College The
Term 1 2017-2018
A D eca d e o f I nspir a t io n
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Contents
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From the Headmaster
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A Decade of Inspiration
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Challenge the Obstables
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The Mission to Create A Better World
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The Sky is the Limit
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Starstruck Moment
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Student Artworks
Back to the Future
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22 Upcoming Diversity 26
ISCMS XI Coming to Suzhou
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Sports Update
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Friends of Dulwich
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From the Headmaster Once again, the school year began spectacularly with excellent IBDP and IGCSE results. It was a wonderful way to start the year and, of course, something to inspire all our present students to aim for. Since 2012, 18 DCSZ students have gained the top marks in China, or in the World, in their IGCSEs. This year the following students received these prestigious awards:
Stuart Bridge Headmaster Dulwich College Suzhou
Min Young Baek Highest Mark in World for IGCSE History Noah Seaborn Highest Mark in World for IGCSE History Klara Andersson Highest Mark in World for GCSE Chinese Su Jung Kwon Highest Mark in World for GCSE Chinese Jimin Kang Highest Mark in China for IGCSE Chinese
Noah Seaborn Highest mark in China for IGCSE English First Language We are delighted with the consistency of our results over the last four years. My sincere thanks to all of the staff across The College who work so hard to ensure that our students achieve the success they so richly deserve. An education at DCSZ is so much more than examination results, and this term has seen many sports trips, music performances, China week trips and numerous other activities outside the classroom. The sheer volume and quality of opportunities on offer has been phenomenal. Thank you to all who are involved; from coaches to players, parents and supporters. It’s been an amazing term so far, and with the Christmas season still to come, we have more exciting musical and performance opportunities for our students.
Different from our previous Tree Lighting Ceremonies, this year we invited Santa to make a surprise appearance and to create Christmas presents on the spot - in the shape of a sword, a flower or a poodle - with colourful balloons. It was delightful to see children get excited; even parents wanted balloons! While Santa was busy making presents, his reindeers were secretly discussing a surprise party for Santa at the Christmas tree!
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Artist: Louie Y.
A Decade of Inspiration: Founded by Parents For our Children
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all started when British lawyer Fraser White and his wife Karen Yung began looking for a school in Shanghai that would provide for their three young children. They wanted a challenging and ambitious education that would prepare their children for the future, moulding them into confident and well-rounded young people. As their search came up short, a serendipitous meeting with Graham Able, the then Master of Dulwich College in London, resulted in the idea of opening an international Dulwich College in Shanghai. Dulwich College Suzhou was the third to join the Dulwich College International (DCI) family of schools, opening its doors to 200 students housed in the current Junior School building. Ten years later we have nearly 1000 students and world-class facilities. Our links to Dulwich College in London, founded in 1619, are strong and we collaborate closely with the other Colleges in the network to encourage an international outlook and create an extended
community where academic ability is fostered, creativity is valued, and diversity is celebrated. We pride ourselves on offering an extraordinary number of enriching opportunities to students and inspiring them to reach for their highest levels of attainment in all that they do. We have high expectations of our students and they in return, have high expectations of themselves. We are immensely proud of their achievements, and in equal measure, we celebrate their excellent examination results, world-class university destinations, excellence in the performing arts, sporting endeavour and service to others. There is a strong belief in the good of young people and that there is no limit to what they can achieve.
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Students Since Day One...
DCSZ is my childhood. Here is where I spend most of my time growing up. I met my close friends here who have been very supportive of me, and teachers who have been inspiring me to achieve better results in all my subjects. - Sudha S.M
As we celebrate our 10th anniversary at Dulwich College Suzhou, we would like to take this opportunity to show our appreciation to a group of administration staff who have been with us since Day 1. These wonderful men and women have been serving our school community every day, helping us with Teacher Recruitment, School Office Affairs, IT, Operations, Teaching and Learning, Catering, Cleaning and Security; without them, The College would not have been able to function properly.
My biggest inspiration at DCSZ is growing up with my schoolmates and also with my big sister, who is also a DCSZ student. They are the reasons why I keep pushing myself to be the best I can. - Ethan K
From left to right: Houcan Wei, Sissi Wu, Yolanda Kong, Sunny Niu, Judy Li, Nancy Zhang, Shirley Wu, Eileen Jiang, Cindy Qin, Rosy Zhang, Tracy Wu, Jenny Wu, Vivian Ge and Candy Wang. Not in the photo: Cookie Sha, Hygeia Guo and Nancy Zhang (Librarian).
DCSZ is like my second home; it’s the only school that I’ve been to for 10 years. During the time that I’ve been here, people from other year groups, older and younger, have been doing pretty cool things that are inspiring to me. Since Year 10 I’ve joined a lot of music ECAs and now I’m in the Taiko Group, in the String Orchestra, in the Choir and we also have our own rock band. The most memorable moment at Dulwich was when I received the letter stating that I became the President of the Student Council. - Remy K
I have been here for so long that I can’t imagine my life not going to Dulwich. My biggest inspiration at DCSZ has been the History teachers that I have had for the past five years. They encourage me to follow my passion by lending me books that I’m interested in and they also have been helping me when I’m not sure of my course content. - Joo Eun H
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Back to the Future:
Me, Myself and Suzhou
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ur intrepid ‘Time-Traveling Detectives’ in Key Stage 1 enjoyed two days of challenging, collaborative learning this term by exploring Suzhou.
Year 1 children paid an educational visit to the Xiangmen City Wall and the Couples’ Retreat Garden in the Old Town, whilst Year 2 visited the Suzhou Museum and the Humble Administrator’s Garden. As with all our educational visits at Key Stage 1, the children were set the challenge of returning to DUCKS with something they had learned about and something that they would like to find out more about. Authentic learning experiences such as these really engage our children and serve to ignite their interests in the subsequent learning that happens in school. Our Year 1 children put their best foot forward in glorious sunshine as part of their topic ‘Me, Myself and Suzhou’, in which the children had already learned a great deal about their local area and the culture in which many important people in their lives grew up. This exciting trip allowed them to delve further back into history, which sparked their curiosity. Having the experience of walking on Xiangmen City Wall and observing the Drum Tower gave the children a glimpse of what life may have been like in the past; for example, how the guards stationed at the Drum Tower would notify people of any intruders or visitors approaching. The children found the museum really interesting and understood the significance of the wall that once protected the citizens behind it. After the visit, the children took away a better understanding of how people may have lived and what the area was like before the modern architecture of today rose. They came back with plenty of answers to the questions they had come up with, but also yet more questions and possible learning opportunities, which is exactly what we like to see.
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he Year 2 visit to the Suzhou Museum and the Humble Administrator’s Garden further inspired the children as they worked on their own ‘Guide Books to Suzhou’, to attract future visitors. The children decided that they needed to find out what Suzhou locations they could visit in order to have first-hand experiences as a tourist. They were set the challenge of finding a variety of objects in the Museum to learn more about life in the past. As they explored the garden, the children experienced its beautiful nature and characteristics, just as Chinese emperors of the past had enjoyed
the garden’s green spaces and secluded spots. Later in term, Year 2 held a special event to celebrate their learning by welcoming their parents, grandparents, ayis, drivers and other members of our local community into school to present what they had worked on so hard. It was a great opportunity for the Year 2 children to share the knowledge they had acquired and it gave them the chance to ask members of our local community about how Suzhou has changed over the years.
China Week: Challenge the Obstacles
Year 7 to Moganshan
By Claire Z.
The hotel was breath-taking with its marble floors and spacious rooms. The breakfast was equally as good – even thinking about all that scrumptious food makes me drool. Better not dwell on that for too long as I’m hungry. Although a minority didn’t like all of the delicacies we had on offer, I believe our barbecue, cooked by the army, more than made up for that. I better move on here as there was more to this trip than food. For example, the true crowning glory was all the activities we got to experience. Laser tag turned into a giant game of hiding behind a wall and trying not to get hit by Mr Malik or the savage Mr Johnson. The aim of the Dragon Boat Racing went from winning the race to trying to get back to land as dry as possible. As for the obstacle course, well, we absolutely mastered that. There’s so much more I could talk about, but time and the word count are limiting me. My Year 6 friends and I will always have these wonderful memories. I can’t wait until next year’s trip.
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As they headed off to their first activity – either climbing or archery - there was a definite air of anticipation looming. For the climbing groups, a steep and imposing 30m wall lay ahead; for some, the challenge was getting to the top, for others, it was about how high they could push themselves. No matter what each individuals’ achievements on the wall were, every student showed excellent resilience in pushing themselves as far as they could go. With the other groups on archery, the challenge was somewhat different, and it soon got very competitive, with some even hitting the ‘bullseye’ on their first shot. Fluke or skill, no one was sure, but everyone left very impressed.......
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By Kevin B (Y12) & Jin Z (Y11)
M
odel United Nations is a simulation of the real Unit-
Tang and Leo Zhang. We would also like to applaud Jessie Lee
ed Nations targeted towards students developing
in year 10 who led her group by putting herself forward as the
an interest in international affairs, with its funda-
main submitter. In addition, three of our members have also
mental philosophy resting on the UN’s mission of making the
been awarded as best speakers in their committees: Sam Ho,
world a better place. Dulwich has continued its MUN legacy
Crystal Luo and Jin Zi.
for several years, and has seen active participation throughout the College. This year, 12 club members participated in the
This conference has also been a major turning point for our
annual West Lake MUN conference at HIS, Hangzhou. Under
own MUN club since the student leadership positions have
the theme of ‘Globalism in the 21st Century’, students debated
been passed on to us, Kevin Baek in Year 12 and Jin Zi in Year
and resolved some of the world’s most contentious issues: from
11 from our former leader, Jooeun Hyun who is now moving
world security issues such as terrorism and nuclear prolifera-
onto completing her final year of IB. It has been an exciting ex-
tion, to social issues including empowerment and exploitation.
perience for us to organise such an event for the first time and to see the progress made by all our fellow students through
This conference was undoubtedly yet another valuable expe-
this conference. Through good communication and the help
rience for all of our club members. Whether it was improving
of our MUN coordinator, Mr Dennis, this conference has been
our debating skills, chairing a debate or leading the team, we
very successful and we would thereby like to thank Mr Dennis
all made an effort to go past our comfort zones. First of all,
and Ms Macgregor for investing their time and effort on this
Vicky An from Year 9, chairing for the first time, performed
trip.
outstandingly. She was quick to become proficient at her role, slowing asserting her confidence in the room. For many of our
Finally, a big thank you to all those who have participated for
new MUN members, it has been their first conference, hence
making this term such a success, and we would hope to see
allowing them to experience an actual imitation of the United
new members joining next year!
Nations. These students have been very enthusiastic and hardworking, including Kevin Cheng, Lele Yue, Mondo Lee, Tommy
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ast October, six of our students visited Dulwich College Shanghai to participate in a ‘Hackathon’. They took part in workshops about the Internet of Things (IoT), Programming, Raspberry Pi and Arduino Microcomputers and then worked with students from the Dulwich Colleges Beijing and Shanghai to innovate new products and ideas, which they presented to Fraser White, Head of DCI on Sunday. The general theme of the event was ‘Making Life Easier’, and the students were given freedom to develop anything they liked within this remit; any product - software, hardware or a combination of both - that would make life easier. The students worked all through Friday and long into the night on Saturday within their groups of mixed students from Dulwich Colleges Shanghai, Beijing and Suzhou.
Hackathon
Excellence at IGCSE
Once again, IGCSE results in August were a cause for celebration at DCSZ. 40% of the grades awarded were at the top grade of A*, with 71% of grades at either A* or A. Almost half of all the students averaged at least an A grade over all their subjects. Seven talented students achieved at least 8 A* grades each; a fantastic achievement. These results again place DCSZ
amongst the top international schools in terms of IGCSE results worldwide. We are extremely proud of all our students and delighted that their hard work has resulted in such success. This year saw a record number of students achieving top awards from the examination boards. Noah won the Best in China Award for English and Jimin for Korean from the Cambridge International Examination Board. This
year, we also won some Best in the World prizes from the Edexcel Examination Board. Klara and Su Jung came top in Chinese while Noah and Kevin received awards for History. These achievements have been celebrated in school, and the prizewinners were also invited to a special ceremony in Shanghai.
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The Sky is the Limit
By Sarugi Magandran, Class of 2015
I am currently a student at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, studying Economics and Management. While doing research for my university choice, I stumbled upon St. Andrews which I’ve known for their famous alumni Prince Williams and Princess Kate. After doing further research, I fell for the place and its traditions such as the academic families and the pier walk. During IGCSE at Dulwich, my economics teacher inspired my passion for the subject. He used to be a banker but decided that he wanted to work as a teacher and would often talk about his previous job and experiences which really spoke to me. Dulwich offered me various ways to develop my skills in economics, such as being a tutor for younger students that just started economics. But also, I developed other skills, like leadership, by becoming Head Girl. And I was able to follow programs like the Stanford Online Leadership Course that is offered to students across the Dulwich campuses in China.
By Nicole Crichton, Class of 2016
I am Nicole Crichton, and I am currently enrolled as a full-time student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona. I am studying Aviation Business Administration with a concentration in Professional Flight Training, with the hopes of one day becoming a professional airline pilot. Embry-Riddle is the oldest Aeronautical University in the world and is very highly ranked for its aerospace and aviation-based degree programs. The university is so strongly respected in the industry that it has been nicknamed “The Harvard of the Sky”. Aviation Business Administration is essentially a Business major focusing on the aviation and aerospace industry. I will have the opportunity to graduate with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business, while alongside that, gaining the technical skills of the theory behind aeroplanes and flying them with an instructor, in the University’s Cessna 172s. When I was in year 9, I had absolutely no idea what I wanted to become when I grew up. I sat down with my dad to choose my IGCSE courses, and while picking them, I realised that
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I was focusing on Physics, Design Technology and Languages. My dad put the idea of becoming a pilot in my head, and from there on out, it has been my dream to work for an airline as a professional pilot. I believe my experience at Dulwich has helped me, not only to pursue my dream but also to get into my first choice University. The IGCSEs allowed me to concentrate on fixed courses that would benefit my future high school transcript. The IB allowed me to go even further as I began to focus on classes such as Business, Physics and Languages. I wrote my Extended Essay in Physics, on the concepts of forces affecting an aeroplane and wind tunnels. The resources at Dulwich allowed me to make use of the Design Technology Lab when building my wind tunnel and aeroplane wings. I was very fortunate to get great support from the faculty, which allowed me to enhance my essay-writing skills and confidence. Also, I was very lucky to be part of a very supporting graduating class. My IB CAS Project was also a very large part of my high school career, as I teamed up with a fellow classmate, Mary You, to create the Dulwich Aviation Club, with the help of Sarah Steward. The club was a huge success, and it also contributed a large portion towards show-
ing my passion for the industry. My advice for current Dulwich students wanting to pursue a career in the aviation and aerospace industry would be not to waste any opportunities that come along your path. Make the most you can out of your time during the IB and IGCSE courses, choose your Extended Essay and CAS Projects carefully and attend as many career fair opportunities as you can, to gain the most information possible about future University careers.
Any student who would like to pursue a degree in Economics and Management, I would advise to try out courses as early as possible and to practise extensive reading because in university you are expected to read a range of academic papers and be able to discuss them during tutorials. By doing that, you will be able to see if you are interested in the subject and if you want to pursue it in a more extensive study. The University of St. Andrews offers a range of degrees which are ranked top in the nation as well as a variety of societies. The course I’m currently taking is Organisational Analysis which consists
of Marketing and Organisational Behaviour, Intermediate Macroeconomics, and Anthropology in the World. Also, I am currently working in three different societies - Label, Haute Magazine and African Caribbean Society Showcase 2018. The most exciting job for me is being the Logistics Coordinator for the ACS Showcase because I get to plan and organise exciting events. Our most recent one was on November 9th; the launch of our Showcase - a cultural exhibition, featuring dance, modelling, acting and singing, to display the vibrancy and richness of African and Caribbean cultures. I had to plan the night events, was responsible for the decorations and the venues. Joining societies is a great way to get involved in the university and to gain experience in event planning. Within the Label Society, I am the Assistant Head of Sponsorship and Finance, and I am on the Art Team of our student-run fashion magazine. I am loving my time at St. Andrews University and would encourage anyone to check it out.
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That Day Our Choristers Got Starstruck Dulwich College Suzhou was very honoured to have the artistic director of the YL Male Choir and Tapiola Choir, Pasi Hyökki (M.Mus.), visiting our Junior Choir class on the 2nd of November. The Tapiola Choir (Finnish: Tapiolan Kuoro) is a children’s and youth choir from Espoo, Finland. The choir was founded in 1963 as a children’s choir by Erkki Pohjola (1931–2009). In 1971 the Tapiola Choir, conducted by Pohjola, won the BBC ‘Let the People Sing’ Contest with a programme that included ‘Aglepta’ by Arne Mellnas. The choir went on to win a Unesco Prize. In 1984, former members of the choir founded the Tapiola Chamber Choir.
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After the session with the junior choir, Pasi dropped by the Zhangxin Theatre to surprise our Community Choir members, who were practising their pieces for the upcoming Christmas Concert. Dulwich College is very blessed with the generosity of our global community to share knowledge and ideas across our global network. A big thank you to our parent, Laura V, who helped to make Pasi Hyokki’s visit possible and, by doing so, made our children’s day. Our junior choristers and community choir definitely enjoyed a pleasant surprise and a wonderful session with Mr Hyokki.
When I use Photoshop, take a photo or make a painting, I can see the whole process in my mind from when it is a first idea to when it is finished. Both my younger sister and me really enjoy art and I started painting in Primary School. Both of my parents support me a lot studying art. I get my ideas from objects and people around me. Stuff from daily life is my inspiration. - Jenny Huang 12D
First I did a mind map to explore some design ideas. Then we made three initial designs which I reflected on to create my final one. I chose the mountains and sun because it symbolises the sights of the Silk Road, our topic in Year 5. We had to be really focused when using the Gutta on the silk fabric as it was a new technique for us. It was challenging mixing the colours as we only had primary colours to work with. Overall I enjoyed the silk painting because it was exciting! - Lucas Ma 5Z
It was great! We learnt how to use a fine-brush for creating the outline in traditional Chinese style painting. We used a water brush to blend the colours across the paper. After painting the flower, I created an independent artwork. The tiger was inspired by a book in the library called ‘Art’. I really enjoyed the feeling it gave me. Being persistent in making my painting made me feel happy. Paint, paintbrushes and pencils are not all you need for art, imagination is the key.
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Eleanor Crozier 4Z
Upcoming Diversity Events
16 - 17 Jan
23 Jan
Kailin Yong and Felix Phang started many bands and have collaborated on numerous projects together, surely because they have a lot in common: both are multi-instrumentalists who count the violin as their first instrument. The duo is a strong advocate for creativity in music and for teaching music as a living and breathing language. This is certainly the central philosophy behind Freedom Strings Concept- a comprehensive string method that the two have developed that is based on the building blocks of sound, pitch and rhythm. The method uses traditional fiddle tunes and improvisational games and exercises to help students learn to ‘speak’ better music by deepening their understanding through playful and interactive application of each element.
David Greenberg “ It is my goal to make words so delightful that children will be inspired to do their best with the tough slog of learning.”
Frantic Assembly From a reckless leap into the unknown, Frantic Assembly has developed into one of the most studied and praised theatre companies working today.
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23 Jan
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Largest International Music Society in Asia-Pacific comes to Dulwich Suzhou
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n 2008 the International Schools Choral Music Society (ISCMS) hosted its first festival at Dulwich College Beijing, culminating in a performance of Faure’s Requiem. More than 100 students from 9 international schools participated. 10 years later in February 2017, ISCMS celebrated its 10th anniversary in Beijing, with a spectacular Gala Concert at the Forbidden City Concert Hall with over 350 performers, including students and teachers. This year, ISCMS is determined to offer yet another festival of creativity and passion, advancing the numbers to 390 students and 54 teachers of 23 national-
ities from 22 participating schools from Asia, Australia and the Middle East. Talented musicians from as far as Dubai and Australia will also be joining us in the production of a world-class performance in a world-class concert venue, all within 21 hours between 31st January to 3rd February 2018. Co-hosted with Dulwich College Suzhou and Dulwich International High School Suzhou, the ISCMS XI will be held in the Grand Theater of Suzhou’s Culture and Arts Center on the 3rd February 2018. Not to be missed is the grand finale piece - Carmina Burana, an epic Cantata composed by Carl Orff between 1935 - 1936. Such a masterpiece demands world-class soloists and we are delighted to invite Juliet Petrus to sing Soprano and Chenye Huan to sing Baritone.
The philosophy of ISCMS is born from a unique approach based on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and passion. At its very core is the challenge to bring together many cultures with diverse backgrounds to foster a global music experience. ISCMS endeavors to give participants an unrivaled and memorable experience that will develop and foster the musicians within whilst aiding the promotion of a more holistic person through musical engagement. ISCMS allows students to take part in major choral works, which their individual schools would not be able to perform. In the past 11 years, ISCMS has given musical opportunities to thousands of instrumentalists
In addition, this year for the first time, ISCMS will be collaborating with the Suzhou Symphony Orchestra to maximize the musical collaboration between our instrumental players and the local musicians at a professional level, which we very much looking forward to achieving as part of the objectives of ISCMS. Another highlight of the concert is to have a commission from Sam Wu, who is currently pursuing his masters in composition at The Juilliard School after receiving his A.B., with honors, from Harvard University. Wu will present his world premiere of “Feng Qiao Ye Bo” (枫桥夜泊), which is based on a popular ancient poem in Suzhou.
and singers, most of which are high school students from around the Asia-Pacific region, to perform in venues as diverse as The Forbidden City Theatre, Beijing, The Oriental Art Center, Shanghai and the Huafa Grand Theatre at the Zhuhai International Convention Centre. World class practitioners are invited to work with the students and teachers who participate in the Festival to make the experience an unforgettable learning journey. We have been delighted over the years to have had two commissioned pieces written for the Festival by the world-class composer – Mr Christopher Tin, a two-time Grammy Award winner.
Not to forget Mr Nathaniel Gao, our Big Band Director, who is a saxophonist and composer based in Beijing since 2006. He has been a key contributor to the local jazz scene as both a co-leader of the quintet Red Hand as well as a leader of his own quartet and trio.
“ISCMS is the largest international music society in the Asia-Pacific region.” - Global Times, 2014
Scan to visit our website at ISCMS. net to learn more about our repertoire and the amazing conductors of this year’s ISCMS XI – Dr Robert Hasty (orchestra conductor) and David Squire (choir conductor), who are both very well-known conductors and music directors in their respective fields. http://www.iscms.net
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Scan to book your tickets NOW! Ticket price: 80/180/280/380 A physical ticket is required to enter the theatre. Please obtain your ticket(s) from Dulwich College Suzhou AMC office before February 3 (2 - 4pm) with your YooPay payment confirmation OR pick up your ticket(s) 30 minutes before the show at the theatre entrance. For any queries, please contact Suzanne Loo at suzanne.loo@dulwich-suzhou.cn
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PORTS An action-packed Michaelmas Term for our DCSZ Tigers has seen many of our students representing The College at a variety of events. Here are some sneak peeks of what has been happening…
ACAMIS Volleyball DCSZ Tigers travelled to Canadian International School, Beijing in November for the ACAMIS Blue Division Volleyball competition, the culmination of what was a strong Under 19 Volleyball season. As the youngest ever DCSZ squad to travel to an ACAMIS event, all students involved demonstrated an attitude, enthusiasm, and level of commitment that they can be extremely proud of. Lucas Liu and Linde Miedema were highlighted as standout performers, receiving ‘Most Valuable Player’ awards for their efforts. Go Tigers!
Dulwich Football Club
DCSZ Swim Invitational Meet
Building upon the foundations set in its primary year, DFC has continued to thrive. With community spirit at its core, successes both on & off the field are there for all to see. On top of countless trophy successes for our Junior School competitive teams in competitions across Suzhou and Shanghai, our 10th annual DCSZ Junior School International Competition enabled our students to compete against international schools from Suzhou, Shanghai, Nanjing, Beijing & Seoul. With the number of students involved in DFC now in excess of 300, we look forward to further development when DFC activities return in Term 3.
DEQ UK Football Tour Seven of our Junior School boys enjoyed a Golden Week to remember as they travelled to the UK as part of the Dulwich Earthquakes Football Tour in October. With visits to Premier League football matches, stadium tours, and fixtures against local sides (including Liverpool FC Academy!) amongst the action-packed itinerary, all boys are sure to savour the experiences gained on what was a truly memorable trip!
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Our annual DCSZ Swim Invitational continues to grow year on year, with over 400 students taking part in the meet in November. The quality of swimming on show was highly impressive, with some of the best young swimmers across Suzhou and Shanghai involved. With a 3rd place overall team finish & countless personal bests broken, the DCSZ swim team continue to show strong development in the pool. Well done guys!
Sports Day A wonderful spectacle of sport and fun saw our Junior School and Senior School students take part in Sports Day in October. As the biggest house competition in The College calendar, our students did not fail to disappoint, participating and supporting each other to the best of their ability across a number of different sporting activities throughout the day. Congratulations to Shackleton (Junior School) & Wing (Senior School) who were crowned Sports Day champions for 2017!
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We are a committee with the goal to fundraise for Dulwich College Suzhou, to support its students and to donate to various charity projects. This year so far, we have been able to donate generously to several causes. We have provided funds (10,000 RMB) for a student in her final year of studying medicine who otherwise would have had no other way to continue her studies. We have provided a literary enrichment area in the Ducks library. We donated 5,645 RMB to the Crescendo Project. We also covered a patient’s foot surgery at the cost of 5,000 RMB. We have given 30,000 RMB to bone marrow surgery, 1,000 RMB to ICU treatment, 20,000 RMB for tumour surgery and 30,000 RMB for brain and abdominal surgery. We organise events and support school events such as sports day. Our Family Fun Day in September included vendors and activities such as calligraphy and baseball and was a great success. Our Quiz Night in October was great fun and well supported by staff and families. Our next key event will be the Charity Ball on the 9th of March 2018. The theme will be ‘The Great Gatsby’, and the Ball will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. From there, our next major event will be the Dulwich College Founder’s Day, which will take place in May 2018.
Friends of Dulwich invites you to
The Great Gatsby Charity Ball
Buy your tickets from FoD members, the SS reception and JS finance office
Food Drink. Music
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LanguageOne believes that it is vital for children to develop their mother tongue. Our education programs focus on giving pupils a firm foundation in their own language and culture. Language is an important factor in attaining a good balance between their social-emotional and academic growth. We provide Dutch mother tongue education on the basis of this vision. Every Thursday small groups of Dutch and Flemish children follow a native Dutch language class at Dulwich College Suzhou. Advantages Mother tongue education helps children find stability when growing up in an unfamiliar new country. It also helps in learning a new foreign language; whether the language of the new country or another one. Furthermore, good development of the mother tongue provides a cultural frame of reference and reinforces a child’s own identity. It teaches children to respond better to change. And when it is time to return to the Netherlands or Belgium or move to another country, it helps with reintegration at school.
Tickets: 750 RMB Early bird: 700 RMB until 15th December
Crowne Plaza Hotel Cocktail starts @ 18.30 til late 1920's themed attire
It is Vital to Grow Up with Your Mother Tongue
For more information contact: fod@dulwich-suzhou.cn
Our renewed programme We believe in the power of interactive and meaningful education. This school year LanguageOne started with a renewed curriculum based on the PYP. Our first theme was: Who We Are. Each grade level did research on a variety of topics linked to this theme: from the human body to comparing their grandparents’ childhood with growing up in the 21st century. Director Mirjam van der Geijs shanghai-suzhou@languageone.nl www.languageone.org | 0086 - 15002114117
Inspiration starts here.
suzhou.dulwich.org