1. From a Clear Blue Sky
(School News/Old Dragon News)

On the August Bank Holiday weekend in 1979, fourteen-year-old Timothy Knatchbull went out on a boat trip off the coast of County Sligo, Ireland. It was a trip that would cost four lives — and change ...

2. OD v Staff Cricket
(School News/Old Dragon News)

After last year’s washout, it was a relief to see the sun shining on Saturday 6th June for the annual OD v Staff cricket match. The staff included a former Zimbabwean international plus several stooges ...

3. Special Dragon Events
(Website Development/Pupils - Special Events)

... and Firework Display In the UK we have a special night to celebrate Guy Fawkes Day who tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament many years ago. At the school we have a beautiful fireworks display to ...

4. Plenty of Bottle
(Green Dragons/Green Matters)

Plenty of Bottle Part of the Year 5 Geography syllabus for this term investigates the important principles of recycling-reusing-reducing resources and the impact of these actions on the environment. Under ...

5. Recycling the Walkers Way
(Green Dragons/Green Matters)

... prize in Year 4 – but this lesson was all about recycling and reusing different materials. Invited by Ma Marshall, Maria Warner from Oxford Council came into the Dragon to talk to 5Co during one of their ...

6. London Lecture
(School News/Old Dragon News)

... in the City which had kindly been provided by OD and current Governor, William Touche. 154 people packed the Lecture Theatre to hear Rageh give a fascinating and often amusing account of his years as ...

7. Green Flag!
(School News/Internal News)

We are delighted to announce that, following our earlier achievement of the bronze and silver levels, we have now been awarded the coveted Eco Schools Green Flag. Last year we embarked upon this internationally ...

8. Green Flag!
(School News/External News)

We are delighted to announce that, following our earlier achievement of the bronze and silver levels, we have now been awarded the coveted Eco Schools Green Flag. Last year we embarked upon this internationally ...

9. Green Flag!
(Green Dragons/Green Dragon Blog)

Green Flag! We are delighted to announce that, following our earlier achievement of the bronze and silver levels, we have now been awarded the coveted Eco Schools Green Flag. Last year we embarked ...

10. OD Golf Day
(School News/Old Dragon News)

The second OD golf day of the year took place at Frilford Golf Club on Friday 23rd April. The weather was perfect as 17 ODs battled it out for the Inky Flask, eventually won by Simon Smith (OD 1977). The ...

11. Christopher de Lerisson Cazenove
(General Articles/ODs and Development)

... British and American theatre productions of My Fair Lady. In 1973, Cazenove married the actor Angharad Rees, with whom he had two sons. The marriage was dissolved in 1994 and, five years later, their ...

12. Thank You Letters
(Social Impact/Social Impact)

Thank You Letters The messages below are from charities that the Dragon School has supported over the past few years: [issuu layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Flight%2Flayout.xml showflipbtn=true ...

13. The Dragons' Den
(School News/Old Dragon News)

... “a something that makes them remember” and “draining the dregs of the flagon”! Fifty(ish) people meeting after half a century means that there are some 2,500 years to catch up on – far too much for one ...

14. James 'Joc' Willson
(General Articles/ODs and Development)

... Savage died last year, and his cousin Anne Willson married Neil Wylie, brother of Shaun. After leaving the Dragon School, Joc became pupil on the traing ship HMS Worcester (1934 -37). He served in the ...

15. OxClean 2010
(Green Dragons/Green Dragon Blog)

OxClean 2010 For the second year running a small group of Dragon pupils took part in this important community event to clean up our City.  The Year 6 Dragons focused on the roads nearby the school ...

16. Day to Boarding
(Parents/General Parents)

...  “My 2 children joined the Dragon School in 2004.  My daughter in D Block (Year 5)  and my son Year 3 at Lynams.  It was always my intention that my son would become a boarder later in B Block (Year 7) ...

17. Easter Term 2010 Week 4
(Green Dragons/Green Fingers Diary)

... way of producing food on small plots, and the cost, time and effort needed to maintain a tidy plot. They looked at two plots in detail to see what is growing at this time of the year and did some watering. ...

18. OD News
(General Articles/ODs and Development)

... International caps which are on loan from Oxford University RFC. The following Old Dragons received Honours in the New Year Honours List: Prof. Michael Richards (OD 1964) Knighthood Prof. Michael ...

19. OD Supper
(Old Dragons/OD Archived News)

... did not take long for the noise levels to rise and reminiscences to flow. Both staff and ODs present were reminded of both their funny and serious memories of earlier years. After supper Desmond Devitt ...

20. Eco Visit to Stonesfield Primary School
(Green Dragons/Green Dragon Blog)

Eco Visit to Stonesfield Primary School As a follow up to our Eco Conference earlier this term, six pupils from Year 4 visited Stonesfield Primary School, near Woodstock . The visit was organised ...

21. Ghost Forest
(Green Dragons/Green Matters)

Ghost Forest On Wednesday 25th November  a class of Dragon Year 7 Art scholars visited the Ghost Forest installation in Trafalgar Square. The exhibition by local Oxford artist, Angela Palmer, was ...

22. New Girls' House
(Old Dragons/OD Archived News)

We are delighted to announce the opening of a new girls’ boarding house at No. 9 Charlbury Road. The house offers accommodation designed specially for Year 5 and Year 6 girls. The new house has been developed ...

23. Make a Difference 2009
(Social Impact/Social Impact)

Over half-term, Year 8 pupils went out of their way to make a difference to their neighbours, their community and even to complete strangers, contributing to the wave of kindness generated by a campaign ...

24. Remembrance Day
(Old Dragons/OD Archived News)

As half-term fell on the Sunday before Armistice Day, the traditional Dragon School Remembrance Service could not take place this year. Instead, on Wednesday 11th November, the whole school,  parents ...

25. Obituaries
(General Articles/ODs and Development)

... illness. Elsie Barrett who worked at the Dragon for many years, between 1966 and 2003, died on 5th January 2010. Hugh Disney (OD 1931) - a full obituary can be found in The Telegraph. Hugh is survived ...

26. Mallorca Tennis & Athletics Trip 2009
(Parents/General Parents)

During the Easter holidays a flight of Dragons headed to Mallorca for the second year in succession for some pre-season tennis and athletics training. The Beach Club Font de sa Cala, where we stayed, ...

27. Cevennes 2009
(Parents/General Parents)

This year's expedition was special for many reasons. To start with, it signaled the first trip that PABs (Paul Baker), as the great instigator, mastermind and passionate drive behind this exceptional ...

28. Dragon A - Z
(Parents/General Parents)

... are recorded in the Register. ACADEMIC AWARDS Dragon Academic Awards for boarding and day places are available for 2009 entry into Years 4 to 7 inclusive. The awards will be based on an assessment, informal ...

29. Art Scholars Work 2009
(Menu Items/Menu Items)

Art Scholars Work 2009 The galleries below represent work produced by our art scholars in the past year. ...

30. Annual Fund Recent Purchases
(Funding Priorities/Funding Priorities)

What your support has achieved for the Annual Fund 2008-09 In the last year, as well as the above, we have purchased recording studio equipment for the Music Department (to be opened in September), digital ...

31. Green Travel Day
(Green Dragons/Green Dragon Eco Warriors)

Green Travel As a local Year 6 Dragon pupil who lives close to School, I didn’t really think twice about how I got to school until I got involved with the Eco Team.I used to travel to the Dragon ...

32. Chicken Run
(Green Dragons/Green Dragon Blog)

Green Curriculum - Chicken Run During the first half of term Year 6 have been using their design and woodworking skills to construct a chicken house for use in Stuart-Clarks boarding house garden. ...

33. 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! ...

34. Green Lynams Planting 23rd April 2009
(Green Lynams/Green Lynams Eco Warriors)

Green Lynams - Planting Seeds At the end of the March some classes planted seeds, young vegetables or flowers. Year 3 have planted vegetables in three Gro-bags and are excited to note how much they ...

35. Pupil Applications
(Social Impact/Social Impact)

Dragon School pupils are invited to apply to the Dragon Sale Committee each year for an amount of money to be awarded to a charity that they have nominated. In their applications they explain why they ...

36. Green Year 2 - 16th March 2009
(Green Lynams/Green Year 2 Blog)

Year 2 Eco Update Next term, we will have an interactive display showing where each child lives and how they arrive and go home from school. Maps of Oxfordshire with pins locating the different areas ...

37. Green Year 3 - 10th March 2009
(Green Lynams/Green Year 3 Blog)

Year 3 and Healthy Eating The new Healthy Eating display is finished in the dining room. It reminds everyone to try to eat something from all the food groups and to try to eat five portions of fruit ...

38. Green Year 1 - 10th March 2009
(Green Lynams/Green Year 1 Blog)

Year 1 Play Has Environmental Theme On Tuesday 10th March, Year 1 performed Eddie the Penguin, a play which manages to address some of the issues of global warming in an accessible and amusing way. ...

39. Green Year 2 - 9th March 2009
(Green Lynams/Green Year 2 Blog)

Year 2 Travel Survey Launched We would now like to extend this survey to include all Lynams pupils and will be sending home a travel survey. When we have the results, we will discuss them with the ...

40. Interview with Housekeeper
(Green Dragons/Green Matters)

Interview with Mrs Brown, Dragon Housekeeper A Year 7 pupil on the the Boarding Eco Action Team recently interviewed the Dragon Housekeeper, Mrs Brown to get her feedback on how the school could ...

41. Green Year 3 - 6th March 2009
(Green Lynams/Green Year 3 Blog)

Year 3 and Fairtrade Fortnight During Fairtrade fortnight, the whole school had a day of Fairtrade Bananas and Chocolate bars! Year 3 are studying distant locations in Geography and learned about ...

42. St Barnabus Primary School Visit
(Green Dragons/Green Dragon Blog)

St Barnabus Primary School Visit Last week some of the Year 6 Eco team pupils from St Barnabus Primary School in Oxford visited the Dragon and spoke to our Middle School pupils about their quest ...

43. Green Year 3 - 4th March 2009
(Green Lynams/Green Year 3 Blog)

Year 3 visit the Natural History Museum Two of the Year 3 classes visited the Oxford Natural History Museum for their Science trip to learn about rocks and minerals. Keeping an ‘eco’ eye on all we ...

44. 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 ...

45. Issue 3.34 - 9th July 2010
(Parents/Newsletters)

... week and I will write to all parents before the start of next term. In the meantime, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for all they have done this year. Wendy and I wish you all ...

46. Green Year 1 - 25rd February 2009
(Green Lynams/Green Year 1 Blog)

Year 1 Gets Recycled Mrs Brown (Dragon Housekeeper) updated the pupils with some very good news. All toilet rolls and hand towels used in the school are now made from 100% recycled paper! ...

47. 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 ...

48. Geography Games
(Web Links / Geography)

All Years ...

49. Earthquakes
(Web Links / Geography)

All Years - Earthquakes in the past 7 days ...

50. Earth Observatory
(Web Links / Geography)

All Years - Natural Hazards ...

51. Primary Resources for French
(Web Links / Languages)

All Years - French Resources ...

52. Fact Monster
(Web Links / General Subjects)

All Years ...

53. ReadWriteThink - Poem
(Web Links / English)

All Years - writing a shape poem ...

54. ReadWriteThink
(Web Links / English)

All Years - Writing a letter ...

55. Rhymezone
(Web Links / English)

All Years - Gives words that rhyme, synonyms, antonyms, similar sounding etc. ...

56. Hangman
(Web Links / English)

All Years - Hangman  ...

57. Power Proofreading
(Web Links / English)

All Years - proof reading exercises ...

58. Spelling Quiz
(Web Links / English)

All Years - spelling quiz ...

59. E Chalk
(Web Links / Maths)

All Years - Times tables practice ...

60. Channel 4 History
(Web Links / History)

All Years - Information about many historical events. ...

61. Wuffings
(Web Links / History)

All Years ...

62. School History
(Web Links / History)

All Years - Great resources and worksheets for every topic from D - A Block ...

63. History World
(Web Links / History)

All Years - Information about many historical events ...

64. British Council
(Web Links / Learning Support)

All Years English as an additional language. ...

65. British Council
(Web Links / Learning Support)

All Years English as an additional language. ...

66. MapZone
(Web Links / Geography)

All Years ...

67. Fact Monster - World
(Web Links / Geography)

All Years ...

68. National Geographic for Kids
(Web Links / Geography)

All Years ...

69. Radley College Geography Department
(Web Links / Geography)

All Years ...

70. BBC French
(Web Links / Languages)

All Years - French The most useful for CE is the "Ma France" and the "French Steps", especially stages 1 and 3. The "Talk French" section is suitable for C and D Blocks and is good for oral/aural practice ...

71. A Tantot
(Web Links / Languages)

All Years - French, German and Spanish To login to this website use username ' dragonschool' and password '2885'. Pupils can log in from home or at school. it contains topic-based games and activities, ...

72. Languages Online
(Web Links / Languages)

All Years - French, German and Spanish Covers all of the topics and grammar in Encore Tricolore 1, plus a separate grammer section on all tenses and other grammar points. ...

73. Ideas for Assemblies
(Web Links / Religious Studies)

All Years ...

74. Parables of Jesus Christ
(Web Links / Religious Studies)

All Years Has extension ideas for older children. ...

75. The Jewish Faith
(Web Links / Religious Studies)

All Years ...

76. Mosques in Wales
(Web Links / Religious Studies)

All Years Visiting a mosque - pictures and explanation ...

77. First School Years
(Web Links / Religious Studies)

E/D Block

78. Woodlands Junior School
(Web Links / Religious Studies)

All Years ...

79. Valerie Ellis
(Contact / Lynams)

Valerie Ellis, Year 2 (2E),  ...

80. Sharon Trown
(Contact / Lynams)

Sharon Trown, Year 1 (1A),  ...

81. Sarah Phillips
(Contact / Lynams)

Sarah Phillips, Year 2 (2P),  ...

82. Naomi Maxwell Macdonald
(Contact / Lynams)

Naomi Maxwell Macdonald, Year 1 (1A),  ...

83. Kate Walker
(Contact / Lynams)

Kate Walker, Year 3,  ...

84. Julie Mitchell
(Contact / Lynams)

Julie Mitchell, Year 3 (3MI),  ...

85. Jill Andrewes
(Contact / Lynams)

Jill Andrewes, Year 2,  ...

86. Jessica Wynburne
(Contact / Lynams)

Jessica Wynburne, Year 3 (3W),  ...

87. Jacqui Ratcliffe
(Contact / Lynams)

Jacqui Ratcliffe, Year 3 (3R),  ...

88. Ina Wynell-Mayow
(Contact / Lynams)

Ina Wynell-Mayow, Deputy Headmistress and Year 3 (3M),  ...

89. Felicity Dendy
(Contact / Lynams)

Felicity Dendy, Year 1 (1F),  ...

90. Emma Whitty
(Contact / Bardwell Road (Teaching))

Emma Whitty, Houseparent, Year 4 Teacher,  ...

91. Ellie Malcolm
(Contact / Lynams)

Ellie Malcolm, Year 1 (1M),  ...

92. Ellen Fowler
(Contact / Lynams)

Ellen Fowler, Year 1 (1F),  ...

93. Catherine Sulley
(Contact / Lynams)

Catherine Sulley, Year 2 (2S),  ...

94. Anthea Brown
(Contact / Lynams)

Anthea Brown, Year 1 (1M),  ...

95. Ann-Marie Armstrong
(Contact / Lynams)

Ann-Marie Armstrong, Year 1 (1A),  ...

96. Curriculum
(Category)

... are small and streaming and setting are used. Thus children can perform at the speed that suits them best and a very individual approach can be offered to every child. In Year 4 pupils are taught in mixed ...

97. Year Specific
(Category)

98. 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 ...

99. Green Year 1 Blog
(Category)

100. Green Year 2 Blog
(Category)