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Model United Nations Conference
Last Friday, DLD College London students attended an Model United Nations (MUN) conference at Haileybury school. Having attended MUN conferences in the past, this one was unlike any other I have previously taken part in.
Baltics Trip, Iranian New Year, Global Connections – FTP – 22/03/2019
It’s been another busy week here at DLD College London with numerous opportunities for students and staff to get involved in, for example there was an exciting Physics trip to CERN to see the Large Hadron Collider and we celebrated as a school the beginning of the Iranian New Year.
Physics Trip to Cern
DLD College London Year 12 and 13 students enjoyed an enlightening visit to the Particle Physics Research Centre at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday and Tuesday this week.
DLD Band
The current DLD College London band club have been working together since September when Harry (guitar) and Sem (bass) got the ball rolling and were soon joined by Eduardo on drums, thus completing the rhythm section and playing some Beatles songs and other classics. Shortly after this, Penelope and Andrea joined, bringing vocals and guitar and the band began exploring new styles and songs.
Congratulations to Evelina Runners
Congratulations to all the staff and students that battled the tough weather conditions on Sunday to run 5k or 10k in support of Evelina Children’s Hospital.
Classics Lecture
On Thursday Classics students returned to Gresham College to hear a fascinating lecture by the well-established classical scholar Edith Hall.
BTEC students Visit Harrods
BTEC 1 enjoyed a behind the scenes visit to Harrods last week. They were given a wonderful guided tour by Tim, who pointed out some of the fascinating history behind the world famous department store.
UK Senior Maths Challenge
Sasha and Xizhang both achieved top Gold Awards in the recent UK Senior Maths Challenge, qualifying for the next Kangaroo round.They both did extremely well and Sasha achieved a top award in this round.
From the Vice Principal
As Irfan is travelling to Latvia over the weekend, Tom Hadcroft, Vice Principal, will be providing an overview of the week at DLD College London which saw us welcome the Boarding School’s Association, our Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme students visit Richmond Park, and our 1st XI football team beat Mill Hill.
Regent Brass Band
On Wednesday evening the Regent Brass Band had their first rehearsal at DLD. They are a semi-professional group and are preparing for a top level national competition in a few weeks’ time.
