Dulwich College International Bags GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title!

More than 3000 students joined hands across Dulwich campuses in Asia to drive forward the global sustainability agenda

30 October 2019 – Dulwich College International, a family of renowned international and international Chinese schools in Asia, today held the world's largest environmental sustainability lesson(multiple venues) and achieved a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title. 3006 students participated in the lesson, which was taught in-person at Dulwich CollegeShanghai Pudong and broadcast to all 11 schools within the Dulwich CollegeInternational (DCI) network spanning eight cities – Beijing, Xi'an, Suzhou, Zhuhai, Seoul, Singapore and Yangon, in addition to Shanghai. 366 students from Dulwich International High School Suzhou attended this event.

According to the UN, quality education is the foundation for creating sustainable development. Besides improving quality of life, inclusive education can equip students with the tools and skills they need to develop innovative solutions to the world's biggest problems. With this in mind, DCI built sustainability education into its curriculum to empower its students to shape green, low emission and climate-resilient societies.

“Our vision is for our students to Live Worldwise – to have the skills and motivation to make a positive difference in the world,” said Fraser White, co-founder, CEO and Chairman of Dulwich College International. “The environmental issues facing our planet are both a challenge and an opportunity. It is our responsibility to create future leaders who will champion sustainability across the globe but this also gives us an amazing chance to find new ways of working and new ways of teaching. The Largest Environmental Sustainability Lesson at Dulwich is a collaboration between the school and our students so they are engaged in designing and directing the learning experience. We are proud that this collaboration that the students co-designed has created a movement across all our campuses in Asia and clinched a world record.”

Themed “Living a Sustainable Lifestyle”, the lesson demonstrated the importance of environmental protection and focused on enabling students to effect tangible positive change in their life. Students as young as eight years old played a critical role in all aspects of creating the learning experience, even developing the lesson content and designing the “sustainability pledges” to help support meaningful lifestyle changes.

Fifteen-year-old Isaac L from Dulwich College Beijing combined his interest in web development with his love for the planet by developing from scratch the webpage to host these pledges.

“My previous experiences of being the main web developer at HackDulwich, DCI's hackathon, provided me with the opportunity and confidence to now be on the web development team of the homepage of the Largest Environmental Sustainability Lesson,” explained Isaac. “I love using the skills I've learnt to bridge my passions for STEAM and web development with an initiative that brings attention to the climate crisis, a massive problem facing our species.”

DCI's Largest Environmental Sustainability Lesson kicks off “Sustainable November” –a larger month-long movement encouraging sustainable living across DCI's family of schools. Students, staff and parents will be encouraged to stay committed to the pledges they made as part of the lesson and support one another in building habits to make tangible and permanent lifestyle changes that will create long-lasting impact

To learn more about how DCI has integrated sustainability into its entire curriculum, visit: https://www.dulwich.org/dulwich-difference/sustainability

About Dulwich College International

Dulwich College International (DCI) is a family of leading international and international Chinese schools in Asia. Founded by parents Fraser White and Karen Yung in 2003, DCI has since established seven Colleges for international students in Shanghai, Beijing, Suzhou, Seoul, Singapore and Yangon, as well as two Dulwich International High Schools in Zhuhai and Suzhou, primarily for Chinese students who are aiming for top universities in the UK, USA, and elsewhere. DCI also enjoys a sister school relationship with Dehong International Chinese School, which offers a combined programme comprising the Chinese compulsory curriculum enhanced with the Dulwich educational philosophy and pedagogy. Today, more than 9,000 students are benefiting from a Dulwich education, preparing them to Live Worldwise.

About Sustainability at Dulwich College International

At Dulwich College International (DCI), students are educated about sustainability and encouraged to take action so that they are prepared to embrace the social and environmental challenges facing the planet. DCI has built sustainability into every part of schooling –from curriculum to building design – to enable its students to be the future generation of leaders who will not only act responsibly but embrace the challenges and create innovative solutions to the world's problems. Believing that one small action, if repeated by many individuals, can create an enormous impact, the family of schools aims to harness the power of its network of 13 campuses and over 9,000 students to contribute to the global environmental agenda in tangible and meaningful ways.

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