News from Bellerbys Oxford

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Bellerbys Oxford Graduation Ceremony

On 7th June this year, Bellerbys Oxford held their annual graduation ceremony for the Foundation and A level students in the Old Library of St Mary’s Church in Oxford.  It was a really lovely setting: an impressive and gracious room in the heart of the old city with big windows overlooking the Radcliffe Camera.  In the past this room was used for University of Oxford graduation ceremonies.

The Principal, Julia Southby, spoke to the assembled students, congratulating them on their achievements and wishing them well for the future.  The Foundation and A Level programme managers, Jackie Eadie and Yasmin Hurrell, then handed out awards for academic achievement and exceptional progress or effort to our prize winners who were all very excited as they did not know about the awards beforehand. 

Erik Karabayez, pictured right, was awarded the Student of the Year Award.  Erik from Kazakhstan studied English Language Preparation, followed by five-term A Levels at Bellerbys Oxford.

Special mention should be made of Nursheila Masilamani, a first year student from Malaysia, whose remarkable achievement of receiving this year’s Richard Ryde Scholarship was announced; this is an award which is given to the most promising first year A level student across all four of the Bellerbys colleges.  Naturally we are all really proud of her!

After many photographs students and staff enjoyed strawberries and cream served with soft drinks or a glass of Pimms.  It was a very happy and festive occasion which rounded off the students’ time at Bellerbys in suitable style.  Good luck to the “class of 2007”, you will be missed!

Read more about the A Level and Foundation course