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1. From a Clear Blue Sky
(School News/Old Dragon News)
... Mountbatten, his grandmother and a family friend. The Nicholas Knatchbull Memorial Bursaries were set up to give children whose families could not otherwise afford it the chance of a Dragon School education. A ...
2. Subjects & Teachers
(Website Development/Pupils - Subjects and Teachers)
Hello children, I'm here to talk you about the teachers and subjects at the Dragon School. A really big reassurance is that the teachers are really nice, sometimes a bit strict but most of the time really ...
3. James 'Joc' Willson
(General Articles/ODs and Development)
... two sons and eight grandchildren." Joc's funeral will take place at St Peter's Church, St Peter's Street, St Albans (AL1 3HG) on Thursday 15th April at 11am followed by burial at the Hatfield Road Cemetery ...
4. Day to Boarding
(Parents/General Parents)
... can happen at various stages over a child’s life at the school. One parent whose children made this change recently spoke to current day parents about her family’s decision to board: A mother’s story: ...
5. OD News
(General Articles/ODs and Development)
... he met in Gibraltar, they have two married sons and 5 grandchildren. London Venues Needed Calling all ODs and Dragon parents working in London! Do you have access to conference facilities at your ...
6. Make a Difference 2009
(Social Impact/Social Impact)
... Kidlington School. The school recently acquired some land which they are going to use to make a garden for the children to play and help in. We chose some spring bulbs, some cyclamen and two different ...
7. Timothy Knatchbull
(Old Dragons/OD Archived News)
... Knatchbull Memorial Bursaries were set up to give children whose families could not otherwise afford it the chance of a Dragon School education. Dragon School Trading Limited (a wholly owned trading subsidiary ...
8. Remembrance Day
(Old Dragons/OD Archived News)
... were laid by Major Elmhirst, a father of three children currently at the School, by Lt. Commander Stewart Hett, an OD who was at the Dragon during the war, and by Tom van Oss and Hope Davies, the two youngest ...
9. Green Reception - 10th November 2009
(Green Lynams/Green Reception Blog)
Recycling Reception children remember to use the paper box to recycle their unwanted paper.  ...
10. Mallorca Tennis & Athletics Trip 2009
(Parents/General Parents)
... is situated in the north-east of the island in a quiet and safe area called Capdepera and has an impressive array of facilities to keep the children entertained. As well as the twelve clay tennis courts, ...
11. Cevennes 2009
(Parents/General Parents)
... to sniff through the new Dragon group, and the children began to unload their creased bodies into the dazzling sunlight of the Massif Central mountains, reality finally hit... this place was a very long ...
12. Dragon A - Z
(Parents/General Parents)
... of their children. If a Day Child has to leave school during the day, he or she must sign in the book in the Secretary’s Office in the Lodge. No Day Child should leave the school without permission. If ...
13. Green Travel Day
(Green Dragons/Green Dragon Eco Warriors)
... next time it’s a rainy day and I don’t fancy getting on the bike I will try walking or using my scooter. Parents can help too - they could find their old bikes and try cycling along with their children ...
14. Green Travel Day
(Green Dragons/Green Dragon Blog)
... National 'Walk to School Week' and we were delighted to see that over thirty percent of our children decided to try a more eco-friendly mode of transport into school. The aim of the day was to ask the ...
15. E Block Comic
(Green Dragons/Green Matters)
Year 4 produce 'Michael Recycle in the Fight to Save Planet Earth' A group of Year 4 children recently spent the day planning, designing and creating a comic strip based on a 'green' super hero! ...
16. Green Lynams Wellies 28th April 2009
(Green Lynams/Green Lynams Eco Warriors)
Green Lynams - Water Your Wellies As part of our Eco focus at Lynams, all children and staff have been encouraged to plant a pair of child-sized Wellington boots. Over the Easter holidays children ...
17. Green Lynams Planting 23rd April 2009
(Green Lynams/Green Lynams Eco Warriors)
... out in their new garden beside their play ground. Throughout the term children will tend their plants and all being well will harvest their crop before the end of term.  ...
18. The R K Ingram Memorial Fund
(Funding Priorities/Funding Priorities)
... changing family circumstances make the fees unaffordable. We hope to raise a sum at least equal to the £265,000 raised in Guv’s memory. While Guv’s Memorial Fund is used to provide bursaries for children ...
19. Pupil Applications
(Social Impact/Social Impact)
... a safe environment and build hope for the future. China Children and Teenagers' Fund - a Year 7 pupil was awarded £2 000 to donate to this charity which strives for the education and welfare of Chinese ...
20. Green Year 2 - 16th March 2009
(Green Lynams/Green Year 2 Blog)
... where children live will be on display outside the hall. We hope this will make it easier for people to share lifts.  ...
21. Green Year 1 - 10th March 2009
(Green Lynams/Green Year 1 Blog)
... how to save energy, reduce pollution and make a difference in slowing global warming through a variety of songs. Eddie, we hope, provided the children not only with the opportunity to display their acting ...
22. Green Year 2 - 9th March 2009
(Green Lynams/Green Year 2 Blog)
... children. We discussed the advantages of sharing lifts for children, their parents and the environment. We look forward to the results of the survey.  ...
23. OxClean
(Green Dragons/Green Dragon Blog)
OxClean Eight children from E block took part in the OxClean city initiative today to clean up our streets and raise awareness of the problem of litter. They cleared some of the streets between Belbroughton ...
24. Eco Warriors - Tree Planting
(Green Dragons/Green Dragon Eco Warriors)
... Dragon moment. This group of Middle School children certainly demonstrated their care and consideration towards the Dragon environment and the planet as a whole.  ...
25. Green Year 3 - 26th February 2009
(Green Lynams/Green Year 3 Blog)
Year 3 Questionnaire The Year 3 children completed a questionnaire which sparked off many interesting discussions ranging from: why toilets should smell nice, to whether we should have plants in ...
26. Issue 4.01 - 10th September 2010
(Parents/Newsletters)
Music in Moselle From the Headmaster It is great to be back. The school needs the children here and it is really good to see them busy and getting into the swing of ...
27. Issue 3.34 - 9th July 2010
(Parents/Newsletters)
... sounded really confident. Well done" Lynams Sports Day Lynams enjoyed a beautiful sunny afternoon of fun-filled sports, masterminded by Ma McNeile, at Bardwell Road on Monday. The children took ...
28. Green Year 2 - 23rd February 2009
(Green Lynams/Green Year 2 Blog)
Year 2 Travel Survey The children did a survey of how each child in Year 2 travels to school and showed the results in a tally chart. In ICT, the children had lots of fun converting their surveys ...
29. Eco Warriors - The First Team
(Green Dragons/Green Dragon Eco Warriors)
... a great insight into the lives of giant pandas, polar bears, different types of monkeys and even a rare species of snake. The children really enjoyed presenting their ideas and we all became much wiser ...
30. Action Team Update - 12th Feb 2009
(Green Dragons/Green Dragon Blog)
Action Team Update The Eco Action Teams have met regularly this term and have been discussing the results from their online Environmental Review. This audit asked staff and children questions on ...
31. Green Year 2 - 9th February 2009
(Green Lynams/Green Year 2 Blog)
Year 2 Discuss Travel Year two children thought of many different and imaginative ways they could change the way they travel to school. The animated discussions also included the important health ...
32. Green Lynams Eco Warriors 6th February 2009
(Green Lynams/Green Lynams Eco Warriors)
... The children found six rooms had lights left on. Further discussion needs to take place about computers because they take time to switch on and off when temporarily left alone.  ...
33. Green Reception - 4th February 2009
(Green Lynams/Green Reception Blog)
Reception Wellie Walk Reception children, staff and parent helpers donned their wellies, coats, hats, scarves and gloves and ventured out for their annual Wellie Walk to Wolvercote. It was a glorious ...
34. Green Dragons
(Parents/General Parents)
... our local and global environment is critical to our wellbeing as a society. Below are some of the aims for our sustainability programme at the Dragon: For children to learn about sustainable practices ...
35. Green Reception - 27th January 2009
(Green Lynams/Green Reception Blog)
... at the amount of green spaces there are around the school and where and how this could be extended. The children noted the plants outside the Headmistress's office and thought they looked good, and suggested ...
36. Green Lynams Eco Warriors 23rd January 2009
(Green Lynams/Green Lynams Eco Warriors)
... Each child made some small posters to display in the classrooms and corridors to remind children and teachers to ‘switch off’ lights and ‘turn off’ computers. These posters have been distributed.  ...
37. Green Year 2 - 23rd January 2009
(Green Lynams/Green Year 2 Blog)
Year 2 Eco Audit on Travel Year 2 are looking at transport and the environmental impact related to the different ways children travel to the school. In Geography children looked at maps of Oxfordshire ...
38. Green Year 3 - 23rd January 2009
(Green Lynams/Green Year 3 Blog)
Year 3 Eco Meeting Year 3 children are looking at how we can encourage everyone to live well, keeping their bodies healthy and strong.  The pupils are well informed on this subject as they studied ...
39. Green Year 1 - 21st January 2009
(Green Lynams/Green Year 1 Blog)
Year 1 Eco Audit on Waste Year 1 children put their Eco thinking caps on during a year group assembly and thought about all the waste produced each day by the staff and children at Lynams and where ...
40. Stooges 2012
(Staff Recruitment/Staff Recruitment)
... 315401 or email rachel.farmer@dragonschool.org  Recruitment Process Explanatory Notes Child Welfare Protection Policy The Dragon School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. ...
41. Maintenance Manager
(Staff Recruitment/Staff Recruitment)
...  Child Welfare Protection Policy The Dragon School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will be required to undertake a criminal record check via ...
42. Sculling
(About the School/Sport)
... the Sculling Squad have access to Quads, Doubles and single sculls. We also have access to two following launches to support the children whilst coaching on the river. All children have the opportunity ...
43. Club Spotlight
(Parents/Activities and Clubs)
... Startin. Amongst the range of activities and clubs on offer, there are some ‘pre-selected’ groups, for which the organising member of staff will identify particular children who would benefit most from ...
44. About the School
(General Articles/About the School)
... relaxed rigour" and relies on common sense and individual responsibility rather than a weighty rulebook. Hence the children have a high degree of self-confidence and it is not unexpected that amongst its ...
45. Head's Vision
(General Articles/About the School)
... the air of purpose, the determination to succeed, to enjoy life, to enjoy each other's company. Watch the children at the end of the day as they return home or to House, dishevelled and tired but still ...
46. Partner Organisations
(Social Impact/Social Impact)
...  Save The Children Comic Relief Earthwatch Grupo Cultural Afro Reggae Future Hope Leonard Cheshire Disability Emmaus Micro Loan Foundation Opportunity International Alive and Kicking ...
47. Charity Events 2008/2009
(Social Impact/Social Impact)
... charitydoes to promote emotional literacy and relationship skills in families, schools and communities. Family Links currently reaches over 58,000 children and 20,000 parents in Oxford, the Midlands and ...
48. Charity Events 2009/2010
(Social Impact/Social Impact)
... than ever. Bake a Free Cake - 23rd October 2009 The school was delighted once again this week to offer the Cauldron to a team of volunteers from Free Cakes for Kids. A dozen bakers made treats for children ...
49. Charity Events 2007/2008
(Social Impact/Social Impact)
Charity Events 2007/2008 Channel Challenge Swimathon (Year 6) - 27th June 2008 Year 6 swam a combined total of 1474 lengths, to equal the 21 mile width of the Channel, in just over 56 minutes. The children ...
50. Religious Studies
(About the School/Curriculum)
... taken. All children in Year 4 - 8 have two lessons per wekk and those in years 7 and 8 have a preparation once a week. There is an after school Philosophy and Ethics club for scholars. Philosophy ...
51. Children's Poetry Bookshelf
(Web Links / English)
52. Achuka Children's Books
(Web Links / English)
53. Victorian Children
(Web Links / History)
A and B Block
54. Parables of Jesus Christ
(Web Links / Religious Studies)
All Years Has extension ideas for older children. ...
55. Curriculum
(Category)
... him." Skipper Lynam, (1908), Headmaster of the Dragon 1886-1920 "Let us still have a School where learning comes first, where children learn how to learn rather than what to learn!" John Baugh, Headmaster ...
Each term there are thirteen children chosen to be in the Lynams Eco Warriors group, one pupil from each class. The Eco Warriors from previous terms remain part of our Lynams Keen to be Green Group and ...
57. Green Dragon Blog
(Category)
... ranging from litter and waste to healthy living and biodiversity. Children are the driving force behind Eco-Schools – they lead the eco-committee and, as a first step, will help carry out an audit to ...
58. Green Fingers Diary
(Category)
... children to spend time outdoors by using a hands-on approach. The pupils are able to see the results of their hard work each summer as their plants mature and blossom and hopefully produce fruit and ...
59. Admissions
(Category)
... places in the end. All our lists are specific in terms of Status (day or boarding) and Year. We are, however, happy to register children on a number of different lists. You can always ask to be ...
60. About the School
(Section)
... of Skipper Lynam in the late C19th and early C20th, the Dragon today provides "full scope for all of imagination and originality in a child" - and prepares children for life in the C21st. This includes ...
61. Social Impact
(Section)
... we have over the past twelve years developed relationships with organisations working across the globe. Our international projects have enabled us to visit and to play with vulnerable children in the townships ...
62. Admissions
(Section)
...  Prospective parents and children are encouraged to visit the school during term time to see the school in action and to meet staff and children. In order to fix an appointment, please ring the Admissions ...
63. Boarding
(Section)
... boarding and other teaching staff contribute hugely to its success. The School prides itself on creating a family atmosphere where the children feel happy and safe. Boarders comprise about 250 of the ...
... built gym, which is also used for whole school assemblies and school plays. There are 215 children in the school from Reception (4-5 year olds) up to Year 3 (7-8 year olds). There are 3 parallel classes ...
65. Funding Priorities
(Section)
... the following year. Bursaries, which provide essential support for children who would not otherwise have access to an education at the Dragon. The bursaries scheme ensures that the School maintains the ...
66. Ways of Giving
(Section)
... School ultimate flexibility in allocating your gift to the area of highest priority. By making a gift, you are directly benefiting children at the School. Your participation also greatly strengthens our ...
67. Staff Recruitment
(Section)
...  ISC Inspection Report. We are currently recruiting GAP Assistants (Stooges) for 2012. The Dragon School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing ...
68. Green Dragons
(Section)
... ranging from litter and waste to healthy living and biodiversity. Children are the driving force behind Eco-Schools – they lead the eco-committee and, as a first step, will help carry out an audit to ...