To cultivate children's creativity, we must free them from fear, encourage them to experiment and let them dare to dream. “How many uses can you think of for a shoe?” That’s one of the questions Dr George Land and Dr Beth Jarman came up with when they devised a test to...
Woodstock Principal Dr Jonathan Long shares three themes that define our approach to education. Why do we send children to school? There are probably dozens of answers to this question! And that’s a problem – because not all schools agree on what the purpose of schooling should be and why we...
Dr Long announces the establishment of Woodstock’s Guiding Principles, along with a new arrival to his family. I never saw it coming! I’d thought about it - but it was always something I imagined many years away. When the day finally came, nothing could have prepared me for the emotion! It...
The less connected you make yourself, the more meaningful connections you can develop. Dr Long shares his New Year resolutions for 2018. Welcome to 2018! For many of us the New Year is a time to reflect, take stock, and resolve to make positive changes to our lives. I want to...
[blockquote text='There’s something about the place, something about the Woodstock experience, which keeps on bringing people back.' text_color='#90231d' width='' line_height='undefined' background_color='' border_color='' show_quote_icon='yes' quote_icon_color='#90231d'] One of the most rewarding aspects of spending a lifetime in teaching is following the lives of the children you teach onto adulthood, finding out about their...
I am the world’s worst dental patient! Before visits to the dentist my stomach is full of butterflies. My dentist has learnt how to cope with this very anxious patient - every procedure is carefully explained to ensure there are no surprises, each prod is gentle and the pain-numbing injections...
A new school year and the Woodstock campus buzzes with energy and life! Drawn from all across India and around the world, young people of diverse creeds, cultures, languages and backgrounds have come here to live and learn together. With over 100 new students this year and many nationalities represented...
Our graduates leave Woodstock for prestigious universities and colleges the world over On 26 May, our seniors graduated and left Woodstock. They have come a long way and reached the end of a journey – their school days are over and now new destinations await – hardly surprising then that graduation...
Dr Jonathan Long on the power of choice in a child's development. Choice is one of the most powerful tools any parent or teacher can apply in helping to raise a child. The leadership expert and author of “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” Stephen Covey, tells a lovely story...
Principal Dr Jonathan Long on the risks of digital addiction and how to avoid it. I’ve just finished reading Adam Alter’s fascinating new book, ‘Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology’. Adam Alter is a social psychologist and professor at the Stern School of Business in New York. He was first inspired to...
