Spring 2017

Spring 2017

Dulwich College Beijing Celebrates‌

ISCMS Tenth Anniversary in the Forbidden City Concert Hall Shining Community Stars: Project Nightingale The Royal Shakespeare Company Visit Tips for Summer University Visits The College Magazine (Beijing)

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Every year we survey our school community, in order to receive feedback that acknowledges the strengths of Dulwich College Beijing while also gaining insights into improvements and developments that parents, students and staff might like to see.

The 2017 results were very positive and we thank all respondents who took time to give us honest feedback.

92%

Parents find the staff (teaching and non-teaching) polite and helpful.

89%

Parents are willing to recommend DCB to others.

89%

Students are satisfied with their educational experience.

75%

Parents state that DCB is better/much better than other international schools.

We thank all respondents for positive comments, constructive crtiticism, support and willingness to recommend this very special place to others. We are delighted that you have placed your trust in Dulwich College Beijing!

A letter with a full summary of results and action points is available on our parent portal.

C O N T E N T S News & Events..........................................4 From the Headmaster’s Desk....................8 Special Feature.......................................10 Sports.....................................................12 Spotlight.................................................15

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Charity....................................................17 Arts.........................................................20 Student Artwork.....................................24 UC Office................................................27 Friends....................................................28 Connections............................................29 Snapshot.................................................32

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Front Cover: High Tea in Little Riviera, photo by Dave Studio Contributors: Yvette Ferrari, Catherine McCaw, Joseph Stewart, Nicholas Law, Arvind Bangay, Simon Herbert, Ruth Grant, David Mumford, Richard Hawkins, Charlie Durbin, Emily Lydall, Eddie Lydall, Stephen Hurworth, Nicola Fennemore, Helen Herbert, Becky Davies, Mark Randall, Paul West, Kaersten Deeds, Julie Pankratz, Maggie Song, Kasia Baran and many of the fantastic Dulwich students Editors: Joe McKee, Kasia Baran, Yvette Ferrari Designer: Greta Wang

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News & Events The College Receives its Third Accolade of 2016 – 2017 In the 2016-2017 academic year, Dulwich has been honoured to receive three distinctions: the prestigious British International School Award in the “Teaching Initiative of the Year” category, a Diplomats’ Choice in the “Best International School” category, as well as being named “Best International School” at the Expat Life Awards!

“We are delighted that the hard work, inspiration and creativity of our staff and students have been recognised not once, not twice, but three times this year – a feat that will be hard to repeat! Of course, the support of our parent community is crucial to the high expectations, challenge and collaboration that form part of the Dulwich College Beijing education.

Thank you all and well done” Simon Herbert, Dulwich College Beijing Headmaster, said.

Eleven schools applied for the “Teaching Initiative of the Year” at this year’s British International School Awards ceremony, held in London on 23 January. DCB was named as the winner among four finalists for our innovative work on our Blended

Maths programme. DCB is proud to be recognised among such strong global competition.

“This achievement has certainly been a whole department effort,” said Ms Brown, Head of Maths. “I am extremely proud of our teachers who took the risk in building and delivering instruction using this teaching and learning model, the College leadership for their support, and to parents and students who have been open to this new scheme.”

The 2016 Expat Life Awards in September saw 10 nominees in the “Best International School” category with the winner decided by a huge number of online votes, whilst February’s Diplomat’s Choice Awards, organised by the daily newspaper, Global Times, saw more than 200 Beijing-based diplomats giving their views.

DCB is delighted with all we have accomplished this academic year and we shall strive to keep up the momentum going forward!

Our Air Quality Measures At Dulwich College Beiing, we believe that ‘students come first’, and apply this philosophy to everything we do.

Recognising that outdoor air quality can sometimes be challenging in Beijing, we were the first school to install a filtered sports dome in 2011 and we continually strive to improve our amazing facilities. We now have advanced, primary fresh air filtration in our sports halls, classrooms, theatres and common areas, backed up by computercontrolled secondary filtration in the ceilings of our classrooms and common areas, as well as now having not one, but two filtered domes. As well as ensuring our systems routinely remove well over 95% of pollution and achieve PM2.5 levels of less than 15 ug/m3 in every classroom, we have also set demanding targets for CO2 levels, well in excess of the required building code, ensuring that our air is always fresh and that students are alert and able to fully focus on their learning.

Since August 2016, we now also have air filtration in all of our school buses, ensuring our students have cleaner air when travelling to and from the College.

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To ensure our air is always the very best it can be, our well trained operations staff take outdoor and indoor readings across 50 test points every day, using TSI (Trading Standards Institute) approved, calibrated monitors. To provide more detailed data, we also have 22 DST (Department of Science and Technology) monitors that provide us with live data every five minutes and which allow us to track air quality online across the entire school day.

We also share data for our parents to see via our public website, accessible via https://qlear.build/201670. We would encourage parents to look at the data to see for themselves just how good the air quality actually is.

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News & Events DIMUN VII

Richard Sobol’s Visit

Yet another successful Dulwich International Model United Nations (DIMUN) was completed this February.

Considering the fact that our school is only 11 years old and that this is the 7th DIMUN, it is clear that DIMUN has established itself as part of the fabric of DCB.

On February 24, Junior School was very lucky to host Richard Sobol, a traveling photojournalist and author. Mr. Sobol has published more than 15 books and his work has been featured in magazines including National Geographic, Audubon and Smithsonian.

This seems like an appropriate time to reflect on the first DIMUN back in 2010.

Miranda was a Year 12 student who felt that, when she was in Key Stage 3, there were not enough academic type activities for the younger students to participate in. She then went about setting up the first DIMUN as a conference run by older students for Key Stage 3 students. She would surely be very proud to know how much the event has grown with an amazing 173 delegates from 12 schools participating this year.

‘There are several reasons why this is one of our favourite events of the year at DCB. First, it is student led, in all aspects of its organisation and logistics; second, it involves cooperation with many other international schools; third, it encourages risk-taking, public speaking and active listening to others’ commented Simon Herbert, Headmaster.

The Forbidden City Visit On a bright, cold February morning the Year 1 and 2 children from Riviera campus went to the Forbidden City as part of their topic What a Place! The children saw and did a lot of great things, including walking 8,000 steps during the day! In the morning, after a lovely walk down a busy Beijing street filled with lots of interesting things like shoe stores, outdoor food stalls and other sights and smells, Year 1 made clay wedding presents for the emperors and Year 2 made felt pictures of soldiers.

After lunch, the children went on a guided tour of the Forbidden City and tried to count all of the lions, dragons and fire pots, as well as seeing where the emperors used to eat, sleep and walk.

Year 5 and 6 students were entranced listening to Mr. Sobol’s fascinating storytelling about trekking up into Uganda’s dense rainforests and Virunga Volcanoes to meet some of the world’s few remaining mountain gorillas. Years 3 and 4 learned about a unique set of twins - the world’s only set of male twin elephants!

Our students experienced these animals coming to life as Richard shared his gorgeous photographs and adventures traveling the world to photograph and document some of the most important animal conservation efforts around the globe.

Mr. Sobol’s visit was very informative, and thought-provoking. At the end of every session, the children asked him many great questions and came away with a greater understanding of conservation and the life of a working professional photojournalist.

To learn more about Richard Sobol’s work, visit his website at http://www.richardsobol.com.

It was a fabulous day!

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News & Events History Bee and Bowl Fourteen students from Dulwich College Beijing competed in the Asian History Bee and Bowl last February. This involved both an individual competition (the Bee) and a team competition (the Bowl). The questions covered a wide range of topics ranging from Tang Dynasty poetry to modern video games. All fourteen students were a credit to the school; their patience, friendliness, maturity and good sportsmanship were unfailing. We are particularly proud of the Key Stage 3 students, Jonathan H, Ethan H and Eugene O, who had to compete against high school students in the Bowl competition.

As far as results are concerned, Elenya C, Yi-Ching H, Ethan H, and Kevin Y came first in the JV History Bowl, while Jing Jing C, Miksa J and Eugene O came second. In the individual competition, Ethan H came second in the Middle School competition, Miksa J came third in the Junior Varsity competition and

Jack L came first in the Varsity Competition. Well done to all!

Catherine McCaw Head of History

DCB’s First Charity Fashion Show On March 2, DCB was proud to present its first ever charity fashion show, organised

by Akriti P and Brendan F in Year 12. The show featured student and teacher models, as well as a variety of traditional outfits from all over the world. Over ¥7200 was raised from the show, with all proceeds from the event going towards the Canadian charity Educating Girls of Rural China (EGRC), which helps fund teenage girls’ high school and college educations in Gansu province.

Akriti P, Year 12

DCB Dominates in the AGD Tournament Public speaking, strategic planning, time management, and decision making under pressure, resolving conflict, teamwork the list goes on. Competitive debating demands contestants develop a multitude of higher-order skills that are valuable in real-life situations. In March, DCB hosted the Association for Global Debate Spring Invitational tournament where over 130 elite debaters, many with debate coaches in their entourage, assembled from across China and challenged our daring students.

This contest was not for the faint hearted.

Saturday’s preliminaries required contestants to engage in four 45-minute debates, which were as much a test of stamina as intellect. Results were posted online in the evening and we were proud to have three high school and two middle school teams advance to the elimination rounds. Sunday’s finals led to unanticipated success. Key Stage 3 students Jeffrey W and Guan Rong T came first in the middle school division with Max A and Harrald Hauke A as runners up.

Guan Rong’s thorough preparation additionally gained him the top speaker award for his division. Year 10 students Ryan Z and Fred H had to sit through an award ceremony before finding out that they had made the final for the high school division. The final was extremely close and the boys narrowly missed out on first place but should feel a huge sense of achievement given their age category went right up to Year 13s.

We are looking forward to hosting this debate again next year.

Joseph Stewart Head of Year 8

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News & Events Martial Arts in Chinese Lesson

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For the second year in a row, our students have made it to the final of the Rising Star China Challenge (RSC3), a competition organised by the Royal Society of Chemistry!

With almost 700 teams in the competition this year, Emily L, Shenyi C, Soomin H and Andrew P made it through to the final of the competition while two more DCB teams received awards for their outstanding achievements in the preliminary round.

Nicholas Law Teacher of Chemistry

House Art 2017

On Tuesday 7 March, two experts visited Year 8 classes to teach us a simple routine as a way of introducing students to traditional Chinese Martial Arts. The two teachers, before instructing the students, performed a breathtaking demonstration in which they amazed the pupils with flips and handsprings.

Students were speechless and even more enthusiastic to learn about Kung Fu with their classmates. When everybody was quite confident with their moves, everyone performed what they learned in front of judges who then decided on the best performances.

The winners were rewarded with Pat Points.

the routine, which really showed the passion and the will to learn new things that every student has in this school.

Alick G, Year 8

Overall the activity was very engaging, interesting and, most importantly, fun. It linked Chinese language with Chinese culture and gave us a better understanding of China in general.

My favorite part was when everybody was so hard working in order to learn

It is truly breathtaking to see the special qualities that our students present on a daily basis and the run up to the House Art competition this February was no different. We have all been astounded by the hard work, dedication, creativity, team spirit and collaboration within each year group. To see such exceptional artwork being produced at the end of the event was inspiring..

Each House was asked to produce an installation using white paper only. They were limited to using thirty A0 sized pieces of paper and instructions on how to install their artwork.

The Art Department had the difficult and undesirable task of judging the artwork to decide the winner. Alleyn narrowly missed out on first place to Soong who flew away with the trophy for their skillfully constructed Phoenix. Wodehouse shared third place with Johnson who presented work on the themes of seasons and Chinese culture respectively. Owens took fourth place with their underwater theme. We hope next year will bring the same excitement and awe. Thank you to all who took part.

Arvind Bangay Head of Art

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From the Headmaster’s Desk

It is hard to believe that at the time of writing, we have just two months left until the end of term, which signals the end of my first year as Headmaster of DCB. There is much to look forward to in the forthcoming weeks, from sports awards, music awards, Graduation Dinner and Ceremony, to Founder’s Day and Prizegiving. Of course, there is also a good deal of work to be completed in the meantime, including the IGCSEs and IB examinations! I wish all students taking these public examinations the very best in the final run-in and I thank all their teachers for their dedication.

It has been a privilege to lead the College this year. The parental, student and staff surveys revealed enormous

Our University Counselling Team, led by Mrs. Pankratz, has worked tirelessly to help our talented students obtain offers from their chosen universities. The list of these offers is now complete and reads like a ‘Best Place to Study’ from around the world! It is a reflection of the many meetings held to find the most relevant choice of university for each individual. We do not, like some agencies, give the name of a university and then work towards it through convincing the student of its worth. Rather, we work with parents and students themselves to find the ‘best fit’ and we help every student finalise his or her choices and seek the most appropriate challenge in the most suitable place. On top of this, we have the best reference writing I have seen from these expert counsellors who know the students well. All this adds up to an extraordinarily exciting list of courses in excellent universities. The very best of luck to all in hitting the grades.

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loyalty and support for our school, along with some useful and constructive comments on which we can act as a community.

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From the Headmaster’s Desk Some of the survey results were the highest in the Dulwich Group of schools and a testament to the hard work of the teachers and support staff, and evidence of the strong sense of community established at DCB. With regard to the community spirit at DCB, we must recognise the huge contribution of the founding Headmaster, Mr Brian McDouall, who retires from the Dulwich group this year.

Brian’s influence is everywhere at DCB and he was practically ambushed by the staff who came to the celebratory photo to mark his final visit to the College (although we hope he will make the trip back again one day from Dorset in the UK, where he will retire). One of the things for which I am grateful to Brian is student leadership. He allowed students to take responsibility for organising events, tasks or service opportunities and he insisted that they be allowed to take the lead, unencumbered by teachers. This ethos has continued and we protect this fiercely at DCB – allowing students to take risks, to take the lead, and to learn from obstacles and bounce back from failure. Our new teachers quickly discover that our students are quite capable of organising huge events such as the Dulwich International Model United Nations conference, or the recent

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Business and Entrepreneurial Competition. Even our youngest students are keen to put ideas into action, and so it was pleasing to see the recent inauguration of an Early Years School Council.

On the subject of ideas, I have just spent an enjoyable day with the College Leadership Team, ‘blue sky thinking’ and determining the strategic development plan for the College next year and beyond. I am always impressed by the energy and creativity of my colleagues. Whilst I cannot reveal all the plans fully here, I can say that they are exciting and ensure that student leadership, resilience and balance remain a priority. We shall ensure that the highest standards and expectations are maintained and shall also seek to place DCB firmly into the community in Beijing, through shared knowledge, charitable links, growing fixture lists with Chinese schools, art projects, musical collaborations and academic challenges.

We aim to be an international school that works with others, appreciates what we have, helps our students to become philanthropic, and is admired by the wider community in Beijing.

We are moving in the right direction already, if the latest award for DCB (in a year of awards which have come our way!) is anything to go by. Tony L, one of our Year 13 students, had successfully created and led ‘Project Nightingale’ with several of his peers, with a view to inspiring migrant children through musical collaborations, understanding and fun. Tony’s project, which he has pursued with passion for over two years, gained an Honourable Mention in the renowned Corporate Social Responsibility Awards from the British and American Chambers of Commerce in Beijing. Well done to Tony – this example of care for others certainly reflects the attitude that we are trying to promote within our school environment.

Simon Herbert Headmaster

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Special Feature

We are all conscious of what our children eat and drink. But do we ever think, “Has Johnny played enough today?”

Let’s talk about physical literacy today PE teachers are often asked, “When should my child start to concentrate on one sport?” and “How much should they be doing?” as well as, “When should they start playing sport competitively?” These are very open questions, with many different facets we need to think about.

There has been a huge amount of research, over the last 15 years or so, looking at activity levels and the effects of both early and late specialisation on later sporting success and performance.

Two of the most notable examples (not purely focusing on sport) are ‘Bounce, the Myth of Talent’ and ‘Outliers’. Both of these books look at how we can become masters of different activities. They focus on the number of hours needed to master a certain activity or skill and also the social, economic and environmental factors involved.

academic progress. Active participation. Better sleeping patterns. Stress release. A break from screen time. All of these are promoted by physical activity.

The current trend in the youth of today is leaning towards a more sedentary lifestyle and research is showing that the current generation could be the first to have a lower life expectancy than its parents. This doesn’t just refer to being able to complete a marathon or climb a mountain, but helping our sons and daughters to lead a healthy, active and long life. No child starts out disliking physical activity. Most of us can remember just wanting to run, throw, jump and catch with our friends and I am sure those of you with young children see this every day. We all remember playing tag in the playground, climbing trees, wrestling and knocking things

As parents/guardians, we all want our children to be the best they can be and we all strive to achieve this in very different ways. However, we must also be aware of the fact that our main goal is to instil a love of sport for life, not just the quest for elite level competition. We, as teachers, parents and other invested parties, need to be aware of the health and mental well being of our young people. Movement skills. Social interaction. Life-long recreational opportunities. Improved

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Special Feature down with a ball. Why does this change as we grow older?

Is what we are doing wrong? Are we putting too much pressure on kids, or is it the wrong kind of pressure? How we interact with our children directly influences their love of sport and activity. As adults, we do things because they are enjoyable.

Would you appreciate a friend on the sideline shouting at you after every point in a game of badminton or tennis? Would that encourage you to carry on?

In physical education, we talk about physical literacy. Physical literacy is similar to academic literacy but in the context of the physical environment. Can a young person jump, run, throw and catch? Can they move from side to side, or backwards and forwards? There are many factors that affect this and some children will always be more advanced, but there are countless examples of athletes coming to sports very late and being hugely successful.

“I trained 3 hours a week at Ajax but played 3 – 4 hours every day in the street. So where do you think I learnt football?”

– Johan Cruyff

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Just like with reading and writing, children need the foundations or building blocks before they can learn complex skills. They need to learn the ability to play and enjoy it, to associate fun and excitement with physical activity. We would never expect a child to only study biology throughout their childhood and expect them to be an expert. Without basic English, maths and science skills, they would not have the necessary foundations to succeed. We all appreciate how much crossover there is in the academic world and this is most definitely mirrored in the world of sport and physical activity. Very often, in elite level sports, young athletes will reach a plateau and make no further improvement. This can often be attributed to a lack of fundamental skills development at an early age. We are all conscious of what our children eat and drink. But do we ever think, “Has Johnny played enough today?”

In 2015 UNESCO stated that physical education is a “fundamental human right.” Our children discover and learn so much through play! We are all worried about our children’s safety and we don’t want them to be at risk, but they gain during play. The occasional bruise, cut or scrape is far outweighed by the benefits and this should not be forgotten.

I think we all need to take stock of what we are doing and how we are approaching our children’s sport. We need to instil a love of sport and activity and then hopefully through this passion, our young people will go on to be successful sports men and women.

Charlie Durbin Head of Senior School PE

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Sports

Term 2 in Sports Dulwich College Athletics (DCA) Junior Games 2017 What a marvelous trip to Singapore for the DCA squad! Up before the sun and on the bus, for a fun and busy acclimatization day seeing the sights and tasting the local delicacies that Singapore has to offer.

Monday was the first competition day where we started off at the athletics stadium to face up to the high levels of competition awaiting us. We defied the odds by gaining podium positions against Singapore and Shanghai students in both track and field events. The afternoon was spent watching over the beautiful ten lane pool at Dulwich College Singapore, interspersed with swimming events that the children battled bravely in. Despite Shanghai and

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Singapore seemingly bringing their best swim teams to the event, Beijing still managed to pick up a few medals.

After a full-on afternoon of swimming, the team destroyed everything on offer at the BBQ and enjoyed a spot of free time in the Singapore sun.

What a magnificent way to end our wonderful adventure on the spectacular island of Singapore. Day two was a busy day of triumph and tribulation in basketball and football. The children all worked well as a squad and every member of the team committed to every single second of play, battling to win and succeed. Year 4 deserves a special mention here for the children’s

victories in football and basketball, with trophies to prove it. Well done!

Everyone was absolutely exhausted but happy after a brilliant two days of competition against Dulwich Colleges Shanghai, Seoul, Singapore, Minghang and Yangon.

Emily Lydall Early Years & Junior School PE Coordinator

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Sports

Senior School Badminton The Senior Badminton Team trained hard this term and the players were rewarded for their efforts by impressive performances in the ISAC tournament in March. Isabella X was placed third in the girls singles completion and Brian L was also placed 3rd in the boys competition where Gabriel S went one better finishing second. Gabriel and Brian then combined forces in the boys doubles competition, proving too strong for their opponents en route to their victory.

Middle School Volleyball The Middle School Volleyball teams capped off a dominant ISAC season with five of our six finishing in the top three at the ISAC finals. The U14 Boys and U13 Boys both won gold.

Senior School Basketball The strength of the College basketball programme shone through again in January at the ACAMIS Championships.

The Girls Varsity team entered the competition as ISAC champions with an unbeaten record for the season that unfortunately came to an end with a narrow defeat in the final to Dulwich College Shanghai. After an uncharacteristically slow start to their season, the Varsity Boys bounced back impressively from their early exit from the ISAC finals to blow away the competition on the way to collecting an unprecedented third straight ACAMIS title. The signs are good for more success in the future as we were able to field four JV teams in ISAC competitions this year, more than any other school.

Eddie Lydall Director of Sport

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Sports

Football in Term 2 It has been another busy term for the Dulwich College Beijing Lions on the training ground and the pitch. It is also a hugely exciting period in our football history as we have now formed a strong partnership with Beijing’s longest serving expat youth football coaching company, China Club Football (CCF). CCF will be Dulwich College Beijing’s exclusive football providers after the Easter half term break. This will provide our Junior and Senior School football programmes with top class coaching and open up opportunities for our students to join holiday training camps at Dulwich College Beijing, represent Dulwich College Beijing teams in local leagues during the weekend, and receive extra coaching via the Dulwich Community Programmes (DCP) programme throughout the year.

Our Junior School football programme is flourishing with over 140 students taking part every Friday. The newly formed Academies have been working well and all students are now in

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smaller groups with dedicated coaches for each squad.

The Senior School Varsity and Junior Varsity season is well under way and the squads have had a successful time on and off the pitch. Over 70 boys and girls have competed for either Varsity or Junior Varsity this season, which is a magnificent achievement and proves the strength and depth in the Senior School football programme.

There are still opportunities for ISAC and ACAMIS silverware before the academic year finishes. Good luck to all those who are competing.

Stephen Hurworth Football Coordinator

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Spotlight

Royal Shakespeare Company Practitioner Guy Jones at DCB! As part of our partnership with The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), five practitioners will visit seven Dulwich College International (DCI) schools this year!

The first to visit DCB was Guy Jones, director, dramaturge, and facilitator whose directing credits include The Winter’s Tale and Twelth Night, Disnatured, Spokesong, and What Will Survive of Us. DCB had the chance to sit down with Mr Jones and ask about his time at DCB.

and thinking about the language and examining the contemporary context of that work. There is a way of looking at Shakespeare which is about feeling the language and feeling what the plays are about and kind of putting that language into your body in some way.

Tell us about your week!

It’s been a real privilege to meet the students here. They have been great and up for things and they have made my first time in Beijing very welcoming indeed. We have been looking a handful of Shakespeare plays, Henry V with Year 9, A Midsummer Night’s Dream with some of the Junior School, and Romeo and Juliet with Year 10. [I’ve been] trying to bring new ways of thinking about Shakespeare as lots of young people come with a certain level of anxiety or sense that it’s not for them or that it’s just too hard to understand and therefore not worth the effort.

I’ve been bringing techniques and exercises that we use in the rehearsal room to open up what Shakespeare might be and encourage them to think that it’s not necessarily about sitting down The College Magazine (Beijing)

So I’ve been tackling those plays and some small bits of text in a way that is slightly different from the way that they’ve been used to thinking about Shakespeare and hopefully given them a little toolkit that they might be able to take forward if they engage with those plays in any other way in the future.

How was your experience working with DCB students?

They’ve been generous and they’ve been brave. And you’ve got such a brilliant, responsive, diverse group of students here who have taught me as much as I’ve taught them, hopefully!

What’s lovely about the students is that they are really up for taking risks. I have given them exercises that have gently taken them outside of their comfort zones, using their bodies to express the language, switching on a different part of their brains than they’re used to in their everyday lives. It’s been lovely to watch little lightbulbs go on and conversations happening between people where you can see people are connecting with that language in a slightly different way.

What advice would you give to students who are aspiring writers, actors, or directors?

Be brave. This isn’t a career path that is particularly set. You have to find your way as much as possible and know who you are. Make connections with people who share the same values as you do. Really investigate what those values are. The second piece of advice is to be yourself.

Really look inwards and work out what your strengths are and what it is that you might bring to a play to a text, to a writer, to an idea, to a rehearsal process.

Be brave and be yourself.

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Spotlight

Meet the Head David Mumford Head of Early Years David Mumford joined Dulwich College Beijing in August 2016 which is a long way in distance and culture from Yorkshire, where he was born. He says he’s yet to find a decent pint of Tetley’s in Beijing but the same might be said of a plate of Dim Sum in Barnsley!

David is really enjoying his new role in Beijing for a number of reasons: the breadth in age of the Early Years children, the child-centered approach throughout the school, the children’s willingness to learn and take risks, the cultural diversity, commitment of the staff and parents, and the mutual support, throughout the College, of the staff.

David spent his early childhood in Yorkshire, so Beijing’s harsh winters are not a surprise, especially as part of his early childhood development was to be left outside in his pram, whatever the weather!

After leaving Yorkshire, David’s dad’s job took him to different parts of the UK and finally to South Wales where David completed his school life. He developed a keen interest in sports, excelling in none although he did go on to become an LTA tennis coach. He also developed a life long love of music from Bob Dylan, to punk, anything vaguely Latin, and many more genres with a bit of zip and verve. David left South Wales to go to university in Leicester where he spent some time studying Economics and a more significant amount of time studying socialising. Undoubtedly though the pinnacle of his university achievements was being a ball-boy at an international football match at Wembley. This was an accidental achievement as he was, along

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with his college associates, roughly the right age and on hand as the nominated ball boys’ transport had broken down!

David went into teaching after eight years working in industry, latterly working for the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes (NAAFI). This was an organisation which required David to complete a short Army training course. As well learning to use weapons and prepare a uniform, David learned some parade ground skills, something he found so challenging that the sergeant-major training him had cause to liken David to a flamingo rather than a soldier!

David then retrained to become a teacher which he has been doing for the last thirty years.

David has lived and taught in Spain, the Netherlands, Malaysia and now China.

He completed the NPQH (National Professional Qualification for Headteachers) and has been a Headteacher in the UK, Malaysia and China, and is a qualified school inspector.

David has two delightful children, Joseph and Celia, who are now grown up, although that depends a little on your definition of grown up! They are 25 and 22 years old and living in the UK. Joseph is now in the leisure industry after completing a Maths degree in Scotland, and Celia is studying a Psychology degree in

Southampton, England.

David loves being a dad and during his children’s early childhood, like many parents, told his children stories, mainly about a very naughty cat called Whizzer.

Later on in life, David was persuaded to write these stories down and momentarily they looked like they may have been published. Unfortunately, the small publishing company that had expressed an interest foundered.

David still hopes that one day his creative outlet will reach a wider audience. In the meantime he still tells these stories to unsuspecting children at school. He has also written a wide range of stories on a number of themes.

Having found his own creative outlet David hopes the he and his team can help young children find their own creative self. As Ken Robinson puts it, “we should personalise education, to build achievement on discovering the individual talents of each child, to put students in an environment where they want to learn and where they can naturally discover their true passions.”

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Charity

Shining Community Stars: DCB Student Leader Initiates A Music Project for Migrant Kids When Tony Liang set up a community music project as part of his studies, he didn’t expect it would become a selfsustaining success story, with over 50 students involved. But Project Nightingale has really taken wing.

Tony is studying for the International Baccalaureate, which requires students to take part in Creativity, Activity, Service projects. He saw an opportunity to share his love of music with the less fortunate children of neighbouring communities.

“I founded Project Nightingale at the beginning of Year 12,” Tony told us.

“We identified that children in migrant schools have much less opportunity to interact with music and experience the joy music has brought to us. We started going to a migrant school in Tongzhou and taught music every Saturday.”

What began as a requirement rapidly became a real pleasure, and not just for Tony himself. “Soon, the project became very popular in the school,” he said, “as our students were given the opportunity to not only stand in front of classrooms and lead music lessons, but we were also able to busk in Dulwich to raise money for instruments we use to teach the children. The time we spent with children The College Magazine (Beijing)

during mid-lesson breaks and performing with them at Migrant Children Foundation (MCF) Christmas charity event allowed us to actually connect with the children we taught. Going to the migrant school on Saturday mornings became the best way to start our weekends.”

And it wasn’t only the students who helped out. “The project also involved a great number of our staff members. We have had nearly 30 Senior School teachers going with us to the migrant school over the past year. The project doesn’t have a permanent teacher supervisor on trips, which turned out to be a good thing. It meant that teachers could choose to supervise our trips in accordance with their own schedules, free from the long-term commitment. Each and every one is happy to go on more trips with us for all the fun they had the first time!”

Combining creativity and fun with helping out in the community, Project Nightingale promises to keep flying long after Tony has moved on to his next challenge. But it’s down to this Shining Star’s hard work and enthusiasm that it got off the ground in the first place.

By Andrew Killeen and Vanessa Jencks The article was first printed in beijingkids, April 2017 issue Tony’s project won an Honourable Mention in the Integration Category, The China 2017 CSR Awards by the British Chamber and Amcham. The awards ceremony took place on May 3, 2017.

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Early Years used Earth Day this year as an opportunity to educate students about the importance of looking after the planet and, through this, raised funds for charity. It gave children the chance to look at how other parts of the Earth and, the people on it, are affected by human and environmental events e.g. natural disasters and wars.

As a whole College drive, they wanted to support not just the environment but the humans who rely on it. On Friday 21st April, teachers helped the children become aware of other people who are not as fortunate as us such as the Syrian refugees.

Children were invited then to dress in blue, green or white to signify Earth and peace. All the children donated money for dressing up and were incredibly generous. Early Years managed to raise an amazing 4529 RMB which was donated to the international organisation Save the Children.

Nicola Fennemore Assistant Head of Early Years

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Selling stuffed roosters

JS Charities

852 RMB 8073.9 RMB

For CNY 01/22/2017

Pyjama and Movie Day

Jing Cai Migrant School

03/29 - 30/2017

Muffins for Mums

Bunina Primary School, Zimbabwe 4302 RMB

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CNY Free Dress

Bethel & Hope

7314 RMB

02/14/17

Roses and Chocolate Sale

Tabitha Foundation Cambodia 2017

733 RMB

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ISCMS Drinks Sale

02/24/17

Wodehouse Bake Sale

02/28/17

Bubble Tea Sale

02/28/17

Crayon Free Dress

03/03/17

AGD Debate

2045 RMB Make a Difference Day

6500 RMB 5764 RMB

Tabitha Foundation Cambodia 2017

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Charity open-morning at on Saturday 22nd April It was back in January, at the staff Chinese New Year party, that our Early Years Teaching Assistant Chilli Yao took to the stage and encouraged her colleagues to support a local orphanage called Little Tree. Simon and I were curious and keen to support Chilli’s local charity, and one cold Saturday morning we accompanied her to visit these under-privileged children at home with their foster parents. It had a profound effect on us, and we were struck by the caring, hardworking foster parents who showered the children with love and affection.

We decided that we wanted to help support these wonderful children and what better way than to invite them to DCB, and give the foster parents a well-earned break.

Hence, on a beautiful April Saturday morning, ten DCB teachers gathered at school to welcome the children and their foster families to join us for an Open Morning. There were opportunities for art activities, a chance to play in the Foundation Stage outdoor area, and also to play football on the Junior School Astro. The dads and many of the children relished the opportunity to thrash Mr Herbert and Mr Barton at football! It was heartwarming to see the children take delight in the resources we have on offer at our school. The learning areas that we take for granted were admired as the children scrambled onto the trikes and threw themselves into the sand pits, yelling with excitement. We all came together to share a healthy picnic, before we witnessed an outdoor chess match at the front of the school.

When some very tired children made their way to the school car park to find the coach home, they did so with beaming smiles, clutching their DCB back packs and teddies with obvious pride, leaving behind some very happy staff who had given their free time so kindly, and were now glowing with a sense of wellbeing.

Many of the teachers at DCB help support private charities in the city in their spare time, and do so without any recognition. The Little Tree orphanage is already developing links with our IB CAS students, and Mr Herbert is determined to reflect our Dulwich Values in our community, and for more of our children to help those less fortunate than themselves.

Helen Herbert Early Years Teacher

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in Term 2 The Spring Term has been buzzing in the Drama Department, with a myriad of extra-curricular opportunities and exciting class work.

Royal Shakespeare Company Workshop In January, selected students took part in an eye-opening drama workshop run by the Royal Shakespeare Company. The workshops consisted of physical warm-ups and activities to give us a deeper understanding of Shakespeare and his plays. The RSC was represented by Guy Jones, a dramaturg and theatre director, who has worked with both the RSC and The National Theatre in London. Guy led workshops similar to those experienced by actors at the RSC, which gave students a real insight into how plays are rehearsed and staged in a professional environment. The texts explored included Romeo and Juliet, Henry V, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Tempest (read more on Page 15). We look forward to seeing the RSC in the not-so-distant future!

ISTA High School (Bonsai) Festival at DCB At the end of February, we were lucky enough to host the 2017 ISTA Bonsai Festival, a three-day intensive drama experience filled with workshops, master classes and teamwork. This year, the themes all centered on cultures, and East meets West. The three master classes focused on Victorian Melodrama, traditional Japanese theatre, and traditional Chinese theatre, with an emphasis on stage combat. Overall, though the days were strenuous as the students worked on physicality and movement, they were so rewarding, informative and, most importantly, fun. Elisabeth H, one of the Performing Arts Prefects, said “Personally, my favourite parts were when everyone came into one room and worked together on improving focus, body or even just warming up. It was such a collaborative and supportive atmosphere, where everyone’s goal was to create art and push each other. It’s a true shame that this experience was so short, but it is an experience that will stick with me, personally and with my work in theatre.”

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The Red Shoes This year we decided to split our performances by Key Stage, and the Spring Term saw Key Stage 3 step forward to create their version of Kneehigh’s The Red Shoes.

We had been eager to give our Key Stage 3 students the limelight to show just how creative, disciplined and mature they are. With this in mind, we decided not only to have KS3 actors, but also KS3 dancers, lighting technicians, sound technicians, set designers, set creators, back stage crew and a five piece band – the band was even conducted by Ben K, a KS3 student! It was important for us that we also gave a platform to showcase the wealth of dancing talent at DCB and this play was a perfect choice in this respect. We had six girls representing The Girl with the Red Shoes, and they lit up the Wodehouse Theatre by dancing through the aisles. The ensemble style of the piece required plenty of patience and control from our young performers, and they did not fail to impress. The sets were designed and created by two Year 9 Art classes, and were visually stunning. Arthur, Cyril and Eugene, also spent their lunchtimes perfecting our rabbit puppets – they truly are a talented and committed bunch!

The Red Shoes was a testament to the powers of collaboration – without every member of the crew contributing, persevering and using their creativity, the production would never have had the same magic feeling.

Becky Davies and Mark Randall Drama Department

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Highlights in Term 2

Late winter and spring in the Dulwich College Beijing Music Department hasn’t just been all about ISCMS! With the ISCMS Gala Concert still ringing in our ears (read more on page 23), the musicians were straight back to work preparing for the annual Senior School House Singing Competition. This year we introduced a theme, Songs from the Movies, and every House worked tirelessly to prepare entertaining songs, and showcase great teamwork and musicality. In the end it was Alleyn that took the title this year, singing How Far We’ll Go from Disney’s Moana. Congratulations to Alleyn and to all the Houses on a great show.

Our Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 musicians have been showcasing their talents in two soloists’ concerts held in March in the Alleyn Theatre. There have been too many highlights to mention, but the future of DCB music looks very bright judging by the excellent performances these young stars of the future gave.

There was everything from Bach, Beethoven and Chopin to rock, jazz and pop favourites!

Also in March, we had our latest instalment of the Diversity series with a visit from Roy McGrath and his outstanding Jazz Quartet from Chicago.

After two days of workshops with the Senior School Big Band and the Junior Jazz Band, all three ensembles took to the stage at Blue Note Beijing for a Big Band Sunday Brunch. It was a great honour to be the first ever group who are not touring professionals to be invited to play at Blue Note, and to have such a great turnout for the event, too. A special mention must go to Miss Bonner for her leadership and development of the Big Band at Dulwich College Beijing during the last 4 years.

only how strong vocal music is at DCB at the moment, but also how skilled the choirs are at singing music from all around the world, and in different styles.

Highlights included the Dulwich Singers’ rendition of a traditional Indonesian song Sik Sik Si Batu Manikam, the Chamber Choir’s Rosas Pandan sung in Visayan (a dialect from the Philippines) and Dulaman, a song by Irish composer Michael McGlynn sung in Gaelic, which we had to include for a concert on St Patrick’s Day! March drew to a close with the Showcase Concert in the Alleyn Theatre, displaying the Big Band’s tight ensemble playing in pieces such as Raw Bones (with great solos from Jason R and Michael S), as well as the Wind Ensemble’s thrilling rendition of Game of Thrones and the Orchestra’s performances of Danse Macabre (with William C’s flawless violin solo depicting the fiery spirits of the piece) and Sleeping Beauty Waltz.

A busy term indeed for our talented musicians and teachers!

Paul West Head of Performing Arts

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Dulwich students perform at the Forbidden City Concert Hall The International Schools Choral Music Society (ISCMS) Festival is one of the largest music festivals of its kind in Asia. For the past ten years the society and its events have given students from across the region opportunities to work alongside the likes of Grammy award winning composer Christopher Tin and internationally recognised conductor Karl Jenkins, to produce a public performance in just five days.

students at the Forbidden City Concert Hall. At the first two days of ISCMS X, Christopher Tin attended the festival and worked with the musicians during rehearsals of his piece.

This year’s festival returned to Dulwich College Beijing, the first school to host the festival, to celebrate its tenth anniversary. More than 350 students from 20 international schools across Asia worked with acclaimed choral conductor Richard Gill, maestro Dr Robert Hasty, and jazz legend Mike Vax to perfect a repertoire of choral, orchestral and jazz music to be performed in the Forbidden City Concert Hall.

The finale saw the choir, orchestra and Big Band come together to perform Gershwin’s I Got Rhythm arranged by Dulwich College Beijing’s Director of Performing Arts, Paul West.

On Friday 17 February, the ISCMS Big Band opened the festival with a jazz and blues performance at Dulwich College Beijing’s Wodehouse Theatre. With a repertoire including covers of Procol Harum and Radiohead songs, the Big Band performance set high expectations for the gala concert.

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This year’s Jenkins Award winner, student Jordan Lin, composed the choral piece Don’t Leave Me, accompanied by piano, that also featured in the gala concert repertoire.

ISCMS X Gala Concert in Numbers:

• 361 participants from 20 schools, with 52 students from Dulwich College Beijing.

• 21 hours of rehearsals.

• 2 world premières being performed.

• 107 players in the symphony orchestra with 308 strings on the instruments.

• 235 singers in the chorus and 88 music stands on the Forbidden City Stage.

• Over 1,000 tickets sold.

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University Offers Summer University Visits 2017 Summer vacation is almost here and many Senior School students will be travelling to different destinations. If you are planning to visit a country where you would like (or think you might like) to attend university, summer is the perfect time to schedule university visits and campus tours!

Here are tips for successful university visits: Do not schedule too many visits - You may be short on time or there may be a few universities in one particular city that you feel like you can visit in one day. It will be too much if you try to visit more than two universities in a day. Not to mention, the universities will start to blur together and you probably will not be able to retain as much information. Scale down your visits to the must see universities and take virtual tours online for the others you are not able to make.

Do not wait until the last minute - Now is the time to find out visiting times for your universities. Summer is the most popular time for students to visit from all over the world, so reserve your space early so that you and/or your family can be accommodated.

Schedule an on-campus interview - Many universities will give you an opportunity to meet with admissions representatives who are very knowledgeable about the application and admissions process. These people are important to get to know as they can answer specific questions regarding the university. However, another way to get an up-close and personal perspective is to schedule an on-campus interview, if offered. It is possible that you will interview with an alum, current student or even a person from the admissions office. This one-onone opportunity is great for narrowing your list down and determining if the university would be in your top 10.

Meet with a professor - While summer vacation is just that, vacation, there are professors who stick around campus for the summer. If you know which field of study you are interested in, contact the admissions office or contact the professor directly (if their information is online) and request a time to find out more about your specific programme and the types of courses you would be taking within your major. Many professors are glad to speak with prospective students and their families and may even remember your visit, which may be helpful later on.

Enjoy the campus tour - Yes, it may be hot in some places or the tour guides are loading you up with quirky facts about the university, but the tour is one of the most crucial parts of the visit. It allows you to imagine yourself as a student there. As you walk from building to building, or through the quad on a campus, imagine that this is a typical day. Do you see yourself eating in the dining hall or The College Magazine (Beijing)

This year, the Class of 2017 has received 194 offers for a place at university. Of these, 48% are in the US, 36% are in the UK and the rest are a combination of Canada, Australia, Korea and Hong Kong. We had our first acceptances at Amherst College this year, two places at Brown University, two at Cambridge, one at Yale and one at Oxford, along with Berklee College of Music and the Royal College of Music. Popular majors this year include Business Management, Engineering and Art and Design. The cumulative scholarship total is currently $467,000.

Julie Pankratz Head of University Counselling

hanging out in the student centre? Take advantage of your surroundings and determine if this is a place that could “feel like home�.

If you are unsure about the type of university you want to attend or you think it doesn’t matter if it has a large or small population, visit different types of universities within your field of study in a specific city (large public, small private, liberal arts, research based). That way, you will find out what you must have and what you can live without.

Enjoy this part of the process and, most importantly, enjoy your summer!

Kaersten Deeds University Counsellor

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Friends Culture Club – Visiting Old Beijing On March 17, over forty DCB parents headed to the Dashilar area to experience some traditional Old Beijing culture. The trip was organised by the Friends of Dulwich Culture Club, a group of active parents who arrange culturally focused parent activities throughout the year.

This time, parents went sightseeing in the beautiful Dashilar walking street, where they tasted traditional Beijing food, watched an interesting shadow play and enjoyed a colourful Beijing culture show in the Laoshe Tea House.

During the interactive shadow play, many parents were invited to the stage to learn from the experienced shadow players how to move the puppets and create the leather-silhouette show themselves.

Afterwards, in the Laoshe Tea House, parents enjoyed some Beijing comic dialogue, a juggling show and a fast mask-changing performance.

The hands-on experience of Old Beijing’s culture during this trip has given all the participants unforgettable impressions and happy memories. We cannot wait for the next trip!

Maggie Song Friends Culture Club Coordinator

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riends of Dulwich has been incredibly busy this year! The Dulwich Dinner Dance committee collected 417,052 RMB from the event. 100% of the collected amount was donated to the Ai You Foundation to help children with congenital heart defects.

Amazing parent volunteers in Coffee & Books and Mobile Coffee raised 95,173 RMB this year. From this amount, 50,000 RMB went to Roundabout to help a child with a very complicated congenital heart defect, and 30,000 RMB was donated to Educating Girls of Rural China (EGRC), which supports young women left behind in rural areas.

The full report of this year’s charity work will be shared during the Friends’ Annual General Meeting in June 2017.

Thank you all for your continuing generous contributions.

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Connections

Dulwich Science and Art Photography Competition Student, staff and alumni from all the Dulwich College International schools participated in the third annual Science and Art Photography Competition. The competition challenged entrants to represent science through art in the context of the following categories: Active Animals, Living Plants, Man and the Environment, Science in Action, New Beginnings. Please see winning photos from DCB below.

Congratulations to all winners!

Visit www.dulwichphotos.com for a full photo gallery.

Active Animals Alumni, Faculty, & Friends of Dulwich James Balcombe, Dulwich College Beijing, Second Place, Coming in for Landing

Living Plants

Survival

Alumni, Faculty,

Year 9 and under

& Friends of Dulwich Natalie Stevens, Dulwich College Beijing, First Place, Bamboo

Scott Jiao, Dulwich College Beijing, First Place, Parting

Science in Action

Science in Action

Year 9 and under

Year 9 and under

Audrey Elizabeth Wen, Dulwich College Beijing, First Place, Lava in Water

Eugene Ong, Dulwich College Beijing, Third Place, Fire

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Developing New Links This term has seen a significant number of visits by people from Dulwich College in London to schools within the Dulwich College International (DCI) network, underlining the growing educational links between all Dulwich schools.

Dr Cameron Pyke, Deputy Master External, has continued his annual inspections with visits to Yangon, Singapore, Zhuhai, Suzhou and Minhang. The Heads of Junior School and DUCKS in London have also taken part in DCI’s primary conference and had the chance to exchange ideas and experience with their counterparts from DCI schools. And in an exciting “first” for London, the College’s School Captain and his two deputy captains travelled to Shanghai for DCI’s student leadership conference.

The students from London had a wonderful and illuminating time in China, and reflected on their experience when they returned. They noted: “As the School Captains of Dulwich College we were fortunate to receive an invitation

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not only to DCI’s Student Leadership Conference, but also to visit and experience life in the schools which form part of the Dulwich International community. Throughout our trip we observed many aspects of school life which showed us the many similarities but also the fascinating differences between our schools.

Something which immediately showed the shared ethos of all the Dulwich schools was that learning was not limited to the classroom; multiple CCAs, clubs and trips allowed students to develop through the vast amount of activity we saw on offer. The variety of co-curricular activities and the passion the students had for various clubs and disciplines reminded us of the many societies we have in London. Furthermore, one of the great similarities between our school and the schools in China was the emphasis on engaging in extra-curricular events like sport, drama and music. We also had the brilliant opportunity to experience a day in the life of an International High School student in Suzhou, where we were immensely impressed by the students taking all their lessons in a second

language.

As the week progressed it became even more evident that we as students in an international community have so much to learn and share with each other. Often, the fact that our schools are separated by oceans means that we, as students, can sometimes become isolated. However, the remarkable people and phenomenal experiences from this trip have shown us that the distance between our schools should not be what divides us. Instead these different cultures and exchanges of ideas should be what brings us as a community even closer.”

We in London hope there will be many more opportunities for our students to meet their peers within the DCI network in the future.

Pattern and Chaos The Junior School of Dulwich College (Singapore) took part in its first ever Junior School Symposium in conjunction with the College in London this month. The theme of the day was Pattern and Chaos. Students were treated to an off-timetable day of academic enrichment which extended the learning of every member of the Junior School beyond the curriculum. A wide range of exciting sessions and workshops was planned by teachers from across the school, ranging from ancient Roman army battle techniques, to discovering how to use a time lapse video to create patterns in light, to juggling to sychronised swimming. In addition, a team from the Senior School staged a debate for Years 5 and 6. Perhaps the most impressive of the activities was the whole of the Junior School performing Kung Fu in rows on our sports field and then marking out “D C S G” in their Houses, a visually spectacular execution of the Pattern and Chaos theme. Sessions were led by teachers from across the Junior School and visitors from further afield including a group of Kung Fu performers. Dulwich College in London

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also held its own Dulwich Symposium alongside James Allen’s Preparatory School (JAPS) exploring the same theme on the same day, and all students had a fantastic time celebrating and sharing our experiences.

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Fun Into Food UK chef, Darren Tinkler, founder of Roots to Food, was touring Dulwich schools in China this Spring to help teach students about healthy eating.

Darren is a fully qualified and experienced chef who has decades of experience in education, hospitality and nutritional management, and who delivers effective and well-respected services to schools, academies, further/ higher education institutions, and the corporate sector.

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Chartwells, the catering supplier at the College, arranged for Chef Darren to spend the day with our Senior School students, putting the fun back into food. His enthusiastic sessions encouraged the students to think about a healthy diet and how to make good, healthy choices. The students learned all about different food groups and why our bodies need different types of food to be healthy.

The most exciting part of the session was when teams of students were invited onto the stage to design their own menu from a selection of ingredients. They then had to cook a meal using these ingredients in just 15 minutes. There were lots of suggestions from the audience and advice from Chef Darren to help them come up with their dishes. The Red team went for a fusion of Italian and Mexican with pesto chicken, pasta with wilted greens, and a mango, tomato and onion salsa. The Green team had to come up with a vegetarian dish and went for a Caribbean inspired theme with rice and beans, a vegetable curry with coconut milk, and sesame seed curried potatoes. There were plenty of volunteers to taste the food and then the audience had the difficult choice of choosing the winning team. It was very close but the Green team was victorious in the end!

An Amazing Day at Dulwich Fencing On Sunday 26 February, Dulwich Fencing hosted a Spring Invitational. Almost 100 fencers attended from Beijing, Suzhou and Shanghai along with 18 Dulwich College Shanghai fencers to compete in four categories. The competition involved lots of parent volunteers who presented a positive and warm environment, encouraging the fencers to perform to the best of their abilities.

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The majority of fencers at the invitational have only been fencing for a few months. They showed great courage facing opponents who have been fencing for three to four years and are recognized national medalists and top fencers. Among fifty U12 boy fencers, Dulwich College Shanghai had 6 fencers finishing in the top 32.

Congratulations to all and the Dulwich Fencing Committee!

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