Last week the Year 1 boys had the opportunity to visit St Stephen’s Church. They were met by Rev. Schunemann and Rev. Mauk who spoke to them about the church. They were extremely interested in being shown the font and hearing why it is so often placed near the entrance to the…
After enjoying some delicious Danish delights, 1D could not wait to cook up a Spanish speciality for 1C. We decided to make gazpacho and spent the morning working hard to get everything ready. We peeled, sliced and chopped vegetables which were then blended into a cool, refreshing soup. We decided to serve the gazpacho with…
The Association’s President, Roger Knight, OBE, cricketer, schoolmaster and administrator (and formerly MCC Secretary) was elected President of the MCC last October so the Long Room at Lord’s was the ideal venue for the Old Boys and their guests to toast the health of the school and of their Association. Preceded by a voluntary tour…
In an email last Friday from the Director of the National Short Story Week, our school was commended for having “once again, done outstandingly well” in the annual National Short Story Week Young Writer competition. Each year, schools across the country are invited to submit 1000-word short stories from their Year 7 and Year 8…
The BBC micro:bit has arrived at Dulwich Prep and some of our Year 7 coding club boys have been experimenting with creating new programs. The micro:bit is a handheld, fully programmable computer, which is 70 times smaller and 18 times faster than the original BBC Micro computers used in schools in the early 1980s. It…
The rain just about held off on a hot and humid day for a very hard fought Year 3 sports festival. Watched by a huge number of cheering parents, carers and friends, each tribe were in close competition across a number of disciplines. From sprinting to hurdling, baton relays to the mighty tug of war,…
On Friday, as part of their Italy topic, 1L went on a trip to Rossopomodoro restaurant in Wandsworth to learn more about Italian culture and a subject of major importance to Italians – food! The boys were treated to a wonderful and interactive presentation on the different regions of Italy, its geography, climate, main…
As our new iPad deployment scheme gets underway, Year 5 boys were invited to apply to take on the role of ‘Digital Helpers’ starting in September. The role will involve the boys assisting at our iPad help desk throughout break and lunchtime, as well supporting other boys and staff during lessons. Each boy had to…
The Athletics Finals took place at Norman Park in Bromley on Saturday 21st May. We woke up to ominous looking skies, causing memories of the past two years’ cancelled events to come flooding back. But – thankfully – the rain held off and allowed us to run this fantastic event. Almost 200 boys qualified for the…
Nine days on from being crowned National Champions the Year 7 and 8 swim squad boys were back in action competing in the London Independent Schools Grand Final. As the last competitive swim of the year and the final farewell for those in Year 8, the boys’ determination to finish the season strongly was palpable….