Fathers’ Breakfast

All Dragon fathers are reminded that the annual Fathers’ Breakfast is on Saturday 18 September at 8.30am. If you have not yet replied and would like to have breakfast by the river tomorrow, please could you contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   in the Events Office.

Fees by Direct Debit

As parents probably know, we are moving towards all school fees being paid by direct debit. However, direct debit rules require a separate mandate for each pupil and in the case of siblings this means one per child. Please see ‘how to pay school fees’ for further information and mandates to complete and return to the bursary.

Busy Boarders

The boys of School House have enjoyed an action packed first weekend. They started with mini Olympics on Saturday afternoon, the highlights of which were ‘shove ha' penny’ (see main picture) and having the chance to beat Ma Landy in the outdoor table tennis arena. This was followed by a fun trip to Shotover Woods on Sunday where the School House boys played bombers and fighters against the boys from Gunga Din. A great time was had by all!

Skiing Dragons

The Dragon Ski Club warmly welcomes any families new to the school to join the annual trip to Davos over the February half-term. This is a great opportunity to meet up with other Dragon families and staff. There are still places available for families and also for unaccompanied children over 10. For further details please click here.

London Chamber Orchestra Concert

Helen & Douglas House hospice and the London Chamber Orchestra invite Dragon School parents to join them for the opening concert of the LCO's 90th Anniversary Season on 30 September at 7.30pm. The programme includes music from Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms and has been organised in support of Helen & Douglas House, celebrating hospice care for children and young adults the UK and Japan. The concert will open with the premiere of a new anthem written especially for the occasion by Japanese composer Masanori Katoh, based on a poem written by a mother whose daughter came to Helen & Douglas House. The anthem will be performed by the Dragon School choir.

Tickets are £60, including the best seats in the house, interval drinks and a post concert reception. For more information click here or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call on 01865 799150.

Talking Teens

Family links invites parents to a series of four workshops entitled “Talking Teens” on Tuesday evenings between 7.00 and 9.00 p.m. at Cherwell House, 14 Norham Gardens, Oxford OX2 6QB. This will be an opportunity to gain helpful insights from new research in the field including a positive view of adolescent development. The workshops which run from 28 September to 19 October will be led by Dr John Coleman, OBE with Annette Mountford, CEO of Family Links and Sarah Darton, Director of Training. The cost for the series of four workshops is £50; to secure your place please send your cheque, made payable to ‘Family Links’, in advance to: Family Links, Peterley House, Peterley Road, Horspath Industrial Estate, Oxford OX4 2TZ. For more information please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   or call the Family Links office on 01865 401800.

Bushcraft for Boarders

This Sunday all boarders staying in school will visit Cornbury Park near Oxford for a Bushcraft Survival Day. Activities will include primitive fire lighting, shelter building, flora and fauna, hunting and trapping, wilderness cookery and other survival skills. The day will be run by the Bushcraft Company who provided a successful day last year. The cost of the day will be in the region of £43 depending on numbers. If you have any questions about this please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Dragon Sale News

We’re not counting the days till Christmas just yet but we have started counting the days till the Dragon Sale! So if you are interested in helping out (right now, for example, we’d love to hear from someone with green fingers), running a stall or just want to find out what it’s all about then do come along to the Stallholders Meeting on Friday 24 September at 8.30 a.m. in the Staff Dining room (just behind the main dining room in E Block, at the Dragon School). And if you’d like to relive those fast receding summer holiday memories then why not check out www.dragonsale.org for details of how to become a contributor to the Dragon Travel Guide, a brand new publication for this year - the deadline has been extended to 24 September and all contributions, big or small, are very welcome.

Homes-Club International

Parents may be interested to visit the website of Homes-Club which is a home exchange for the independent school network. The site enables parents and alumni of independent schools to exchange main and second homes around the world and save money on holidays.