Dulwich College International School of Beijing

Positive Caring Programme for Ayis' - 13th March
Following from last year, we will be running a series of workshops for ayis at our Little Riviera campus. The programme is free and offers practical support for ayis of our children living in Beijing. The workshops will be led by professional educators with a wealth of experience in working with young children and their parents. All workshops will be conducted in Mandarin/English. The next workshop is entitled Activities for Children under 1 and your ayi can learn how to provide some practical activities for children under 1 year.

Beijing Youth Orchestra – Sunday 14th March
The Beijing Youth Orchestra embarks on its first ever Concerto Series. Last years winner of the Young Musician of the Future competition, Daniel Zhao, will perform the Grieg Piano Concerto in A Minor, Opus 16. The concert will take place in the Edward Alleyn Theatre on Sunday 14th March at 7.30 p.m. The BYO comprises of 40 of the top Chinese musicians from the Central and China Conservatoires and the very best students from Dulwich College, WAB, ISB and BISS.

Author Visit: Benjamin Zephaniah - 16th March
British writer, Benjamin Zephaniah will be visiting Dulwich on Tuesday 16th March. Benjamin is a British Jamaican Rastafarian writer and dub poet. He is a well-known figure in contemporary English literature, and was included in The Times list of Britain’s top 50 post-war writers. The writer’s poetry is influenced by Jamaican music and poetry.

Author Visit: Emily Gravett - 22nd March
Emily Gravett, winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2005 for Wolves and 2008 for Little Mouse’s Big Book of Fears will be visiting Year 2 on Monday 22nd March. Her first picture book, Wolves was published in August 2005 and marked the beginning of an internationally stellar career creating extraordinary books for children.

Dulwich Book Fair: 22nd-27th March
The Dulwich Book Fair will be held on the following dates and campuses:
Monday 22nd March, 8am-4pm, River Garden
Tuesday 23rd March, 8am-4pm, Riviera Main Campus

Senior School Parents Workshop - 1st April

Senior School Pastoral Team will be offering a Parents’ Workshop on “Surviving the Beijing Party Scene” - the event will begin with a presentation by Students Can Help on “Students & Alcohol” and thereafter topics for discussion will include dangers, alcohol, drugs, relationships, parents. Specifically, we will try and help parents work through strategies for ensuring understanding, safety and peace of mind.

Early Years Parent Talks
Kate Beith, Head of Dulwich Early Years will be holding a series of complimentary talks for parents of young children.
Parent Talk 2: Enhancing your Child's Learning Journey
Riviera Main Campus
Thursday 15th April, 9.00 - 10.00am
River Garden Campus
Friday 16th April, 9.00 - 10.00am
Discuss the different stages of development from birth to five years and discover new ways to enhance your child's learning journey. To reserve a place, please email jane.ji@dulwich-beijing.cn

Tuesday 20th April, Wednesday 5th May or Thursday 20th May from 9am-10am.

This is an invitation to an informal coffee morning to give you the opportunity to visit Riviera Main Campus and find out from us what will happen in Key Stage One- Year 1. These sessions are for new parents and parents of children moving from our Foundation Stage to Year 1 in August 2010. Please contact Jane Ji from admissions at jane.ji@dulwich-beijing.cn if you would like to come along to one of these sessions.

ACAMIS Soccer Tournament 22-25th April

Dulwich College Beijing will be hosting this year’s annual ACAMIS Soccer Tournament with Shanghai Community International School, Dulwich College Shanghai, Utaholy International School of Guangzhou, Western Academy Beijing and Quality School International.