WOODHOUSE GROVE SCHOOL

International Winter Immersion Programme at Woodhouse Grove School

We had the privilege of welcoming groups of students from Suzhou, Shanghai, Shenyang and Beijing who took part in our Winter Immersion Programme in partnership with Edukatus and Danlu Liu. Students were given the opportunity to become fully immersed in school life, taking advantage of the excellent academic, cocurricular and pastoral opportunities offered at The Grove. All students were allocated an individual buddy, many of whom were day students wanting to get involved in this excellent cultural opportunity. Visiting students attended all lessons with their buddies with as well as getting involved in enrichment and co-curricular clubs and activities. It was a pleasure to observe the positive relationships that were developed between the students and all of our students were real ambassadors to the school.

This international element adds something very special to The Grove community as a whole. Not only does living and working in close proximity to different nationalities promote tolerance, understanding and respect for other people’s views, cultures and traditions, the diversity of our boarders also adds a vibrant energy to day-to-day life at The Grove.

The inclusive environment that exists at Woodhouse Grove is key to this. With only 10% of senior school numbers being boarders, it is important that relationships between the boarding community and day school students are valued and nurtured. We actively promote and welcome visits to our boarding houses by day pupils and encourage boarders to build relationships outside of boarding. Many strong friendships have been formed and our boarders often visit the homes of their day pupil friends at evenings, weekends and during the holidays.

“Boarding really is a very special and unique opportunity that a school can offer its pupils. I feel very privileged to be part of The Grove’s highly regarded boarding community, which celebrates traditional values, whilst embracing tolerance and understanding of all cultures, giving importance to what we can learn from them. It is not surprising that Grove Boarding attracts students from all over the world.”

Dan King Assistant Head (Boarding and Compliance) Gill’s House Housemaster