Dragon school, oxford alumni9/24/2023 ![]() With 4 out of 5 children playing an instrument, and 41 musical ensembles and groups, we are particularly proud of the School s record for music. We are proud of our academic record however, above all, the Dragon continues to celebrate individuality, creativity and intellectual curiosity. We value each and every individual for who they are, not for what they achieve. The social and emotional development of the children remains at the heart of the School. However, our over-arching aim has always been to nurture children to become socially confident and independent individuals. This year, once again, pupils moved on to our most well-known independent senior schools and this year s leavers accumulated a record number of over 50 awards to their future schools. These networking groups are for the whole Dragon community and I hope that I will be able to catch up with many of you in the future at these and other reunions. This academic year, we also held three Arduus ad Solem: Dragon Community Networking Events - covering Insurance & Risk, Digital Futures and Old Dragon Artists - to follow on from last year s Entrepreneurs event. That way, all of those pupils who have been an important part of our lives will remain part of the fabric of school. Instead, my portrait will be digital, and made up of photographs of the 2,350 pupils that attended the Dragon during our time at the School. ![]() I was delighted to tell the ODs - many are no longer children - that I have chosen not to have a traditional portrait to hang alongside all former Headmasters in the Lynam Hall. On the last Friday of the Easter Term 2017, Old Dragons from attended the annual reunion at the School and Junior Old Dragons and their parents attended a lunch reunion the next day - as you will read in our Events section on page 17. ![]() This year, we were delighted to welcome back former pupils who had attended the School during the 15 years of my headship. As usual, we enjoyed this year s events and activities but at the same time we were aware that we were experiencing them for the last time. My wife Wendy, Director of Safeguarding, and I will be leaving the Dragon School at the end of Summer As you can imagine, we have experienced very mixed feelings this year. 2 Dear ODs As many of you know, this is the last issue of The OD that I will introduce. ![]()
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