School News
4L Class Assembly
Did you know that Ojibwas and Chippeways are actually the same tribe? Or that Deerfeet wasn’t a tribe but referred to a barefoot runner? Or have you ever considered why the school chose these characters to be the names for the tribes? If not then it is unfortunate that you were not all able to…
Biathlon at Whitgift
On a grey and wet Sunday morning a selection of boys travelled to Croydon to compete in the Whitgift Biathlon. The boys performed amazingly well on the day despite the conditions, competing with a sense of energy and pride. There were some fantastic results in the pool and on a very muddy and slippery running…
Year 7 Creative Rotation
Year 7 Creative Rotation have been working with architects Alma-nac to design, make and install planters for our site. They have surveyed the playground to find suitable locations, liaised with staff to discuss good planting ideas and prototyped several ideas for interesting structures. We have been incredibly lucky that the architects have contacted the Dulwich…
TfL STARS Gold Award
We are delighted to announce that for the second year running we have achieved the TfL STARS Gold Award. STARS looks to inspire young Londoners to travel to school sustainably, actively, responsibly and safely by championing walking, scooting and cycling. This in turn supports pupils’ wellbeing, helps to reduce congestion at the school gates and…
Cross Country Trials
Last Thursday morning 12 boys were selected to represent Dulwich Prep London at the Southwark Cross Country Trials. The Year 6 boys were the first to compete and they dominated the race as a team with all 5 competitors coming in the top 6 positions. This was a fascinating battle between peers, but it was…
Early Years Harvest
We were very luck in Early Years to be able to celebrate Harvest twice, as both the Nursery and Reception classes have their own special Harvest assemblies. Our youngest children, wearing their class coloured t-shirts, happily sat in front of an extremely proud audience of parents to sing about scarecrows and autumn leaves. Miss Davidson…
Pre-Prep Harvest
“Harvest Praise!” sang the boys as they wowed their audiences with a feast of singing, dancing and rapping! An explosion of colour adorned the stage and with fun and excitement, beautiful paintings and groovy moves, the boys entertained a huge audience! Everyone left energised and upbeat after joining in with the Harvest Hoe-down extravaganza! What…
Water Polo training session
On Tuesday Dulwich Prep hosted Dulwich College for a joint water polo training session. 36 boys were split into teams and played a mixture of competitive round robin matches. This gave all the boys a wonderful opportunity to familiarise themselves with the new rules and match themselves against strong opposition. Another hugely successful afternoon and…
Book Fair comes to the Prep
Last week’s Book Fair created a real buzz about books throughout the Middle and Upper School. We are hugely grateful to all those boys and parents who supported the Fair and helped us raise nearly £2500 in commission to spend on new books for our school libraries. Reading for pleasure is certainly alive and thriving…
ISFA 7’s Tournament
Last Thursday saw the U11 boys take the short trip to Alleyns for the ISFA 7’s Regional Tournament. The boys began well and work rate and passion shone through as they beat a really good Notting Hill Prep team 3-0 with goals from Josh, Noah and Callum. The following two matches were really tightly contested…
