As we move through this present crisis of a global pandemic fraught with its many challenges, losses, and disappointments, there appear to be emerging some unintended consequences that offer hope towards a better future. One positive to come from the pandemic is the spontaneous wave of kindness that has emerged in response. Around the world,...
It’s hard to believe that in just a matter of weeks, so much in our world has changed, with the Covid-19 global pandemic encroaching on all areas of life, including how we deliver a quality Woodstock education through our distance learning programme. Last week we entered a new era in the school’s history as we transitioned the Woodstock educational experience over to our distance learning model. We...
Woodstock School has temporarily closed its campus. This is a precautionary measure and at present there are no known or suspected cases of COVID-19 within the Woodstock community. Students will continue to be educated remotely until it is safe and responsible to invite them to return to campus. This has not been an...
Of all the ways you can help your child to increase their GPA, this has got to be one of the easiest - encouraging them to get more sleep. Research out of MIT suggests that better sleep habits lead to better grades. In itself, this isn’t exactly a revelation, but what is surprising is the extent...
Our Middle Years students are just getting to the end of device-free week. It’s fair to say this is not the most eagerly awaited event on the school calendar. These kids are digital natives. While many of us have had to adapt to this new era, Middle Years students are the...
Thursday marked 100 days until this year’s seniors graduate from Woodstock. For everyone, leaving school is a watershed moment, the culmination of their formative years and a major step on their journey to adulthood. During their time at Woodstock, they will have made friends who will remain their life-long companions,...
Welcome to a new year and the start of the 2020s. As we enter a new decade, it’s an opportunity for pause for thought around what we’ve achieved, and what lies ahead over the next ten years. Back in 2013, Woodstock formulated its 2020 vision, a blueprint of what we wanted...
Principal Dr Craig Cook looks back at his experiences on this year's Activity Week, and forward to share what's needed to ensure Woodstock remains distinctive into the future. It was my privilege during Activity Week to be with the ninth graders on their village trip. While the village was only a...
The last few days have been cold, wet and windy up here on the hillside, and most of us are looking forward to getting down to lower altitudes and warmer climates. The winter vacations are an important time for us all, not just to escape the most severe of our Himalayan...
One-Book Woodstock is back for the winter break. The idea is that everyone – students from Grades 6 up, teachers and staff – will read the book over the Christmas period. When we return in the Spring, the book’s themes will feed into our studies across the curriculum. Essentially, we’re...
Our Principal, Dr Craig Cook pays a tribute to Thomas Chandy, who served as the Woodstock School board president on two occasions and sadly passed away in November 2019. As a community of learners, Woodstock School benefitted greatly from the life and leadership of Thomas Chandy. Thomas made significant contributions to Woodstock...
From January, Woodstock is becoming a reusable water bottle campus, where students and staff alike will not be using plastic bottled water at school or in dorms. Principal Dr Craig Cook explains why. Spinning the bottle For the industry, It’s the modern-day equivalent of the philosopher’s stone, sought by alchemists to turn...
All around the school, students are putting tremendous efforts into getting away from Woodstock. That is, our seniors are busy preparing their applications which will very shortly see them moving off to study at colleges and universities around the world. Moving from school to college is a crossroads moment in...
In many schools in India which are attended by children from low income families, access to hands-on science and maths education has still not been achieved. The education system in these schools needs to be reformed in order to provide better tools and create a hands-on model for learning. As a...
This year for Activity Week, the community engagement department offered students a chance to go to Kumaon, the other half of Uttrakhand, in order to visit two leading non-governmental organisations in the area; Kumaun Grameen Udyog (KGU) and Central Himalayan Rural Action Group (CHIRAG). I was one of the students who was able to...
