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French Exchange

05 May 2009

On 16 April, the English participants gathered at Bedford Station to welcome their French partners who had given them all a great time during our visit to Paris in February.  Now everyone got to chat in English! 

Over the last few days of the Easter holidays, the English families enjoyed showing their visitors around the area, with different families arranging different trips. 

Some spent a day in London or Cambridge, while others planned activities closer to home.  Some girls took their partners to see the Coldstream Guards Beating the Retreat at Bedford Rugby Ground.  The last evening of the holidays was party time. 

For the first day and a half of this term, the French participants came to school with their English partners.  They were struck by certain aspects of BHSG, which is significantly bigger and older than the Ecole Decroly.  There the pupils have no uniform and call their teachers by their first names. 

Unsurprisingly, the two French boys in the group found the experience of being in a girls' school a bit daunting! 

From all reports, it seems the participants of both nationalities have enjoyed the experience of finding out about another culture at first hand, and have certainly improved their language skills. 

We are looking forward to another successful French exchange in 2009-2010

GCSE Results

Girls have once again achieved some truly excellent results in their GCSE examinations this summer. 29% of all results were at A* grade, 57% A*-A and 80% A*-B.

 Carla Barberio, Rebecca Murray, Hannah Short and Surina Taneja all achieved 10A* grades, Tessa Forbes and Chloe Scott 9A* grades, Connie Fan, Yasmin Jamil and Frances Whittaker-Wood 8A* and Emily Myrtle, Lauren Roberts and Georgia Austin Greenall 7 A* grades.

Eighteen girls were sitting their examinations having spent, in most cases, only 3 years studying in English, and yet between them they amassed results which closely mirrored the overall percentages: 21% A*, 54% A*-A and 76% A*-B.

Although I am sad that our boarders are unable to progress to Bedford Girls' School for their Sixth Form studies, I am delighted that most of our very top achievers will be going on to take A level or IB courses there.

I wish every girl who left Bedford High School at the end of Upper 5 the very best of luck for their future studies.                       

Julie Eldridge 

 
Dahs Bedford High School for Girls
Bromham Road, Bedford MK40 2BS UK
Tel: +44(0)1234 360221
Fax:+44(0)1234 353552
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