Co-Curricular Activities

At Dulwich College Beijing, we are committed to offering our students a well-rounded education that they can proudly take ownership of and we can describe as one where “Students Come First.” An education learned through the lens of global citizenship and the Dulwich Values that encourages student agency, offers opportunities for leadership and innovation and enhances their wellbeing and sense of belonging to our community in the process. Our Co-curricular Activities play a large part in this.   

Every year, we have over 150 co-curricular activities that students either organise or take part of, creating a pathway for them to pursue their learning beyond the classroom,expand their interests beyond academics while also making like-minded acquaintances. These co-curricular activities help develop their social, leadership, organisational, creative, technical, speaking and listening skills, amongst others, activating their own voice and choice in the way they learn on their journey to becoming mature learners who can take ownership of their learning. Skills like these are critical for academic success, university life and their overall wellbeing.

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These co-curricular activities fall under several categories, namely Academic, Creative, Debate and Public Speaking, Performing Arts, Service, and Action. In DUCKS and Junior School, most CCAs are led by either a teaching staff or an external provider, offering classes based on our students’ interests.  

Examples of past activities include:

Offerings vary by year level:

Each student leader has a member of staff who act as their mentor or coach, and some students organise leadership training workshops for their younger peers, such as Senior School Prefects training Junior School Prefects.

Residential trips in each year group provide service and educational experiences that enable students to reach out of their comfort zones. These are vertically aligned and planned in collaboration with our various trip providers.

Our alumni share insights on how their extracurricular activities brought them a sense of belonging in their communities here. 

DCB is also a part of the international school community, a member of school associations such as ACAMIS, the Federation of British International Schools in Asia (FOBISIA), and the Dulwich family of schools, which provides students with a number of extensive opportunities across academics, sports, arts, and global citizenship.