School News
Year 1 visit to the Dulwich Picture Gallery
Last week Year 1 were delighted to visit the Dulwich Picture Gallery for a workshop called ‘First Steps in Art’. The boys were lucky enough to see the colourful prints and paintings currently on display by Nikolai Astrup. When examining some of the masterpieces in the permanent collection, we imagined the stories behind the captivating images…
Nursery Classes Open Mornings
Last week saw the Nursery Children welcome parents into their classes to give them a snap shot of the activities they do throughout the day. There were children sorting objects to match letter sounds, writing three letter words, programming a mini robot and classifying bugs. The finale was a fun music lesson with Mrs Chambers,…
Year 4 boys part of winning county chess team!
Congratulations to three Year 4 boys – Lucas Downing, Harry Chauhan and Edward Ellam – who were part of the Kent team which won the U9 national county chess championship held last Saturday at Nottingham High School. It was a very convincing win for Kent, scoring 33 out of a maximum 36 points. Barnet (which…
Dulwich Prep swimmers triumph in Dublin!
On Tuesday 19th April Dulwich Prep London Swim Team (current London Prep School Champions) flew across to Ireland to take on Dublin’s equivalent – Blackrock College and Willow Park. After landing early on Tuesday morning and following a whistle-stop tour of the host school and a viking duck tour around Dublin, the boys settled down…
Waterpolo Team make Prep History in qualifying for English Schools Final!
Last week saw the achievement of another mile stone for the Dulwich Prep Water Polo team. With modest expectation, 11 boys travelled to Whitgift School for the regional qualifiers for the English Schools competition. The boys played as a team and took the other schools by surprise in their control, discipline and organisation of their…
Pre-Prep Plant Space Seeds!
The Rocket seeds have returned from space! The Pre-Prep boys had a science packed week, starting with Miss Bellos and Mrs Whitehead giving an assembly on germination and conditions needed for growth, followed by planting all 200 rocket seeds. The seeds arrived in two unmarked packets, one having been into space and the other having…
Internationally renowned trumpet player teaches masterclass
We owe a huge debt of gratitude to Alison Balsom, internationally renowned trumpet player and current Prep parent, who gave of her time to teach a masterclass on Friday afternoon to young trumpeters from both the Prep and Kingsdale Foundation School. Alison has cemented an international reputation as one of classical music’s great ambassadors and…
Poetry Week in the Pre-Prep
“There is a duck, stuck, in my fridge…” The opening line of Mr Grieve’s poem was just one of many that had the Pre-Prep boys in fits of laughter during their Poetry Week. The visiting poet A.F. Harrold added to the fun with his hilarious and imaginative Kennings poetry (rhyme writer, beard wearer!). The…
Surrey Docks Farm visit to the Early Years
On Friday 15th April the Early Years children were visited by Surrey Docks Farm. Famer Claire brought along a Shetland Pony, three beautiful sheep, chicken, a huge rabbit, guinea pigs and a pair of ferrets. The sun shone at first and then the heavens opened but nothing that a sheep couldn’t shake off!…
BANG goes the Lower School!
At the end of last term Lower School had its first annual BANG Goes the Lower School which was filled with fun, excitement, BANGS and most importantly a huge amount of learning! The boys bounded into the Lower School dressed as their favourite scientist. There was a palpable buzz in the classrooms as the boys…
