Month: December 2022
From The Principal #166
And so another Autumn term comes hurtling to an end. I have always defined the arrival of the end of this term by the completion of reports (and Christmas cards),…
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, or at least our boarders think so anyway! It’s been a festive-filled end to the Autumn Term here at DLD, with our…
Winter Awards Ceremony 2022
The Winter Awards Ceremony is always a wonderful opportunity to reflect and celebrate student’s dedication, effort and enthusiasm for their Co-curricular interests. It also allows us to continue to embed…
ELF The Musical Theatre Trip
To celebrate the festive season some of our students went to see ‘‘ELF the Musical‘ at the Dominion Theatre in London’s West End. The theatre was built in 1928; since…
Film & Media make the most of London as the Classroom at INTO Film Festival
The last few weeks have proved to the Film and Media department, both staff and students, that to be based in Central London is so advantageous as we have been…
Christmas at Hogwarts!
This is our second film and media trip to Warner Brothers Studio Tour and like our first trip it didn’t disappoint! We first attended a workshop detailing how the world…
A Level Business Students analyse Battersea Power Station
A Level Business students went to the newly opened Battersea Power Station to learn about the marketing strategy and business plans taking place at the new development. Using London as…
Ice Skating at Somerset House
For students last weekend of 2022 in the Boarding House, we went on a festive outing to ice skate at Somerset House. We wrapped up warm and took a walk…
Into Film quotes our Head of Film and Media
“The Into Film Festival is a real opportunity for us to bring the theory out of the classroom and interact with people who work in the industry, learning first hand…
FROM THE PRINCIPAL #165
As the end of our last full week of this term comes to an end, students have been enjoying lessons, Christmas Jumper Day and a Christmas Party that involved biscuit…
