PARTNERSHIP, COMMUNITY AND LIFELONG LEARNING
DulwichCollege Seoul Marcus Sherwood
T he expectant audience, resplendent in themed dress, sat excitedly waiting for the curtains to open. What finally greeted them surprised and delighted in equal measure. The teaching-staff had thrown back the years, dressing up as their 10-year-old selves, and performing ‘When I Grow Up’ from the musical Matilda . Along with messages of goodwill from London and Singapore, the Dulwich College Seoul ‘Time’ Symposium 2018 was launched. It was a day of great diversity, connected learning and enjoyment. Each year-group and specialist department created their own programme to explore an aspect of time. Our Year 1s viewed time through the lens of the environment and the threat of extinction, warning their visitors that time was running out for so many of the earth’s magnificent creatures. Year 2 investigated the life-cycle of plants and the changing seasons, while Year 3 developed their own compasses and navigated their way around the building to solve various time conundrums. Going back in time, Year 4 took visitors to the Taj Mahal through the magic of green
screen, recreating traditional designs and Rangoli patterns. Year 5 ventured into space, exploring the phases of the moon and imagining a future beyond our own planet. In contrast, visitors to Year 6 found themselves dressing up to re-enact aspects of the Second World War through books such as Carrie’s War and Goodnight Mr. Tom , and reproducing works in the style of artists such as Lowry. Our specialist teachers also embraced the theme through some wonderfully creative activities. Some children were challenged to beat the clock in PE through a field of ‘Gladiators’; others played a number of well-known time games in Mandarin, two classes completed a superb time- lapse work in art which depicted the changing colours of the Korean seasons, and others learnt to play Coldplay’s ‘Clocks’ on xylophones and other percussion instruments. Sadly, the day had to draw to a close and the Year 3 students flowing through the primary school hour-glass signified the inevitable passing of time. Our end had become your beginning.
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