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18 Jun Entrepreneurship: Real-world Learning

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Summer at Woodstock's Entrepreneurship Programme is an immersive experience which covers the processes and approaches startups use to achieve success. Summer at Woodstock Entrepreneurship participant Utsah and Faadumo from Woodstock's Class of 2021 write about their visit to Evolve, a social enterprise making plantable organic stationary and has a mission to sustainably...

25 May Woodstock is an International Baccalaureate World School!

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We're delighted to announce that Woodstock is now officially an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, with full authorisation for both the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) and Diploma Programme (DP). The Class of 2021 will be the first Woodstock students to graduate with both an American High School Diploma and the International...

24 May Graduation 2019 – New destinations and challenges await

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Tomorrow, the Class of 2019 graduates – a time of celebration – a day of great pride and accomplishment! Our graduates have come a long way and reached the end of a journey – their school days are over and now new journeys and new destinations await. Throughout life they...

07 May Donor Spotlight – Taeho Kim

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Taeho Kim became a parent at Woodstock when his son Jihoon joined Grade 8 in July 2018. Where are you from and what do you do? I am from Busan which is a large port city in South Korea and I am an inspector for the EHS (Environment, Health & Safety) for industrial machinery and...

03 May Amar’s Adventures in Auckland

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Our exchange programme gives students a chance to experience life in like-minded schools around the world. Amar from Grade 9 shares the story of six weeks he spent at Kristin School in Auckland, New Zealand, earlier this year. It was my first time traveling alone internationally and it was also going...

02 May Peak Performance on Nag Tibba

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In April, a group of our Middle Years students ventured to Nag Tibba for a weekend of walking, camping and learning - lead by our senior accountant Ritesh Farmer. At 3,022 metres, it's the highest peak in the Himalayan foothills surrounding Woodstock. As well as a chance to enjoy the...

15 Apr Woodstock Appoints Dr Craig Cook as New Principal

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Woodstock School has announced the appointment of Dr Craig Cook as Principal Designate. Dr Cook will join Woodstock in the new academic year starting in July 2019. Dr Cook brings to the position a wealth of experience in educational leadership, having worked at schools in and in higher education in the...

15 Apr Dr Craig Cook, our New Principal

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Woodstock School is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Craig Cook as our new Principal. Learn more about his journey, life and passion. Craig has family connections with Asia which stretch back over five generations. His great grandmother was involved with the famous Chefoo School in northern China. Craig earned his...

04 Mar Reimagining our Learning Spaces – HS20

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One of our key strategic priorities for 2019 is reimagining the school’s learning spaces. Supported by this year’s Annual Fund Appeal, it is our ambition to remodel our classrooms to create functional and aesthetic spaces in which our students can develop their full potential. During the Winter break, work began...

19 Feb Jobs in India in 2030 – what awaits us all?

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Many of today's students will soon be part of India's growing young workforce. Grade 10 student Anchal Agrawal looks at the factors which will impact on the nation's demographic dividend over the coming years, a subject with touches on her interests of Economics, Mathematics and Geography. "I chose to research...

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