Sprong 2013 College

Spring 2013

Alice’s Adventures

in Wonderland 80 Students Perform an Adaptation of the Surreal Lewis Carroll Novel Beacons of Hope Medical Examinations for Migrant Children Generals Speak Out

DIMUN III Secretary Generals Speak Out

C O N T E N T S News and Events......................................2 From the Headmaster’s Desk..................4 Early Years Highlights..............................6

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Junior School Highlights..........................7 Senior School Highlights.........................8 Review: Alice in Wonderland..................9 Dulwich International MUN..................10 Have you heard of Rube Goldberg?.....12 German at Dulwich................................14 Sports......................................................15 The Arts..................................................18 Student Artwork....................................20

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Behind the Scenes..................................23 Charity....................................................24 Graduates...............................................26 Friends of Dulwich.................................27 Connections............................................28 Snapshot.................................................31

Front Cover: Alice in Wonderland on the Dulwich stage Contributors: Brian McDouall, Karen McRobb, Judy Yap, Jonathan Clark, Sarah Humphreys, Kwok Chow, Klaudia Tomaszun, Nicky Cases, Katrina Maquire, Paul Fyfe, Allysson Howland, Lisa Schlueter, Katie Ashman and many fantastic Dulwich students Editors: Cynthia Maclean, Kasia Baran, Mark Scott

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News & Events

Dulwich Welcomes FOBISSEA Members In early March Dulwich College

of Collaboration provided to students with

Beijing hosted several meetings at its

additional educational needs at Dulwich

Legend Garden campus for members

College Beijing. Discussion groups

of FOBISSEA (Federation of British

during the conference covered topics

International Schools in Southeast Asia

such as: “Thinking Vertically - working

and East Asia).

vertically across key stages in individual disciplines,” “21st Century Teaching -

From 8th to 9th March, we hosted a

effective use of technology to support

‘Job A-Like’ Workshop entitled “What

students with learning needs,” and

Collaboration Can Look Like.” Over 40

“Laying it Horizontally - working across

teachers from across Asia came together

AEN disciplines in Key Stages.”

to discuss collaboration in the areas of EAL, Gifted and Talented, Learning

One week later, we welcomed 34

Support and Counseling. Dr Gea Visscher,

FOBISSEA Heads, who came together for

our Senior School Head of Learning

a two-day business meeting. The group

Support and Child and Educational

discussed strategies for collaborating in

Psychologist, was the keynote speaker. Dr

the areas of professional development,

Visscher discussed the Emergent Model

sports, music, and community support.

Dulwich in Numbers

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CIS International Student Awards for DCB students, founders of Beacons of Hope Charity.

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IB Top score achieved by Max Afnan.

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students,the largest group in Dulwich history, will be graduating this May.

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students in the Interact Club, the Rotary International affiliated organisation at Dulwich.

171,000

RMB collected during Annual Friends’ Ball for the Educating Girls of Rural China.

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Dulwich Introduces Dual Language Programme Dulwich College will introduce a Dual Language model in Early Years for the 2013-14 academic year. Each child in the Foundation Stage will receive an individual language plan that caters to his or her specific language needs. Students will hear and speak English and Mandarin every day in natural contexts with the aim of developing proficiency in both languages by the end of Year 2. The Dual Language programme will be offered in all Dulwich schools across the network.

CIS International Student Awards

We are extremely proud of Jenny Xie, Kim Fong and Nicol Lo for their outstanding work as founders and leaders of Beacons of Hope, a student run charity supporting children of migrant workers.

The Council of International Schools recognised their “contribution to the development and advancement of internationalism” by presenting the students with International Student Awards this March. In conjunction with three local corporate sponsors, which the students negotiated and secured entirely by themselves, “Beacons of Hope” was able to provide comprehensive medical, dental and optical exams for several hundred students from the Xin Xin Migrant School.

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News & Events Maths Olympiad Success

Our Amazing Guests Oxford Mathemagicians

Our students enjoyed outstanding

Last December Dulwich College Beijing

exciting Maths books and made several

success at the 2013 Mathematics

invited Oxford Professor Marcus du Sautoy to

Maths documentaries. The Mathemagicians

Olympiad organised by the

send three of his postgraduate mathematics

conducted stimulating mathematical activities

Association of China and Mongolia

students (known as “Mathemagicians”) to

with our Senior School students and

International Schools this year.

visit and work with our students. Marcus

workshops with our teachers. There was also

is the Simonyi Professor for the Public

an opportunity for our older students to attend

The competition brought together

Understanding of Science in the UK and is

an informal question and answer session to

over 150 Key Stage 3 students from

based at the Mathematical Institute at the

find out more about Oxford, Oxford University,

25 international schools across China

University of Oxford. He has written several

and their Mathematics Department.

to compete in solving challenging mathematical problems.

Hollywood Producer

Our two teams finished in joint first

On Monday, 11th March, our Year 10 and

place and won the overall School

12 students had the opportunity to listen

Championship. This marks the second

to a talk by William Fay, a prestigious

year running that Dulwich College

Hollywood producer who has worked on a

Beijing has won first place overall in

number of successful films, including 300

this contest.

and Independence Day. His talk provided great insight into movie production and

Organisers commented on how well

audience reaction. Mr. Fay focused on turning

our students worked together and

comic books into films, giving realistic and

this outstanding teamwork helped

practical perspectives on the subtleties of

them to secure a first place trophy

film making hidden behind each scene. His

Students are now looking forward with great

for the Team Challenge contest.

personal anecdotes added to the fascinating

expectations to his latest Superman movie The

Furthermore, in the individual rounds,

talk, making this unique experience both

Man of Steel, due to be released in June 2013.

captivating and inspirational.

huge congratulations go to Year 7 Heidi Nam, Year 8 Silver medalist

Olympic Medalist

Ryan Ng and Year 8 Gold medalist Ivy

American professional swimmer Kimberly

practicing different drills designed to improve

Cai. A truly amazing achievement for

Vandenberg conducted a swim clinic for

swimming techniques. She taught students

the Dulwich Maths department!

Dulwich Swim Team members on Thursday

that drills can be fun, as they break up the

28th March.

monotony of swimming lengths; apparently

Silver medalists Marianne Lu and

even Olympics swimmers work on drills!

The swimmer spent a busy hour with our team explaining, demonstrating and

Ms Vandenberg’s impressive CV includes a silver medal in the World Championships, and gold medals in the French National Championship, the USA National Championship (three times) and the Pan Pacific Championship. She also won a bronze medal in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing as a member of the US team in the women’s 4 x 200 meter freestyle relay.

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From the Headmaster’s Desk

Drama has been a vital part of Dulwich College Beijing ever since we opened in 2005. Drama pervades the College at every level, from Early Years role playing all the way up to IB performances written

Confidence, courage, empathy, creativity, understanding and the ability to communicate – these are the qualities of our future leaders, and they begin with Drama.

and directed by our Year 13 students. I courage, to cry – truly cry - on stage.

taught mathematics for three decades,

confidence. Seeing ten-year-old children

but to my mind, we offer no subject more

speak to large audiences of adults as

important than Drama. There’s a strong

easily as they might speak to friends is

Drama fosters creativity, imagination and

argument to be made that a solid Drama

impressive, but not unusual at Dulwich.

the ability to improvise. Young children all love role play, and at Dulwich much of

programme can make a more significant difference to a child’s education than any

Drama imparts empathy. As Meryl

their child-initiated learning incorporates

other subject.

Streep put it, “empathy is at the heart

drama. Just this spring, some of our

of the actor’s art.” Children learn to put

Early Years children decided to script

Drama builds confidence and courage.

themselves in other people’s shoes, not

and perform a puppet show, while others

Every week in assemblies and

only thinking about how others feel, but

scripted and performed Cinderella. And

performances our students sing, act and

experiencing how others feel. I have

when our Key Stage One children took

speak in front of hundreds of people,

seen big strapping Dulwich boys of 18

a trip to space recently, they all became

and they do so with poise, dignity and

summon the emotion, not to mention the

astronauts. At the other end of the

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From the Headmaster’s Desk

DULWICH DRAMA BY THE

NUMBERS 2 Major Senior School productions every year 4 Major Junior School productions every year 17 Largest group of students in IB Drama 40 Largest group of students in IGCSE Drama 40 Students involved in ISTA (International Schools Theatre Association) in 2012-13

96 Students involved in LAMDA (The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) in 2012-13

100+ Largest group of students on a spectrum, our IB students write and

Children who understand, on a

direct their own performances, and

deep level, how others feel will also

while these may be more polished

understand what they are thinking and

than the four-year-olds’ plays, they

what they need and want to know.

are no less imaginative.

As the world becomes increasingly connected, the ability to communicate

Drama teaches cooperation, trust and

– not just electronically – is

teamwork. Backstage crews learn to

increasingly critical to our children’s

how to play a supporting role, and the

future. Students graduating with a

actors learn to trust crews to create the

fistful of A grades, but the inability to

right effects at the right times. Actors

communicate, will be short-changed.

single drama trip

130 Record number of students in a single production

learn to trust one another and work together, and when they succeed they

Confidence, courage, empathy,

know that if one actor forgets a line,

creativity, understanding and the

the other will be able to improvise and

ability to communicate – these are

the audience will be none the wiser.

the qualities of our future leaders, and they begin with Drama.

Drama instills understanding and the ability to communicate effectively.

The College Magazine (Beijing)

By: Brian McDouall, Headmaster

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Early Years Highlights

Alien Encounters in Year 1 Children love to learn about the world around

more than happy to oblige. They really enjoyed

them but when it comes to learning beyond our

learning about space and using all their skills to

world, their imaginations are really stretched!

communicate what they had discovered.

Our Year 1 topic on Space last term was a real

The children learned about the history of space

winner - it all started because an astronaut had

travel, enjoyed listening to traditional stories

made contact with the children to ask for their

about the creation of the planets and created

help. On her travels she had met up with some

their own stories afterwards. Not only did

unfriendly aliens who had eaten all her books and

Year 1 students write their own books, they

maps and now she was lost and had no materials

also made models of the solar system,

to help her research the planets around her. and

planets and rockets. They thought about

she had nothing to read for pleasure!

what it might be like to walk in space and made food that astronauts could eat at zero

She asked the children if they could give her

gravity! Their role-play areas were ’rockets’

information about the different planets and

and they blasted off into space to discover

constellations that she was flying through and

the stars and other beings who might live

also to provide her with fiction and non-fiction

there. Great fun and great learning!

books to replenish her library. The children were

Chinese New Year Celebrations in the Early Years On February 22nd, our Year 1 and Year 2 students delighted their parents, friends and teachers with a performance to celebrate the Chinese New Year Lantern Festival.

One group of Year 1 students sang a Chinese song called “Rattle”, about the happy times children have on outings with their family. Another group sang “Taking a Bath” – they were dressed in bathing costumes and had made a giant bath that produced a lot of bubbles! A third Year 1 performance included a traditional Chinese ethnic dance where the students used fans and wore traditional costumes. Some Year 2 students sang a song called ‘Spring,’ which represented children enjoying the springtime and another group performed a ‘Peking Repartee’ in which children who speak Chinese as a mother tongue hid behind the chairs of children who speak Chinese as a second language and then told a story. The children sitting on the chairs then had to use actions to act out what was being said. It was hilarious, and the audience was crying with laughter! The final Year 2 performance was ’Gong Fu,’ a carefully choreographed and superbly performed dance based on the martial art.

What a great way to finish our Chinese New Year celebrations and to welcome the Year of the Snake!

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Junior School Highlights

Year 4’s Perform The Wind in the Willows The Year 4 children went on a journey of friendship and adventure in this year’s performance of The Wind in the Willows. The students had a fantastic time rehearsing and performing this classic English tale about a mischievous toad who is always up to no good whilst his good friends Ratty, Moley and Mr Badger endure his nonsensical ways and obsessions!

The play was divided into five parts with 4KM portraying Tales of the Riverbank, 4LL continuing the story with A Caravan Adventure, 4TC carrying on with Mole’s Home Sweet Home, 4TF depicting The Escape! and 4EH providing the finale, Victory at Toad Hall.

All children involved in the production must be thoroughly congratulated for the success of the play. To create The Wind in the Willows - a truly memorable and entertaining story for all - they not only developed their skills in acting, singing and dancing, but also their creative ideas for script changes and props.

By: Karen McRobb, JS Teacher

Music Extravaganza with the FOBISSEA Festival Thirty two Junior School students from Year 4 to Year 6

talents; they also took a trip to the Great Wall and watched some

participated in the third Primary FOBISSEA Music Festival held

traditional Chinese performances. The festival concluded with

in Beijing from Thursday, March 14th to Sunday March 17th.

the Gala Concert on Sunday, showcasing participants’ talents

Over 270 students from 15 different international schools from

with the orchestra and choir performances. Another highlight of

the region joined the festival this year.

the concert was the enormous snake (celebrating the beginning of the Year of the Snake), which entered the concert hall to the

During the event, students had a chance to participate in master

beat of the Chinese drums, carried by 100 choristers.

classes in chorus or their chosen instrument; Bollywood dancing; Chinese calligraphy; martial arts; Morris dancing, and more. It

All students thoroughly enjoyed the musical experience and

was a very rewarding experience for them to learn from different

are looking forward to next year’s music trip to Kuala Lumpur,

teachers, and singing and playing instruments with new friends.

Malaysia.

Our students were not limited to developing their musical

The College Magazine (Beijing)

By: Judy Yap, JS Music Coordinator

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Senior School Highlights

Ming Yuan Chemistry Teaching On Saturday, the 23rd of March, a group of Year 12 chemistry stu-

producing the most vivid green, yellow, and red colored solutions.

dents travelled to Ming Yuan Migrant School, where we introduced

The competition was fierce and the winners richly deserved their

chemistry experiments to an eager group of 14-year-old students.

prize.

Though already in their first year of high school, the migrant school children had never before been exposed to experiments of this kind

This event, supported by the UK Royal Society of Chemistry, is

and their excitement was obvious. Upon our arrival, many of the

only the second of its kind and we hope to take part in many more

students had already grouped inside the classroom, keen on help-

in the future. Through these trips we plan not only to inspire the

ing to set up equipment. As they shifted the desks into seven large

students with chemistry, but also to strengthen the relationship we

clusters, the loud squeaking of table legs mingled with their loud

have with the students and Ming Yuan school.

By: Jocelyn Tang, Year 12

chatter and enthusiastic questions.

We began the class with the “iodine clock reaction.” As the students witnessed the demonstration, a wave of surprise spread through the room: in the blink of an eye the solution turned from clear to dark blue. Then, it was their turn to experiment. Using universal and red cabbage indicator, students tested basic household items such as vinegar and detergent to discover acid-alkali characteristics. Through analysis of their results, students were able to deduce that the different colors represented differing acidities. In the final stage of the lesson, we held a competition to create the best chemical “traffic lights.” Students, driven by a combination of intellectual curiosity and the desire to win large chocolate bars, set to work

Whistler Ski Trip During the Chinese New Year holiday, ten of our students, accompanied by Mr Clark and Miss Walshe, travelled to beautiful Whistler, Canada, for an outstanding week of skiing and snowboarding. Our students were treated to six days of tuition by world-class instructors and even those who were beginners at the start of the week were tackling the intermediate and advanced runs by the end. Our students also enjoyed a variety of activities in the evenings, such as a fire and ice show, some hair-raising snow tubing and a sleigh ride through the snow. For further details and photographs of this trip, please see our DCB ski and snowboard blog at http://blogs.dulwich-beijing.cn/ski.

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By: Jonathan Clark, Head of ICT and Computing

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Special Feature

Review: Alice in Wonderland on the Dulwich stage Cover

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or three nights from February 4th

complex scenes. This level of detail was

to 6th a cast of over 80 students,

even applied to the overall theme of logic

directed by Corin James and

and reality versus imagination.

Amy Simpson, transformed

the children’s story Alice’s Adventures in

The students involved in the production

Wonderland into an exceptionally produced

must also be commended for the success

and meticulously crafted play.

of the play. While the play was directed and assisted by teachers, the acting, lighting

To create Alice in Wonderland – the story

and set were largely student-led. For

we all know and love – the directors drew

example, the elaborate set was created

inspiration from a number of sources,

by DCB’s own art student, Tiffany Ng.

including the recent Alice in Wonderland

Consisting of a deteriorating chessboard,

film, ballet renditions and the classic

the set reflected the underlying theme of

Disney cartoon.

logic versus the illogical and symbolised reality shattering in convergence with

The script, originally used for a production

Alice’s imaginings.

of the Seattle Children’s Theatre, introduces a variation to the traditional Alice in

The most impressive aspect of the

Wonderland story and allows for more roles

production was the cast, comprised of

to accommodate a large cast and make the

students from Years 7 to 12. Ensemble

performance even more vivid.

performances were required in several scenes, which required students to perform

The directors took an even more surrealist

in sync with great precision.

approach when creating the play by juxtaposing the abstract with reality. The

As stated by Director Amy Simpson, “what

play took a fresh approach to the story (as

[the play] is about is the ensemble.” The

do most of Dulwich’s productions).

ensemble gave off an overwhelming sense of unity in scenes such as the opening and

As reflected in the set, the entire

that of the Jabberwocky.

performance was inspired by the contrast between reality and imagination, and

The play and everyone involved in it

sustained the concept that Wonderland

deserved the standing ovations and

was fabricated in Alice’s mind. This

applause received on each night of the

elaborate direction was applied to even the

engagement.

minutest of details, and allowed for more

By: Michelle Jong, Year 12

The article was first published online at www.beijing-kids.com More photos from Alice in Wonderland on page 33 The College Magazine (Beijing)

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Special Feature

Dulwich International Model United Nations

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rom the 22nd to the 24th

through research, discussion and debate.

fantastic opportunities that DIMUN

February 2013, the Dulwich

At DIMUN III, Key Stage 3 delegates

provides students, it is equally important

International Model United

debated a total of 24 topics in six different

to consider that these opportunities

Nations Conference (DIMUN

committees, ranging from government-

are created by the students. DIMUN

III) was held at Dulwich College Beijing.

sanctioned cyber warfare to human

is a student-run enterprise with

The DIMUN Conference, which is

capital flight, from sustainable forestry in

responsibilities covering every aspect of

organised and run by a team of students,

the Amazon rainforest to the misuse of

the conference. These responsibilities

represents a great opportunity for students

humanitarian aid.

include timing the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, deciding on issues and

to expand their knowledge of world affairs and improve their public speaking skills

While it is important to emphasise the

country assignments, reviewing Chair applications, designing the hoodies, supervising debate, and even choosing mealtime menus. The SecretaryGenerals truly run the show. The Secretary-General positions therefore require a great deal of experience and ability. This year, Kyoka Kosugi and Richard Zhuang (see picture on the left) were selected for the roles, having collectively participated in over 13 conferences. Below, we find out more about who they are and what experiences brought them to DIMUN III. By: Benjamin Tan, Head Boy

For more information on the event and topics discussed, please go to the website www.dimun.info

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Special Feature

Meet the Secretariat The College sits down with the Secretaries-General, Kyoka Kosugi and Richard Zhuang (both in Year 12).

What advice do you have for our new

take more advantage of the floor when

delegates?

it comes to MUN debate.

Richard: Everyone is scared and nervous for their first conference but after

Richard: I like that everyone is able to

you make your first speech everything

speak about a topic solely based their

is just going to get easier and easier. So

countries’ perspective and from a com-

don’t be afraid to talk!

pletely impersonal standpoint. I dislike when my resolutions don’t get passed!

When did you start MUN and what were you initial thoughts?

How has MUN helped you outside

Kyoka: I started MUN in Year 8 after a

the committee room?

friend recommended it. It all sounded

Kyoka: MUN has definitely helped me

really complicated and overly posh at

think critically and constructively about

first, but after a few sessions, I knew

problems in everyday life, as well as in

that this was something I wanted to

the modern world. It taught me how to

continue doing.

understand issues, and how to solve them.

What aspects do you like most about MUN debate, and what do you most

Richard: I think the best part about MUN

dislike about it?

is how applicable it is. Time and time

Kyoka: I like the fact that none of it is

again it has helped me in my speeches

personal – it is all about representing

for debates and given me confidence in

what the country thinks about each

interviews and presentations. Yet most

topic, and what actions the country

importantly it has helped me carry out

would like to take on each issue. I

the research and analysis that is essen-

sometimes wish that delegates would

tial for my schoolwork.

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Spotlight

HAVE YOU HEARD OF RUBE GOLDBERG? Sarah Humphreys, Head of Early Years, reflects on how a Year Two teacher at Dulwich uses technology to inspire his pupils.

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very morning Mr Harman, Year 2 teacher and

I had never heard of Rube Goldberg (have you?), but anything

Information Technology Leader for Early Years,

that mentions child-initiated learning always grabs my attention,

sends the Early Years staff a “One Minute PD”

so I clicked on the link. What I saw next was a clip of a boy

(Professional Development) email recommending an

who had created, out of everyday household objects, a “Rube

IT based link that will inspire learning. One morning last month

Goldberg machine” that produced a highly complex chain

he sent the following message:

reaction resulting in the entrapment of a “monster.” This lad had not yet tested his machine but he was showing the world how

1 minute PD – A Blinder! Let’s make Rube Goldberg machines part of our child initiated learning provision - this is brilliant!

he had made it and was then predicting its success-to-failure ratio.

Wow! Mr Harman was right – this clip had the potential to inspire

http://pinterest.com/pin/44895327507644988

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some remarkable learning. Think about the understanding of science

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Spotlight

It is so important that children understand that failure is not to be feared - trial and error are part of the learning process. If children aren’t prepared to fail, it’s much harder for them to move forward. and mathematics it would develop: gravity,

learning, highlighting the vocabulary

evidence that the Rube Goldberg topic

friction, pushes and pulls, cause and effect,

and the concepts in science and maths

had done just that when two weeks later,

probability, time, measurement, hypothesis,

that the children would be using whilst

I was in Mr Harman’s class teaching

and prediction. Think about the vocabulary

enabling groups to organise themselves

about the human body. We were looking

enrichment and opportunities for using

into effective, creative think-tanks. He

at how the oxygen we breathed into our

language that could be generated, and

sourced the materials they needed and

lungs was transported around our bodies

the personal and social skills that could

gave them the time and support to enjoy

through blood pumped by our hearts.

be developed: teamwork, discussion,

and learn from the experience. As long

Up piped a voice: “Miss Humphreys,

negotiation, and the acceptance that “failure”

as the learning was fruitful, Mr Harman

our bodies are a bit like Rube Goldberg

is part of learning. It is so important that

was prepared to juggle the timetable

machines, aren’t they?” As heads

children understand that failure is not to be

so that the children in his class had the

nodded in agreement, I rejoiced!

feared – trial and error are part of the learning

opportunity to explore and experiment.

process. If children aren’t prepared to fail, it’s

His skill as a teacher was to inspire, to

much harder for them to move forward. What

create the right learning environment

a great resource!

and to assess the children’s progress.

He also had to be alert to the needs and

What was Mr Harman going to do with

interests of every child within the class

this gem? He was going to use it with

and identify when it was time to move on

his own Y2 class - the Cheetahs. The

and introduce a new topic.

first step was to see if the clip actually would inspire his pupils, but inevitably,

At DCB Early Years, we are passionate

the moment the clip ended the children

about creating learning experiences that

were desperate to make their own Rube

will inspire independent learning and

Goldberg machines. Mr Harman then

help children make connections about

became a facilitator for independent

the world around them. I had some great

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Spotlight

INTRODUCING GERMAN AT DULWICH The College speaks to Petra Lemm-Markus, Head of German How long has Dulwich been offering a

2013-14 academic year.

course in German as a first language and who can benefit from it?

What are some other unique aspects

We opened the programme in August

of the course worth highlighting?

2012, catering for native German

Our groups are small (between 3 and 7

speakers from Years 7 to 13. The

students), which makes teaching highly

programme follows the German

student-centered. Our lessons are

curriculum with a strong focus on

therefore carefully designed to meet the

German Literature, Culture and Media.

needs and interests of all of the class

or third language will thrive

As we are observing - ving a growing

members. The classes are also very

culturally, cognitively and, when they

interest among German-speaking

interactive and enhanced by technology

are adults, in the workplace. Employees

families with younger children, we will

as much as possible. For example,

speaking excellent German as well as

expand the programme to Junior School

students have already set up their own

their native language are already highly

students next year as well.

DCB German blog (www.dcbgerman.

sought after.

wikispaces.com), where they publish What is the purpose of this

and celebrate their work and provide

How do you think knowing and

programme?

resources and news for the German

studying German will benefit these

The main goal of the programme is to

speaking community. The next step will

students in the future?

serve our growing community of German

be starting up a flat classroom project by

Offering German language for students

speakers at Dulwich. We wish to equip

linking with a school in Germany so that

in an international school like ours is

them with the language skills and cultural

students can exchange their ideas and

essential for many reasons. German is

knowledge necessary to pursue further

share projects, all in German.

the most commonly spoken language in Europe, with 100 million speakers,

academic goals. The programme allows our German students to maintain and

Will German also eventually be

and it ranks among the top ten most

improve competence in their native

offered to second language speakers

frequently languages spoken worldwide.

language, ensuring either a smooth

at Dulwich?

Germany also has the largest economy

transition home after a short stay in

Yes, we will be expanding our German

in the European Union, the third largest

Beijing or strong preparation for German

language offering and opening it to

in the world, and is home to numerous

universities. To further serve this purpose

second language speakers, along with

international corporations.

we are adding German first language to

Chinese, Spanish and French, in August

the IGCSE and IB subject choices for the

2013. We know that those with a second

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Sports

Season Two Summary I

less than the boys deserved.

placed come the end of the tournament.

and the highlight was the U12 boys’

We also competed well in ACAMIS

Finally, I would like to commend our

volleyball ISAC Championship.

t was another great season for

sport at Dulwich College Beijing Basketball with the Varsity Girls’

Dulwich Beijing Lions Athletes for

Having won and lost in friendly matches

Basketball Team playing superbly in the

displaying great sportsmanship this

leading up to the tournament, they kept

final to win the championship. Another

season; they should be proud of

their best till last. During the tournament

highlight included the Junior School

themselves. I would also like to thank

they overcame some strong teams

participation in the German Embassy

all the coaches, who put in many, many

including ISB and WAB, losing only one

School’s handball tournament. Teams

hours of work unselfishly, just so “kids

set on the way to the final. At the trophy

from Years 5 and 6 competed against

award ceremony, they also came away

seven other schools from the Beijing

can play.”

By: Kwok Chow, Director of PE and Sport

with the Sportsmanship Award. It was no

community. All of our teams were well

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Sports

U13 FOBISSEA GAMES 2013

O

n the 14th of March the Dulwich Beijing Team

semi finals. In the bronze medal play off, again in the face of

arrived in a hot, humid Brunei to take part in the

strong competition, this time from the British International School

U13 FOBISSEA Games. The Games, which

of Manila, they were defeated.

were hosted by Jerudong International School,

consisted of four sports played over three days; Athletics,

On the final day of the Games, the teams competed in a

Swimming, Football and Basketball, between seven schools

reverse of the prior day’s events, the boys in football and the

from around South East Asia.

girls in basketball. It was a very exciting day with much drama, many goals, and a number of games going to extra time. After

On day one, the team competed in the swimming and athletics

reaching the final, the boys had to settle for a very respectable

events. The heat was intense and the schedule tough. Despite

silver medal after being narrowly defeated by a strong Dulwich

the weather conditions, they performed tremendously in both

College Shanghai side. The girls received a well-earned bronze,

areas, winning a total of twenty-three medals on the track and

triumphing after a tense period of overtime in their match against

twenty-two medals in the pool.

the British International School of Vietnam.

After a well-deserved rest, day two saw the girls football and

All in all, it was a very successful tournament. All of our students

boys basketball competitions. Our boys battled gallantly but the

competed bravely and demonstrated excellent sportsmanship

competition was fierce. They finished third in their league but

throughout.

were victorious in their play off for fifth place. The girls team successfully negotiated their league, finishing in first place, but met strong competition from Dulwich College Shanghai in the

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Elena Reid Please introduce yourself.

What is your best advice for budding

My name is Elena Reid and I have been

athletes?

studying at Dulwich for the past 9 years.

Work hard and put in the extra effort,

I am currently in my first year of IB.

because the opportunity is always there.

In game situations, you need to be

Who is your greatest sporting role

mentally prepared – this means having

model?

enough confidence as well as maintaining

My father, Alan Reid, who played Austra-

motivation. Finally, play a sport that you

lian Rules Football at a professional level

can truly be passionate about.

for recognized teams such as Essendon, Geelong and West Fremantle. It’s

What is your biggest sporting

inevitable that his sporting career made

achievement so far?

I do not have any plans to develop my

a big impression on me. My interest

Champions of Dragons Cup 2013

sporting career into anything major, but I

and attitude towards sports have been

hope to continue to participate in sporting

influenced by his experiences as a

What is your greatest sporting dream

events, especially football and volleyball,

former athlete.

for the future?

on a competitive level.

Superstars

This term has seen some fantastic sporting performances at Dulwich College Beijing. Whilst no victory is possible without fantastic team spirit, in Superstars we celebrate some of the College’s top individual performers.

Ming Bourne Please introduce yourself.

My advice is to not stop trying because

My name is Ming Bourne, I’m half

no one is born great. Confidence is also

Australian, half Malaysian and I have

key to being a successful athlete; you

been a student at Dulwich for 3 years. I’m

need to believe you can do it, to achieve

now in Year 10.

it. My sports excelled when I came to Dulwich mostly because of the facilities

Who is your greatest sporting role

and the coaches who have experience,

model?

knowledge and skills.

My sporting role model is Ian Thorpe. Ever since I was 4, he was my idol because

What is your biggest sporting

he won the first Olympic swimming race

achievement so far?

I watched and I was a big swimmer back

My biggest sporting achievements so

then. From then on he motivated me to try

far are getting the MVP (most valuable

my best and I went on to swimming 5km

player) for volleyball, basketball, football

the following year and I did my 4km top

and netball and MIP (most improved

My sporting dream for the future is just

gun the year after that.

player) for volleyball.

to keep playing and to be involved with sports because that’s what I love. If I had

What is your best advice for budding

What is your greatest sporting dream

to go professional in any sport, it would

athletes?

for the future?

be volleyball.

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Arts

Art College Destinations 2013 This year, an unprecedented nine Year

popular destination for our creative

Jamie Kim, Jong Kwan Lee, Jiemin

13 students have applied to university

students, with offers received from

Gan, Grace Luo, Laura Tien, Tiffany

courses in Art, Design and Architecture.

highly respected institutions like Pratt,

Pai, Aiwen Shao and Jennifer Liu,

The application process has gone

The School of Visual Arts, Parsons,

who have all made applications and

on throughout the academic year,

The School of the Arts Institute of

received offers for arts courses this

with students meeting with visiting art

Chicago (SAIC), and California College

year. Good luck in developing your

college admissions officers and tutors

of the Arts. In the UK, one student has

for portfolio reviews, interviews and

received an offer to study at Central St

future creative careers!

By: Nicky Cases, Head of Art

guidance. Many of these meetings

Martin’s in London and is currently still

have resulted in unconditional offers for

interviewing with Goldsmith’s College,

places and scholarships.

also in London.

The United States has been a very

Congratulations to Jacqueline Hsiao,

The Busking Corner: What is it and why do we do it?

Busking is a tradition that dates back to

the corner has attracted a large variety of

To the students, the busking corner is

antiquity and is common among many

performers including singers, saxophone

an important stepping-stone towards

cultures. Before recording technology and

players, rappers and even impromptu

participation in larger events such as

the advent of mass media, performers

performances from audience members.

Moonlight Madness and the Dulwich

would take to the streets to showcase

The rule free environment of the busking

Legend Sessions, allowing them to hone

their talents in the hope of gaining

corner encourages new or otherwise timid

their skills before entering a bigger stage.

recognition or just to share their art with

performers to take the stage, thus paving

The performances are enjoyed by all, from

the world.

the way for future performances on the

the younger students in Junior School to

big stage.

the Headmaster himself, who occasionally has been spotted amongst the crowd.

Following this age-old tradition, Dulwich College Beijing features its own busking

As with traditional busking, the busking

The performances greatly change the

corner. Situated in the well-traveled

corner also features a collection box for

ambience of the school, sometimes with

music corridor, the busking corner gives

passersby to deposit money during the

heavy rap or rock tones exciting the

aspiring students a chance to perform to

performance. The music department

hallways, and at other times with relaxing

the masses passing by, without fear of

donates all the collected money to the

and soothing music calming the passing

rejection or judgment. It provides a stress

Guang Ai orphanage in hope of helping

students, giving them reprieve from their

free environment for both inexperienced

these orphans lead a better life, giving

busy lives. Humour is also ever present

and seasoned performers to let loose and

them a future to look to. All buskers

in the busking corner, eliciting raucous

share their talents with the crowd.

perform not only for the opportunity to

laughter from the crowd. Attending the

showcase their talents, but also to raise

performances at the busking corner is

All kinds of art forms are welcome in the

money for the orphans in Guang Ai. So

a truly entertaining and one-of-a-kind

busking corner, be it visual art, music,

far, the busking corner has raised over

experience, enjoyable for teacher and

literature or drama. The busking corner

RMB 2000 for Guang Ai. The altruism

student alike.

is open to anyone willing to show the

exhibited by the Dulwich College Beijing

audience what they can do. Busking,

busking corner deviates from the

as a form of entertainment in itself, is

traditional conventions of busking, making

not limited to musicians; all forms of art

it truly unique.

By: Samuel Tang, Student

and performance have the potential to entertain and amaze an audience. With

The busking corner aims to entertain and

this statement at the core of every busking

inspire students to step up to the stage

corner’s philosophy, it is no wonder that

and seize the opportunity to perform.

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WHY DO WE NEED DRAMA AT SCHOOL? The College speaks with Katrina Maguire,

Head of Drama at Dulwich College Beijing

Why do you think that drama is an

individual. We change our units of work

the opportunity to take part in ISTA

important part of school life?

every year and pick texts and issues

(International Schools Theatre

Drama is grounded in preparing

that contain contemporary themes. The

Association) festivals and international

students’ minds for the world after they

use of technology is absolutely vital in

theatre trips to places such as San

leave school. Drama students develop

our drama lessons. Successful drama

Francisco, Seoul and London. Students

confidence in addition to harbouring

departments need to take account of the

at Dulwich College Beijing really love

an appreciation for the Arts through

mind-sets of our “Generation Y” learners

drama and most school productions

engagement with a variety of different

by facilitating learning through modern,

include over 100 students. The best

dramatic skills, genres and practitioners.

mobile and collaborative technology.

part of the school year is when Year

Through the processes of creating and

Young people all over the world will be

13 students write and direct their own

performing drama, students often come

collaborating, learning, working and

performances. It is really inspiring to see

face to face with thought-provoking

dealing with global partners in every

students in the role of teachers, working

scenarios and situations that challenge

corner of the planet. Their learning

together with their younger peers.

them to think and to consider and respect

experiences in drama must reflect this.

Is there anything else about the drama

different viewpoints.

What is the most difficult part about

programme at DCB that you are

What benefits does taking part in

teaching drama?

particularly proud of?

drama have for life outside of school?

In many countries, drama is not taught

Dulwich College Beijing brought LAMDA

Being involved in an extra-curricular

as part of the curriculum, so sometimes

(The London Academy of Music and

drama activity helps to create special

you have reluctant students or those who

Dramatic Art) to Mainland China in

friendships. Students develop confidence

are not used to thinking outside the box.

2008. LAMDA is a highly prestigious

and, importantly, have a lot of fun. It is

However, this generation of students

drama school in London that is well

a great achievement to go through the

is in a very competitive employment

known throughout the world. LAMDA

process of creating a performance and

market and creativity will be vital in the

examinations develop students’ skills in

displaying it in front of family and friends.

vast majority of future careers. You have

drama, acting, music and communication

Students learn to work as part of a team

to find different ways of making drama

and as students work their way up the

and also to develop sound leadership

matter for the individual.

levels, they start earning university credit. At Dulwich College Beijing we

skills.

What is your favorite part about

currently offer examinations in Devised

How do you go about getting students

teaching drama?

Theatre, Scripted Acting, Musical Theatre

interested in drama, especially if they

Teaching drama in an international

and Public Speaking. We have an

would rather be on a sports field or at

school is a brilliant experience. We

impressive number of 90 students from

the back of a classroom?

have outstanding facilities and very

Year 5 to Year 12 participating in LAMDA

You have to make drama relevant to the

experienced teachers. We have

examinations this year.

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Student Artwork

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Behind the Scenes

Behind the Scenes – Joe Guo and Ava Wang A lot of activity goes on behind the scenes to ensure that daily school operations run smoothly, and many individuals work very hard “backstage,” often unnoticed, to make sure that teachers can concentrate on teaching and students on learning. Today the College sits down with two of our support staff colleagues to find out about their jobs at Dulwich.

Can you introduce yourself?

weren’t allowed to wear shoes and walked bare foot around

My name is Joe Guo, and I am the Assistant Senior Network

the piles of keyboards, mice and wires. It was quite surreal.

Administrator at Dulwich. I joined the school in 2004.

What do you normally do on the weekend?

What is your typical day at work like?

Usually I visit my parents on the weekends, they live in the

Usually in the morning, we first need to check all the school

western part of Beijing.

servers to make sure that everything is running smoothly.

Afterwards I work with the help-desk team, aiding teachers and students with any ICT related questions or projects.

Do you have an interesting story or memory that you would like to share?

I have worked at Dulwich since 2004 and I remember the building of the original campus. I worked with Wayne (the ICT Senior Network Administrator) to help install the original network. As the time pressed and the deadlines got tighter, it felt like we were living at school, surrounded by mountains of Joe Guo (left) and Wayne Yang (right)

computers! At one stage, as the new floor was installed, we

What is your typical day at work like?

I manage the administration associated with the Senior School and support the Head of Senior School. Most of the time, my team and I work with parents, teachers and students to help the Senior School run more smoothly. My work is never simple but it is very interesting and I have lots of fun!

Do you have an interesting story or memory that you would like to share?

I like collecting post-its with smiling faces. I’m an optimistic person and receiving these small tokens of gratitude leaves a smile on my face. Even a little note can brighten someone’s day and I’m lucky to be working in such a friendly place.

What do you normally do on the weekend?

Can you introduce yourself?

I spend most of my weekends with my family (my little girl

My name is Ava Wang, I’m from Beijing and have worked

Pinky (she is only three!) and my husband Jimmy). We like

at Dulwich for seven years. I am the Senior School

outdoor activities like hiking, biking and meeting up with

Administrator.

friends.

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Charity

The Interact Club: Frequently Asked Questions’ What is the Interact Club?

Founded in 2008, the Interact Club at Dulwich College Beijing was the first official Interact Club in Mainland China supported by Rotary Club Beijing. Rotary International is the world’s first service club organisation, with more than 1.2 million members in 33,000 clubs

Cambodia House Building Project

worldwide. The Interact Club at Dulwich College Beijing has more

DCB Interact’s international project involves work-

than 120 members this year, and is the largest charity group in the

ing with the Tabitha Cambodia Project (http://www.

school. Membership is open to students ages 11 to 18.

tabitha.ca). Every year DCB Interact students raise the funds to build 15 to 18 houses for families in rural

How does the Interact Club make money?

Cambodia. Each house costs approximately C$1100 (RMB 7193), a figure that is unreachable for many local Cambodian families.

The Club raises funds through various means, a few of which are given In early November 2012 a group of 35 students and

as examples below:

five staff from DCB embarked on a weeklong trip to • Bake Sales: The entire Interact Club bakes cakes and biscuits

Cambodia to build the houses. Each member of the

and on the bake sale day a long table of goodies is laid out in the

trip covers their own costs for this trip, so all funds

school canteen where students enthusiastically crowd around to

raised are spent directly on house building.

buy these treats. It is worth noting that everything is sold out very The Cambodia trip produces an outcome that lasts.

quickly!

• Catering Events: The events range from Sports Day, school plays

A sturdy house can bring a Cambodian family shel-

and parties to musical performances. This is the most frequent

ter, shade, and security for years to come. However,

means of fundraising employed, and Interact has a catering team

building a house is not an easy task. For most stu-

assigned for it.

dents, the experience was a first, and many practical

• Harry Potter Movie Night: A night with Harry Potter Movies, pizza,

skills were learnt on the job. At the end of the trip,

popcorn, a quiz, and prizes. Money is raised through the ticket

students and teachers were asked for their most

sales.

memorable moment:

• Trivia Quiz Night: A chance for students, parents, and teachers to compete with each other in a two-hour trivia quiz session for wonderful prizes (the teachers always win)! Food is also provided.

“It was removing a long splint from an old grandfather’s

finger with a pair of tweezers when we were working on

his daughter’s house. The next day he was there to greet me and shook my hand before proudly showing off his heal-

How is the money spent?

ing thumb.” - Ms. Teresa Dent, Teacher

Each year, Interact completes two major community service projects, one of which furthers international understanding and goodwill, whilst the other focuses on more local needs. Our two projects are the Cambodia House Building Project and Beacons of Hope.

By: Interact Club

“To me the most memorable moment was just before leaving the location of the house-building project. As the car

left the building site we passed by the people entering their newly constructed homes - the houses constructed by each and everyone of us.” - Richard Zhuang, Student

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Beacons of Hope In the spring, Interact students work on Beacons of Hope, a project that provides physical examinations to orphans, street children, and migrant children residing in Beijing.

Three Interact members initiated this project in 2011 when they discovered that the Guang Ai orphanage was unable to provide proper physical examinations for the children. It soon became obvious that many migrant school children and street children faced the same problem. DCB Interact Club in conjunction with local corporate sponsors aims to provide comprehensive medical, dental and optical exams for some of these children. They also provide students with transport

jing citizens� and are therefore unqualified for health care benefits. In

and snacks for the day.

BoWen, very few children have had a physical examination in their entire life. Since migrant workers have an average income of 3000-

This year Beacons of Hope worked with BoWen, a migrant

4,000RMB per month, the health checks that Beacons provide, cost-

school with approximately 1000 children. Their children do

ing about 300RMB per person, would be a considerable portion of

not have a HuKou in Beijing, which means they are not “Bei-

their parent’s monthly income.

Junior School Enterprise for the New Hope Foundation As part of PSHE in Year 6 the students support the New Hope

customers. The most successful stall raised 705RMB, while the

Foundation as their chosen charity. During World Maths Day,

whole event raised a fantastic 9,423RMB in only 30 minutes!

they entered the business world and developed market stalls, selling goods to their fellow students. All profits were then used

Following their successful enterprises the children evaluated

to buy necessities for the children at the New Hope Centre.

their performances and looked to find ways in which they could have improved their plans. They will also visited the New Hope

The children began by discussing which ideas would be popular

centre and donate the items they they bought, stayed for a tour

with the younger Junior School children before creating business

and played with the children.

plans. These plans were then turned into reality as the children

Paul Fyfe, Head of Year 6

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Graduates

Where are they now?

The College caught up with two DCB graduates to talk about their gap year experiences.

Max Afnan, Class of 2012 Where are you studying now?

I am currently on a gap year at Peking University as a general visiting student and will take up a deferred place at Balliol College, Oxford University, next October.

What subject are you planning to study at university?

I will be studying History and Politics.

What has been the highlight of your Gap Year?

Having just informed me that, in Chinese, ducks do not go “quack quack quack,” rather they go “gua gua gua” (high level stuff, I know), my Chinese friend began to talk about his upcoming exam. When I lost him after the first sentence, he took pity on me and switched languages, stating in perfect English that he was a little bit worried about his upcoming Quantum Thermodynamics exam, and gave me a beginner’s guide to the subject. His physics ability was never in doubt, but the fact that he could do it in two languages really was quite impressive. Peking University students like him will be at the vanguard of China’s development in the next few years. Talking to him, and others, about China’s attempt to define its place in the world has been one of the highlights of sticking around for a year in what may well be the “country of the future.”

Francesca Cociani, Class of 2012 Where are you now?

I am working as a Tutor in an international school in Hong Kong.

What subject are you planning to study at university?

I will be studying History and Politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, starting in September 2013.

What advice would you give students pursuing a Gap Year?

Plan, Plan, Plan! Make sure that before starting your exams in Year 13 you have everything already organised. Waiting until the summer will limit your options and you would risk ending up with nothing to do for a whole year! Start planning it as soon as possible!

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Friends Dulwich College Beijing Annual Dinner Dance

THE RED BALL 2013

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n early February, over 140 parents

fund 20 girls from rural backgrounds to

their brief testimony of how their lives

and friends donned their best red

enable them to complete three years of

had been changed as a result of this

ball gowns and bow ties, braved the

High School.

support.

to the Hilton International Airport Hotel for

On the night we danced to a live band

Hundreds of raffle tickets were bought

a cocktail reception followed by a four-

“The Hu” comprised of talented DCB

on the day as no one dared to refuse

course meal, and dancing into the small

parents, then to the mixes of DJ Jesse

the deadly sales team of Ruth Grant and

hours of the next morning!

Deskovic (Year 13 pupil at Dulwich),

Sarah Humphries! With over 70 raffle

whose mother Allison skillfully emcee’d

and silent auction prizes, the night was

the event for us.

a great success and we are well on the

minus 15 degree weather and journeyed

The event was to support a very worthy

way to achieving our goal with over RMB

charity: Educating Girls of Rural China.

As we all recognise how privileged

We were joined by Zhang Yunxia and

our own children are to be receiving a

Wang Xunyan who had both benefited

wonderful education, this was a cause

from the Education Girls of Rural China

that spoke to many of us. Our aim was to

Charity. The girls moved everyone with

FRIENDS SHOP

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170,000 raised so far.

Many thanks for your support.

By: Allyson Howland, Chair of Friends

– Where does the money go?

he Friends Shop at our Legend

pollution day break-times. The Friends

Friends also donated RMB15,000 for

campus is run by a group of

agreed to this idea and were able to

the Senior School Formal and another

parent volunteers. It is open

purchase approximately RMB24, 000

RMB5,000 for a pool table and a foosball

Monday to Friday, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00

worth of indoor and outdoor games

table for Senior School students to use

p.m. and sells all kind of school supplies

equipment based on the students’ list. The

during break times.

and stationery. All the money raised

Student Council enjoyed sorting the games

in the shop goes straight back to the

into class boxes and delivering them to

students. The funds are split between

the classrooms. Since then, breaks during

the Junior and Senior Schools, based on

Beijing pollution days are much more

their needs and the ideas proposed by

enjoyable for all Junior School students.

By: Lisa Schlueter and Katie Ashman, Parents

the Student Councils.

In the second term, Friends used In the first term of this academic year, the

RMB8,400 in Shop revenues to build

Junior School Council asked the Friends

a new Junior School shed to store the

Shop to help fund their wish list of games

outdoor equipment for children to play

and activities for pupils to enjoy during

with during the summer months.

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Connections

Who murdered Christopher Marlowe?

Learning without Boundaries at Dulwich College London

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ulwich College London is

day after Shakespeare. Marlowe died

death. After this, actor and alumnus of

keen to get its students

young in suspicious circumstances, and

DCL Marcus Griffiths read the coroner’s

thinking across the traditional

rumours have circulated ever since that

report of Marlowe’s murder, before Year

boundaries of individual subjects. There

he was assassinated or was involved in

10 were dismissed to begin a carousel of

is no doubt that top universities are

spying. On Thursday 14 February, the

activities led by staff of the College which

looking for applicants who have not

Year 10 students at DCL enjoyed the first

included sword fighting, conspiracy

only interest and depth of knowledge

ever Free Learning Day, based around

theory investigation, forensic chemistry,

in their chosen field, but also the ability

the theme of this mysterious murder.

code breaking and journalistic writing – all based around the day’s theme.

to think creatively and make links between their own subject and wider

The day began with a talk by barrister

topics or concerns. A few years ago,

Courtenay Griffiths QC, famous for his

After lunch, the students came together

DCL introduced a day for students in

involvement in many high-profile legal

again to hear a compelling talk from

Years 12 and 13 devoted to a particular

trials. He fascinated the audience with

Marlowe expert Charles Nicholl, author

theme such as “Time” or “Science and

details of some of his most exciting

of The Reckoning, who brought together

Imagination”. In February 2013 a new

cases, especially cross-examining Zig

and considered each possible reason

initiative was launched to give pupils in

Zag Marzah, a notorious Liberian criminal

for Marlowe’s murder. This was followed

Year 10 the chance to learn and think

who allegedly ate many of his enemies!

by the actors’ enactment of two possible versions of events, and the day ended

about a cross-curricular topic.

This talk was followed by an introduction

with a recital of Elizabethan recorder

The Founder of Dulwich College London

to the main theme of the day –

music by pupils of DCL.

was the great Elizabethan actor Edward

Christopher Marlowe and his death

Alleyn, who was noted for taking the

– by English teacher Mr Trevill, who

The Free Learning Day was deemed a

leading roles in the first performances

enthusiastically explained Marlowe’s

great success by students and staff alike,

of the plays of Christopher Marlowe,

amazing life and controversial opinions,

and it is hoped to repeat the idea using a

perhaps the greatest dramatist of his

which may have led to his untimely

different theme in the future.

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Connections

A Presidential Visit A high profile guest at Dulwich College Seoul

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or students participating in Model United Nations, the spring term at Dulwich College Seoul was

exceptional. First came the Dulwich International Model United Nations III conference in Beijing, for which all the delegates worked extremely hard on their opening speeches, resolutions and debates. Yet the biggest highlight was the Q&A session with Dr Han Seung Soo, former Prime Minster of the Republic of Korea, former Ambassador to the United States and former President of the changed in the last 50 years. Dr Han also

Dr Han was a tremendously inspiring

outlined how to become a diplomat in the

speaker - and a generous one too: as

Mr. Han spoke about his school days and

world’s parliament, the United Nations.

a parting gift, he donated a copy of his

surprised many of the students when

He reminded students not only of the

memoires, Beyond the Shadow of 9/11

he described buildings that resembled

importance of a high level of English, but

- A Year at the United Nations General

tents with mud floors. It made students

also the crucial role that languages such

Assembly, to each of the Dulwich

appreciative of how drastically Korea has

as French, Mandarin and Spanish play.

Colleges.

General Assembly of the United Nations.

A New Beginning Welcome to Dulwich College in Singapore

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n Thursday 21st February 2013 Dulwich College International (DCI) announced its plans to open a Dulwich College in Singapore.

The new college, to be built on 5-hectare site in Bukit Batok West, will be the seventh Dulwich College in Asia, adding to the existing family of colleges in Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou (two), Seoul, Zhuhai, and the founding school, Dulwich College in London.

Dulwich College Singapore will open in August 2014. It will be academically selective, co-educational and will cater to students from ages 2 to 18 with a maximum capacity of 2,500 students. At the same time DCI has also established a regional office in Singapore to support the development of the school and to achieve Dulwich College’s goal of a creating a global network of excellent schools.

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An Exceptional Contribution

Dulwich College Shanghai student receives the Princess of Wales Memorial Award

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argaret Gao, a Year 13

products in order to support our charitable

natural grasslands and forests. There are

student from Dulwich College

causes. Since the launch of this project,

multiple ways to help: buying the healthy/

Shanghai, has recently been

last December, over RMB128,000 has

organic food items from us; sponsoring

been raised in sales of organic, healthy

a child for a month (RMB200), a term

foods. Noughts & Hearts have also

(RMB1000), a year (RMB2000) or until

collected RMB6,589 in donations.

graduation from high school (2-6 years:

awarded the prestigious Diana Award.

The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial

RMB4,000 - RMB12,000); as well as

Award for Inspirational Young People was established in 1999 by a board chaired

Currently, they are sponsoring 8 children

spreading word to friends. The Noughts

by the then Chancellor, Gordon Brown,

in the Eluncun Minority Autonomous

& Hearts club is still relatively young and

who felt that the award would reflect

County in the heart of the Daxinanoin

small, but we feel we have already started

the personal interest of Diana, Princess

forest and hope to increase that number

to make a difference.”

of Wales in supporting the outstanding

as the work expands and fund raising

achievements of young people.

activities increase.

Margaret Gao was the founder of the

Talking about the project, Margaret said:

Noughts & Hearts Club. She organised for

“We decided to pick Inner Mongolia

a charity area to be set up at the College

because of the extensive efforts made by

gate every Friday afternoon to sell organic

the government to protect China’s largest

Suzhou Expands

New Senior School and Boarding at Dulwich College Suzhou

A

nother exciting year awaits

sports hall, library, multimedia centre,

Our boarders will be well cared for with

Dulwich College Suzhou with

music studios and more. The boarding

both academic and emotional sup-

the launch of the new Senior

facilities will be open to boys and girls

port from a dedicated team. They will

School and the opening of Alleyn House

aged 11 to 18 (Year 7 – Year 13) and

experience all the benefits of a truly

for boarders this autumn. The new build-

will build on the long history of boarding

international, multicultural environment

ing will have world-class facilities includ-

experiences of our founder school, Dul-

in comfortable, managed and safe sur-

ing the Aquatic Centre, 350-seat theatre,

wich College London.

roundings. A key part of the new team will be Alex Colenso, our new Head of Boarding. He brings with him a great deal of experience from his time as the Academic Tutor and Visiting Tutor in Orchard House, the Junior Boarding House at Dulwich College London. With such a supportive team, alongside full access to our library, aquatic and sport centre as well as academic tutors every night, boarding provides a great opportunity for families to get the most out of what Dulwich College Suzhou has to offer.

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IB Art exhibition

This exhibition celebrated the high standards achieved by fifteen of our Year 13 students and represented the culmination of their two years’ of IB Art study. With nine students going on to further study at Art and Design colleges next year, it was an extra special show!

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Chinese New Year Celebrations Dulwich College Beijing welcomed the Year of Snake with a temple fair and series of performances. It was a great success as everyone joined in the fun of celebrating China’s rich culture and tradition.

Photos by: Chelin Miller, Parent

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Alice in Wonderland

For three nights, from February 4-6, directors Corin James and Amy Simpson, along with a cast of over 80 students, transformed the children’s story Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland into an exceptionally-produced and meticulously-crafted play.

Photos by: Corin James

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Always Improving

Dulwich College Beijing is proud to announce that from August 2013 the school will offer its Early Years programme at the Legend Garden Campus. The new classes will run from Toddler through to Year 2. The Riviera Early Years Campuses will remain open, with classes for students from 18 months to six years old.

www.dulwich-beijing.cn (8610) 6454 9000 Legend Garden Campus 89 Capital Airport Road, Legend Garden, Shunyi District, Beijing, 101300 PRC

Riviera Campus 1 Xiang Jiang Bei Lu, Jing Shun Lu, Chao Yang District, Beijing 100103 PRC