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28 Mar Dreaming Big at the Centre for Imagination

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Over these last weeks, so many good things have emerged from our Centre for Imagination (CFI), including two fantastic student-led events profiled below The CFI is Woodstock’s dedicated interdisciplinary space, which cuts across different areas of the academic curriculum and aspects of our enrichment programme. Embracing an interdisciplinary approach is one...

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

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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...

05 Mar Helping students adjust to the new normal

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Next Friday, it will be two years since we first had to close the campus to students and pivot to distance learning. The transition from the classroom to virtual spaces was immediate and exasperated by global uncertainty. The change in circumstances was also very apparent. Students and educators who were...

27 Feb Eliciting a Lifelong Commitment to Peace

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Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Ukraine as they suffer through an unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russia. We can only imagine the fear, terror, and uncertainty which so many are living though in the face of military violence. Speaking from Brussels, Belgium, on Thursday, NATO Secretary General...

19 Feb Turning Anxiety into Excitement

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Next weekend will mark another milestone for Woodstock School during the Covid-19 pandemic. When students arrive on Sunday, 27 February, it will be the third time we have reopened campus since March 2020. The difference this semester is that it is the first time we look forward to inviting all...

13 Dec Showcasing Creativity, Ingenuity and Learning – The Festival of Ideas

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On Saturday, 11 December 2021, we witnessed the return of the Festival of Ideas, a Woodstock School institution which enables students to showcase their projects and talents to the wider community. The event is an initiative of the Centre for Imagination (CFI), Woodstock's dedicated interdisciplinary space, where students can pursue...

01 Nov A Worldwide Community of Global Citizens

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Saturday, 30 October, was Worldwide Woodstock Day, our annual celebration for everyone in the school community, wherever they are in the world. In a typical year, alumni gather together in far-flung places across the globe, to mark their time in the Himalayan foothills and celebrate their shared Woodstock experiences. There is...

17 Apr Campus Closure, April 2021

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Over the last week, as one surveys the hills surrounding us, tell-tale plumes of smoke have signalled forest fires burning through the tinder-dry Himalayan woodland. They are always a feature of this time of year, and thankfully they rarely get close enough to campus to be of concern, although close enough to have empathy...

18 Mar Imagining a stellar future for our students

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How do you plan for an uncertain future during a time of rupture? Woodstock Principal Dr Craig Cook shares the challenges of strategic planning which has to imagine everything students will need to make a positive different to the world (or worlds) for the rest of their lives. Back in January,...

26 Aug Independence and Interdependence

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A little over a year ago, I experienced my first Independence Day celebrations here at Woodstock. In different times, it is the first major event of the school year, as we come together to mark both Indian Independence and the liberation of Korea, and those whose struggles brought freedom to...

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