School News
Chinese New Year
On Friday 24th January in assembly Early Years were lucky enough to have some parents teach us about Chinese New Year. They explained how homes are cleaned, new clothes are bought and special meals are shared with their families. The boys and girls all receive a little red envelope with money hidden inside to symbolize…
Parkrun at Crystal Palace
In support of Red Cross Australia, the DPL community attended the Crystal Palace Parkrun on Saturday 18th January. Glorious sunshine and a great turn out of boys, staff and parents helped create the most wonderful atmosphere. We had well over 100 in attendance from our community, welcomed with open arms by the Crystal Palace Parkrun…
Swimming Squads Final
Last week the boys from the year 3-6 swim squads swam in the London Independent Schools Swimming League South Final held at JAGS. Up against the top 5 schools in the league we went into the gala ranked third. The boys swam amazingly well and every single boy managed to achieve a personal best which…
Tribe Cross Country
It was a brilliant way to start the term with Tribe Cross-Country for Years 3 to 8. A new format this year for boys in Middle and Upper School, as for the first time they had the option of running a short or a long course. It was very pleasing to see so many boys…
Year 5 Road Safety Talk
This week the Year 5 boys were fortunate to take part in a workshop delivered by The Riot Act, a theatre group that use innovative projects to deliver powerful road safety messages to young people in Southwark. The shocking statistic that road accidents are the biggest killer of children aged 11 – 15 grabbed everyone’s…
Water Polo Festival
On Tuesday, the U12s and U13s finished their first term of polo with a wonderful Christmas festival hosted by Dulwich College. Playing in mixed teams, the boys played nearly an hour of non-stop competitive matches and finished the evening with hot-dogs in the club room. It was a superb way to end the year!
Computer Science Week
Pupils across the school have been busy this week, learning different types of code. The boys have been excited to create code that enables animations, solves complex puzzles and produces simple bespoke games. As part of our normal computer science curriculum the boys in Pre Prep have been coding ‘Bee Bots’ to move automatically around…
6W in DT
In DT, 6W have been developing their understanding of smart materials, in particular thermochromic paint that disappears with heat. To develop their graphic design and textile skills, they have taken the school values and interpreted them using five words. The boys then experimented with different fonts and spacings to design a stencil using the 2D…
U11A Rugby Tournament
A traditionally tough and fast paced tournament was always going to be a great test of the Year 6’s progress so far this term. They displayed a tremendous attitude and commitment throughout the day. The first two games were extremely tight and could have been won by either team but DPL came away with a…
Bebras Computing Update
Recently some of our boys took part in the Bebras Computing Challenge. There were many boys who received distinction certificates, but in particular there were 6 boys who have now been invited to take part in the 2020 Oxford Computing Challenge. These 6 boys achieved the highest score within the top 10% of all pupils…
