Changing Lives through Small Grants

by legacy giving Changing lives

through small grants

A selection of grants made in the last decade

 Art trips to New York and Spain  Geography trips to Iceland, UK and France  Biology trip to San Salvador  Gap year funding and project work in Africa  Astro turf resurfacing at the Gordon Field  Cabling and installation of speakers in day and boarding houses  Design and Technology design studio  Great Hall PA System  Refurbishment of the tennis courts  Choir tours in the UK and Europe  Cricket tours to Dubai, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the UK  Rugby tours to Germany, Canada, Dubai and South Africa

 2nd XI cricket scoreboard  Fitness Centre equipment  Cricket bowling machine  Dryfire clay shooting simulator  Flight simulator  Fresh water aquarium and marine tank  Art on the roof  Grand piano  Golf simulator  Hockey goals for the Gordon Field  Music Technology equipment  Observatory equipment  Physics helium balloon equipment  Portable television production unit  3D printer  Rifles for the CCF  Robot for table tennis Through the kind generosity of our many donors, the Trustees of the Bedford School Trust and Foundation have been able to support hundreds of deserving applications from teaching and support staff to enhance the facilities enjoyed by the boys. In the last decade 86 equipment grants have been made which include new table tennis tables, a cricket bowling machine, a Dryfire clay shooting simulator, fitness centre equipment, grand pianos, music technology equipment, mobile hockey scoreboards, racing canoes and many more items. Financial support has been given to 46 pupils who would otherwise not have been able to attend sports and musical tours or academic field trips. Improvements to the school estate have included the resurfacing of the Gordon Field astro turf, the Great Hall PA system, equipment for the Observatory and the resurfacing of the tennis courts. The pandemic has forced the school to think and act differently. Technology enabled the school to become a ‘virtual’ school when the pandemic first hit. In normal times, it is recognised that this technology can have a transformational impact on both pupils and teaching staff. For this reason, the Bedford School Trust approved a grant of £400,000 in 2020 to purchase laptops for all teaching staff. The technology supports our ‘blended’ teaching of both in-class and remote learning.

Technology in action to facilitate remote learning