Welcome to our Junior School Academic Enrichment Symposium, which is now in its eighth year! The Symposium represents a fantastic way to explore a theme in great detail and challenge our young learners in new and exciting ways. This year, our theme is Connections and Communication. Through workshops, speakers, activities and many thought-provoking questions, we will debate, analyse, and explore our theme. We are very pleased to be collaborating with James Allen’s Girls’ Junior School and Dulwich Wood Primary School over the course of the day. Through the programme, you will see many varied areas of the curriculum, from Engineering to Philosophy and Art to MFL, all of which aim to create enriching experiences for all of the pupils. This year’s theme of Connections and Communication is relevant to all of us, especially at Dulwich with this being a Dulwich College Olympiad year. Last month, the Olympiad took place in Singapore with over 150 JAGS and Dulwich College Senior School pupils collaborating in Music, Art, Drama, and Sport. Many connections were made all over the world through this incredible opportunity. In the Junior School at Dulwich College, we have reconnected with our international schools in China, Singapore and South Korea, and many of these schools will be hosting their Symposiums on this theme at the same time. We hope to share their experiences with the International Ambassadors over the coming weeks. Today, sessions will be led by teachers and specialists from across the College and JAGS Juniors and beyond. Here at Dulwich College, we are fortunate enough to be welcoming Ashley John-Baptiste, a broadcast journalist, presenter and ambassador for the Fostering Network. Ashley will be talking about his incredible life experiences and how he communicates important messages as a broadcast journalist. In addition to this, we will also be welcoming Asha Hylton, a Deaf registered nurse at King’s College Hospital. Asha will be talking about overcoming barriers in communication and her work as a front- line member of staff. Our thanks go to Ashley, Asha and all of our presenters for the time and care they have taken to create and deliver their sessions. We hope that all of the children have a great day and that their experience of ‘Free Learning’ answers and raises questions, and provides an opportunity to go beyond the curriculum.
Dr Toby Griffiths Head of Junior School Mr Miki Devitt Deputy Head Academic
Winning entry for Dulwich College: Oliver Zhu, 6D
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