News & Events
‘Use it or lose it’? The Importance of Getting Early Years Teaching ‘Right’.
Research is pretty conclusive: the experiences between the ages of two and six, both at home and in school, are crucial for predicting future academic success. Why? All cognitive function is dependent on the connections formed in the brain. Put simply, the neurons, or brain cells, require connections between each other, and these ‘synapse’ connections…
The Early Years Classroom, A Clear Direction for Dulwich Prep London
In the first week of September, 77 boys and girls will walk into brand new Nursery classrooms. These classrooms represent many years of researching (and trialling) the best practices and products to provide an outstanding start to a child’s education. The classroom environment has always played an important role in providing a good foundation in…
COP 26 Letter Writing Competition
Inspired by the UK hosting the recent COP26 summit, the children throughout the school were given the opportunity to take part in a drawing (Early Years) or letter writing (Years 1-8) competition. The prize on offer was to have their drawing or letter sent to the Prime Minister. The competition was an optional one so…
Meet Harsha, our Head Boy for the autumn term
Meet Harsha, Dulwich Prep London’s Head Boy for the autumn term. Described by his teachers as someone who has consistently shown the school Values across his time at the Prep, Harsha has been a fine role model for those around him and is always one of the first to offer help in any situation. We…
Betws to Betws
On Thursday 7th October, a courageous group of Dulwich Prep London Alumni and staff set off from the Royal Oak in Betws-y-Coed, embarking on a four-day, 400km journey back to the Betws Building at 42 Alleyn Park. The immense cycle ride was planned to commemorate just over 80 years since the pupils of Dulwich Prep…
Sparrow Schools Foundation Golf Afternoon
Our DPLink community is delighted to take part in the annual Sparrow Schools Foundation Golf afternoon on Thursday 23rd September 2021. After many missed opportunities to meet in person over the last 18 months it is a fantastic way to connect with the Dulwich Prep London com while enjoying the beautifully kept greens at the…
Lower School Challenge Days
Year 3 had an amazing Challenge Day; working together and developing their team building skills whilst enjoying and playing with each other. Down on Mary Datchelor the boys played ‘The floor is lava’ where they raced one another in a bid to move from one end of the field to the other, with only a…
Year 8 Science Fair
This term in Science, all of the Year 8 Day School classes worked in pairs or individually to investigate a range of topics. These were then presented at a Science fair on tri-folds. Each group chose a topic on which they researched and collected data. We used our peers or family members as test subjects…
Eco Week in Lower School
Before half term, boys all across the school engaged in Eco Week. They honed their knowledge and upskilled their actions in order to make their world, your world, our world a better place for all. In Lower School the children began the week by thinking about waste, identifying all of the locations of the various…
The Townsend-Warner History Prize 2021
DPL has, for the 3rd time, entered Upper School pupils for the Townsend Warner History Prize for prep schools, a historical tradition which began in the same year that Dulwich College Preparatory School opened its doors to 13 pupils in 1885. Three boys, Freddie, Daniel, and Angus, have made it through to the second round,…