School News
Year 8 Photography Project
The Year 8 photographers started their week at the Horniman Museum, where they spent the day exploring the gardens and exhibits whilst experimenting with a range of different 35mm film and digital cameras. As the week progressed they expanded on their technical knowledge, learning about shutter speeds, lighting techniques, and exposure times. They created surreal, striking and quite…
Year 8 Arch to Arc
On Thursday 22nd June Y8 embarked on a team challenge of running, swimming and cycling from Marble Arch to the Arc de Triomphe without leaving Dulwich Prep! Teams of fifteen Year 8 boys divided up the distances for each stage of the challenge and in a relay style completed the race. Each team was aiming to…
Final Middle School Concert
In the words of the Headmaster ‘simply a joyous occasion’. The boys in Middle School presented an evening of summer fun and variety in the final concert of the academic year. From Handel to Abba via the Muppets, every group gave the audience a real musical treat. The strength and musicianship of the boys was…
The Elysium Theory
Last week a select band of parents and boys travelled back in time as the corridors and classrooms of the school were transformed into Dulwich College Preparatory School: 1910. Why? To discover the mystery of ‘The Nameless Teacher’ and the elusive Elysium Theory. Jack Godwin shone as the eponymous hero vying for the approval of…
Thank you from the Friends
The Friends Committee would like to say a huge thank you to all the wonderful volunteers who have helped out at Friends events this past year, and thank you too to everyone who attended those events and helped to support our fundraising efforts. As a result we have been able to donate £10,000 to charities…
Year 8 Snowdon adventures
40 Year 8 boys enjoyed a fantastic week in Snowdonia. Once again the staff at Boulder guided the boys skilfully through a range of outward-bound pursuits. By the end of the week every boy had jumped off rocks into the coastal waters, abseiled down a sheer slate quarry and climbed to the top of Snowdon…
Swimming Season concludes
Congratulations to the boys who came third in the London League Grand Final for Years 3-6. In a very competitive final the boys swam their best and pushed the other schools in attendance all the way to the end. We had some great individual and team performances. On Monday we also had the annual squad championships…
Pirate Day in the Early Years
Shiver me timbers it was fun packed day on Friday at Gallery Road! The children all dressed as pirates and spent the day doing a ship load of activities. They fired the cannon in the playground, walked the plank, followed an adventure trail to the treasure, hoisted the sail and bailed out the ship. We…
Successful cricket tour to York
The 1st XI and U11A teams travelled to Yorkshire on Sunday 18th June on our annual cricket tour. After surviving a very warm drive and a good night’s sleep both teams were ready for their first fixtures against St Olave’s, York on Monday and then Woodhouse Grove on Tuesday. The Year 6 boys were fantastic company on a…
Prep Pupil finalist in National Short Story Competition
Alexander had an amazing time last Friday at the BBC 500 Words Final at the Tower of London. It was an incredible experience for him to play an active role in a national radio live broadcast, an experience which Alexander will never forget. He was very excited to meet so many famous people from singers…
