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Friends of Dulwich Singing to Convey Love and Positivity across the Community By Willa AuYeung and Haifeng Cao Like singing? Yes! Like choir singing? Yes, I guess so. How about a cappella? Sounds cool! Never tried before… What’s a cappella? Originated from chapel style music in Italy, a cappella nowadays simply refers to singing without instrumental accompaniment. By combining different music style in its melody and harmonic structure, a cappella music gained an incredible amount of popularity in recent decades. In November 2020, the DCB’s a cappella choir group was launched as many families could not enjoy the usual holiday gatherings due to the pandemic. The Friends of Dulwich (FoD) committee sensed the emotional needs of parents on time, and offered a Cloud Choir project for parents to learn one song over 2-3 online and offline sessions, show love and support to each other, and spread good holiday cheers. The recruitment for the Cloud Choir project started and over 70 parents joined the group, including graduates parents and families trapped abroad during the pandemic. FoD invited AcaLab, a music organisation dedicated to promoting a cappella music in China, to support the choir. After some heated discussions, parents voted for their favourite songs: Pin Fan Zhi Lu and See you again. Mr Taylor Hartwell, the co-founder and creative director of AcaLab, made new musical arrangements to combine these two beautiful songs. After practising very hard for a month, parents gradually found they enjoyed every note of the song, and some even conquered more than two vocal parts. In this process, parents felt that the atmosphere of trust and encouragement, along with the joy of overcoming a challenge, mattered more than the singing itself. A video production of 90 song videos covering 5 vocal parts from soprano to bass was distributed to the DCB community in December as the warmest greetings for the holiday season. The a cappella choir was invited by FoD to join its Christmas Brunch & Carols event. 23 parents rehearsed intensively for two weeks after work and children’s bedtime, faced frustrations and challenges together and finally presented their first live performance at the Winter Garden of Indigo mall. Followed by enthusiastic applause and cheers, the performance was incredibly successful and touched the audience on the spot. A moment of pure joy in that warm winter afternoon! The DCB parent a cappella choir now rehearses every Friday. Choir members enjoy systematic training (including breath, rhythm and intonation) to improve their singing skills. There would be no more panic when holding several pages long music notes. Parents sometimes even try impromptu singing conducted by Mr Taylor. A new journey has begun, singing along with our songs! Tremendous thanks to the parents who have participated and continued participating in our a cappella choir. Your support and participation exemplifies the Dulwich Values and makes our community shine with splendour! beijing.dulwich.org
C O N T E N T S Head of College Message ................................................ 2 Meet our New Heads of School .......................................... 4 Meet our New Head of Early Years ................................................... 4 Meet our New Head of Junior School ............................................... 6 Student Leadership ......................................................... 8 Leaders in the Making: the Early Years Student Council ................... 8 Hear from the Junior School House Captains! ................................ 10 Hear from the Junior School Student Council! ............................... 12 What does it Mean to be a Prefect while Preparing the IB? ............14 Live Worldwise ................................................................ 18 Sustainability at Heart .................................................................... 18 The Relevance of ECAs to University Applications ........................ 20 A Brief Guide to the World of University Applications .................... 24 Let's Meet Again in 15 Years! .......................................................... 26 Getting to Know the Duckers .......................................................... 28 Learn Worldwise .............................................................. 30 Developing Student Superpowers .................................................. 30 Educational Technology and Innovation ........................................ 32 Ranking 9 th at the Oxford University Computing Challenge! .......... 34 Learning Journey: from an Extended Essay to a Research Paper ... 36 Visual & Performing Arts .................................................. 36 Spotlights ........................................................................ 46 DCI News ......................................................................... 56 Cover: Dica W, Luis C (DCB Early Years students) Back Cover: Kevin M, Michael L Jr, Yi Xin L, Sophie P, Mink L, Jessica T, Jadelle C (DCB Class of 2021) Editor, Design & Layout: Kalyana Marechal, Yadi Zhou Editorial Support: Cecilia Liang Contributors: Hetal Ascher, Willa AuYeung, Becky Bush, Haifeng Cao, Laura Clark, Anthony Coles, Sally Corben, Jacob Dong, Stephen Ducker, Tracey Francis, Jacinth Gurdon, Jeffrey Harmon, Yosef Karasik, Liz Mawson, Joseph Stewart, Yvette Stride, Iyabo Tinubu, Bernd Widemann, our colleagues across the DCI network and many of our wonderful students and alumni. Graphic Designer: Faye Zhang Photography: Kidsphoto Studio, Dulwich College Beijing students and teachers The College Magazine (Beijing) 1
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