What a Fabulous End to a Great Term!
This week has been a wonderful conclusion to an exceptional term. Festive Spirit Week allowed students to showcase their creative and festive flair, bringing colour and joy to the school. The High School Secret Santa Gift Swap was an idea presented by Erin Park (10S). We felt it would be a fun way to bring the High School community together. Participating students were tasked with preparing a small gift for a randomly assigned members of their year group. There were a variety of different reactions on Thursday and Friday as students were oblivious to who prepared their gifts. A big thank you to the High School Student Council for leading this initiative and making it such a success.
The House pantomimes truly stole the show, offering laughter, teamwork, and a healthy dose of House competition! It was a fantastic way to wrap up the term with the spirit of collaboration and fun.
It is important to celebrate the end of term, and on Thursday, students with 100% attendance and the highest merits enjoyed their well-earned pizza treat. Meanwhile, the kitchen has been filled with the aroma of cultural delicacies as Spanish and Korean instructions wafted through the corridors, enticing the IBDP English students completing their mock IOPs.
As we wind down with tutor parties, we also say farewell to community members embarking on new journeys. A huge thank you to Michael Donkin and Ffiona Wilkinson for their commitment and excellent teaching as their maternity covers come to an end. Similarly, we extend our gratitude to Gemma Fullagar, who has worked tirelessly as Pastoral Head of Middle School, and who now passes the mantel to Aine Staunton, returning to the role from maternity leave. We also welcome back Antonia Snower to the Economics and Humanities Team.
Finally, the End of Year Celebration Assembly gave us the opportunity to reflect on all the learning, enrichment, and achievements this term. It was a privilege to celebrate the successes of our students, and the outstanding contributions made across all areas of school life. Please check out our Term 1 compilation video.
Message of kindness. This has been a long term and we are all ready for a break. Use the festive opportunity and new year to set those new year’s resolution and put aside conflict or disagreements.
Thank you for your continued support throughout this term. We wish you all a restful and joyous holiday season and look forward to seeing you in the New Year!
Dates for your Diary
- 6 – 10 January 2025 Year 7, 8 and 10 Enrichment Week
- 6 – 10 January 2025 Year 9 Adventurous Journey (Japan)
- 6 – 11 January 2025 Year 12 Adventurous Journey (Cebu)
- 6 – 15 January 2025 Y11 and Y13 Mock Exams
- 13 – 17 January 2025 Year 8 Adventurous Journey (Taiwan)
- 15 January 2025 SS Parent Rep meeting
- 16 January 2025 8.20am New Parent Coffee Morning
Celebrating Student Success Term 1
Language Legends
KOREAN A/B
YR7
Charlotte /Eben
YR8
Jiwoo /Aadhrith
YR9
Huidong /Chloe
YR10
Seoyoon/Yuri
YR11
Eliana /Jun
YR12
Julia/Laea
YR13
Gaeun
MANDARIN
YR7
Aaron/Karl/ Exuan
YR8
Ella / Minjae / Joe
YR9
Sejun/ Clara / Sachchit
YR10
Harrison/ Eliz/ Phyllis
YR11
Daniel/ Carol / Kailey
YR12
James/ Vasilisa
YR13
Eva/ Connie
EUROPEAN LANGUAGES
YR7
Faith /Weng
YR8
Ameilia
YR9
Kimmi
YR10
Jessica
YR11
Bea
YR12
Aadya / Ryan / Jaewook
YR13
Daniel / Eric
Art Ambassadors
YEAR 7
Natalie (7C)
Amber (7D)
Jaina (7S)
YEAR 8
Laim (8R/8L)
Monica (8K/8C)
William (8O/8S)
YEAR 9
Ian (9C)
Jimin (9S)
Kimmi (9D)
YEAR 10
Amie
YEAR 11
Andie
YEAR 12
Leia
YEAR 13
Connie
June
Planet Hack Winners – DCSL 1st Place Senior Team – Vida Verde &
DCSL 1st Place Junior Team – The Code Coven
ANU Grand Prize winners – 1st Place Junior Team – The Code Covern & CurveBall award winners – Vida Verde
Others Teams:
Junior Team (no name chosen) – Junior 1 team
Year 10 Team – P-SWAG
Tutor Competition Winners
Congratulations to the tutor groups who won the tutor competition for Term 1. Each week the tutor groups compete against each other in a variety of quizzes, testing student’s knowledge on topics such as music, film, football stadiums; and their creativity with regards to Memes, mascots etc.
The points have now been reset for term 2, and we look forward to seeing who the Term 2 champions will be!
Year 7 to Year 9 – 9S
Year 10 – 10C
Year 11 – 11C
IBDP – IBK
Year 13 Spanish Masterchef
The Year 13 Spanish Ab initio and B classes were gathered on Wednesday for a Masterchef competition en español!
The groups were tasked with creating a set of tacos garnished according to their choice, accompanied by pico de gallo and guacamole sauces. They were given the instructions in Spanish and were able to communicate in the target language throughout the lesson.
The dishes were then judged for presentation and taste by Mr Wise and Mrs Boinot.
Congratulations to the winning team, composed of Amirtha, Diana, Claudia and Daniel who impressed the judges with their great flavours and good presentation!
Here are some images from the competition:
Preparando la comida
Preparando la comida
El resultado final
Year 10 Spanish Conjugator
We all know how conjugations in Spanish can be hard to remember and who hasn’t had a hard time trying to say those irregular verbs correctly?
Gurutva Galav and Arav Shete, from the Year 10 Spanish class decided to create their very own Spanish conjugator in their own time, using their skills in both Spanish and Computer Science. The principle is simple, you enter the verb you want to conjugate, define your subject and choose which tense you want. Not only can you find regular verbs, but some of the most common irregular verbs have been included as well.
A great demonstration of initiative, creativity and perseverance from both of them, well done!
Here is a demonstration of the conjugator:
Mathematicians of the Month
Congratulations to the following students who earned the Mathematician of the Month for December! Each student earns five merits for their contributions to mathematics at DCSL.
Amirtha N (Year 13) She has made fantastic progress over the last month or two and shown great dedication to extra study outside of class and coming to find me with questions in her own time (Mr Fitzgibbon)
Jane L (Year 12) For showing determination in her studies and scoring 100% on the unit test! (Ms Im)
Karl M (Year 7) For his continuous determination and positive attitude whilst working through difficult algebra. He’s also demonstrated great collaborative skills! (Mr Okeowo)
Michael K (Year 9) shows real enthusiasm and is always looking to tackle the hardest possible questions. (Mr Denning)
Jimin S (Year 8) For a turn-around term resulting in excellent progress and achievement (Ms Heap)
James K (Year 12) – For taking advice on board regarding examination technique, and putting it to good use (Ms Chamberlain)
SSAEM Peer Mentoring
The Year 12 and Year 13 students are re-introducing the new SSAEM peer mentoring program for this term!
‘SSAEM’, which roughly translates to ‘tutor’ in Korean vernacular, is designed to help younger students (Year 7 to Year 11) with academics and other things relating to the senior school. It can be a great way to gain insight into IB students’ perspectives on school and also to discuss topics that are more suitable for a mature student body.
Mentees will be joined up as either single sessions (one mentor and one mentee) or double sessions (one mentor and two mentees), depending on the mentees’ choices. Scheduling for meetings will happen individually via email between the mentors and the mentees, which can happen anytime from lunchtime to 4.30pm after school.
For students wishing to become mentees for this term, please fill out this form.
We look forward to seeing more students sign up!
The Year 12 and Year 13 SSAEM mentoring group.
The Ambassador Platform
We’re pleased to share “The Ambassador Platform” with our community—an interactive chatting app that’s been connecting prospective parents with our dedicated community of parents. Our team of parent ambassadors has been doing a great job engaging with potential families, sharing personal experiences, and offering advice to showcase why Dulwich College Seoul is a great choice.
This platform is not only useful for prospective parents but also a helpful resource for our current parents. They can easily start a conversation with our experienced parent ambassadors to get answers to any questions they may have about Dulwich College Seoul’s school life. Click here to start chatting and learn more about our community and the enriching experiences at Dulwich College Seoul for your family!