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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...

23 Feb Alumni Artist Residency

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This May, the first ever Woodstock Alumni Artist Residency will take place at Woodstock School's campus! The residency is a collaboration between Woodstock’s Centre for Imagination, Art Department, Alumni Department, and the Woodstock Artist Affinity Group, and is accepting applications from visual artists who are alumni or former staff of Woodstock...

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...

05 Feb Laying the Foundations for Research Skills in IB MYP

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On Tuesday, 25 January, all our Middle Years Programme (MYP) students participated in a full-day Research Camp, specially designed to develop their research skills within both the Woodstock School and International Baccalaureate (IB) contexts. The ability to be effective and ethical researchers is one of the key academic skills we aim...

21 Dec Alumni Spotlight – Ajai Thandi ’09

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Ajai Thandi, Class of 2009, gave up his corporate career as an investment banker to co-found one of India’s most popular coffee brands, Sleepy Owl Coffee. In this interview, Ajai shares how Woodstock School’s holistic educational approach helped him develop strong self analysis and multi-dimensional thinking skills. He fondly remembers...

13 Dec Introducing our new Head of Upper Years – Dr Arvindanabha Shukla

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A warm Woodstock School welcome to our new Head of Upper Years. Dr Arvindanabha Shukla is a passionate educator with more than 25 years of experience in a residential school setting, as Teacher, Tutor, Housemaster, Head of Department and Director of Sports and Outdoor Pursuits. Dr Shukla, pictured above centre...

13 Dec Rock Art Community Art Installation

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Stage one - Foundation stones In November, a new art project began taking shape on the Woodstock campus. A joint collaboration between the Centre for Imagination, the Art Department, and the whole school community. This multi-phased project aimed to capture and make sense of the two years that we have just...

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...

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