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21 Mar Creativity, Activity, Service as part of a holistic approach to education

Posted at 14:01h in All, Centre for Imagination, Community Development, Education Matters, Enrichment, Outdoor Learning, Principal's Views 0 Comments

In more conventional times, last week would have been our Spring Break, marking the mid-point in the semester and a brief pause before the build-up to the final flourish of the academic year begins in earnest. This year we have set the break aside to maximise the opportunity of having...

18 Nov Navigating college applications

Posted at 09:37h in All, college counselling, Education Matters, Outdoor Learning, Principal's Views 3 Comments

All around the school, students are putting tremendous efforts into getting away from Woodstock. That is, our seniors are busy preparing their applications which will very shortly see them moving off to study at colleges and universities around the world. Moving from school to college is a crossroads moment in...

02 Nov Across the Ganga

Posted at 12:15h in Education Matters, Enrichment, Outdoor Learning, Student Views 1 Comment

This Activity Week, Grade 8 ventured out for a week-long rafting expedition down the upper reaches of the Ganga. Student Asha shares her experience of their adventure in this poem. volleyball and hikes, swimming in a clear blue sky first few days pass as we stay in carefree paradise sleeping with half-roofs over our head, playing empires...

Woodstock students jump into a river during activity week

21 Oct Into the Breach

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Woodstock Principal Dr Craig Cook explains how exposing students to new cultures, landscapes and experiences during Activity Week provides an opportunity for them to thrive. Harold Garfinkel was a master of the socially awkward. A professor of sociology, he is known as the founder of ethnomethodology – the study of how...

07 Oct Three Types of Fun

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Do you know that there is a fun scale? That is, at least when it comes to the spending time in the great outdoors. Enthusiasts will tell you that there are three types of fun. Type one fun, put simply, is fun – before, during and afterwards. It could be a...

30 Sep Saunter, Don’t Hike

Posted at 10:31h in All, Enrichment, Outdoor Learning, Principal's Views 1 Comment

Woodstock Principal, Dr Craig Cook, reflects on the joys of sauntering. In two weeks’ time, our students will be heading off for activity week. Undoubtably one of the highlights of the school year, it gives all our students the chance to swap the classroom for the great-outdoors and step outside their...

02 May Peak Performance on Nag Tibba

Posted at 12:47h in All, Outdoor Learning, Photo Gallery, Student Views 2 Comments

In April, a group of our Middle Years students ventured to Nag Tibba for a weekend of walking, camping and learning - lead by our senior accountant Ritesh Farmer. At 3,022 metres, it's the highest peak in the Himalayan foothills surrounding Woodstock. As well as a chance to enjoy the...

25 May Tomas Forman – CFI Resident Intern

Posted at 10:57h in Centre for Imagination, Education Matters, Enrichment, Outdoor Learning 0 Comments

Tomas Forman, a gap year student from the United States, joined the Centre for Imagination during the Winter and Spring of 2018. Here he tells the story of his time in India, his work at the Centre, and how it's impacted him. How did you find out about internships at the...

01 Dec Leadership through nature at the Hanifl

Posted at 15:48h in Outdoor Learning, Student Views 0 Comments

In November, 39 students from Mira Model School, Delhi, got the experience that will last a lifetime courtesy of the Hanifl Centre. They were as Woodstock's own hub for outdoor and environmental education for a three day immersive programme. They learnt practical skills for outdoor adventure, such as pitching tents and...

08 Sep Climbing the walls

Posted at 17:01h in Education Matters, Enrichment, Outdoor Learning 0 Comments

The Himalayas may be the ultimate challenge for climbers and mountaineers the world over, but you've got to start somewhere. Our climbing wall provides a safe, controlled environment in which students can hone their skills and develop ability. And once they're ready, we're in the right spot to help them...

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