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Academic Life
Education is lived, not just learned
“If your child is gifted in one area, they will soar here. If they are a good all-rounder they will be encouraged to be a great all-rounder.”
Our philosophy is based on a commitment to teaching and genuine outward-looking scholarship. All our pupils are ambitious academically and we want each to find their areas of interest. Examination results are key, yet it is vital that boys also develop their own intellectual interests and learn to think confidently for themselves. Boys are curious and need space during their lessons and beyond to explore the questions their subject studies suggest to them. It is often in learning for its own sake, and in leading others, that the most significant progress is made. We believe there is no substitute for time spent with enthusiastic subject experts, and other like-minded boys, to foster learning not constrained by a syllabus. 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 Dulwich. Free learning
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