Dorter House - St Bede's School

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In your own wordsA boarder’s story...I’m Sian, a boarder from St Bede’s. I’ve beenboarding now for three years; my previous twoyears were at St Bede’s Prep School, both arecompletely different environments. I started offin a mixed house of boys and girls and therewere only thirty of us, then to an all girl housewith around seventy girls. Either way, theboarding house is like my second home. Ithought it would be good to tell you a littleabout boarding here at the Senior School.The overall atmosphere of the House is veryfriendly. If you need help you can ask anyone inthe House and they will try their best to help you out. Everyone has a warmattitude, and are always very welcoming. I started off the year with gettinghomesick, as many others do at first, but as the term goes on, everyonesettles in and you have so much to do you don’t have time to think abouthome!Whatever school you go to, there are always different groups of people: thepopular ones, the ones that think they are popular, the quiet ones, the onesthat just want to fit in and the strays. I think that in boarding you noticethere are separations more clearly. At first, most start off with the quietones, but when people see your personality, you’re almost immediatelywelcomed to the group that suits you best. Oh, another thing I definitelyought to mention...not everyone at private school is posh! I think a lot ofpeople believe private schools are full of posh snooty kids and I promise youthat is not true. There is the odd one that is a little more ‘posh’ but most ofus, we’re just completely down to earth.In your free time, the little that you have, there is a wide variety of thingsyou could do, such as go to the sports hall, where you can either, swim, playsquash or work out at the fitness centre.OK, school food, it’s pretty simple, there are good days and bad days. Eitherway, when boarding, MAKE SURE YOU EAT because the consequences arenon stop hunger. Don’t take one look and think ‘No way am I eating that!’because something I’ve learned is that it can taste better than it looks.
A note from Teddy...In Dorter House, we are a community.The amount of love, care and supportwe receive is reminiscent to what youwould expect from your own family. It isa place where you can be yourself—from the moment you step through thedoor you are welcomed with openarms.My three years in Dorter have been anunforgettable experience that I wouldnot give up for the world and, given thechance, I would do it all over again.Teddy Ivandjikova: Head of House, 2011-2012
Page 1 and 2: Dorter HouseAn information packfor
Page 3 and 4: d to your time at St Bede’s Schoo
Page 5 and 6: historyDorter House opened in 1982
Page 7 and 8: Residential TutorWendy Parry was ap
Page 9 and 10: new beginningsWhat you will need to
Page 11: espectuseBe proud to be a Dorter gi
Page 15 and 16: parentsSome guidelines for parentsA
Page 17 and 18: adminfor parentsshop which supplies
Page 19 and 20: adminsure that if your child is gra
Page 21 and 22: Top tips from boarders themselves..
Page 23 and 24: Obviously boarding has its advantag
Page 25: A typical weekendSaturday7.00am Wak

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