Welcome to Bootham!

Yesterday evening we welcomed a new cohort of boarding students to Bootham. Following a warm greeting from the boarding staff, and a hearty buffet dinner, we took advantage of the fine evening weather to stroll around York, take in the sunset and make some new friends along the way.

 Some historical facts from Mike as we pass through the Shambles

 York skyline from Cliffords Tower

 New Fox and Evelyn residents (and a few old ones!)

 Back along the river

 Time to head home

End of year BBQ

Before we kick off the new academic year tomorrow, here are some pictures of our end of year gathering outside Fox House, where College 1 student Samir delivered a masterclass in BBQ cooking.

Chinese Podcast Episode One

We are proud to offer you a new experiment today, as we launch the first in what will hopefully become a series of podcasts recorded by some of our Mandarin-speaking students. Join Jimmy He and Wing Lam as they reveal a little of behind-the-scenes knowledge of Bootham. You can listen to our recording straight from this blogsite, or download it to put onto your mp3 players.

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Scarborough Sea Life & Marine Sanctuary

Here are some pics from a trip earlier this term as group of lucky boarders, accompanied by Res Grads Nick and Amy, ventured beneath the waves to explore life in the ocean depths at Scarborough Sea Life and Marine Sanctuary. They were able to see some wierd and wonderful sea creatures, including turtles, penguins, sea dragons and sharks, as well as getting up close and personal with some crabs!



Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Towards the end of the Spring Term, Resident Graduates Daniel and Amy accompanied a group of students to Yorkshire Sculpture Park, near Wakefield (http://www.ysp.co.uk/home).  They were also joined by our Resident Artist, Emily, and had the opportunity to explore some diverse open-air displays by renowned international artists, in addition to a number of indoor exhibitions and the beautifully scenic estate. Many thanks to Katie for the pictures!

York from Above

Apologies for the lack of blogging in recent months folks. However, it does mean that you're in for a photographic treat over the next few weeks as we look back at a selection of boarder's trips that have taken place since March. First up is a trip to York Minster and York Wheel, where students had the chance to view the magnificent city of York from a rather different perspective...

York Wheel - a recent addition to the York skyline.

View of the Minster from York Wheel

Preptime for boarders

It isn't all exciting trips out to interesting places of course. Sometimes, (well, every night actually) we gather together in the JB library to do prep. This happens every weekday from 18.40 to 19.45, with study support from selections of the house staff.

 

Here we see members of upper schoolroom taking a quiet moment to reflect on the tasks ahead of them at the start of prep, ably advised by Robert Hudson.