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`Welcome from the College Headmaster Welcome to Dulwich College Shanghai Whether you are reading this as a prospective family, an existing one, or you have joined our College community this year, I do hope that you will find the contents of this Welcome Booklet helpful to you. It contains a wealth of information about our daily school life and will cover many of the questions you may have about your child’s educational journey with us here at Dulwich College Shanghai. I believe that our College is a unique school. Our students are cheerful, balanced, at ease with themselves and each other – yet excited and enthused by the challenges before them. The College succeeds in combining academic excellence with a wealth of co-curricular opportunities, all underpinned by a deep commitment to the individual needs and enthusiasm of each student. As Headmaster, I believe passionately in the importance of the individual. Every student at Dulwich College Shanghai is valued in their own right, and encouraged to develop his/her talents to the full in a community where there are no stereotypes and where every achievement, however small, is celebrated. Our College Values are a more specific embodiment of our Philosophy and Objectives and allow us to define our aims in terms of student experience and development. Our students develop a wellrounded appreciation for the Academics and the Arts and they learn to understand and use technology to fulfil their potential. They learn to become inquiring and independent learners who are willing to take risks and use critical thinking as they embrace the concepts of lifelong learning. Through their time at the College, our students learn to express themselves confidently and appropriately through a variety of media and languages, and become principle-centred members of society. They learn how to show respect and to accept responsibility for others and for their environment. They are encouraged to be generous and caring, show humility, challenge social injustice and inequity, and value and respect diversity. Our students are shown that people can make a difference. They learn to inspire, influence, and collaborate with others and learn how to manage conflict. They also learn to become socially aware individuals and to show empathy to individuals, groups and society. They develop self-awareness and learn how to understand their own emotions while recognizing their impact on others. Through our values, our students develop a clear sense of identity and self-esteem. They are shown how to control their emotions and impulses and taught how to adapt to changing circumstances. They become resilient and are shown how to be physically healthy. We aim that our students will become effective goal-setters and have a clear sense of their future. By instilling these values in our students, we also aim to develop well-rounded young people who strive for excellence in all that they do and we make sure that they are well-equipped for future success. Finally, while we enjoy excellent facilities in a prime location of one of the most exciting cities of the world, it is the people in our community who make our College a special place. Our staff embodies a wide range of experience and a wealth of enthusiasm. Our parents are tremendously supportive and contribute a huge amount of time and energy to College events. Our students throughout the College are a real delight to teach, and they have a genuine appetite for learning. Together, we welcome you to Dulwich College Shanghai for the academic year 2013-2014. Mr. Paul Friend Headmaster 3
preparing for the world Welcome from the Head of Senior School I would like to extend a warm welcome to students and parents who are new to the School and an equally warm welcome back to those of you who are already part of the community. We seek to promote the College values of academic excellence, effective learning, communication, principle-centredness, and balance. Academic success is a central focus in the Senior School within the wider context of the holistic development of each individual student. We believe that every learner is on a journey of achieving academic understanding and developing important skills which will prepare them for future studies and for making an effective contribution to society. I hope that, during their time spent in the Senior School, students will continue to enjoy learning and will participate in a wide range of activities. We believe that exciting learning takes place in our classrooms and in the wider environment, and our students are well prepared for examinations, culminating in the highlyregarded IB Diploma. The IB Learner Profile is a set of ideals that suggests learners should be inquirers, knowledgeable, thinkers, communicators, principled, open-minded, caring, risk-takers, balanced, and reflective. Through the opportunities available in the Senior School, our students have a very good chance of meeting all of these objectives. All students are well supported by our pastoral staff and I would encourage you to share with us any concerns that you may have. The PSHCE programme seeks to help students increase their emotional intelligence and make sense of themselves and the world in which they live. I consider the Senior School to be a community of learners and together we are building something special. In addition to individual development, collective endeavours in Sport, Music, Drama, Debating as well as the House system make a school of which we can be proud. I hope that the following pages will provide you with information and insights into the vibrant learning environment that is the Senior School. Should you have any queries, please do not hesitate to get in touch. Very best wishes, Mr. Sandy Mackenzie Head of Senior School 4
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Page 12 and 13: IB Dress Code Clothing for IB stude
Page 14 and 15: HOUSE KIT (Years 1 to 13) House Kit
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Page 20 and 21: Curriculum The following statements
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Page 30 and 31: Holistic Opportunities Co-Curricula
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