GAIL Peru Conference 2024, Hosted by Newton College: A Transformative, Once-in-a-Lifetime Experience for Woodstock Students The GAIL trip to Peru was a phenomenal experience, as described by one of our student delegates. The journey included a week of cultural immersion, visiting historical landmarks such as the majestic Machu Picchu, the capital...
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The recent weeklong GAIL Conference, centered on diversity and hosted by Kristin School in Auckland, New Zealand, welcomed 10 student delegates from each school, including Woodstock and its three adult chaperones. All eight GAIL schools representing various regions worldwide participated in a weeklong conference hosted by Kristin School. This conference also...
On September 12, we had the privilege of hosting Prof. Y.S.R Murthy, Founding Vice Chancellor of RV University, Bengaluru and former Founding Professor and Registrar of OP Jindal Global University at the Centre for Imagination. In this session, Prof. Murthy discussed what the global landscape of Human Rights looks like,...
Over these last weeks, so many good things have emerged from our Centre for Imagination (CFI), including two fantastic student-led events profiled below The CFI is Woodstock’s dedicated interdisciplinary space, which cuts across different areas of the academic curriculum and aspects of our enrichment programme. Embracing an interdisciplinary approach is one...
In more conventional times, last week would have been our Spring Break, marking the mid-point in the semester and a brief pause before the build-up to the final flourish of the academic year begins in earnest. This year we have set the break aside to maximise the opportunity of having...
The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award is set to Woodstock in 2022. The Award is a non-formal education and learning framework operating in more than 130 countries and territories around the world, through which young people’s achievements outside of academia are recognised and celebrated. English teacher Mr Curt Farnham (pictured...
Stage one - Foundation stones In November, a new art project began taking shape on the Woodstock campus. A joint collaboration between the Centre for Imagination, the Art Department, and the whole school community. This multi-phased project aimed to capture and make sense of the two years that we have just...
On Saturday, 11 December 2021, we witnessed the return of the Festival of Ideas, a Woodstock School institution which enables students to showcase their projects and talents to the wider community. The event is an initiative of the Centre for Imagination (CFI), Woodstock's dedicated interdisciplinary space, where students can pursue...
Saturday, 30 October, was Worldwide Woodstock Day, our annual celebration for everyone in the school community, wherever they are in the world. In a typical year, alumni gather together in far-flung places across the globe, to mark their time in the Himalayan foothills and celebrate their shared Woodstock experiences. There is...
