“Oh look – she has her father’s nose!” I love listening to the comments people make when they see a new born baby for the first time. Perhaps you can remember some of the comments people made when you children were tiny. As humans we love to look for clues...
Last night at the Centre for Imagination, in keeping with Woodstock’s weekly theme of conflict resolution, a group of students and staff had the privilege of speaking with South African freedom fighter and constitutional judge, Albie Sachs, after screening his TEDx Euston talk. After surviving a car bombing in 1988...
"For me, running isn't competition. Running is a space to breathe, or more than breathe, pant in air and be real. I want to be real more than anything else, and in days encased in concrete and screens, that realness keeps me grounded." Shanti Mathias, Woodstock student Early on the morning...
The Modern School and Motilal Nehru School of Sports are tournament champions The seventeenth annual Win Mumby all India basketball tournament culminated with dramatic finals on Saturday, which commenced with a special performance from The 11 Garhwal Rifles Military Band and their bag pipers from Dehradun. The Modern School, New Delhi, won the...
Reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic used to be referred to as the 'three R’s' and they were seen as the fundamentals of a good education. But we know it takes more than reading, writing and mathematics to raise a balanced child fully equipped for life in the twenty-first century. Nowadays, even if we...
The Win Mumby tournament opened yesterday with a special pep rally featuring Woodstock School’s Jazz Band and dance performances from Woodstock students. The tournament was officially opened by special guest and basketball legend Vishesh Bhriguvanshi of India’s men’s basketball team. There was a great spirit of friendly competition throughout, with three...
This year's Win Mumby All India Basketball Tournament got off to a rousing start with a pep rally including a special performance from the school's Jazz Band and dance routines performed by pupils. Click here to watch live action from the tournament on our special livestream. [vc_row][vc_column][vc_masonry_media_grid gap="2" grid_id="vc_gid:1478691978263-975ca4f8-cb9b-9" include="22417,22408,22413,22416,22414,22411,22407,22410,22409,22401,22415,22406,22405,22404,22412,22403"][/vc_column][/vc_row]...
Sixteen teams from all over India have converged on Woodstock School, Mussoorie, for the seventeenth Win Mumby All-India Basketball Tournament on Tuesday. The Tournament runs from the Wednesday 9 to Saturday 12 November 2016. Boy’s teams participating will include Welham Boys School, The Doon School, Motilal Nehru School of Sports, Sacred...
Self-help Groups (SHGs) are self-governed, peer controlled, informal groups of people with the same socio-economic background and have a desire to collectively perform a common goal. Through Woodstock’s Community Engagement program, a group of our students are working alongside a group of 54 women who share the desire to micro-bank....
This week, the entire school will be out on Activity Week - one of the most unique and formative aspects of a Woodstock education. With activities carefully selected to be appropriate to the age-group concerned and accompanied by experienced staff, students will have a remarkable opportunity to explore our stunning Himalayan...
