School News
Swimming success for Year 8
This week the Year 8 Swim Team attended the English Schools Swimming Association Secondary Teams Qualifying round held at Whitgift School. The boys swam really well against some strong teams from Whitgift and Dulwich College, and should easily qualify through to the National Finals at the London Aquatic Centre on 17th November. It was really nice…
Year 5 visit Sheringham
Last week all the Year 5 boys took on a three day challenge at Hilltop Camp in Sheringham. The first challenge of the trip was to leave school at the crack of dawn! Impressively, no one was late and we set off on an adventure which would see the most remarkable transformation of this group…
Year 7 go to Pembrokeshire
The Year 7 boys left school early on Monday morning and started their journey to Pembrokeshire, Wales for a week long residential. The aim of the trip was for the boys to develop relationships with each other and the staff. Even though the journey was long, the boys were settled and ready to tackle the…
Teddy Bears have a Picnic at Early Years
The children all arrived clutching their teddies on Friday, ready for the annual Teddy Bears’ Picnic. It was warm and sunny at Gallery Road and all the children made hats and sandwiches in their classrooms before they carried out their teddies to the playing field. Mrs Chambers and Miss Fenwick, Goldilocks and the Three…
Old Boys 40 Years On
Last Saturday, in warm sunshine, 16 Old Boys, who had left the school between 1941 and 1966, enjoyed an excellent lunch at the Gallery Road pavilion with their guests. The lunch, prepared by the school’s chef, was preceded by a drinks reception of sherry, prosecco or a Kir Royale (the latter courtesy of Ann Revell)…
Year 1 visit the dinosaurs
This week, Year 1 visited Crystal Palace Park to see the wonderful dinosaur models made by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins. There was much excitement as all of Year 1 made their own dinosaur-shaped sandwiches and then set off in minibuses! At the park, the boys enjoyed a picnic lunch before venturing out to do a spot…
Under 11s victory at Royal Russell
Last Saturday morning saw nine Year 6 boys head to the leafy suburbs of Croydon and to the Royal Russell School U11 football tournament. With the magnificent sunshine and immaculate pitch conditions the boys were excited before a ball was even kicked. The boys had five group games; the first beginning at 9:15am against Elmhurst….
Pre-season football training
Last Saturday, over 180 boys and 12 staff from the Prep were engaged and enthused to take part in our open Football training, in readiness for the busy season ahead. Boys from all ability and skill levels were present, a defining ethos of the sports programme here at Dulwich Prep London. Willing participation where all…
Sailing in Southern France
On Saturday 7th July, as most of England woke up in anticipation of the World Cup Quarter Final, 30 eager sailors travelled to southern France. For one week the boys camped and sailed in perfect conditions. The July heatwave which gripped Europe felt bearable when sitting in a ‘Laser 2000’ zipping around a lake with strong…
Off to Windsor Castle
Roots & Shoots Annual Youth Summit at Windsor Castle Six very excited boys, along with their parents, went to Windsor Castle over the summer at the invitation of Dr Jane Goodall. They were asked to make a presentation at her Roots & Shoots Annual Youth Summit at Windsor Castle to talk about the eco and…
