The Summer Hoc Age magazine, full of pupil achievements, events, trips and good news stories across the whole school, is now available online.
“You get a strong feeling for what BGS is all about, the difference it makes to people, its substance and significance, when attending Old Bradfordian (alumni) events. Happily, there have been quite a few recently. This week (at the time of writing), for example, we enjoyed a ‘sell out’ social near St Paul’s Cathedral to mark 40 years since the first girls were welcomed at BGS. Old Bradfordians (OBs) of various vintage, including many recent leavers, gathered in good spirits to renew and strengthen friendships and forge new ones. Mrs Jane Chapman was in attendance and kindly shared a few words about her long relationship with BGS – as a teacher, mum and wife to OBs. Mrs Chapman retires at the end of this summer term, and she was our guest of honour. There is great strength and warmth in our extended school family, and these qualities reflect formative experiences in the classrooms and corridors, fields and theatre, labs and library – the list goes on – at BGS. There is something special about our School.
And the pages that follow attest to that quality. This past term I’ve had the privilege, once again, to witness young people at work with a spirit of enquiry and personal ambition, compete hard and fairly at sport, perform outstanding music and drama, enter and succeed in various intellectual and practical competitions and challenges, make a difference through fundraising and volunteering opportunities, head off on Duke of Edinburgh expeditions and participate in growing numbers in our CCF – the list continues to go on and on.
Those that embrace this wealth of opportunity get set for life. It’s little wonder that our OBs are such a wonderful, cohesive and colourful
lot, and want to give back to support our School.
Well done students and staff and thank you BGS families and supporters – it’s been a characteristically busy and successful term in which you’ve all
played a part. Wishing everyone a lovely summer break – Hoc Age!”
Simon Hinchliffe, Headmaster
“Year 3 children led the way with their stay at Ingleborough Hall, followed by pupils in Year 5, who travelled to North Yorkshire to discover more about rivers and
the ecology of the River Nidd. Finally, our Year 6 pupils visited Windermere for an activity-based trip with Carnegie Outdoors. These residential visits provide a vital opportunity to bring learning to life and for our pupils to work together, build confidence and of course, to have a lot of fun, whilst outdoors!
I continue to be impressed by our Junior School pupils and how they conduct themselves when representing the School. I was delighted to hear that the YHA
staff at Windermere told us that our children were consistently polite and well-mannered and that even during the excitement of visiting the tuck shop, the
children lined up patiently and said please and thank you. Manners remain as important as ever.
In other news, the American President, John F Kennedy, is quoted to have said, “We choose to go to the moon, not because it is easy but because it is hard”, which leads me to the Junior School’s successful bid to bring moon rocks and meteorite samples to Clock House in April. These samples were collected during the
original Apollo missions and this ‘once in a generation’ opportunity enabled our pupils and their families to hold in their hands an actual piece of the moon!
I hope you enjoy reading more about life at Clock House this term and hearing from our budding Junior Journalists.”
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