School News
First round of the ProCorda Chamber Music Competition
On Sunday 5th February Dulwich Prep Music School hosted one of the eleven first rounds of the nationwide ProCorda Chamber Music Competition. The boys of Dulwich Prep are fortunate to be introduced to the world of Chamber Music at such a young age; the skills and demands required should not be underestimated. Five chamber groups took…
Early Years Assembly
A huge thank you to Charlie’s dad from Yellow Class, who gave a very interesting talk to the children about how doctors help us and how to keep healthy. We learnt about nasty bacteria and viruses which make us poorly, different instruments doctors and nurses use to find out what’s wrong with us, and ways…
Year 2 Assembly
This week, Year 2 were fortunate to receive a visit from Noah’s dad, Mr O’Leary. He is the Project development Manager for Battersea Power Station and the children listened intently to the plans for the power station, which no longer supplies power to the capital. Linked to the children’s topic on electricity, the boys had…
Justin Webb Lecture
Some 250-300 boys, parents, members of staff and visitors to the school had the privilege and pleasure of attending an entertaining and enlightening Leake lecture presentation by Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter of the Today programme, in the Music School Concert Hall last Wednesday afternoon. Justin drew on his experience of ten years as BBC…
U11 Dublin Rugby Tour
A squad of U11 boys have enjoyed a fabulous weekend of rugby in Dublin. After an early rise on Saturday morning, we travelled to Saint Gerard’s school for a round robin of games against local schools. Both the A & B sides played some scintillating rugby with pace, continuity and immense skill. An afternoon of…
Swimmers qualify for London Grand Final
Last week saw the boys return to the pool in the Independent Schools London League Semi Finals. The competition was very kindly co-hosted by ourselves and Trinity School with five other schools in attendance. The gala started off with the individual events and the boys swam extremely well against some tough competition only finishing out…
Water polo season begins
The Year 5 and 6 water polo teams had their first competitive match against Dulwich College last Monday. Both teams trained incredibly hard before Christmas and now their efforts were rewarded with two stunning victories. The Year 6 team won 14-5 and, not wanting to be outshone, the Year 5 team followed with a 9-2…
Healthy Eating Assembly
Today’s Early Years’ assembly was all about the hidden super powers of food for a healthy body. The children were surprised to see Casey the carrot and Hydra the water bottle glide in to centre stage! During the assembly the Chartwells Nutrition Team also talked about Barry the bean and Silver Top the milk bottle…
Sunny Ireland Here We Come
With the weather having dealt a severe blow to all but one of our rugby fixtures so far this term, we find ourselves with a group of fired up and extremely frustrated under 11 rugby players who are due to depart on their rugby tour to Ireland. Good luck to the opposition who are going…
Prep+ Spring Programme
Prep+ is now in its 5th year and continuing to deliver quality cultural adventures for the school community. The programme for the Spring Term is now available and we are looking forward to seeing some fabulous shows, both new West End arrivals (School of Rock, Half a Sixpence) and old favourites (Matilda the Musical). We…
