: Charlie
1st place: Ada

Moderate (11 open + drop2 chords)
3rd place: Jack
2nd place: Max
1st place: Marley

Higher Moderate (14 open + drop2 chords)
3rd place: Isaac
2nd place: Loz
1st place: Rafi

Intermediate (14 barre chords)
3rd place: Lucy
2nd place: Lauren
1st place: Harry

Higher Intermediate (6 seventh barre chords)
3rd place: Josh
2nd place: Olivia
1st place: Oliver

TAEKWONDO TIGERS PERFORMANCE

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Section C

Best Music Performance
(our opinion of the best performance from our student showcases in 2025)
Nominees: Harry, Oliver, Evie, Lauren, Marley, Leo
Awarded to Oliver

Best Music Rockschool Grading
(based off of the examiners feedback and overall result)
Nominees: Lucy, Connie
Awarded to Lucy

Best Music Students Demonstrating on of the Five Challenges
Awarded to:
Riffs & Lead: Charlie
Chords: Olivia (honerable mention to Harry & Rafi)
Rhythm: Roman
Notes & Theory: Lola
Scale: Rafi

Best Taekwondo Students Demonstrating on of the Five Tenets of Taekwondo
Awarded to:
Courtesy: Charlie
Integrity: Abigail
Perseverance: Ellis
Self Control: Evie
Indomitable Spirit: Douglas

Best Taekwondo Belt Grading
Tigers Nominees: Abigail, Rosabelle, Caleb, Charlie, Didi, Douglas
Awarded to Rosabelle

8 to 12yrs Nominees: Bertie, Caitlin, Poppy, Noeul
Awarded to Noeul

Teenager & Adult Nominees: Lydia, Amy, Elsie
Awarded to Lydia

Best Taekwondo Pattern
(consistently excellent pattern performances throughout the year)
Children Nominees: Noeul, Danbee, Bertie, Florrie
Awarded to Noeul

Teenager & Adult Nominees: Lydia, Loz, Leo, Rachael, Hayley
Awarded to Loz

Best Class Assistant Award
(students who have been very helpful during lessons)
Children Nominees: Poppy, Sam, Evie, Bertie, Caitlin, Noeul
Awarded to Bertie

Adult Nominees: Elsie, Lydia, Amy, Andrew, Hayley, Wendy, Pete
Awarded to Elsie

Our Longest Running M&M Academy Student
(based on the total number of lessons, student absences will cause other students to catch up)
Honorable Mentions: Pete, Loz, Andrew, David, Owain, Josh
Awarded to Olivia

TAEKWONDO PERFORMANCE: Choong Moo performed by Loz
MUSIC PERFORMANCE: Rusted From the Rain performed by Pete
TAEKWONDO PERFORMANCE: Breaking performed by Lydia & 13+ students

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Section D

Awards Ceremony Performance Certificates
(students who performed at this Awards Ceremony)
Awarded to Lola, Pete, Lydia, Bronwen, Elsie, Loz, Noeul, Ezra, Douglas, Caleb, Charlie, Ellis, Elias, Isobel

TAEKWONDO STUDENT OF THE YEAR 2025
Awarded to Florrie

MUSIC STUDENT OF THE YEAR 2025
Awarded to Lauren

M&M ACADEMY STUDENT OF THE YEAR 2025
Awarded to Bertie

M&M Academy 2025 Student Attendees

2025 M&M Academy Showreel
(a couple of short video’s of the happenings throughout 2025)

Music Showreel
Taekwondo Showreel

Thank you all for your supoort throughout the year! As always, it’s been a pleasure working with such lovely students, parents, guardians and friends.