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L6 IB Students Visit Bedford Gallery
05 May 2009
On Wednesday afternoon, as part of our Theory of Knowledge course, Lower 6 IB students visited Bedford Gallery to see the 'Treasures' exhibition which explored the meaning of the word 'treasure'. The gallery opened on 1 April after refurbishment and we were lucky enough to see a selection of local 'treasures', from both the Cecil Higgins Art Gallery and Bedford Museum, under one roof. We were particularly interested in an oil painting entitled 'Mrs Box' by Dora Carrington, painter and old girl of Bedford High (1903-09), whom we have recently been discussing in class. On the way, we noticed, some of us for the first time, the two drawings of Carrington's which hang in the entrance to our school and, as the sun was shining, we went to see the two houses in which Dora Carrington lived with her family. Julia Danskin
Lower 6
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
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