In the words of our Founder, the College should be a place of ‘good learning’. As Dulwich approaches its 400th year, with current generations of pupils facing intense public examination scrutiny, what should ‘good learning’ look like for them? Examination results certainly matter a great deal, and through them the winning of the right place at the next stage of education is important for every boy. Yet interwoven with this is the need for boys to develop to their own intellectual interests, and to learn to think confidently for themselves on issues that go beyond what any examination may ask. Boys are curious, and they need space in their lessons and beyond them to explore the questions that their subject studies will suggest to them. This will happen in preparing for examinations, but often it is in moving beyond the examination – in learning for its own sake – that the most significant progress is made. It is our belief at the College that there is no substitute for time with enthusiastic subject experts, and other like-minded boys, to foster this kind of learning. Attending a lecture, running a society or entering a competition are often formative academic experiences, and it is these that will equip boys to be better learners in the broadest sense when they leave us. This is the good learning that this publication celebrates. A J S Kennedy Deputy Master (Academic) Dr J A F Spence Master of Dulwich College Introduction: Free Learning
CONTENTS
Introduction: Free Learning
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Art
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Biology
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Chemistry
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Physics
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Lower School Science
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English
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History
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Libraries and Archives
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Geography
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Religion and Theology
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Economics
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Classics
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Politics
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Music
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Physical Education
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Computing
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Design and Technology
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Drama
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Modern Foreign Languages
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Mathematics
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The Symposium
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Free Learning Days
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The Scholars’ Programme
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The Extended Essay
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