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...
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,...
While the pandemic has caused multifaceted problems in all aspects of our daily lives, most of us have been lucky to have access to safety measures and healthcare services during the lockdown. However, there are many communities across the country and the world that do not have access to healthcare...
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...
We’re about to enter our fifth week of distance learning, the half-way point to the end of this academic year. When last year I laid out the three threads I see as essential for Woodstock’s future, one of them was further integrating the digital realm into students’ educational journeys. You could...
Whatever your faith or spiritual beliefs, the message of the Easter story, of self-sacrifice for the greater good, resonates through the current global crisis. This Easter weekend, our Chaplain, Revd. Simon Paul shares his reflections, as he considers how the love and lessons of Easter can help us endure the...
As we move through this present crisis of a global pandemic fraught with its many challenges, losses, and disappointments, there appear to be emerging some unintended consequences that offer hope towards a better future. One positive to come from the pandemic is the spontaneous wave of kindness that has emerged in response. Around the world,...
It’s hard to believe that in just a matter of weeks, so much in our world has changed, with the Covid-19 global pandemic encroaching on all areas of life, including how we deliver a quality Woodstock education through our distance learning programme. Last week we entered a new era in the school’s history as we transitioned the Woodstock educational experience over to our distance learning model. We...
Woodstock School has temporarily closed its campus. This is a precautionary measure and at present there are no known or suspected cases of COVID-19 within the Woodstock community. Students will continue to be educated remotely until it is safe and responsible to invite them to return to campus. This has not been an...
