Category: Pre-Prep News
Giving children an environmental voice
We have long been an eco-conscious school that strives to pursue a meaningful path towards improving the environment. Last year, we wanted to show our commitment to sustainable education further by entering the Eco-Schools programme. The programme consists of a seven-step framework focusing on 10 Eco-Schools topics and an assessment for the bronze, silver and…
Our Spring Term Head Boy, James
Starting his term as Head Boy during Remote Learning, this was James’ message to the Dulwich Prep community. We chatted to James during Children’s Mental Health Week, the theme this year being ‘Express Yourself’. Read on to find out more about James and to see why we are so proud to have him as…
A Letter from the Head Boy
Happy 2021! Dear Parents and friends of the Prep, We can’t do our normal Christmas concerts this year but that doesn’t mean we can’t be festive. With the help of teachers across the School, and with some technical support, we’ve put together an advent calendar here – click on Santa over there on the right…
Jacob, our Autumn Term Head Boy
Starting at Dulwich Prep London in 2011, Jacob is remembered as “always arriving at school with a lovely smile and ready to learn” by Mrs Barrick, his Nursery teacher. Mr Topham, Head of Upper School, says “Jacob is kind and thoughtful and his independence of mind, creativity and playfulness shine through in this video. He…
Dulwich Prep London Remembrance Service 2020
“When you go Home, tell them of us and say, For your Tomorrow, we gave our Today” John Maxwell Edmunds, 1916 At 11am on 11th November 2020, our school joined together for a two minute silence to honour and remember all those who have sacrificed their lives in combat. The service began with autumn…
Embracing Change in Sport
It’s a new normal for sport at Dulwich Prep London. Coming back in September, we knew that our teaching style would be impacted by the new social distancing measures. Often we find that anything new or different can be seen either as a threat to the status quo or as an opportunity. The DPL sports…
DPL@Home Goes Live
Our new Remote Learning site, DPL@Home, opened its virtual doors this morning as pupils returned to work for the Summer term. Staff have been busy building the site and creating content during the Easter break to allow our pupils to continue their learning as effectively as possible. The site directs pupils to their subject lessons…
Maths Day at Early Years
Maths Day took place in Early Years on Friday 6th March. The children arrived dressed in lots of different outfits with a maths theme; there were hats and bands with numbers or shapes and one boy had been transformed into a dice. We started with an assembly to introduce the theme of the day, Maths…
1C Assembly
In their recent Assembly on Transport, the boys of 1C gave an all-singing and all-dancing performance covering many aspects of their current topic. The boys presented interesting facts about transport and worked hard to recite their lines with clarity and volume. The boys manged to fill the Pre-Prep Hall with their ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’…