School News
Year 5 Rugby news
Another fantastic year of rugby fixtures against St Paul’s ended with this year’s Whitcomb trophy being retained by our old adversaries on Saturday. For context, the trophy was originally presented by Robin Whitcomb who taught at both schools. The sun was shining brightly and it was a fantastic morning of cold weather rugby on display…
Bebras Computing Update
Recently some of our boys took part in the Bebras Computing Challenge. There were many boys who received distinction certificates, but in particular there were 6 boys who have now been invited to take part in the 2020 Oxford Computing Challenge. These 6 boys achieved the highest score within the top 10% of all pupils…
Pre-Prep Christmas Show
‘Christmas is coming, what a lovely time, hearts will be cheery and bells will chime!’ Against a wonderful backdrop of twinkling lights over Bethlehem and a packed house of families and friends, we were entertained by Caesar, his brave centurions and a trio of Wise men to name but a few! Our hearts were full…
Switch Off Fortnight
Over the past two weeks, pupils across The Prep have been involved with the ‘Switch Off Fortnight’ campaign. Our aim was to raise awareness and significantly reduce our energy usage. In each section, Eco club boys presented to their peers providing thought-provoking facts and figures as well as providing useful information on how to change…
Reception performances
Just imagine an amazing West End show but, on a slightly smaller scale, and that describes the two Reception performances of ‘Hansel and Gretel’ in the Early Years. The children proudly and confidently acted and sang their way through the story. There were many magic moments as Hansel and Gretel met characters from other picture…
Fire Safety talk
On Friday, all the boys from Years 5 to 8 had a presentation on Fire Safety from Paul Cameron, a hugely experienced Watch Manager in the London Fire Brigade. The key areas he covered for us were: the main causes of fire in the home, and what to do in the event of a fire….
Planter Project
This year in year 7 DT rotation, the pupils are working in collaboration with Alma-nac architects and the Dulwich Picture Gallery to design and make a planter kit that will be used in our school grounds. Dulwich Picture Gallery have very generously donated the wood from the summer pavilion, The House of Colour, for us…
H2Mo 24 hour swim
November has been Movember at the Prep and we have been trying to raise funds and awareness for men’s mental health. Our flagship event for this was H2Mo, a 24 hour swimming challenge. Judging by the numbers alone, there is a lot the Dulwich Prep community can be hugely proud of: we have raised over…
Head Master’s Art Competition
In collaboration with the Art department our Head Master, Miss Louise Davidson, is inviting pupils from all sections to submit a piece of artwork for an internal competition. The theme for the competition on this occasion will be ‘Spring’ and pupils are being encouraged to consider the school value of ‘Love’. The Head Master, along…
Swimming finals
Four boys congregated outside the London Aquatics Centre for the English Schools Swimming Finals. After a good warm up, the boys stood together to support Mr Bedford as he spoke to the 1000+ crowd for his presidential address. Spurred on by their pride in their swim coach, the boys swam incredibly well in the medley…
