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Dulwich Olympiad

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Chinese New YearTemple Fair

IB ArtExhibition

Book Week

Sleeping Beauty

10 k Triathlon

Ten Years in Beijing!

Winter 2014/2015

DETUR P O N S MUNDO

Our First Graduating Class – where are they now?Track where our first graduates are now

Livestreaming at DulwichDiscover the technology and people behind this amazing service

Find out what’s new from the Chinese Department

Learn about the history behind Dulwich College Beijing

Anyone who has spent more than a few hours at Dulwich College Beijing knows that we put on dozens (and dozens) of events throughout the year, but as a part of our Tenth Anniversary celebration, we have identified ten special events in honour of this milestone in our history. We have chosen a variety of events – some new, some time-honoured, and others focused on art, literature, performance, culture or athletic achievement. Here they are:

The Diversity III series of concerts took place in October, and featured – as the name suggests – a diverse group of performers: a jazz quartet, a rock band, a swing group, a DJ, a classical cellist and an a cappella group.

A Dulwich Christmas includes ice skating, a Christmas mini-bazaar and a hugely popular concert performed by our students, while the Chinese New Year Temple Fair sees the Legend campus transformed into a corner of traditional China.

Book Week will celebrate literature, the IB Art Exhibition will showcase the creativity of our IB art students, and Sleeping Beauty will display the talents of our Senior School thespians.

10 Peaks for 10 Years is a series of hikes around Beijing, and the 10k Triathlon will be a swimming, cycling and running competition adding up to 10k.

The two biggest events of the year will be

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our Third Annual Founder’s Day and – one we are very proud to host - the first ever Dulwich Olympiad. This event will take place only once every four years at one of the Dulwich schools, and will

include hundreds of Dulwich students – including over 100 from London – participating in a huge extravaganza of sports and music.

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Front cover: 10th Anniversary poster by Greta Wang

Contributors: David Mansfield, Cynthia Maclean, Sarah Humphreys, Simon Herbert, Ruth Grant, Chris Lynn, Choon Eichman, See Kay Leong, Sophie Towers, Hazel Bat-tersby, James Townsend, Jenny Liu, Nicholas Wolfe, Paul West, Nina Haynes, Alex Pineda, Mike McCarthy and many fantastic Dulwich students

Editors: Cynthia Maclean, Choon Eichman, See Kay Leong

News & Events ........................................2

From the Headmaster’s Desk .................7

Dulwich College - Ten Years in Beijing ..8

Our First Graduating Class – where are they now? .............................................10

Livestreaming at Dulwich .....................12

Sports .....................................................14

Arts .........................................................16

Charity ...................................................18

From the Chinese Department .............19

Student Artwork ...................................20

Graduates ..............................................23

Behind the Scenes .................................24

Friends ...................................................25

Connections ...........................................26

Snapshots ..............................................28

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News & Events

Youth Olympics We are very proud of Valery Toporkova, in Year 10, who was one of very few students across China chosen to be a journalist at the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games.

Young Journalist for the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games

Checkmate!Year 9 student Michelle Zhang recently came in second in a com-petitive national chess tournament in Shandong. Over 80 advanced players entered the competition and her sharp skills took her to the top

of the ladder. Michelle started play-ing at age 6 and was lucky enough to have a grandmaster as a tutor. She is now playing at the highest possible level, Grade 1. Congratula-tions, Michelle!

2014 IGCSE Results We celebrate yet another year of outstanding IGCSE results. Year 12 students, Cecily Chen and Colin Mao, deserve special mention for their extraordinary accomplishment of 11 A*s! Congratulations to all!

• 76.1% of grades are A* and A (a 2.1% increase from last year) with 93.7% of grades ranging from A* to B

• 43.7% of grades are A*. Independent

schools in the UK average 32%• 100% of grades are A* and A in Sci-

ence Triple Award (Chemistry, Physics, Biology)

• 100% pass rate in English Literature• 100% pass rate in Mathematics• 98% of students achieved A* in IGCSE

Foreign Language Mandarin• 87% of grades are A* and A in First

Language Mandarin

No Horsing Around!Federal Equestrian International has its headquarters located in Lausanne, Switzerland. This competition was held in many different countries with the same system. There are different classes of show jumping. I participated in the 60-90 cm youth & 110-120 cm. In the

first round of the 60-90 cm class, I was placed second. In the final round, I won the championship, thanks to my horse, Domonic, who did a very good job! All my days of practice paid off well!

Jonathan Ding, Year 9

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Hidden in the HutongsThe Year 6 production Hidden in the Hutongs was inspired by the students’ study of hutongs (narrow streets or alleys). Over a six to seven week period, the students visited hutongs near Yong He Gong, made sketches, wrote research reports, put up wall murals and even decorated their classrooms in

hutong style. The production was a col-laborative effort – the students came up with the storyline and the teachers wrote the script.

The story centers on a family that has lived in hutongs for generations and a pair of property developers who are

intent on knocking down their home and the surrounding areas to build a mall and apartment blocks. The ending is a win-win for both parties, balancing the old and the new; the residents get to keep their hutongs.

Nicholas Wolfe

Food - The Photography CompetitionFirst Place

Honourable Mention

Tess Hunter Wilson Wong

Maggie Hunter Iris Seo Reiko Ng Patty Hunter

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News & Events

MOCK TRIALS AND HOUSE DEBATESMock Trial is a new afterschool activ-ity led by Ms. Campbell. Open for all of KS4 and KS5, this activity is an eye-opener into the world of law and justice. Students are transformed into witnesses, lawyers, prosecutors and judges, all don-ning important roles in a little mini-drama of a courtroom.

At the same time, students learn from this experience. Ms. Campbell and Ms. Maclean teach these fledgling lawyers how to pick the key pieces of evidence and how to utilize them in the most effec-tive manner. In addition, students are taught the fine art of cross-examination and direct examination, making each trial

an improvement on the last.

Last week, I was part of the prosecution team. Leigh White (played by Jason Sun, another student) was charged with the possession of drugs in a nightclub and pled not guilty; he claimed he took the drugs off his friend to prevent him from committing another offence, and was going to flush the drugs down the toilet when apprehended. It was a very chal-lenging case.

The defense team pulled out a star wit-ness, Jo Smith. She had a previous con-viction, but it was only for stealing a bit of money to save her poor starving family.

Our prosecution witness wasn’t quite as convincing (Jules Hope), having had a number of drinks when she allegedly heard an incriminating statement from the defendant himself. Nevertheless, my partner and I did our best to make a strong case.

In the end, Leigh White was found not guilty. While my team had lost, we thought it was an extremely rewarding experience. With more practice on cross-examination and proper use of evidence, I’m sure that each of our future mock trials will be more outstanding than the last.

Violet TanYear 12

HOUSE DEBATESHouse Debating was another roaring success this year with eighty students taking part in the Senior School. The purple hued Alleyn, mistakenly ignored by some, made their way stealthily up the ranks of the competition, slipping quietly into the finals before dazzling the audience with a deadly combination of logic and presence that managed to outflank the mighty Johnson. In KS4&5,

it was a similar story, with Soong mov-ing smoothly through the competition with some fantastic arguments. How-ever, they were beaten by Johnson who discarded their notes and unleashed a barrage of stellar arguments in a display of rhetoric that was at times mercurial, and at times explosive. Well done to ALL competitors.

Sophie Towers

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News & Events

Master Storyteller Visits DulwichDavid Novak, an international story teller, inspired Dulwich children with his dra-matic story telling skills, expertly using actions and voices to entertain them. All the students were spellbound as he captivated their imagination with wild creativity and endless possibilities. Mr Novak performed a creative rendition of Little Red Riding Hood.

Year 4 String OrchestraAll the Year 4 children came together to perform as a mass string orchestra, performing a Tango and Cha Cha for the rest of the Junior School in Novem-ber. Although these children had been learning these instruments for only eight weeks, they gave a truly polished perfor-mance!

Leadership and ServiceService to others and the development of leadership qualities are key aspects of a Dulwich College Beijing education. See our Senior School children helping out at the Junior School Sports Day, in Early Years and a migrant school. They brought with them lots of enthusiasm, fun and creativity.

Kartik being measured by Cherry and the Spiders

Ming Yuan Migrant children setting off rockets and making slime

Thalia and Ming play ‘frogs’ with children from the Tiger Class


Dulwich College London VisitIn November we enjoyed a visit from Mr Ralph Mainard and Dr Cameron Pyke of Dulwich London. Ralph Mainard is Deputy Head (External) at DCL and has seen and shaped the growth of DCB since the start. We would like to thank Mr Mainard for the wonderful support he has offered to our schools over the years. This visit was his last inspection of DCB, as he will retire later this year. Cameron Pyke will replace Ralph Mainard as Deputy Head (External) and will be our inspector from next year.

Diversity IIIThe Diversity Project is in its third year and is a month-long festival of music and learning designed to unite wide-ranging and unique musicians from across the globe. This year, Dulwich College Beijing hosted the Roy McGrath Jazz Quartet, Swing Beijing, rock band Mals Totem, The Princeton Tigertones, Cellist Jacob Shaw and DJ Jess Deskovic. The musicians not only performed at Dulwich, they also con-ducted master classes for our students.

Cricket at DulwichCricket Legend Mike Gatting and the ladies team from the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) from England vis-ited Dulwich College Beijing on 15 October 2014.

The MCC Team coached 50 aspiring student players. They also played a friendly 40 Over match against the Chinese National Ladies Team. We believe that this is the first professional ladies match played on Beijing soil.

Click Clack Boooooooooo!Three hundred fifty excited Early Years children were treated to two fabulous performances of Click Clack Boo, a magical Halloween show put on by our WONDERFUL parents. A cast of ‘thousands’ (well, 30) enthusiastic, well-organised and happy mums got together to put on the show at Legend Garden. All the children were spell bound. Our parents had designed and made ‘magical’ props and costumes- visu-ally the performance was great and the acting, directing, music and sound effects were really professional. We are very lucky to have parents at our school who do this for us!

Sarah Humphreys

News & Events


Dulwich College London was the brainchild of Edward Alleyn, who, after Richard Burbage, was one of the

finest actors of his generation. In 1598 he began a theatrical management company, which opened up important theatres like the Fortune and the Rose, north of the River Thames in London. He became very successful and in 1605 bought property in Dulwich, which led in 1619 to his endowment of a school, the College of God’s Gift. This in turn became Dulwich College.

The Dulwich Colleges in China, the first of which was opened in Shanghai in 2004, have built on this foundation. The academic, the creative, the artistic, the musical and the entrepreneurial have all come together in our growth in China. Dulwich College Bei-jing was opened in 2005 and celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Building on an existing school, DCB grew under the leader-ship of Brian McDouall into new premises at Legend Garden in 2006 and after various extensions to its status today as one of the leading international schools in Beijing. Our reputation as an academically rigorous school with a strong tradition for the crea-tive arts and sport is not a surprise. It was a coherent and deliberate plan to create a school that manifests the best of the British

public school set within an international, and specifically Chinese, context.

As the third headmaster of the College, I am privileged to report that ten years on, DCB has already won best British International School of the Year status in 2011. It gained a straight set of “excellents” in its Independ-ent Schools Inspection in 2014. Its IB and IGCSE results improve year on year and are some of the best in Asia. The College is as big as it has ever been, with some 1450 students, and is looking forward to the open-ing of a new dome and pavilion in 2015 and a new Early Years Centre in 2016. The first ten years were the foundation – the Edward Alleyn phase if you will. The next stage will see consolidation and further growth. This, we hope, as with Alleyn’s legacy, will gener-ate a story that runs to the far reaches of the globe.

David MansfieldHeadmaster

From the Headmaster’s Desk

DULWICH HISTORY


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Brian McDouall remembers when DCB was little more than a vision of what a derelict shopping centre could

become.

Back in August 2005, when DCB opened its doors, the entire school was housed in Riviera, along with two small Early Years campuses, one in Sanlitun and the other in the River Garden housing compound. What is now the Legend campus was a brownfield site, an unused shopping centre at the edge of the Legend Garden housing compound, and on the Sports Centre site was the Legend clubhouse, complete with a 15-metre pool, a pool

room and three disused squash courts.

At that time, says Brian, “People had no idea what the school was or would become. I had a vision for it, but it was very difficult to get the scale of our ambi-tion across sitting in Riviera.” The par-ents back then, especially those whose children would be in the first graduating class, committed an “act of faith” by sending their children here, he says, and those first graduates were a special group. “They bonded well and we were very proud of them.”

The transformation of the Legend site, from shopping centre to school, was

remarkable, and required the demoli-tion of the whole building. We then had to build a modern version, without the escalators than ran between the Student Services Centre and the Junior School offices. This became the original Media Centre on the ground floor, which stayed in place until we opened the new wing in August 2013. The current medical clinic, along with the IB dining room, was originally the site of a supermarket and storage area full of junk, while most of the rest of the building was completely empty and boarded up.

Construction went on all year and August of 2006 saw the opening of the Legend

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Ten Years In Beijing “I love the place.”

-Brian McDouall, Founding Headmaster of DCB

September 2005 Newsletter First Dulwich Campus at Riviera 2005. Legend Shopping Centre 2005

Tennis Courts 2011


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campus – but only for Years 7, 8, 9, and 10. There were 158 children on the cam-pus, and only the ground floor was used. There were so few students that Graeme Salt, the Head of Senior School, person-ally planned every detail of the first China Week trips. He and Ruth Grant arrived that year, and Ruth headed up the Junior School, which then fitted into Riviera Main Campus, while the Early Years chil-dren were in Riviera, River Garden and Sanlitun.

In 2006/07 the Sports Centre was still under construction, and the hoardings around the site were decorated with the self-silhouettes of all 158 the Senior School students. It was fun for everyone to find their “portraits” on the wall that year.

With the completion of the Sports Centre, we were ready in October 2007 to cel-ebrate our Grand Opening in the piazza, now too disappeared; it was a huge and happy event heralded by Chinese drums, music and ceremony. Two years later we opened Phase II, with a new wing and many new science labs, and two years after that, in 2011, we opened the first sports dome operated by a school in China. August 2013 saw the opening of the latest phase, which gave the school a new façade, an ice rink and the magnifi-cent 600-seat Wodehouse Theatre. Next up are the new dome and pavilion in January 2015.

The need for all that new space arose from the realisation of Brian’s vision – the one he thought was hard to communi-cate, but that became bigger than even he had imagined. When asked about the school’s achievements and proud moments, though, Brian talks not about buildings, but about students and people.

Children Come First had its Dulwich genesis here. In 2008 Brian and Graeme Salt were discussing a student who they felt would get an “E” on a GCSE exam and the question was whether the student should be entered for the exam nonetheless. The only question was whether failing the exam would harm the child, by hurting his confidence, or ultimately help him, by teaching him how to deal with and overcome failure – because children come first. This phrase was then incorporated into our Philoso-phy and Objectives and is now a guiding value of the Dulwich group.

The establishment of the arts at DCB is in his estimation one of the school’s greatest achievements. Students have always been given frequent opportunities for performance, and Katrina Maguire, our Head of Drama, once told Brian that she had never been to a school where the children coming out of the Junior School were so well prepared for drama. Music, too, has been a huge part of the DCB character, and the musical produc-

tions put on by the Drama and Music departments over the years have been stunning indeed, with casts of thousands.

Empowering students has been a funda-mental part of the college since the start, and examples abound of their extraordi-nary achievements. Several years ago, a few of our students organised a confer-ence to address issues of alcohol and drugs for teens, and that evolved into an organisation called Students Can Help – which has since evolved into a mentoring programme in the Senior School. Our Fancy Dress Cross Country Race, which is the silliest – and most fun – event of the year, was a student framed initiative. And Lessons in Love, the musical pro-duction that was the centerpiece of our Grand Opening last year, was written, directed and performed by students.

DCB has amassed a lot of success sto-ries in ten years, far too many to recount on these pages. They all began with an old building and a vision, and were made possible by the creation of a school built on the energy of many with an ethos that Brian says was the best thing about being here. Quite simply, he will remem-ber DCB as a happy place, where rela-tions between people were friendly and supportive, and where everyone puts children first.

Cynthia Maclean

Legend Campus 2006 Junior School Canteen 2006 Legend Campus 2013


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are they now?Our First Graduating Class Where


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Highlights• Lisa uses her multilingual (German,

English, Spanish, French and Manda-rin) and cross cultural skills in her job multi-tasking as an Events Manager at Hanson Wade.

• Joseph, clarinetist and conductor, has followed his passion for music and performed in many concert halls in the UK and beyond.

• Gemma, Hannah, Jason and Takeshi

have already completed their Master’s degrees.

• Paul, TV producer and presenter, works at Falkland Island TV news and has produced several documentary films.

• After completing her Bachelor’s degree at Princeton, Anne-Claire may be our future diplomat in the mak-ing as she is pursuing her Master’s degree in International Public Service.

• Oki and Sam are attending Yonsei University, Korea.

• Currently at Washington University School of Medicine, Jorge is pursuing his dream of becoming a medical doc-tor.

• Takeshi finished his Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering at Imperial College London.

• Hannah works for P&G as a Demand Planning Manager.

• Martin works at University of Edin-burgh.

• Sumner is a financial analyst at JP Morgan Chase.

• Sophie is writing her honours thesis on epilepsy research.

• Kevin’s most interesting internship was with the Boston Ballet.

• South African Natalie is working as a research assistant at the University of Pretoria.

• Jordan, top in ICGSE English, has gone on to finish a law degree and our budding lawyer is now working for Care for Children.

• Linn hones her journalism skills as a series writer for Norwegians World wide, an English publication in Nor-way.

Technology marketing, supply chain, financial services, events management, music, law, TV production, medicine, pharmacology, linguistics, real estate, journalism and engineering are some industries our graduates are involved in……endless possibilities.

Choon Eichman and Greta Wang

Class of 2010 – smallest inaugural graduating class, endless possibilities

22 students

14 nationalities from 6 conti-nents

13 languages spoken – Eng-lish, Mandarin, Cantonese, French, Spanish, German, Korean, Japanese, Norwe-gian, Afrikaans, Dutch, Portu-guese, Arabic

7 completed or pursuing Mas-ter’s degrees and beyond

First Graduating Class in 2006


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LivestreamingJi-Min LeeBrian MaLuna ParkEsther ParnBrian Yoon

Livestreamed Events

at DulwichW

hat does it take to Livestream concerts, drama productions, assemblies, a debate

and even a graduation ceremony from the Wodehouse Theatre? We sat down with Head of Physics and founder of the Media Team, Mr Stephen Kaye, and some of his students to find out what really goes on behind the scenes.

History of the Media TeamBrian Yoon: The Media Team was founded by visionary Mr Stephen Kaye last year with the purpose of filming music and drama events at the Wode-house Theatre. The four founding mem-bers are: Henry Xu, Brian Ma, Derek Cheng and Brian Yoon.

Mr Kaye: Since 2013, with the con-struction of the Wodehouse theatre, the school has invested in a multimedia sys-tem called TriCaster. A central computer acts as a “mixing” desk for the multiple

cameras, which allows a team of opera-tors to produce high quality, professional video using multiple camera angles and positions “on the fly” whilst a perfor-mance is in progress.

In addition, the school subscribes to an online service at Livestream.com. This allows the video produced via the TriCaster system to be broadcasted live via the internet. This exciting prospect allows for a large majority of Dulwich College Beijing’s music and drama to be recorded, and broadcasted live and can be viewed worldwide.

Structure and Growth of the TeamLuna Park: We need a team of four to operate two cameras near the front of stage and two others in the control room in the back of the theatre. One person is needed to operate the remotely con-trolled camera and we also need a film editor.

Brian Ma: Being an editor in the back room is very stressful but exciting as you need to have quick responses, be aware of everything that is going on and to be able to push all sorts of complicated buttons to edit the film on the spot. I get to view all the cameras and make quick decisions as to what makes the best shots. It sounds simple in principle but it is tough to do a good job. Sometimes you can get engrossed in the music and forget to edit! We need to be very focussed.

Jimin Lee: Last year the team of four grew to ten and this year we have almost 40 members with our youngest members from Year 7!

Mr Kaye: They are divided into four teams and each team is headed up by creative directors, who are in charge of choosing which of their team mem-bers take what position within the team, deciding and organising training on the


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relevant equipment for their new team members as well as ensuring the security and safety of the complex and sensitive equipment that they use.

First Livestreaming EventMr Kaye: Our first project was Les-sons in Love, the drama production for the opening of Wodehouse Theatre in November 2013. It was a very compli-cated and challenging project as there was so much on and off stage to film.

Skills Needed to Join the Media TeamEsther Parn: You need strong legs and arms as we need to operate the cameras for two hours standing up! It is very tiring.

Brian Yoon: Availability and time man-agement skills. You need to stay till 9 or 10 pm and the show usually starts at 7 pm. When we get home we still have homework to do.

Normal WorkdayMr Kaye: They arrive an hour before the show and during the briefing we go over what to expect, for example, if it is a pianist playing, that is straightforward but it gets more complicated if there is a lot of movement on and off stage. After that they rest, have a bite to eat, do their homework and wait for the show to start.

Lessons LearntEsther Parn: Confidence and risk taking.

I was really shy to be in the front of the theatre filming and to move the cam-era around - I used to stay in the same spot for two hours! I have since learnt to move the camera up and down the stage.

Jimin Lee: Dedication. I am involved in the Media Team because I really like it.

Brian Ma: I learn from my mistakes and move forward and do not look back.

DCB Values ExpressedEveryone: Responsibility in handling very expensive equipment and complet-ing our school work.

Mr Kaye: Creativity and real dedication!

Esther Parn: Resilience, dedication, respect for teammates.

Jimin Lee: Confidence. We are allowed to try something new. It is nice that the school has given us this opportunity.

Luna Park: Collaboration. Even though I am not performing, I am just as excited about the show.

Looking AheadMr Kaye: With the construction of the new dome, we may be able to Lives-tream sports events. This would open up a whole new and exciting dynamic to the

Media Team.

In reference to the Diversity jazz concert that was Livestreamed in October, the Head of Senior School, Mr Simon Her-bert, commented, “It is the members of the Media Team, unsung camera and video enthusiasts, whose work often goes unnoticed, who deserve to have their share of the limelight. They worked until 10 pm that evening and really made the visual side of the concert look easy. The backing screen behind the band was an extremely professional reflection of the performance and we would like to commend the Media Team. Superb work from all! “

By the sound of their laughter during the interview, we can tell that they really enjoy what they do and the camaraderie they have as a team is contagious. So the next time you are unable to watch your child’s performance at the Wode-house Theatre, don’t forget to watch it via Livestream and do tell the Media Team how much you appreciate their behind-the-scene work!

Choon Eichman

You may watch past and future events by visiting this site: https://new.livestream.com/accounts/115705.

How to subscribe to Livestream (subscription allows for automatic notification):• Go to Livestream.com website.

• Create your own account.

• Use the website’s search func-tion and find the Dulwich College Beijing account.

• Hit the ‘follow’ button. From then on, whenever a new event is created or goes “live” you will be notified by email and receive a link directly to the live broadcast.


Sports

Season Summary

After all the successes of last year it was time to come back refreshed from the summer holiday and do it

all over again.

Block 1 of the Sports Season was full of action across a wide range of age groups and sports. The Varsity Boys’ team was proud to compete for the first time in the Asia Pacific Youth Basketball Cup in Singapore. There were successes at ACAMIS Volleyball in Nanjing and at the ISAC Finals in Beijing. There was dou-

bles action in Under 19 ACAMIS Tennis at ISB. The Key Stage 3 girls and boys teams competed in the ISAC Football leagues. The Dulwich Swim Team was making waves in the ISB pool at the ISAC Swim Meet and the Under 11 and Under 13 teams were down in Phuket (Thailand) competing in the Soccer 7s.

All in all, a fantastic season with great sportsmanship and determination shown by all our teams!

James Townsend,Director of Sports

Dulwich College Beijing


Sports

After consecutive years as runner-up at the Varsity ACAMIS Volleyball Tour-nament, the DCB Girls’ Team finally emerged victorious and claimed first place. It was a hard fight for the cham-pionship against Quality International School Shekou (QSI) at the finals. Although the team was nervous about

competing against QSI, their determina-tion and perserverence paid off. The DCB Boys’ Team beat YCIS, WAB and NIS at the semi-finals and eventually lost to QSI, taking 2nd place at the Boys’ finals. the Boys’ and Girls’ Teams also won the top positions at the ISAC finals in Beijing this season. Well done, teams!

DCB’s Under 13 Boys’ and Girls’ Teams competed at British International School (BIS) in Phuket in October 2014. There were many difficult tourna-ments with strong opponents and both teams played every match with great determination and resilience. The final results – 7th place out of 20 for the Girls’ team and 15th out of 20 for the Boys’ Team. Though we did not win the top positions, our teams came home with plenty of experience for the next season!

Boys’ Doubles 2nd place went to DCB’s Harry Sha (Year 12) and Gabriel Spooner (Year 10).

This was a huge and long tournament – 178 doubles matches played in total! The winning team from Macau International School had the Singles winner (an older boy and very big and powerful) so our boys had not held the highest of hopes, but we went into a 1-0 lead, then broke their service to go 2-0 up. They clawed

back to 2-2 and then the DCB pair seemed to go into free-fall and we went 5-2 down. A strong word of encourage-ment at the break and we came back 5-5 and then went into a 6-5 lead only to lose eventually 8-6. Excellent sportsmanship and determination exhibited by Harry and Gabriel helped them clinch the title of 2nd place, setting a new record in DCB tennis history!

Mr Chris Lynn, Deputy Head Pastoral

Top Positions at ACAMIS and ISAC Volleyball

Harry Sha and Gabriel Spooner score 2nd Place at ACAMIS U19 Tennis Doubles

U13 Football at Phuket

DCB’s U19 Boys’ team jetted to Singapore to compete at the Varsity Boys’ Basketball Tournament held on 18 – 19 October 2014. The team put up a united front and played their way into the finals and eventually finished with an impressive 4th place. The bonus of the trip was a surprise visit by former DCB Basketball Legend Zane Tan and great food in Singapore!

Varsity Boys’ Basketball in Singapore


Arts

The Big Draw Event

It’s Our WorldI

n late October, our school took part in The Big Draw event. This is a global event promoting drawing and aiming to “overturn the notion

that there is a ‘right way’ to draw.”

Children and young people are strongly motivated to use drawing to represent and interpret the world around them, and as a way to connect with their inner world of feelings and ideas. Under the theme It’s Our World our school set up separate events, one each for the Early Years, Junior School and Senior School Art Departments, to promote the importance

of why and how we draw.

Early Years students used recycled materials to create a giant map of the earth (an “art attack”) on the floor. The Junior School children interpreted the world through people, transport, buildings and the natural environment. This Beijing inspired cityscape is now displayed in the Year 4 bridge area. Senior School students explored ways to communicate their ideas, inspired by artists and each other. The Year 7 and Year 8 students’ group projects used memories to map journeys and their environment and the

Year 9 and Year 10 students reworked postcards of Beijing and China. The GCSE and IB Art students then used these earlier creations to collaboratively transform the foyer exhibition space using projections and a variety of draw-ing processes.

Lots of fun was had throughout the day and the students worked hard to produce impressive pieces in a variety of drawing methods and processes hoping to raise awareness of the question, “What is drawing?”

Hazel Battersby


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In October, Tony Yun, Year 8 student at Dulwich College Beijing, was awarded First Prize in the prestigious CCTV 2014 Piano

Competition. Held every three years, the competition attracts a large number of highly talented participants, mostly from music conservatories all over China.

Tony competed in the “15 & under pro-fessional” category, where all participants underwent several very intense and competitive elimination rounds. All of this was in front of a live TV audience, eleven judges from across China, one from France and one from the UK.

Tony was the youngest of the three finalists and his final-round piece was Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor (3rd Movement), which he played with the China Philharmonic Orchestra. Tony gave an electrifying performance, full of technical diligence combined with Chopin’s trademark Polish exuberance – and his ability to communicate with the conductor and orchestra was a joy to watch.

For his amazing achievement, Tony has earned contracts with top orchestras in China: the China Philharmonic and Shanghai Symphony Orchestras. He

will also have opportunities to perform in concert halls in Paris and London includ-ing Salle Cortot Concert Hall, Paris.

At his tender age, Tony has already performed in concert halls in China, Italy, Germany and Ukraine. In 2013 he won second place in an international com-petition for young pianists in memory of Vladimir Horowitz in Ukraine. On 14th November 2014, he was invited to play with the China Philharmonic Orchestra and top Polish musicians at the 3rd Polish Cultural Festival.

So what does it take to be a concert pianist? Practice, practice and practice. Tony started playing the piano at four and while he does not remember practising very much then he recalls with fondness how his mother bought him stickers to encourage him and he still treasures several of the sticker books he collected for the time he spent playing the piano. You can hear Tony’s beautiful music from the Wodehouse Theatre before the end of school or in the evenings as he puts in three hours of practice per day during the week and another 5-6 hours during the weekends. When he is not practising he enjoys a game of tennis and travelling.

With reference to the role his parents

play, Tony adds,” My parents believe life is imperfect without the accompaniment of music. They always support me, trust me and make me feel safe and happy. They encourage me to have my dream, and to work hard for the dream.”

Tony loves to perform on stage and he expresses appreciation for the opportuni-ties Dulwich have given him to perform. His sister, Amy, plays the violin and they have performed together in several con-certs. Tony is grateful to all his teachers who have been so helpful and supportive and especially to Ms Sue Orr whom he misses a lot.

What is Tony’s advice for parents who would want their children to play as well as he does? Very thoughtfully, he emphasizes, “I think every child has his or her own interests and talent in differ-ent areas. The important thing is to find out what you are really interested in and then work hard for it. You will face many unpredicted difficulties. No matter what, remember your goal and focus on your goal. I’ll always remember Ms Orr telling me, ‘Be strong and brave.’”

So let’s start practising…..

Choon Eichman

Top Young Pianist in China


Charity

This year DCB Interact and Beijing Rotary Club funds made it possible to build 12 houses for families in a Cambo-dian village. Students were troopers and got into hammering and nailing floors and walls. Also, they had the opportu-nity to interact with the village children - the boys couldn’t resist a volleyball match with them. On a cultural note, we visited some of Cambodia’s landmarks

such as the Killing Fields and the Tuol Sleng Museum, which I believe enriched the experience of our visit and enabled students to gain a better understanding of the country’s history. We would like to thank Ms Lucron for her leadership and Ms McKee and Mr Taylor for great teamwork.

Mr Pineda, Charities Coordinator

During assembly Junior School children performed all kinds of interesting things for a minute, and all in the name of charity. Groups of three children carried out their activities (from doing push ups to balancing books on their heads), timed others or kept count of the scores. An outstanding amount of 14,644 RMB was raised to support the Interact Club House building project in Cambodia.

This term teachers and students participated in the “ICE BUCKET CHAL-LENGE” to raise money for Motor Neurone Disease. The usual format, which has swept the world to raise awareness of this disease, is to have one bucket of ice cold water poured over your head. The Dulwich staff showed great stamina in the face of hypothermia and were all repeatedly dunked in the name of charity. The students enjoyed the chance to throw ice cold water over their teachers so much that 1,200 RMB was raised. The crowd enjoyed watching the pained expressions of our freezing staff members, especially some of the crowd pleasers like Mrs Hawkins and Mr Tumba, who seemed to receive more than their fair share of attention.

Mike McCarthy

Cambodia House Building Trip

Junior School Creative Fundraiser

Ice for Charity


Inaugural Chinese Drama ProductionOn 5th December, the Chinese depart-ment put on an inaugural Chinese drama production, Lei Yu. Lei Yu was written by Cao Yu, acclaimed as the “Shake-speare of China”, at the age of 23. The play became an immedi ate classic. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the publication of Lei Yu and the Chinese department of Dulwich College Beijing rearranged this play as a commemora-tion.

十二月五日中文部首次上演的舞台剧“雷雨” －由曹禺撰写，他被誉称为中国的莎士比亚，在二十三岁时写出的作品，至今成为中国的文坛经典。中文部特地以这出舞台剧作为庆祝此部作品问世八十周年的纪念。

The publication of the second edition of DCB’s Chinese Magazine (德藝) is a collective effort from students in various Mandarin levels, Chinese teachers and the Chinese editing club. It is a collection of over 70 won-derful articles covering a wide range of topics from students’ experiences and their families, book reviews, IB essays, highlights of some school events and interviews. The soft copy may be viewed on the school web-site and hard copies are available at the front desk, Coffee & Books or in the Senior School Chinese office. We sincerely welcome your feedback and support to make this project a continuous success.

第二期的德威中文杂志（德藝）是由学习各个中文水平的学生、中文部老师及杂志编辑社同学共同努力的成果。里面汇集了70篇学生的优秀作

品，涵盖了他们的生活经验、家庭、读书心得、IB的论文及介绍部分学校的活动还有人物专访。您可以从学校的网站上看到电子版，也可以在学校前台、中学中文办公室拿到纸本杂志。我们竭诚欢迎您的反馈和支持，让这本杂志能持续办得顺利成功。

From the Chinese Department

Chinese Magazine

This year the Media and Culture trip took students to Taiwan where they interviewed top management of Ogilvy, United Daily News, Eslite Bookstore, Sunny Hills and so on. This trip helped the students understand Taiwanese entrepreneurial and quality-focussed business culture. We also visited the National Palace Museum, Yangming Mountain, Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taipei 101 and tasted many wonder-ful local snacks. In addition, we were able to watch the famous Shanghainese drama, Lei Yu (Thunderstorm) and attend a very special master class in Chinese composition writing. Overall the students benefitted much from the trip and are left with rich memories.

今年的媒体与文化创意之旅我们造访了台湾，学生们访问了奥美公司、联合报、诚品书店、微热山丘等企业，由高阶主管接待并接受同学们的采访。此行让学生了解台湾具代表性的企业精神和坚持品质的经营理念。我们还参观了故宫、阳明山、台北101大楼，品尝了许多特色小吃，并在国家剧院欣赏了沪剧“雷雨”的演出，还非常难得的上了一堂改变一生的作文课。总之，此行学生们满载而归，回味无穷！

Ms Jenny Liu, Head of Senior School Chinese

Media and Culture Trip


Student Artwork


Student Artwork


Student Artwork


Graduates

Name: Guillaume DideronNationality: FranceYears in Dulwich: 4

Name: Jenny XieNationality: CanadaYears in Dulwich: 4

Name: Jocelyn ChangNationality: United States of AmericaYears in Dulwich: 4.5

Simply the BESTIn 2014 three of our students, Jocelyn Chang, Guillaume Dideron and Jenny Xie, scored a perfect 45 out of 45 on their IB Diploma. Only 150 students worldwide, out of about 66,000 students who sat the Diploma in May 2014, achieved this score. Our school average is 37.5 while the world average is 29.81. Congratulations to the Class of 2014!

Strongest inspiration:My strongest inspiration is Dr. Koper, a pediatric surgeon who had to operate on me when I was younger to remove an infected cyst. He not only showered me with stuffed animals and balloons with each visit, but also managed to amaze me with his compassion and technical expertise in fulfilling each task to his optimum capabilities.

Best memory from DCB:Walking out of my last IB exam, with all my efforts from the prior two years being lifted off my shoul-ders!

Describe Dulwich in three words:Supportive, Enthusiastic, Driven

Biggest achievement at DCB (apart from getting 45 points on the IB!)Completing the Silver International Award at the end of Year 12! Nothing can compare to the ecstasy and invincibility I felt when I boarded the bus to return

to school after three days of constant hiking in less-than-ideal weather.

What are you doing now?I am currently studying Chemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology at Johns Hopkins University! Besides classes, I try to get involved with the sur-rounding Baltimore community, tutoring GED mate-rial to incarcerated women in the Baltimore City Jail, and mentoring middle school girls in STEM subjects. Maintaining contact with the community helps to reinforce just how fortunate we are in all aspects of our lives, from sustenance to education to sources of happiness.

Where do you see yourself in 5, 10 years?Hopefully I will be in medical school in 5 - 10 years. Training to become a physician will undoubtedly mean perpetual studying, but the satisfaction of learning new knowledge and serving others makes all that studying worthwhile.

Strong inspiration:Mr James’s lovely smile.

Best memory from DCB:Sharing a cheeseburger with the team (and supervi-sors) after a hard International Award expedition.

Describe Dulwich in three words.Ambitious, Busy, Musical

Biggest achievement at DCB (apart from getting

45 points on the IB!)Discovering (with some help) how to print for free.

What are you doing now?Studying Physics at Imperial College London (but mostly being confused by it really).

Where do you see yourself in 5, 10 years?In a lab coat, being confused about even more Physics problems.

Strong inspiration:Dada. Dada is an art movement that was born in the wake of the First World War in the early 20th century. Though it is unquestionably multifaceted in interpretation depending on the geographical location and individual artist, one of the ideas of Dada that strikes me most is the mockery of orderly, materialistic nonsense.

Best memory from DCB:I started a Quidditch Club during study leave in Year 11. The experience of developing the club - a crazy fantasy to begin with - in an environment of skeptics, though of course with a few rare and treasured sup-porters, was very entertaining and really challenged

my persistence.

Describe Dulwich in three words: Academic, Creative, Active

Biggest achievement at DCB:Finding myself as a person as opposed to a student.

What are you doing now? Deciding on whether or not to study philosophy at Wellesley College.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Completely unknown but probably speaking in a language I don’t speak now.


Behind the Scenes

What is your typical day at work like?A typical working day of mine usually starts from checking the admissions calendar to see if there is any scheduled tour or student testing. Prior to the test, I need to register the student for the online test and liaise with English as Additional Language (EAL) teachers (when needed) to set up interview times. In addition, my job scope includes answering phone enquiries, meet-ing parents, giving tours and handling email correspondence. While these duties may seem routine, I get to meet many interest-ing families and sometimes celebrities.

What do you normally do on the week-end?Cooking with my husband, eating and chat-ting are some of my favourite parts during the weekend. The other thing I enjoy most

is window shopping.

Do you have an interesting story or memory that you would like to share?I first started out working at the copy centre (which is outsourced) in 2006. At the end of the 2006-2007 school year, Mr. Graeme Salt, the first Head of Senior School, had a very tight deadline (less than 24 hours!) to get the school reports printed and distrib-uted. My team and I worked all night and got everything ready but we were totally exhausted. Up to now, I still clearly remem-ber what Mr. Salt said to me, “You are a trustworthy person. Would you like to work for Dulwich?” Thanks to Mr Salt for his compliment and encouragement. Now I am a member of Dulwich and have been one for many years.

What is your typical day at work time?My typical work day includes designing posters or banners, printing, updating and uploading information on the website, taking photographs and sending Wechat updates. More recently I have been involved in designing posters for Friends Annual Din-ner and Dance, Dulwich Christmas and the 10th anniversary celebration as well as designing the 10th anniversary logo. I am pleased to see my design work such as posters, banners and pull-up banners being displayed around the school. Some of the school activities are very grand, such as Founder’s Day, 10th anniversary and the work behind the scene is challenging but I am excited about the challenges.

I am not a professional photographer but I enjoy capturing the smiling faces of children in school. This part of my job is fun.

I’d like to thank my team mates for giving me a lot of space to create. Their trust and support have helped me develop my skills further.

What do you normally do on the week-end?I enjoy spending time with my family and my poodle. I also enjoy going to art/design/photography exhibitions as well as good food! A good weekend for me is feasting on the arts and gourmet food.

Behind the ScenesA lot of activity goes on behind the scenes to ensure that daily school operations run smoothly. Many indi-viduals work very hard “backstage” often unnoticed, to make sure that teachers can concentrate on teaching and students on learning. The College finds out more their jobs at Dulwich from two of our support staff.

Name: Greta WangJob/Dept: Webmaster and Graphic Designer, Marketing Years at DCB: Almost 1 year

Name: Sunny HouJob/Dept.: Senior Admissions Assistant, AdmissionsYears at DCB: more than 8 years.


Friends

As a Charity Team we regularly organise fundraisers throughout the course of the year. Led by Friederike Mueller during Moon-light Madness, we were able to raise support and awareness for one little girl named You Xinyu, with leukemia. The Dulwich Com-munity reiterated how important it is for us to lead by example, as there is another generation intently watching us, observing and absorbing, often…not what we preach to them so much, but what we practice ourselves!

The Annual Dulwich Dinner Dance themed Viva la Fiesta was held on Saturday, 22nd November, at the Hilton Beijing Capital Airport. It was a fun-filled evening with a fantas-tic turn-out with 170 guests all dressed in colourful Fiesta-themed outfits. The Dulwich Student Drummers made their debut at the Dinner Dance and impressed with their energetic and rhythmic drumming. Parents and staff let their hair down and partied all night, dancing to Latin music. The Friends of Dulwich Organising Committee raised over 100,000 RMB for the Beijing Stars & Rain Autism project. Well done ladies!

Anjana Kainikkara

Viva la Fiesta!

Thank you from Friends Charity Team


Connections

Seoul Receives Visitors from Space!

London Expands with New Science Building

London Singapore

Come Autumn 2015, Dulwich College London will open a brand new Science Building, designed to support and celebrate the importance of Science at the College, while complementing the scale, proportion and colours of the adjacent Barry Building. The new building will bring together the twin cultures of Science and Art. The new building replaces the existing Science Block – including the condemned extension wing – with 21 superb new labs and an exhibition space that will be a new home to Sir Ernest Shackleton’s lifeboat, James Caird, in time for the 1914-16 centenary of its epic voyage. The new building will also have space in which to provide for IT and Lower School Science, as well as a much needed 240 seat auditorium for the College and wider community.

The building is conceived as a true laboratory: where the stu-dents can embark on their own adventures in Science, and where Science is brought to life and shared globally through experiment, creative thinking and inspirational teaching.

There was great excitement in the EYFS playground. A space rocket had crash landed in the hedge.

At first the children were a little wary of approaching the rocket, but their natural curiosity took over and they started to ask a million questions and to speculate where it had come from. They noticed that the door of the rocket was open and they concluded that someone or some-thing had possibly come out from the rocket.

Some of them tried saying hello in as many languages as they knew; some

made up languages to try and communi-cate; one child drew a picture to reassure the aliens that they would help them; another quickly rushed into the Creative Area to make a replacement rocket. The whole of Reception is abuzz with excite-ment as to what will be happening next!

Seoul

Singapore OpensDulwich College Singapore (DCSG) welcomed 885 students on 27th August 2014. With the opening of Singapore, there are now six colleges in the Dulwich College International (DCI) net-work. With over 40 nationalities represented, DCSG operates from Toddler to Year 8 this year.


Connections

Here at DCSZ, we believe that we have a social responsibility to act and that every little bit helps. We believe in setting an example for others to follow.

Since the start of the year, we have already seen a reduction of around 10% in our energy consumption and reduced our paper consumption by 30 000 pages

in one month alone. We already have an electric car, which is used by our Board-ing Parents for local trips in Suzhou!

At DCSZ, we believe that we have a unique responsibility to educate our stu-dents and our community about caring for the planet on which we all rely and that our children will inherit. The mes-

sage is that we can all do something. Just one small action such as switching off lights, closing doors, and reducing printing, if repeated by many people, can have an enormous impact. We want our students and staff to believe that they can make a difference and encourage them to take action.

The World Scholar’s Cup (WSC) is a global competition consisting of four main events: collaborative writing, team debating, the Scholar’s Challenge and the Scholar’s Bowl. This year, the global round was held at Singapore and almost 2400 students participated - the highest attendance since the competition’s incep-tion. DCS has been a regular participant and this summer our contingent was 12 members’ strong, split into four teams.

This year’s theme was the “World Within” and the six subjects explored were fas-cinating and ranged from the Science of Decision-Making to the History of Espio-nage.

The DCS teams earned both 1st place and 2nd place with some individual wins. Year 9 students Tara Parekh, Claudia Meng and Priyanka Iyer emerged the overall winners of the competition in the junior division, while Angela Lin, Romain Speciel and Yifeng Dong earned 2nd place. In addition, Priyanka, Tara and Claudia also were 1st place winners in the debate. Apart from the medals, the students also gained experience, friendships and the self-confidence to face challenges with humility and inner strength.

Priyanka Iyer Year 10 Student, DCS

Shanghai

Suzhou

Shanghai Shines in the World Scholar’s Cup 2014

Suzhou Goes Green


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In August we welcomed new families at our annual Orientation and Welcome Back BBQ. It was a time to make new friends and rekindle old friendships for others. Lots of fun and food for all!

Orientation and Welcome Back BBQ

Early Years


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Thursday 25TH September

5:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Cricket Pitch

Our annual showcase of talent from students, staff and parents was once again a great success. We were well entertained by brave Early Years performers at the beginning of the evening followed by confident Junior and Senior School entertainers. The evening ended off with teachers showing off their hidden talents on stage!


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Sports Day & Inter-House Cross Country

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Year 3 Great Wall Trip

International Award Adventurous Journey

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Year 10 Trip to Inner Mongolia

Year 11 Trip to Sanya


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Documents

College Magazine Winter 2014