News from Bellerbys Cambridge

致貝勒比斯劍橋校區校長John Rushton的感謝信

張海雯，17歲，貝勒比斯劍橋校區的獎學金學生。臨近課程的結束，她將在2011年6月參加A2等級的考試。張海雯已經拿到劍橋大學、UCL大學、華威大學、布里斯託大學等高校的經濟專業的錄取通知書，前途可謂一片光明。現居於上海，憑著雅思成績8.0進入貝勒比斯學院學習。

身為校長，其中一個特權就是能在視察過程中拜訪各位學生的家長。因此當我二月份前往中國，進行每年的常規巡視時，就非常希望能有機會與這位年輕女士見面。而我和她在2010年也有過一面之緣，當時她還在讀AS課程。

如照片所示，我與張海雯的父母進行了愉快的交談。他們非常以女兒為傲，同時也寫了一封感謝信給我，以下是信的內容：

Impressive A Level Results for Bellerbys Cambridge

Results for Bellerbys Cambridge students have been superb again this year, with more than 10 students achieving all A grades.

Now that the results have been published, many of the students can look forward to beginning a degree course at some of the UK’s top universities.

Anna Tokar, from the Ukraine, achieved an outstanding two A* and three A grades, which will allow her to take up a place studying Economics at Cambridge University.

At least six students will be starting at UCL, including Chwen Bing Chong, who gained two A* and two A grades and will be reading Psychology.

Other star students include Vlad Melnic (pictured, top right) who achieved two A* grades and two A grades which has secured him a place to read Economics at Warwick University.

Kings College is another university that has attracted a number of students, including Diem Huong Ho (pictured, bottom right), who achieved three A* grades and will be studying Law.

Other Bellerbys Cambridge students will be taking up places at Warwick, Bristol, Edinburgh, LSE, Imperial College, Exeter, Durham and York, with others yet to have places confirmed.

Colourful New Mural for Student Common Room

In an ambitious and creative undertaking, Bellerbys A level student Vu Hoi Nam has painted a fantastic mural on the walls of the student common room at Bellerbys Cambridge. Vu Hoi Nam is planning a career in Architecture and will begin a BA in Architecture at the University of Brighton next year.

Head of Art at Bellerbys Cambridge, Fernando Feijoo, says, "He is an excellent student, who is very keen to try out lots of different ways of working and has made some excellent models and artist books which included pop-up sections."

The mural has been designed to represent college life at Bellerbys, and shows where the students have come from around the world and which universities they'll go on to.

See some more art work from the students of Bellerbys Cambridge on Flickr

Students Voluntary Work & Sponsored Walk for Oxfam

A number of students at Bellerbys Cambridge have been doing voluntary work with a major UK and international charity, Oxfam.  This provides valuable work experience and also helps with that all important university personal statement, as students can mention it and show they are contributing to the community.

In addition to this involvement, a group of students and staff took part in the Oxfam Sponsored Walk in May, in Cambridgeshire. The walkers could choose between a leisurely three mile route within a local Country Park, or the more adventurous could opt for longer routes of 8, 16, 22 or 26 miles.  All routes are clearly marked, and there is a free bus service to and from the start points.

All the money raised was donated to Oxfam to support the emergency work they do around the world. Once again Cambridge students are contributing to the well-being of others.

by John Rushton, Principal

Image by Chris Freise, (used under a creative-commons 2.0 license)