Sixteen teams are converging on Woodstock School for the nineteenth Win Mumby All-India Basketball Tournament. The championship starts on today and runs until Saturday 3 November. This year, the participating boys’ teams are: Apex Public School (Delhi), The Asian School (Dehra Dun), The Doon School (Dehra Dun), Modern School (Delhi), Motilal...
Woodstock Principal Dr Jonathan Long shares three simple steps to helping teenagers through what can be an emotional time. According to Steven Wood, Professor of adolescent brain development and mental health at the University of Birmingham, teenagers have more emotional range than adults. This is often seen in the ups and...
Woodstock Principal Dr Jonathan Long explores the powerful link between our ability to think and our physical wellbeing. A shocking report in the press recently really caught my attention. The BBC headline read, “Chronic exposure to air pollution could be linked to cognitive performance.” A new study from Peking University in China...
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...
For the last week, the world's thoughts and prayers have been focused on people in Kerala, who are facing the devastating impact of the worst flooding in nearly a century. As the water levels recede, the urgent need will move from rescue to recovery, and rebuilding homes and lives. Woodstock School is organising a fundraising...
Today we celebrated the Indian Independence Day and National Liberation Day of Korea in a special ceremony. Students and teachers were joined by parents and other members of the Woodstock community to mark the 72nd Indian Independence Day. The flag was raised by four students who have been at Woodstock for...
After two weeks in the fresh mountain air of Summer at Woodstock, children have returned home invigorated—not only by the air, but by exposure to new ideas, the cultivation of new skills, and by a host of new friendships! Our first week included some beautiful sunny days that allowed for...
Leaf Elhai and Dinesh Ayyappan are two of the newest members the Woodstock School team, joining us this year to teach respectively English, and Mathematics and Design. They share a personal view of their first few days as members of the Woodstock community. Making a house a home It’s been only a...
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The Class of 2018 has spread out across the world to new destinations and adventures On Saturday 26 May, the Class of 2018 graduated and left Woodstock! For everyone in the school community – students, educators, parents and of course most of all the seniors themselves - Graduation is a crux...
