My boarding house - my dorm window is above the black door and has a lovely view over the school grounds

Starting Boarding School - September 2007

I'm into my third week at boarding school and nearly completed a month. It is quite surprising as it is not as strict as I thought it would be and the staff are really friendly.  My favourite subject is science at the moment and then History.  I am doing netball, hockey, swimming and horse riding as my main sports.  I'm also learning piano but I may swap to guitar.  I am really enjoying boarding because I am always with my friends and I get a lot more freedom than at home.  The boarding system is that Year 7 & 8 share a house called Trew. Then in year 9 we move to Centre then when we start lower sixth we go into a place called Eves, which we aren't allowed to in yet!  There are 5 girls in my dorm and 5 in the dorms either side of us, but even though it is an equal amount of people we still have the bigger dorm.  We have a lovely view over the school grounds from our dorm window.  There are deer, rabbits, foxes and badgers in the school grounds.  Lucky us!

My Dormitory

I've got the biggest boarding house which is both good and bad good because we get more room and bad because it gets a bit lonely especially when you are there by yourself. On our first night there the fire alarm went off because the lower 6th burnt their toast! Then after a couple more nights we had the actual drill then we have another one with the whole school then we have one during the day with all the day girls. So quite a lot of the first week was standing on Trew lawn in our pyjamas!

School Grounds                                                                                                                               Adventure Playground

On our first weekend we had to stay in but all of our parents came for a BBQ and so we didn't get too home sick but then when we got into our first proper week  it went so slow that lots of girls got homesick - not me though! There are only 15 year 7 boarders but lots of day girls! It's really hard not to get lost going to lessons because it's like a mini village. All the buildings are really far apart it took me quite along time to find my way around  but I finally managed it and know my way around quite well apart from the odd things like the PE because their are so many places to have the lesson!

My New Back Garden!

December 2007 - Carol Service

School Christmas Carol Service at a local Abbey

Rock Pool at Treyarnon Bay, Cornwall - February 2008                             Louvre, Paris March 2008

School Friends

Easter 2008                Photos by Verity

Paris - Easter 2008

Louvre, Paris March 2008

Dubai - May 2008

Evening Camel Ride - May 2008

Dubai Dunes - May 2008

Dubai Beach - May 2008

Boarding School Summer Term 2008

Gig - Summer Term 2008       Photos by Verity

The school put on a gig for the boarders.  Click here for a clip:  

Dubai beach - November 2008

Driving in the Dubai Desert - December 2008

Wadi Bashing - Oman.  New Years Eve 2008

Wadi Bashing - Oman.  New Years Eve 2008