Month: January 2022
Young Debaters progress further in the ESU-Churchill National Competition
Last Tuesday evening, we took part in the second round of the prestigious ESU-Churchill Public Speaking Competition, a national competition from the English-Speaking Union for students in Years 9 to…
Charlotte Achieves her Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award
Head of School, Charlotte, has recently completed her Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award which is a huge achievement and she is also one of the youngest to be achieve the…
From the Principal #136
This edition of ‘From the Principal’ is actually ‘From the Bursar’ and I feel privileged to be standing in for Irfan this week and writing this week’s edition, as in…
Burns Night Celebrations
Our boarders were introduced to some Scottish traditions this week as we celebrated Burns Night, commemorating the birth of Scotland’s most famous poet Robert “Rabbi” Burns. With a local bagpiper…
DLD Dragons Den
Last week, the IFP Business and Economics students were given a brief to decide on a viable business that would be suitable for vacant premises on Lower Marsh, our local…
Football v Reed’s School
A tough defeat for our footballers this week against Reed’s School at Cobham FC’s ground. This was our first fixture against the school and it was great to see the…
From the Principal #135
I have been delighted and impressed by my recent welcome to the DLD community by students and staff alike over the past three weeks. As a newcomer the College feels…
Schools’ Mace Debating Competition – Round 2 Success
This week, Artie, Sarah and Vlad competed in round 2 of the English-Speaking-Union’s Schools’ Mace debating competition after their resounding success in round 1 (read here). We debated that Gambling…
Boarders see top London show – Hamilton
DLD boarders were fortunate to see one of the favourite shows in London last weekend with a trip to see Hamilton at the Victoria Palace Theatre. They all felt it…
Outstanding Success in the British Mathematical Olympiad
Year 12 Maths genius Ryan, from Vietnam, has received a Distinction in the British Mathematical Olympiad Round 1 (BMO1), awarded to only the top 26% of the 1,000 participants who…
