Dragon in the Media
The Oxford Story Museum
Find out how The Dragon has been involved with Oxford's new story museum here.
Maths can be fun
Twenty schools were interviewed by Ofsted inspectors about their maths teaching methods. Read the full article here.
Dragon swimmers make history
Read the full story in the Oxford Mail.
A sweet taste of success
Our honey is now being sold in Taylors of Oxford. Read the full article in the Oxford Times here.
Dragon pupils teach Latin
A journalist from the Daily Telegraph recently accompanied Dr Norton’s Latin in the Community group when they gave one of their weekly lessons to the children at SS Philip and James’ school. Please find the full article on the Telegraph website here.
Charity begins at School
Danny Gill, the Dragon's Director of Social Impact, discusses the ways in which Dragon pupils learn the value of philanthropy at school in the Evening Standard and BBC Radio London.
State pupils enjoy a fortnight at the Dragon
A two-week summer school, designed to show children that education can be fun, was held at the Dragon last year. Read the full article in The Oxford Times here.
A Somalian in Oxford
Broadcaster Rageh Omaar recalls how the Dragon school introduced him to British boarding school life and gave him five bucolic fun-filled years. Read more...
The Difference of Two Years
Years 7 & 8 are the 'golden years' at prep school. John Baugh, Headmaster of The Dragon School, feels they can offer enormous value to a child, in educational and other developmental terms. Read more...
An article is also found in the Oxford Times here and a BBC Radio interview with John Baugh can be listened to here.
Lady Antonia Fraser remembers the Dragon
Read the full article in the Daily Mail here.
Primary schools must 'evolve in the 21st century'
An article written by our Headmaster, John Baugh, published in The Telegraph in October 2010, dicusses how children need to be taught transferable skills, particularly a lifelong learning habit and an ability to work collaboratively.
Read the full article here.
Learning by Doing
An article in The Economist about teaching philanthropy at the Dragon can be found here.
Sparrows Visit
Students from Johannesburg's Sparrow Schools visited the Dragon as part of their tour of Britain. Read the article in The Oxford Times here.
Sowing the Seeds of Philanthropy
An article in The Guardian looks at why 'sowing the seeds' of philanthropy in the next generation is important at the Dragon. Read the full article here.
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