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Parent Bulletin 01/10/21

01/10/2021 DrAirey

This week Attendance at extra-curricular clubs continues to be very high and we have launched a range of new clubs and societies led largely by our Sixth Form students. These include Debate Club, Art Club, Eco Group, Book Club, LGBTQ+ Society, Science Society, Mental Wellbeing Society, and many more are planned. Please encourage your child to get involved with at least one extra-curricular club or society. We are in the process of producing a timetable of what is on for…

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World Kitchen 12/02/21

12/02/2021 Dr Burroughs

We’re very excited to announce a new feature called World Kitchen. In celebration of cultural diversity, we will be publishing recipes for iconic international dishes, which have been recommended by staff, parents and students. Our ambition is for as many members of the Darrick Wood community to recreate these dishes at home and enjoy them with their family. We would love for you to take part and send in photos of your dishes. We would also love more suggestions of…

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Darrick Wood School Wins Radio Drama Award

28/03/2019 Mr Eynon

Staff and students at Darrick Wood School in Orpington are celebrating after winning an international radio drama award for one of their extra-curricular media projects. In January 2018 the school set up an audio blog to post weekly content including audio plays, short stories, original music and podcasts recorded by its pupils. Two of their plays were included in the UK International Radio Drama Festival that was held in Canterbury last week (18th-22nd March). Now in its fifth year, the…

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UK International Radio Drama Festival 2019

18/03/2019 Mr Eynon

DWS Audio is proud to announce that two of our audio plays have been included in the UK International Radio Drama Festival 2019. One of Our Exercise Books is Missing and Free Fall will be showcased on Thursday 21st March at Café Nero in Canterbury, the venue for this year’s festival. The plays will also be available online via the radio drama festival website, where you can listen and vote for your favourite play. Mr Chappell

Yoga classes available

15/02/2019 DrAirey

Take pArt Challenge

15/11/2018 Mr Eynon

We are delighted that two students have been chosen to exhibit at the V&A Museum of Childhood as part of the Take pArt Challenge competition. A huge congratulations to Amber Blake & Georgia Barnard for having their art work shortlisted. All submissions will be judged at a private show, held at the V&A Museum of Childhood on the 29th November. Congratulations from the Art Department and all at Darrick Wood School

National Poetry Day

15/11/2018 Mr Eynon

For National Poetry Day this year, Ms Tibbs hosted a ‘Poetry Breakfast’. Students were encouraged to bring a poem along; one that they love or had written themselves. Students and staff shared the poetry aloud whist quaffing croissants, coffee and other breakfast goodies. Many of the pupils have since asked for another one – a highly enjoyable way to start the day! Ms Tibbs

Darrick Wood to perform at the Shakespeare Schools Festival

17/10/2018 Mr Eynon

On Monday 29th October our Year 12 A level Drama students and a selection of our Gifted and Talented Year 9 pupils will be performing at the Orchard Theatre in Dartford as part of this year’s Shakespeare Schools Festival. They will be performing an adaptation of The Tempest which has been directed by our A level students as part of their course. The students will be performing alongside other schools in celebration of Shakespeare’s works. If you would like to…

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Les Misérables comes to Darrick Wood School

17/10/2018 Mr Eynon

Darrick Wood’s performance of “Les Misérables” will be held on Tuesday 20th November, Wednesday, 21st November, and Thursday, 22nd November at 7.00pm in the Hall. Now the world’s longest running musical, and a global stage sensation, Les Misérables sweeps audiences through an epic tale of passion and destruction. It includes all those songs made popular by the stage and screenplay – “One Day More”, “On My Own”, “I Dreamed a Dream”, and “Do You Hear The People Sing”. The…

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Darrick Wood Students Walk Wales with the Mark Evison Foundation

13/09/2018 Mr Eynon

Three students, from Darrick Wood School, walked along the Welsh Coastal Path with the support of the Mark Evison Foundation. Samuel Holland, Amy Post, Kelsey Lyrick wrote the following of their experience: “Between the 23rd to the 26th of July the three of us took part in a challenge walking the Welsh Coastal Path, and took a coach down to Chepstow. The first night we stayed in a youth hostel which was great fun as it allowed us to cook…

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