The Modern School and Motilal Nehru School of Sports are tournament champions The seventeenth annual Win Mumby all India basketball tournament culminated with dramatic finals on Saturday, which commenced with a special performance from The 11 Garhwal Rifles Military Band and their bag pipers from Dehradun. The Modern School, New Delhi, won the...
This year's Win Mumby All India Basketball Tournament got off to a rousing start with a pep rally including a special performance from the school's Jazz Band and dance routines performed by pupils. Click here to watch live action from the tournament on our special livestream. [vc_row][vc_column][vc_masonry_media_grid gap="2" grid_id="vc_gid:1478691978263-975ca4f8-cb9b-9" include="22417,22408,22413,22416,22414,22411,22407,22410,22409,22401,22415,22406,22405,22404,22412,22403"][/vc_column][/vc_row]...
Sixteen teams from all over India have converged on Woodstock School, Mussoorie, for the seventeenth Win Mumby All-India Basketball Tournament on Tuesday. The Tournament runs from the Wednesday 9 to Saturday 12 November 2016. Boy’s teams participating will include Welham Boys School, The Doon School, Motilal Nehru School of Sports, Sacred...
Self-help Groups (SHGs) are self-governed, peer controlled, informal groups of people with the same socio-economic background and have a desire to collectively perform a common goal. Through Woodstock’s Community Engagement program, a group of our students are working alongside a group of 54 women who share the desire to micro-bank....
Taking to two wheels and braving the elements and thin air, 14 Grade 12 students set out on the cycling adventure of a lifetime this activity week. Covering 140 km of some of the toughest terrain and most challenging roads in India, they cycled through the stunning scenery of the Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh...
This Activity Week Woodstock’s entire Grade 8 class ventured to Rishikesh for a rafting expedition on the Ganges, coordinated by the Himalayan River Runners. For our first two days we were based at the Himalayan Hideaway Lodge. At the nearby beach some students kayaked and swam in the river and...
Two weeks ago, I came across a fascinating concept I hadn’t heard of before. I discovered it through an article kindly sent to me by a Woodstock parent. The article was a summary of Dr Susan David’s new book, 'Emotional Agility'. This concept of emotional agility has helped me to...
Our Grade 6 students experienced a whole raft of excitement this activity week at their camp facilitated by Snow Leopard Adventures. From their base in Shivpuri village on the banks of the river Ganges they participated in a range of activities including cycling, rock climbing, hiking, and rafting down to...
This week, the entire school will be out on Activity Week - one of the most unique and formative aspects of a Woodstock education. With activities carefully selected to be appropriate to the age-group concerned and accompanied by experienced staff, students will have a remarkable opportunity to explore our stunning Himalayan...
Several times recently different people have forwarded me the following TED Talk by Julie Lythcott-Haims - academic, author and the former Dean of Freshmen at Stanford: [embed width="600" height="480"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Nd2ORQOSfw[/embed] It’s a great talk – and I recommend it. Her latest book, “How to Raise an Adult”. Lythcott-Haines makes a powerful case against parents...
