Summer 2015
Record – breaking IB Results A Year to Remember! Find out how our community celebrated 10 years in Beijing.
Emma Gordon at Dulwich Unique interview with a visiting drama practitioner
Appeal for Nepal Staggering 91,229 RMB raised to support earthquake victims
You Can’t Stop the Beat Summertime Music Making at DCB DE T U R
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A Year to Remember................................7 10 Peaks Challenge................................10 From the Chinese Department..............11 Sports......................................................12 Charity....................................................15 Arts..........................................................16 Student Artworks..................................19 Graduates...............................................22 Behind the Scenes..................................23 Friends....................................................24
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Front Cover: Class of 2015 Inside Front Cover: Celebrating 10 Years - Comic by Vivian Tan, Year 9 Inside Back Cover: Thank you to our Founder’s Day Sponsors - Pacific Prime and PROIFM Corporate Services Contributors: David Mansfield, Simon Herbert, Ruth Grant, James Townsend, Sarah Humphreys, Kasia Baran, Linda Liu, Paul West, Dave Archer and many of the fantastic Dulwich students Editors: Joe McKee, Kasia Baran
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News & Events
Founder’s Day 2015 The whole Dulwich community came
Dulwich Orchestra and Choir, perform-
Thank you all for everything you did to
together on May 16th to celebrate Dul-
ing Christopher Tin’s Grammy-Award
make the 10th Anniversary Founder’s
wich College Beijing’s 10th Anniversary
Winning Baba Yetu – complete with pyro-
Day a resounding success.
during the annual Founder’s Day. It was
technic surprises!
a brilliant day with beautiful weather and a fantastic turnout. A huge thank you to all parents who enthusiastically contributed to this day with the International Food Festival featuring delicious food from different countries and regions. The day highlighted the College’s diversity and included performances, games, activities and mini-events showcasing art, drama, music, debating, sports and service. The amazing six-hour long live music performance on the main stage day was wrapped up at 8:30 pm by a combined
Cricketing Success for Parents
Long Live Longevity
Although cricket is still not a
families came out to support and
The Dulwich College International group has issued
well-known sport in China, on
spend a lazy Sunday afternoon
certificates and pins for students who have studied at Dul-
the 14th June the inaugural
together. Throughout the innings
wich for a certain number of years. In the photo below our
game between Dulwich teachers
the match was neck and neck.
2015 graduates, who have reached the ‘8+’ year mark,
and Dulwich parents produced
It came down to the last two
are receiving their gold pins. Thank you for choosing
a sharply contested cricket
balls but finally after a tantalis-
Dulwich as your school and staying with us for all these
match. Fortunately Beijing had
ingly close game the parents
years. We hope that you are happy with your choice. We
blessed us with a beautiful blue-
triumphed by a single run. Well
are always pleased to hear your feedback on your experi-
skied sunny day and many
done to all!
ences at DCB.
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News & Events Queen’s Birthday A Jazz Combo comprising the music teachers and students, Jason Ryu (Y8),
CAST Theatre Company at DCB
Cassie Son (Y10) and Harry Sha (Y12),
Thalia Dudek was presented with the
were invited to perform in the marquee at
2014-15 Award for Innovation for her
the British Embassy on Friday 5th June
extraordinary work in establishing a new
as part of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth
theatre company at DCB. Our Head
the Second’s Birthday Celebrations.
Girl cleverly spotted the opportunity to develop an in-house theatre company at
Over a thousand people mingled in the
DCB and opened this out to students at
gardens of the British Ambassador’s
other schools in the area. She arranged
Residence and enjoyed British favour-
for a dedicated group of 10-12 to meet
ites such as Pimms, Twister ice creams,
every week to explore devising skills,
scones with jam and cream, and fish and
work with scripts, plan for auditions and
chips, while our musicians provided the
other theatre practices. The culmination
atmosphere with some jazz classics. We
of the group’s work was the devising
were in good company, with the cast of
of the show ‘Away,’ based on Michael
the new production of War Horse also
Gow’s play of the same title. The perfor-
taking to the stage before the Ambassa-
mance took place on Sunday 14th June
dor spoke in Chinese and English, culmi-
and was a huge success. Thalia provided
nating in a toast to Her Majesty and then
resources and direction and was ably
the cutting of a very impressive cake,
assisted by Chloe Milton, who joined us
complete with Crown Jewels! It was a
at the start of this academic year. Their
fun event, and a great chance for our
overall plan is that the theatre company
students to sample the best of Britain!
will continue to build and develop over the next few years.
Organic Farm Visit Our Year 1 students embraced the
and honeydew hanging from vines. They
Dulwich value of taking a risk and,
learned from head farmer Ruby that her
despite some drizzle, explored organic
farm uses natural fertilizer which her own
food grown in greenhouses at Yan Xing
plants help to make and that this is called
Organic Farm.
composting. Pupils each picked a bagful of tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots and
They were wowed by the variety of veg-
more, and brought them back to make
etables - many familiar, some new, such
a communal green salad. What a great,
as the green leafy ‘morning glory’. There
hands-on way to cap our learning!
was also plenty of fruit, with watermelon
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News & Events
Phenomenal 2015 IB Results! Many congratulations to the Class of
Brian Hwang, Kay Liang and Michelle
is a credit to superb teaching, hard work
2015 on their phenomenal examination
Lim – achieving perfect scores of 45.
and effective systems. The consistency
results!
Only about 160 students worldwide, out
with which our students attain top scores
of over 140 000 candidates, achieved
- another set of 45s this year - reveals an
this result.
ethos and appetite for success that runs
Students, teachers and parents at Dul-
throughout the Senior School. A great
wich College Beijing are celebrating yet another exceptional set of IB outcomes,
78 of the 80 members of the Class of
school has a powerful ethos. Sets of
as the International Baccalaureate
2015 were entered for the full IB Diploma
results like these show how embedded
Organisation announced its May 2015
and our pass rate was 99%. Unlike
that ethos is at Dulwich College Beijing.’
Diploma Programme results.
many IB schools around the world, we do not pre-select students for entry into
Mr Simon Herbert, Head of Senior
The DCB average IB Diploma point score
the IB Diploma, but give all students
School, added: ‘These world-class
improved again to an impressive 38.2
the opportunity to enter this challenging
results have been achieved within DCB's
points, far surpassing the world average
programme. This year was no exception.
holistic environment, with its focus on the individual and its strong pastoral care
of 29.9 points Mr David Mansfield, Headmaster of DCB,
structures. To reach this academic level
A remarkable 35% of our students
said: ‘My sincere congratulations to all
whilst also focusing on sport, music, the
achieved scores of 40+ points, with five
students and teachers. The year on year
arts and service to others is remarkable.
students – Charles Chiu , JinJu Choi,
improvement in our IB Diploma results
Very well done to all!'
Mike Gatting Coaching Cricket in Junior School
DCB film wins Dulwich Oscars!
As part of Dulwich’s partnership with the English Cricket Board
The annual D’Oscars in Shanghai was a great success this year
to develop Cricket in China, Dulwich College Beijing welcomed
and Bill, a film made by Mickey and Seung Yon from Dulwich
former England Cricket Captain Mike Gatting to hold a Cricket
College Beijing, was chosen as the Best Film in the inter-Dulwich
Clinic with selected pupils from Junior School on May 14. This
competition. Well done to the girls and their teacher Mr Rein-
was a great opportunity for children to learn from a vastly experi-
hardt!
enced coach. Gatting is planning to return to DCB in September 2015.
Our students had a great time meeting Bill Faye, the Hollywood producer and director of the famous film Independence Day, and many other Hollywood blockbusters. They also visited DreamWorks Studio and saw the new, not yet released Kung Fu Panda movie being created along with several other animated films.
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From the Headmaster’s Desk Celebrating 10 Years of DCB with Alien Adventure Aliens arrived on Earth needing some advice about how to be ‘Excellent Earthlings’ and the children gave them 10 tips. Year 1 and 2 students from both Early Years campuses joined together to entertain parents and friends on Thursday 4th June in their end of the year show ‘Alien Adventures, Ten Tips for Becoming an Excellent Earthling.’ Ten KS1 classes showcased ten great DCB values through a heartwarming performance. From now on we must all do our best to: • Show respect • Be kind • Keep on going • Take risks • Be a good friend • Help others • Stay healthy • Have fun • Be happy • Love one another.
Prizes
Are Not for Everyone
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n 1996 a British journalist Melanie Phillips, who worked at that time for the Observer and Guardian newspapers, wrote a book called
don’t get paid • If you run your personal best against Usain Bolt, you don’t win a gold medal.
‘All Must Have Prizes’. It was an attack on a type of floppy educational theory
Life, whether we like it or not, has win-
that says that there are no winners and
ners and losers; what we need to teach
no losers – everyone must get a prize
our students, and remind ourselves
and hence schools must not encourage
constantly, is that losing out in one area
any kind of competition that sees clear
is not the final statement on us. I may
winners and, by definition, clear losers.
not win a prize this year, but I’ll work
I remember one of my daughter’s sports
my hardest to get one next. It’s why we
days where literally every competitor won
reward effort and character so much.
a rosette. Nice at that age but not very
These are things that we can deliver
reflective of life as you get older.
every time; success in a particular event or area, we can’t.
• If you come second in a job interview, you don’t get the job • If you submit a great tender and don’t get the business, you
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Nobody wins a prize in every category every time – Albert Einstein had a very chequered school history. He skipped
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From the Headmaster’s Desk
lessons, got into trouble with the authori-
Competitive sports, like any areas offer-
which individuals and teams give their all
ties and in 1895, at the age of 16, he sat
ing evident success or disappointment in
to win, but still show respect and good
the entrance examinations for the Swiss
school life, expose young people to situ-
grace despite the toughest of engage-
Federal Polytechnic in Zürich. He failed
ations that build character. They prepare
ments.
to reach the required standard in the
young people for future life much better
general part of the exam, but (unsurpris-
than a cosseted world where failure is
You may not have played rugby, but you
ingly) obtained exceptional grades in
minimized and children come to believe
will have learnt to compete and com-
physics and mathematics. He ended up
that things will always go their way.
pete fairly, to compete collaboratively, to compete with character. Avoid losing
at a gymnasium [a type of secondary school] at Aarau instead. As we know
At the beginning of the Dulwich Olym-
if you can. But if you do, tomorrow is a
that was not the final statement on young
piad, back in early April, I mentioned
new day. In the words of Dorothy Fields,
Albert. By 1921 he had developed his
that the founder of the Modern Olympic
set to the music of Jerome Kern and
General Theory of Relativity and won the
movement, Baron Pierre De Coubertin,
sung famously by many artists – Nat
Nobel Prize for Physics. He has become
visited Rugby School in1883 and again
King Cole, Frank Sinatra but in the first
arguably the most famous scientist of all
in 1886. His observations helped him
instance by Fred Astaire in Swing Time
time. The Swiss Federal Polytechnic did
developed a view of sport based very
way back in 1936:
not define him.
much on the prevailing Public School tradition, started by Thomas Arnold. He
Don’t lose your confidence if you slip,
Competitions with prizes have been
came to see that ‘organised sport can
Be grateful for a pleasant trip,
basic to the English public school tradi-
create moral and social strength’. It is
And pick yourself up,
tion. Nearly all schools of our type have
very much in this tradition that we see
Dust yourself off,
prize-givings; many have School Colours
sports here at DCB.
Start all over again.
outstanding achievement in other areas
The classic sport of the public school
So, to all the winners this year, well done.
of school life. I remember gaining my first
also had its beginnings at Rugby school.
To those who didn’t win awards, there’s
set of colours at the school where I was
In 1823 a young scholar named Wil-
next time. See the example of excellence
a student. It was a tremendous honour.
liam Webb Ellis was playing football at
as a spur to drive you onwards. Not all
We are beginning to develop this tradi-
Rugby. For some reason he picked up
do have prizes. And that’s the way it
tion here at DCB. Sporting colours were
the ball and ran with it. The master in
should be. This time. Your time will be
distributed for the first time at the Sports
charge allowed it and a new game was
just round the corner.
Awards this May. Marking excellence
born: Rugby Football. The Rugby World
is important. It sets a standard to which
Cup – which next takes place in England
others can aspire and it rewards the hard
in September – will be played for the
work and talents of those who gain the
Webb Ellis trophy. Rugby has become
David Mansfield Headmaster (Excerpt from the Senior School Prize Giving speech delivered on 17th June, 2015)
prizes.
a traditional symbol of competition in
for top sportsmen and women, and for
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Special Feature
A Year to Remember!
Dulwich College celebrated its 10th year in Beijing with 10 amazing events bringing our community together throughout the whole 2014/15 academic year. They were:
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Diversity III Concerts
Dulwich Christmas
October 8 - 29
December 10
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Chinese New Year Celebrations
IB Art Exhibition
Feb 7-11
March 30 - April
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Sleeping Beauty Drama Production
Dulwich Olympiad
10 Peaks for 10 Years Challenge
March 30, 31
April 1-3
May 9-10
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Junior School Sound of Spring Concert and Art Exhibition May 13 May 6-24
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Early Years Alien Adventure Production June 4
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Special Feature
We also invited DCB students to get creatively involved in various projects and competitions related to the anniversary. See below some of the highlights:
Commemorative T-shirt Competition Mr Chris Reinhardt and the Junior
printed onto the 10th anniversary
School Art Department ran the 10th
cards, while the winner, Rino Fukui
Anniversary T-shirt Competition,
from 6NW, had her clever design
which was met with great enthu-
printed onto beautiful green and
siasm from our younger students.
blue T-shirts, available in all sizes
As there were over 300 entries it
around the campus and selling very
was really hard for the judges to
well during the 2015 Founder’s Day.
decide on the winner. At last, 10
Well done Rino and all students who
finalists had their amazing designs
participated!
Mini Sagas on
Time
This year’s Senior School Mini Sagas Competition took on
She loved writing emails. It was antiquated, admirable even, this
a theme of Time, linked in with the 10 Years of DCB and all
singlehanded attempt to recreate an existence where para-
entries had to be in multiples of 10 words up to 100. The 3
graphed sentences still thrived. I’d scorned her sentimentality
student winners were: Dana Lee, Daryl Pung and Chelsea
– a romanticized justification for wasting time.. Had I realized
Lu, while in the teachers’ competition Mrs Jo Symons beat
our time together would suddenly end, I would not so often have
everybody with a wonderful three-dimensional collage piece.
replied with unpunctuated fragments.
Please see the winning piece from Dana alongside.
Dana Lee
Top 10 Lists Students and staff had been asked to submit their top 10 lists. We asked about 10 favourites Chinese dishes, places at DCB, mythical creatures and even top excuses for not doing homework. 10 most inspiring and/or entertaining answers were transformed by other talented Art students into posters and displayed around the school. Many thanks to all who participated and Mrs Sandra Greenwell and Mr Chris Gayle for coordinating this project! Please see some of the amazing results here.
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Special Feature
Headlines from the Past and the Future Another idea came from Mrs Heather Pineda who wished to see some world events and headlines from the year when Dulwich opened in Beijing and also, looking 10 years ahead, headlines from 2025 when we will be celebrating our 20th anniversary and our Early Years students will be graduating from the Senior School. We tasked some of our Year 6 and Year 9 students with this project. Alongside are examples of their findings and suggestions that will be soon decorating walls of our Lakeside Café.
KS1 Art Exhibition - ‘10 Tips on Living a Good Life’ Students in Year 1 and Year 2 celebrated the 10th Anniversary with the amazing Art Exhibition linked directly to their end of the year production. The work that the children have been doing with our Early Years Art Teacher Mr Jacob Dong, represented 10 DCB values that children translated into simple visual messages easy to understand even by visiting Aliens.
It was a great fun-filled year with lots of beautiful examples of what can be achieved when people come together for a common cause. Through all the events and projects we were able to commemorate our history and celebrate together what DCB has become in only a short decade! Long Live DCB!
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Kasia Baran Head of Marketing and Communications
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Special Feature
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Peaks Challenge
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he weekend of May 9th – 10th was unique for the school community as we celebrated Dulwich College Beijing’s
10th Anniversary in a truly original way: by climbing the ten highest peaks in the Beijing area! Over 150 people participated in guided hikes co-organised with Beijing Hikers, climbing various peaks around Beijing, and 22 very brave risk - takers signed up for the 10 Peak Elite Challenge, trying to reach all 10 mountain tops in just one weekend. Despite the unbelievably cold and wet weather, we were able to achieve what we had hoped for: bringing the community together in a fun, memorable but also personally challenging activity. What a fantastic achievement! See some comments from fellow hikers below: ‘I am now showered, warm and dry. Wonderful. And there is a slight dull ache in my calves. However, I am happy we tried and happy that we made it back in one piece. The weather was our undoing in the end. However, it didn’t dampen my sincere pleasure in having been able to meet new friends and spend time with you celebrating Dulwich’s Ten Years together.’ Chris
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‘It was a bit hard climbing to the top, but I liked to see the caves on the side of the mountain.’ Alexander ‘I was very impressed and heartened to see some of the young students persisting without complaint – despite being frozen solid! The support of the DCB staff and the Beijing Hikers team was well appreciated on our hike. I think that the uncharacteristically poor weather brought out many of those personal values for which DCB stands, whilst raising funds for the Nepal earthquake gave additional meaning to the event, so thanks to all.’ Sarah ‘It was a big challenge for me, it wasn’t easy for me but the main point is that I did it.’ Chilli ‘Not only was it great to get out of Beijing and explore an area we might otherwise not get to, it was a wonderful opportunity to get to know the students and the parents on the walk a little better. I now have a handful of students and parents with whom I have a shared experience that does not involve school work, progress or targets! It was lovely to see students involved in something that took them outdoors and engaged in a
healthy activity where the only competition was the personal challenge.’ Jo ‘I thought this was a great effort all round not least for the continued smiles in the face of tough conditions.’ Michael ‘Despite the freaky weather (or because of it) I will certainly remember this weekend as a very special one.’ Hilja ‘ My 7 year old daughter Jasmine, who was the youngest in our team, said that after hiking this mountain, she felt there was nothing to be afraid of from now on. With the encouragement from everyone, she was able to finish the whole route. She was very determined and the rain didn’t stop her; in fact she was faster than me!’ Wayne The hikers were also able to collect RMB 6,473 through their ‘10 Peaks for Nepal’ sponsorship. Congratulations to All! Kasia Baran Head of Marketing and Communications www.dulwich-beijing.cn
From the Chinese Dept
Chinese Culture Lessons on Fridays!
中华文化讲堂！ （每周五）
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iming to enhance Early Years in learning and understanding Chinese culture, we have been conducting a Chinese culture learning programme this year. Our children at different Chinese levels
are grouped together in their normal classes during Mandarin lessons on Fridays. They can participate in all kinds of learning
为了巩固学前部学生对中国文化的学习和理解，我们 在本学年开展了中华文化讲堂活动。在每周五的中文 学习时段，我们会把不同中文水平的学生们重新编排 回原班参加中国文化学习活动。通过学习各种中国文 化， 体验不同中国传统趣味学习游戏以及亲手制作 各种节日的美食，来扩展和提高学生们的中文水平。
activities relating to Chinese culture, such as Beijing Opera, Chinese festivals and Chinese traditional food. Throughout this learning programme, children will not only extend their Chinese vocabulary and Chinese language skills whilst they are learning and working with their peers, they will also experience various Chinese cultural activities. Moreover, non-native Chinese speaking children will have more opportunities to practise listening and speaking skills. Native Chinese speaking children will build up confidence in using Chinese through helping nonnative Chinese speakers, stretching their Chinese learning whilst experiencing a deep understanding of Chinese culture.
Mandarin Club
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ur Mandarin Club is a play-based after-school activity which is geared to Early Years children from age five to seven. During the club time, the Chinese teacher organizes Chinese traditional games, Chinese arts and
crafts, and singing activities for children. The purpose of this club is
“德学堂” 今年我们还通过开设中文课外活动小组， 以各 式各样的中文活动来帮助发展孩子们的语言表达 能力。在活动小组里，老师们通过歌曲、手工制 作和中国传统游戏相结合，给孩子们创造更多有 趣的中文语言学习机会。
to develop children with better Chinese skills and different Chinese culture as well. It also helps children to build up Chinese vocabulary and skills in constructing Chinese language sentences.
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Linda Liu, Head of Early Years Chinese
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Sports
Season Summary B
lock 4 encapsulated what a
Boys Basketball team was awarded the
It has been a fantastic three years here
tremendous year of sport it
Team of the Year after a great season in
at Dulwich College Beijing for me and
has been at Dulwich College
which they won ACAMIS and the Beijing
Mrs Townsend. Although we are sad to
Beijing. The Rugby, Netball
Youth Spring Tournament. The Young
leave, we do so with great memories
and Tennis event was the best it has
Coach of the Year title went to Henry
of so many superb sporting successes.
ever been and our Lions brought home
Chen after his superb leadership dem-
It has been a pleasure to get to know
some great results too. The Primary
onstrated with the Under 14 boys team
the wonderful staff who give so much
FOBISIA team travelled to Jakarta to
which went on to win the ISAC Basket-
to making this a truly excellent school
compete in Athletics, Swimming, Football
ball trophy against ISB.
and, of course, the great parents who are so supportive towards ensuring their
and Teeball. The Varsity Boys Basketball team capped off a great year as Team
Coach of the Year went to Judson Tom-
children get the very best. I must give a
of the Year with success in the Beijing
lin, the man behind all of these wonderful
massive thank you to the wonderful PE
Youth Spring League. The Sports Awards
successes in this year’s Basketball pro-
department who have worked so hard
in May brought the final curtain down on
gramme. His dedication and willingness
all year and have become such great
a memorable year of sport at DCB.
to go the extra yard have been extraordi-
friends.
nary. At these prestigious awards the Varsity
James Townsend Director of Sports
SPORTING HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR # 3 – The Varsity Boys Football team
girls gave it absolutely everything to
ball on the half way line and breaks away
winning the ACAMIS Final in a dramatic
come back and win 11-10. The most
to lay up and win the tournament by 1
penalty shoot out. Tyler Nelson in goal
exciting game I’ve ever seen and truly a
point. A truly wonderful end to his senior
making some inspired saves and even
wonderful team effort from all the girls.
year, and for the team, who worked so hard to achieve their goals this season.
stepping up and scoring one himself. # 1 – The Varsity Boys Basketball team # 2 – The Under 13 Girls Netball team
winning the ACAMIS final at WAB. With
beating Shanghai in the semi-final. 10-8
just 7 seconds remaining and trailing by
down with 90 seconds left to play, the
1 point, Captain Falco Wang steals the
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Mr Tomlin (first on the right)with the Team of the Year, Varsity Basketball
how an athlete should behave. HC: My role model is Dwight Howard of the Houston Rockets. I like the way he plays, especially on defence. In his prime, Howard was one of the best players in the NBA. He is very humorous, and always gives back to the community. He inspires me to work hard and focus on defense in basketball. I would like to be as dominant as he is. JT: My dad was my biggest sports role model. He ran track at Tulane University and instilled in me a love of sport from a very young age. My dad came to all my games and it is because of him that I learned the values of self-discipline and commitment to a team.
Superstars Isobel
This year has seen some exceptional sporting performances at DCB. The College speaks to three winners of 2015 Sports Awards: Henry Chen (Young Coach of the Year); Isobel Brown (KS4/5 Female Athlete of the Year); Judson Tomlin (Coach of the Year).
Can you please tell us about your biggest challenges in sports this year and how did you overcome them? IB: Replacing a true Dulwich legend, Googie Reid, as Varsity Football captain this year was a daunting and challenging task for me. However I decided not to to emulate Googie; instead, I used my natural capabilities to become the best leader I could be, both on and off the pitch. HC: My biggest challenge this year in sports was the balance between basketball and schoolwork, especially towards the end of the season, when I had many deadlines and exams, along with the SATs. During that period I was also playing in the spring league and coaching the U14 boys. Although basketball took a lot of my time, I think it really helped me to recover from the intense workload. JT: Biggest challenge: not losing James Zhao and Matthew Hobson on the Singapore trip. I still have no idea how they managed to make it back. Please share the best memory/memoThe College Magazine (Beijing)
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ries of this year in sport. IB: In football, defeating our local rivals, WAB and ISB, 6-0 and 3-0 respectively, definitely stood out as remarkable feats that I am immensely proud of. Also, the closeness between the players and coaches achieved in both the Varsity Football and Varsity Basketball teams has provided me with countless memories of camaraderie, laughter and tears that I will never forget. HC: Winning the ACAMIS, Dulwich Olympiad, and BIYB championships as a player, and winning the U14 ISAC title as a coach. Above all, my favourite moment was when my captain, Falco Wang, made the game-winning layup in the ACAMIS finals! JT: Easily the best memory not just this season but in my coaching career were the closing seconds of the ACAMIS championship game in which Falco Wang stole the ball and scored the winning layup. Do you have any sports role models; who and why? IB: Andrea Pirlo, the AC Milan and Juventus legend, has always been an inspiration to me with his calm, composed demeanour and his inability to lose the ball. Moreover, his personal attributes of humility, selflessness and sportsmanship have demonstrated to me
How do you motivate yourself as an athlete? IB: I ultimately play sports because I truly enjoy and love them and, by continually reminding myself of that, I play with more passion, dedication and determination, thereby allowing me to reach my potential as an athlete. HC: My biggest motivation is to become the best defender on the basketball court. I especially hate it when I let my opponents score a lot on me. On these occasions I work extra hours. I also have short-term goals that act as motivations. My current goal is to work hard in the summer so I’ll be able to dunk next season. JT: The desire to improve motivates me, both as a player and a coach. What are your goals for next academic year? IB: As I have just graduated from Dulwich this academic year, the next phase of my life will be at university. My largest goals at university are to keep playing the sports I truly love, including football and basketball, and to use what Dulwich has taught me as an athlete, student and person, and succeed in every aspect I can. HC: To defend the ACAMIS title and win the tournament again. It will be my last year at DCB, so I want to leave a legacy behind when I graduate just like this year’s seniors did. JT: My goal for the coming year is to see the boys and girls win ACAMIS basketball and for another one of my basketball players to win Young Coach of the Year award.
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Rugby, Netball and Tennis Tournament
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style at the death. Shanghai were left stunned, Beijing elated.
his year’s annual Rugby, Netball and Tennis event certainly was one to remember.
Rugby Highlights: The Under 11s and Under 13s gave it everything they could against some quality opposition, in the end falling short but with much to take away in terms of what to do to improve for the future.
Not only was it superbly attended once again, with close to 800 pupils, coaches and parents involved over the two days of action, but it also brought out some of the best performances from our Dulwich Beijing students Tennis Highlights: We had two first places in the Under 11 Tennis competition with Zong Xu Steinhoff and Melissa Midzic both taking gold. Year 7 pupil Skia Kung was in fantastic form and, playing against pupils a year older than her, managed to make it to the final finishing in second place. In the Under 15 category, Gabriel Spooner couldn’t quite find the form to take him to the final, but finished a respectable third overall. Well done to coaches Adam and Bruce for their hard work over the season preparing the players for this event.
Netball Highlights: The Netball competition was as hugely popular as ever, with over 10 different schools involved. The Under 15 Girls B-team performed brilliantly to make it to the semi final, finishing fourth overall. After being edged out of a tough group in third place, Miss Sadler’s U15 A-team went on to win the Plate Trophy and the Sportsmanship Trophy, voted for by all the other visiting coaches – a great credit to the manner in which our girls conducted themselves over the two days of the tournament.
This year, it was all about the Under 15 team. Nathan Turner, Will Herbert and Matt Hobson would certainly take some stopping and Shanghai didn’t know what hit them, going down 5 tries to 3. In the final our boys kept their nerve and tackled hard to overcome a strong ISB team and take the trophy. It was a fitting testament to Mr Archer, and all the fine work he has done in his time here at Dulwich Beijing. He will be sorely missed, but it was certainly a sweet victory to finish on and his legacy will live on.
The Under 13 competition was hugely exciting with both A and B teams reaching the semi-finals. The B-team went down to a powerhouse Australian School of Hong Kong. It was in the other semifinal that the sparks really flew with our A-team girls playing against Dulwich Shanghai. At half time the game was tied at 6-6. With 1 minute 30 seconds remaining the DCB girls were losing 10-8. Giving their Coach Mrs Townsend absolutely everything, they then managed to fight back to win the game 11-10 in dramatic
James Townsend Director of Sports
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rom May 20-23, 36 Junior School pupils participated in the U11 FOBISIA Games at the British International School of Jakarta. The children competed in four sports (swimming, athletics, T-ball and football) with participants putting all their efforts into each discipline. The Junior
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School team had some fantastic results with the Year 4s and 5s winning their respective T-ball competitions. In the football, there were hard fought games with a high standard of play but all pupils battled hard and got results. Year 5 came second in both the girls’ and the boys’ competitions. In the athletics,
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Senior School Going MADD engaging educational programme for the migrant children, including science, art, ICT, sport and even magic lessons. Our Year 8 and 9 students were outstanding mentors for the day, guiding their groups around the College, making new friends and practising their Chinese skills.
On Monday, June 15th Senior School welcomed over 300 students from Xing Shun primary school (兴顺实验小学) to the campus for Make a Difference Day (MADD) 2015. Our Year 10 students seized the opportunity to develop their leadership skills, delivering a highly
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Year 4 Charity Stalls and Stationery Drive
Hello from Kathmandu, Today the school opened. As we walked our usual route Jack chatted about his latest building on Minecraft (an earthquake proof house complete with a bunker filled with supplies) and I exchanged looks of relief with the shop merchants...the man who sells me chocolate croissants, the fruit seller...the water man...I cannot speak with these people but the look in their eyes are the same - we survived, you survived, good.
In June, our Year 4 students raised 6,905 RMB for Jing Cai migrant school, with their charity stalls and ice-cream sales. Our students also collected a large amount of stationery items from the classrooms, which they personally delivered to the migrant school. Thank you once again for your support.
It was humbling to be around the Nepali teachers and staff today. Many have lost homes but thankfully none have lost family to date. They are very much in a state of shock, some tearful most in disbelief. All of us are thankful because we are not suffering the fate that so many are. We are lucky.
DCB Supporting the Nepal Earthquake Appeal people who need them desperately.
The DCB community raised a staggering 91,229 RMB through various initiatives to support the Nepal Earthquake Appeal. Most of funds have been forwarded to the British School of Kathmandu, which is directing support to rebuilding projects for Dhading schools, Bungamati DSA school (for hearing and sight impaired children) and the Disabled New Life Centre. Their buildings have been devastated and they served large communities of
These projects are related to education, and will give long-term benefit to the children and people of Nepal. To learn more please read at http://www.tbskathmandu. org/extra-curricular/community-servicecharitable-work/. Many thanks for your support.
DCB Nepal Earthquake Appeal
A big thank you to all of you, as I know you have been supporting us on your end by getting information out to people. (...)
Founders Day (bottles, books and ice cream sales)- 6,519 RMB Bake Sale for Nepal – 16,970 RMB Non - Uniform Day for Nepal – 14,642 RMB
Much love, Maifa, Andy and Jack
Collection Boxes from Friends of Dulwich – 6,026 RMB 10 Peaks Challenge - 22,800 RMB Senior School Sleepover – 17,000 RMB Early Years Collection - 7, 272 RMB Total : 91,229 RMB
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Thank you for
The children were wonderful. As I greeted them they were anxious to share their experience of the earthquake. They were very matter of fact in their retelling. At such a young age they do not have emotions attached to Saturday’s events. Many of the parents are grateful to the teachers for providing a safe place for the children to be. Many of the parents are aid workers and now that their children are back at school they can do their important work. Many of the parents are rattled and afraid. I too am afraid. (…)
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your generosity
Maifa Filion is a former teacher of Dulwich College Beijing. She is currently living with her family in Nepal and teaching at the British School of Katmandu.
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“You Can’t Stop the Beat!” Summertime Music Making at DCB
A
great testament to Mr Chris Hutchinson’s
community were seen on the main stage
into exam season, the
considerable work reviving contempo-
at Founders’ Day on Saturday 16th May.
musicians certainly didn’t
rary music at DCB this year. The Wind
Beginning with the Senior School Big
take their feet off the gas
Ensemble, under the direction of Miss
Band, the ensuing 6 hours went by in a
Laurie Bonner, has also made great
most enjoyable blur, and saw a stag-
strides this year.
geringly diverse array of performances.
s the College headed
pedal at Dulwich College Beijing.
A large crowd was clearly motivated to
The Senior School was gripped by House Singing Competition fever on Wednes-
On Wednesday 13th May it was the turn
hang out by the main stage all day to
day 22nd April. A new format saw each
of the Junior School musicians to shine
enjoy the offerings of the Early Years
House presenting a minimum of 30 sing-
in the Sounds of Spring Concert. Having
Choir, the entire Junior School singing
ers (10 from each of KS3, 4 and 5). The
recently been to Dulwich Singapore for
Kusi Mama, the Junior Band and Strings
five Houses battled it out to win the most
the MADD festival the students, under
ensembles and the Junior School Pop
points for not just vocal quality but also
the guidance of Miss Nina Haynes,
Idol finals (eventually won in a close
stage presence and choreography. In the
showed that their musicianship had
contest by the fine-voiced Ava Nunan).
end, Wodehouse’s Uptown Funk proved
clearly been enhanced with a spectacu-
the most entertaining performance and
lar array of ensembles and repertoire
After our Tenth Anniversary Celebra-
deservedly took the House Singing trophy.
on display. Alongside some excellent
tions, the stage was turned over to the
solos, including Paul Ji (Y6) performing
keenly anticipated Senior School Pop
On Thursday 23rd April, the Big Band,
a Mozart Piano Sonata with immense
Idol finals – this year accompanied by
KS3 Band, Soul Band and Wind Ensem-
professionalism, the Junior Band, Junior
a live band instead of backing tracks.
ble took to the stage of the Wodehouse
Strings and Junior Choir all gave fantas-
This spurred all of the finalists onto great
Theatre for a concert imaginatively titled
tic performances, culminating in the ener-
vocal heights, but in the end it was Nina
No Strings Attached (although in truth
getic rock-orchestra-band-hybrid-song
Zimmerman’s (Y7) charismatic rendi-
the guitars did have strings attached,
Jetma which, judging by the reception,
tion of Nina Simone’s Feelin’ Good that
thankfully). All the bands performed to a
clearly left the audience hungry for more!
deservedly clinched the title. While the Pop Idol votes were counted, the Cham-
very high standard, and the development of the Soul Band and KS3 Bands is a
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before the Orchestra took the stage, closing the evening with a programme of celebratory pieces including Good News in Beijing and Radetsky March before the Orchestra, Percussionists and Choirs joined forces to finish with Baba Yetu – with lights, firework fountains and confetti cannon bringing the celebration right into the heart of the large and vocal audience! The Music Awards, held on Friday 12th June, gave us an opportunity to honour the most committed and talented musicians of the year at the dinner-ceremony, held at the Hilton Capital Airport Hotel. Harry Sha, the Chamber Choir, the Staff Student Jazz Combo and Tristen Wang provided performances. There were too many awards to mention – but some of the major winners included Flemming Li (Y11) for her two awards, Paul Ji (Y6) for his Junior School Performance of the Year and Jason Ryu (Y8) who won the award for musician who made the biggest contribution to music this year. Last but not least, Harry Sha (Y12) won the biggest award (entitled the Musica Magna Cum Laude prize) as the musician who has made the biggest contribution to music over many years at Dulwich Beijing. Congratulations to all the students who were nominated for an award – we salute you all for your hard work, commitment and excellence in music. With the term in its final hours, it was the Chamber Choir (singing two new pieces, Somewhere over the Rainbow and Manhattan Transfer’s fiendishly difficult arrangement of A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square) who provided some light musical relief to the Prize Giving ceremony, and proving that, right to the end, the music at DCB really does never stop! Paul West
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Harry Sha
W
e sat down with Harry Sha, the winner of this year’s Musica Magna Cum Laude prize, to learn more about his passion for music.
You received Top in the World Award for IGCSE Maths and now you are in the middle of your IB Diploma years. How do you manage to balance school with your love for music?
How old were you when you started studying music? What instruments do you play?
I do my best to focus in lessons during the school day, at least most of the time, so that I don’t have to relearn the material at home. Practising is kind of a way to relax and take my mind off of the school stuff. I try to get at least an hour of guitar practice everyday, although most of my learning and focused practising is during the holidays when I can get around six hours everyday.
I started playing violin when I was five years old, although my true love for music didn’t begin until a friend introduced me to the guitar in Year 10. Other than guitar, I can also play a little bit of bass, percussion, timpani, violin and, of course, egg shakers. It was a busy year for you musically. Can you mention a few events? What are your best memories? As a soloist I played at the ANZA Charity Ball on the Great Wall, the Young Musician Competition at WAB, and had also a part-time job as a musician at a beach bar over the Chinese New Year holiday. I also performed throughout the year as a part of the Chamber Choir, Dulwich Singers, Orchestra, Soul Band, and a student-teacher jazz combo. My favourite memory is definitely playing on the Great Wall. The setting was beautiful and it was really a once in a lifetime opportunity. I also really enjoyed singing in the Chamber Choir and at the International Schools Choral Music Society Festival in Shanghai.
What do you like doing outside the school (besides playing your guitar, of course!)? I like to play tennis, watch TV and movies (while playing guitar), and hang out with friends. What are your plans after graduating from Dulwich next year? I plan to go to university to study Music or Psychology, or both. I have many very different dreams and hopes for the future, including starting a huge music shop, touring with a band, and doing scientific research into music psychology. I don’t know exactly which of the dreams I will pursue yet. Thank you, Harry.
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Emma Gordon at Dulwich Emma Gordon, drama practitioner, is incredibly talented and versatile and was able to offer workshops across all the Key Stages and on a number of different styles and texts. Recently she worked with DCB students helping them link drama to what they are actually learning in the curriculum. Thanks to Friends of Dulwich Enrichment fund which made this experience possible. Emma managed to squeeze in some time to share her thoughts with us. Why is Drama important for children?
I always want youngsters to leave feeling
first language, demands a much more
In an international school, with children
inspired and passionate about Drama.
physical approach. It was essential I planned something with more opportu-
from all over the world working together, Drama is one of the most effective
What were you surprised by?
nity to express ideas through sound and
means of transcending barriers and
Probably the biggest surprise has been
body. The older students present their
offering opportunities for language devel-
just how different the students are from
own challenges. At a school where the
opment and cultural exploration. Artistic
those in England. There is openness
students are so switched on, there need
expression can help individualise educa-
and acceptance that comes with being
to be opportunities for goals to be set
tion, making it meaningful for everyone
in such a culturally diverse setting, and
throughout a session. This means work-
involved. Confucius summed it up: ‘I hear
having travelled so much, which is rare
shops have to be fast-paced enough to
and I forget. I see and I may remember.
and precious. This means dramatic tasks
maintain fun and engagement, yet meaty
I do and I understand.’ To offer Drama
are sometimes approached with less
enough to enable personal development.
to youngsters is to offer a creative outlet
hesitance than in England, and group
through which they can explore, experi-
work takes on a new dimension. I had
What is your favourite aspect of work-
ment and share in their learning as they
the chance to work with the LAMDA stu-
ing with children?
experience it in their own way.
dents here, and witnessed these same
I have always taken great delight in help-
qualities outside the classroom.
ing children find their own voice. I always
What were your aims for your work-
knew if I wasn’t acting, I needed to be
shops at Dulwich?
How do you tailor your work to
sharing my passion for drama with the
I was given a brief by the Head of
children of different ages? How is a
younger generation. Nurturing the artists
Drama, with each workshop aiming to
workshop for young kids different to
of the future, offering hope to someone
fulfil criteria relevant to the group’s cur-
one for teenagers?
otherwise marginalized, or inspiring
rent schemes of work. However, I had a
Every workshop I offer is tailored to the
someone with the passion to pursue a
greater aim to address: to engage eve-
group’s own needs, and the institution’s
dream – each is priceless. Working with
ryone, no matter what their level of dra-
own ethos. Working with Early Years
children is my favourite aspect; the whole
matic experience and grasp of language.
pupils, especially where English is not a
thing.
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Graduates
Where are they now We caught up with three DCB graduates of Class 2010 to find out what they are up to. What are you doing now? I am doing post-graduate studies (MD) at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, USA. What is the one accomplishment of which you are most proud? I was part of a team that got a paper published in a medical journal, Cell. Name: Jorge Zárate Nationality: Mexican University: BSc, NYU Abu Dhabi, UAE (2014) Major: Biology Minor: Political Science
Name: Lisa-Katharina Kleber Nationality: German University: BSc (Hons), University of Bath, United Kingdom Major: International Management and Spanish
What do you miss most about Beijing and/or Dulwich? I miss the Dulwich community a lot, especially how it celebrates all the achievements of its members. I really miss International
What are you doing now? I am an Event Manager with Hanson Wade in London, in charge of the Latin America region. We are a conference company which produces conferences worldwide, aiming to help networking and problem solving in various different industries. I communicate with the venue where the conference will take place, arranging everything from the AV setup, to the number of chairs, lunch menus, drinks receptions, speaker expenses among many other things. I absolutely love it. I’ve been part of some fantastic projects and what I enjoy most is that I use nearly all my language repertoire (English, German, Spanish, French and Mandarin) on a daily basis. What is the one accomplishment of which you are most proud? I think my blind move to Bath is something I’m very proud of. I didn’t know the UK What are you doing now? I am working for Procter and Gamble (P&G) as a Demand Planning Manager for Gillette Shaving Preps and Braun. It is within the Supply Chain/FMCG industry.
Name: Hannah Webb Nationality: UK University: MA (Hons) University of Edinburgh, UK Major: Geography
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What is the one accomplishment of which you are most proud? Academically - being awarded the best allround Geography student of 2010. Thanks to Mr Huntley for setting me up well! Socially - staying in touch with people from Dulwich. What do you miss most about Beijing and/or Dulwich? The people of course! I miss my classmates tons, however I have seen nearly everyone since graduating! I also miss some of the teachers - it’d be interesting to see where they are now and what they’re up to. I miss the excitement of Beijing as a city - the food,
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Day (now known as Founder’s Day), too!
What makes the Class of 2010 special? The friendships we made with each other-even though we may not speak very often to each other, whenever we do meet up it’s like we’ve never been apart! Previous employers or internships Beijing United Hospital in Beijing, Bellevue Hospital, Blaser Lab (NYU Langone School of Medicine) and The Fortune Society (organisation that provides education to formerly incarcerated youth) in NYC
before deciding to go to university there and I absolutely enjoyed every moment of it. It’s the best decision I ever made. What do you miss most about Beijing and/or Dulwich? I think the family feel, although Beijing is a huge place, I think London is busier and bigger in that, unless you’re at a London university, it is quite hard to make friends outside of work. Dulwich was always my favourite place, I have some very fond memories there. What makes the Class of 2010 special? That’s easy. We were the first. We were the guinea pigs for both IGCSEs and the IBDP. We got to try everything first, had some great relationships with teachers who became like mentors when deciding what to do in the future, quite a few of whom I am still in touch with today. the chaos, the beauty, the smog and, of course, the nightlife. What makes the Class of 2010 special? The sense of community. Because we were such a small year I feel we all became a very close bunch. Please let us have a 10-year reunion! Previous employers or internships The summer before graduating I interned at Unilever for 12 weeks. I was in charge of 3 main projects to help support the S&OP department. This internship showed to me how I am interested in the FMCG industry - I like how I can help deliver the products that people use on a daily basis to improve their standard of living. After this I decided I wanted to focus on the FMCG and Supply Chain industry for a graduate job. www.dulwich-beijing.cn
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Behind the Scenes
A lot of activity goes on behind the scenes to ensure that daily school operations run smoothly. Many individuals work very hard “backstage” often unnoticed, to make sure that teachers can concentrate on teaching and students on learning. The College finds out more about their jobs at Dulwich from two of our support staff.
What is your typical day at work like? I’m an assistant to the Marketing and Communications team. My work ranges from helping with events, handling finance paperwork, tracking expenditures, organising school photographs as well as working with students above 18 apply for visas. Other work includes handling advertisement contracts and providing support for school events. I really enjoy my work and working with our team.
Name: Iris Tian Job/Dept: Assistant to Marketing & Communications Years at DCB: 9 years
What do you normally do on the weekend? Walking in the park and biking in the countryside, cooking and sometimes going out for dinner with family are some of my favourite things to do over the weekends. I am quite busy this year as my daughter is going to graduate from middle school and
What is your typical day at work like? My job responsibilities include maintaining the Headmaster’s calendar, setting up meetings, arranging his business trips, distributing letters from the Headmaster, etc. Besides, I take the administrative role for annual expat teacher recruitment starting every October and the process ends when all the vacancies are filled. I maintain good relationship with Headmasters’ PAs in other Dulwich schools and also keep in contact with DCI. We help each other and share necessary information in our daily work. Name: Nina Zhou Job / Dept: Assistant to the Headmaster Years at DCB:10 years
Last but not the least, I supervise Legend Garden reception in daily work. The two lovely receptionists not only do their own job well but also lessen my workload. We are a close- knit team that helps everyone coming to the school. What do you normally do on the weekend? I normally spend weekends with my family.
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she has a few after school classes on weekends to help her prepare for admission to her favourite high school. Do you have an interesting story or memory that you would like to share? I’ve worked at Dulwich for 9 years and I was the campus administrator of Little Riviera campus in 2006. Everything was very new for me and I remembered all names of students at beginning of school. One interesting memory is the first Early Years Christmas event making mulled wine. I had no idea that so many drinks and wines could be mixed together and put in to the pot, boiled with spices to create such a lovely drink! I will never forget all the traditional Christmas activities and all lovely kids singing on the day.
When the weather is nice, we go to the park or some rural areas near Beijing to get close to nature and fresh air. Personally, I quite enjoy going to the farmer’s market to buy fresh vegetables and fruits. Do you have an interesting story or memory that you would like to share? I was attracted by Dulwich when I went to Riviera Campus for my first interview with Mr. Brian McDouall in 2005. How time flies! I’ve been here for nearly 10 years. I’ve seen and felt a lot of changes in this school, buildings, students, parents, and colleagues. I still remember when we first moved to Legend in 2006, when we had very few administrative staff and we just did everything together. A few days before the new school year began, Leanne, Breeze (both have left Dulwich) and I stayed very late preparing welcome bags for all parents. We spread all printed documents on the floor of the old Media Centre, sorted and put into each bag. Though we were tired at that time, we felt quite happy to work so closely and share the workload.
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Friends
Friends Charity Update It has been a busy, humbling and incred-
In December we donated 70,000 RMB
with the book fair: a powerful example of
ibly enriching year for all of us with
to buy coal for a home for the elderly in
the ripple effect generated and how we
Friends of Dulwich! Thanks to the volun-
Hebei province. So, thanks to our com-
can make a difference!
teering efforts of our Dulwich community,
munity, some elderly people were helped
the Charity Team has been able to give
to make it through a brutally cold winter!
Founder’s Day charity funds went this year towards the Nepal Earthquake relief
back and help out in various ways, supporting diverse causes all through the
In March of this year, we donated 55,000
efforts. We donated our funds to help
academic year.
RMB to New Hope Foundation, a charita-
rebuild two schools, a project led by the
ble organisation which takes in and cares
British School of Kathmandu.
We started the year with a 37,000 RMB
for abandoned babies. Our donation will
donation towards the treatment of You
cover some staffing and administrative
Our last charitable donation of 2014 – 15
Xinyu, a little girl with leukemia. This
costs desperately needed to keep afloat
will be made to ERGC, an organisation
amount does not include funds we raised
as their regular stream of funding is
supporting the education of girls in rural
through Moonlight Madness, as well as,
slowly drying out.
China. Given that it promotes education primarily, it ties in well with our philoso-
other charitable drives we ran for her. We’ve stocked our Coffee and Books’
phy of continued education leading to a
In November, the annual Dulwich
shelves with books and home accesso-
better world for all our children.
Dinner Dance raised around 135,000
ries from Roundabout to give them one
RMB for Stars and Rain. After visiting
more platform to sell from, all year long!
Thank you again for making all this hap-
their facilities, we decided to use the
We also helped Roundabout in organis-
pen. It is a team effort and we couldn’t
funds to renovate the basement of their
ing a Book Drive and a Book Fair hosted
have done it without your help. While we
Youth Programme Housing, which also
at DCB, raising money for a little boy who
sadly bid adieu to some of our members
included their kitchen and dining areas.
had lost both his arms in a high voltage
who are leaving, and thank them for
The project is underway and we have
electrical accident. It was a very success-
their generosity and time, we also look
already paid a deposit of 50,000 RMB
ful drive and, much to our delight, the
forward to new families arriving and more
towards this. We intend to pay the rest of
grateful father of the little girl we helped
opportunities to give back in the next
the funds as the work progresses.
in September was on hand, helping out
academic year! Charity Team, Friends of Dulwich
Please see below detailed information on funds raised by Friends of Dulwich between August 2014 and June 2015. Profits raised for Charity
550,000 RMB
Distributed to Charity
450,000 RMB
Profits raised for Dulwich Students
155,000 RMB
Support for charity bakeries
55,000 RMB
Funds for Dulwich Local Support Staff
19,876 RMB
Distributed to Dulwich Students
175,000 RMB
Distributed to Dulwich Local Support Staff
19,300 RMB
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Connections London
A Holocaust survivor’s tale Auschwitz survivor and author Freddie Knoller visited Dulwich College in London, sharing his extraordinary story with Year 12 students. Freddie recounted how, at the age of 17, he was forced to leave his parental home in Vienna when the Nazis had entered Austria in 1938, seeking refuge as an illegal immigrant in Belgium. He was, however, attracted to France, first working as a guide and translator in central Paris (Montmartre), then fighting in the French Resistance, before finally being captured and deported to Auschwitz.
ing the latter, Freddie has been able to share his life’s story – regularly talking in schools, writing two books and returning to Auschwitz as part of a BBC documentary. Despite the grimness of his story, Freddie’s talk was entertaining and showed us a man who clearly loves life and laughter; a character not diminished by hardship or time.
Dulwich College in Singapore hosts the first MADD festival!
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Hollywood Comes to Dulwich College Shanghai – The D’Oscars
The D’Oscars is the DCI group’s annual Junior School Film Competition. It is designed to capture students’ imaginations through literacy, storytelling and film - all set in an environment of collaboration. Every film is entered into the competition and winners are awarded their very own D’Oscar! Over 400 students take part in this event as filmmaking plays a key role in the Junior School curriculum – students work in groups to produce their own short film or animation at various times across the school year. This year, students from other Dulwich Colleges around the world also took part and student representatives from these schools attended a two-day film festival prior to the award ceremony.
Freddie described the horrors of being a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps. In his own words there were two choices: ‘give up and within two to three days you would be dead or you could fight to live and try to adjust yourself to the situation’. By choos-
The newly opened Dulwich College Singapore hosted the very first Music, Art, Dance and Drama Carnival (MADD) with great success! Students from Years 4, 5 and 6 of the Dulwich College International schools in Shanghai, Beijing, Seoul and Suzhou came to Singapore to take part in this exciting event. This year, the theme of the carnival was space. It was brilliant to see young people working collaboratively and devising their own material around the theme to put on a show featuring Music, Art, Dance and Drama. Over the course of the festival, the halls and corridors were filled with the sound of children rehearsing songs, choreographing new dance moves, improvising drama skits and creating flying mannequins! Students came up with wonderfully creative ideas and worked incredibly hard to put everything together
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Singapore
for the showcase. The final performance truly demonstrated the creative talent of our students in the Dulwich College family of schools.
Various well-known filmmakers from all over the world support this exciting event. This year, Hollywood producer Mr. William Fay attended the film festival and worked with students, staff and parents as well as judged the overall winning film. Mr. Fay has produced over 30 movies including Independence Day, Superman Returns, Godzilla, 300 and Clash of the Titans and is currently the CEO of Boy Meets Girl Productions in California. The competition winners were announced during an extravagant Oscars-style evening event– all with the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. Students and parents, dressed up for the occasion, enjoyed preshow entertainment from the Junior School rock bands as well as the once in a lifetime red carpet experience.
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Connections Suzhou
Suzhou Senior School Opening The new Senior School at Dulwich College Suzhou was officially opened by the British Consul General, Shanghai, Brian Davidson on Friday 11th April. The ceremony was attended by many top Suzhou government officials as well as over 200 invited guests from businesses and organisations all over Suzhou. The College first opened back in 2007 and has now grown to almost 1000 students aged 2 to 18 from more than 30 countries. Enormous investment in the new Senior School facilities makes this the leading international school in the area. The new Senior School offers the best all-grass rugby field in the area, a competition ready Aquatics Centre, 360 seat state-of-the-art theatre, fully equipped gym and weights room, spacious and interactive classrooms with air purification and the first international boarding facility in Suzhou.
Dulwich College Suzhou is certainly leading the way in providing top quality education and facilities to the expat community in the area. The new Junior School playground, designed and built to the very highest international standards, has just been opened with every item selected on the basis of learning and safety. Over the summer a new FIFA2 professional quality astroturf playing field will be laid. It will be equivalent to some of the best football surfaces in the world with a safety shockpad under the entire field. In his speech at the Opening Ceremony John Todd, the Headmaster, said “At Dul-
wich, we offer a holistic programme for our students where academic excellence is an expectation for all. It is supported by a wide range of opportunities in music, sport, drama and art. This fantastic new building is being used by all our students and we can now say that we have the finest facilities available on a campus that is bright, spacious and innovative.”
Bill Bryson Prize winners from Dulwich College Seoul Year 9 students from Dulwich College Seoul, Megan and Rose, have been awarded a prize by the Royal Society of Chemistry for their entry to the Bill Bryson Prize Competition. The Bill Bryson Prize is an annual creative science communication competition that takes on a different theme each year. It is open to students around the world from ages 5–18, and prizes are awarded in three categories.
Science communication is about presenting and explaining science related topics to non-experts. The theme for the 2015 Science communication competition was ‘Chance in science’. The theme invited students to present on a huge range of topics from the Big Bang to evolution, and probability to penicillin – all kinds of scientific concepts relate to ‘chance’. Megan and Rose chose to tackle the topic ‘Aliens, what are our chances?’.
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The Year 9 students researched the mathematics used to establish the likelihood of extraterrestrial life existing, using statistics and algebraic equations.. Previous entries in the competition have included videos, songs, sculptures, posters, poems, press articles, cartoons, games, magazines – even plays and podcasts and entries are evaluated on the basis of their creativity and originality. With their original concept, Megan and Rose’s entry marks a first in the history or the competition – this was the first time that students based in South Korea have won a prize. Bill Bryson is a best-selling author who has written a number of books on travel, language, Shakespeare, science and his childhood. He is best known for his book A Short History of Nearly Everything, which received numerous awards for its straightforward communication of science. The Bill Bryson Prize began in 2005 when the organization sent copies of Bryson’s bestseller to all schools and colleges in the UK. Bryson responded by donating all the royalties from these sales to establish the award.
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Year 3 Drama Production, Pirates of the Soya Beans 21 May 2015
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