History Characters / ChaletSchool

* PowerTrio: forms one with Beth Chester and Gwensi Howell in ''Goes to It''. She's TheKirk, with Gwensi as TheMcCoy and Beth as TheSpock.

* IllGirl: This is one of the reasons why Madge wanted to go to the Tirol in the first place; she thought the mountain air would do her sickly little sister good. Which it does, but Joey is very, very prone to illnesses, and has more than one near-death experience as a result. Even standing too near an open door lands her in bed for days. [[spoiler: Taken UpToEleven in ''Rivals'' when she falls into an icy lake and ends up with pleuro-pneumonia and a high fever, to the point where Jem is worried that her life is in danger. She survives, barely.]]

* IllGirl: Her mother died of TB, and Robin herself is at risk and suffers from poor health as a child, to the point where Jem and Madge are constantly keeping an eye on her and warning her not to over-tire herself or worry too much, or it will make her ill. UpToEleven in ''Jo of the Chalet School'', to the point where Jo goes from HeroicBSOD when Robin is taken ill, to running wild and playing pranks when Robin turns a corner. As an adult, she has to give up social work when it poses a risk to her health, and Jem worries about the possibility of her having children as she could end up dying in childbirth.

* {{Determinator}} / PluckyGirl: When Joey's got her mind on something, nothing will stop her. Especially when it concerns helping others.

* GenkiGirl: Very much so as a child / teen, to Madge's exasperation, in contrast to GrumpyBear Grizel and nervy Simone. Even as an adult, she still has her moments, though her experiences in ''Exile'' and ''Highland Twins'' force her to grow up.

* [[MayDecemberRomance May September Romance]]: First gets to know Joey while she's still at school and is a good few years older than her, though they don't become a couple until she's left school.

* [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Sister Instinct]]: Len. Oh, ''Len''. Practically ever since she is a baby, she is pigeonholed as the 'responsible one' and as the oldest Maynard child, she is often put in charge of the other Maynard children. She has a major one where Margot is concerned, protecting her from Jack's wrath and even ''lying'' to cover up for her in ''Triplets of the Chalet School'' after the bookend incident. Miss Annersley even calls her on it.

* [[ThoseTwoGuys Those Two Mistresses]]: With Kathie Ferrars in the Swiss books.

* [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Everyone Calls Her Matron]] / OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Very rarely is she addressed by her first name (it's [[spoiler:Gwynneth]]). Most of the staff generally know her as 'Matron' or 'Matey'. Joey even introduces her to Janie Lucy in ''Exile'' as 'Matey'. This may be because her status among the school's staff is lower than that of the teachers (though she's still respected by staff and girls alike).

* [[TheSmartGuy The Smart Girl]]: The most academic out of the Quartette, and the only one who goes to university, a rare thing for a woman in those days. It's also because she's less well off than the other three and needs to get a job to support her family.

* {{Ojou}} / ProperLady: Is considered to be the most beautiful girl in the school, often compared to a fairytale princess because of her long, curly blonde hair (which lands her the starring role in school plays), and is from an upper-class family. She later marries an aristocrat, Count Eugen von und zu Wertheim.

* [[ThoseTwoGuys Those Two Girls]]: With fellow American Evadne (Evvy) Lannis.

* [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Proud Warrior Race Girls]]: They're both very proud of their Highland background, to the point where they insist on travelling on the train in traditional Highland gear, and the badassery of their ancestors. They're also pretty good at handling guns.

* [[SirSwearsALot Miss Swears-A-Lot]]: She's one of the more foul-mouthed students, as Mary-Lou finds out.

* [[SirSwearsALot Miss Swears-A-Lot]]: She has quite the potty mouth and gets into trouble for telling one student to 'go to hell', which in Chalet School terms is up there with telling someone to fuck off.

* AdultFear: Joey is a constant source of this for her in the Tyrol years, since she's either falling into rivers, making herself ill or running off to rescue people. Later her own daughter, Sybil, is kidnapped by a gang of children in ''The New Chalet School''.

* AdultFear: In ''Head Girl'', she wanders off to a cave with a local madman who claims he's taking her to see fairies. Grizel and Joey manage to rescue her with Rufus' help, but both of them are very shaken by the experience.

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Her reaction to Joey calling her an idiot in ''The Chalet Girls in Camp''.

* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Joey, at least from her point of view. Joey isn't so keen.

* AstheGoodBookSays: She reads the story of Lazarus to Joey in ''Highland Twins'' after Joey receives a telegram about Jack's death. [[spoiler:It also acts as a bit of {{Foreshadowing}}, as the telegram turns out to be a mistake.]] She also reminds Bride of what Jesus said about casting the first stone when Bride is outraged about Diana Skelton pawning her mum's jewellery.

* BrutalHonesty: She tears Joey's first attempt at a book to shreds (not literally) in ''Jo Returns'', pointing out that the heroine is basically a MarySue and the villain is a VillainSue. She does, however, also tell Joey that some of her other characters are well written, and she should focus on writing realistic schoolgirl characters. It pays off.

* TookALevelInBadass: In ''Exile'', when she defends an old Jewish man from a bunch of Nazis. Not to mention her climbing the Tiernjoch, a notoriously difficult mountain, alone to find Grizel after the latter runs away from school, and going off to rescue Elisaveta.

* NotSoDifferent: Towards Gillie Garstin, her rival from St Hilda's in ''Feud'' who is also a HotBlooded tomboy with her own clique. The two are at loggerheads initially, but bond over rescuing the school cat and later, teaming up with their friends and 'painting' some doors with what they think is varnish (it's actually syrup).

* {{Omniglot}}: All Chalet School pupils and staff are expected to speak French, German and English on alternating days and have a working knowledge of the languages, but one of Joey's biggest skills is language learning. Besides the mandatory school languages, she also speaks Italian, Russian (which she learned with the help of Robin's dad) and even a bit of Romany language, though not Welsh for some reason.

* HundredPercentAdorationRating: Everyone loves the Robin in the early years (except [[{{Jerkass}} Matron Webb]], and when she's older, she's a much-loved prefect and Head Girl.

* 100%AdorationRating: Elisaveta is loved by both her people and her classmates alike, and with good reason.

* DaddysGirl: Nina barely remembers her mother, but was very close to her father - himself a musician - and travelled everywhere with him. She refuses to give up her piano and has to have it transported across Europe because her father left it to her, and it reminds her of him.