Membership of our portal for Old Dovorians is growing by the day! It's brilliant to see alumni reconnecting with each other and the College. If you haven't already done so, please sign up at dovercollegeassociation.org.uk

Happy Easter from all at Dover College!
Regardless of how you choose to observe it, we encourage you to remember the reminder of HOPE that this annual celebration gives us all - hope for ourselves, our families, our friends, and for the world more generally.

We are so looking forward to welcoming ODs and their families to the College on Saturday 13th April 2024, for our OD Family Day and Dover College Association drinks reception. The event is free and tickets can be reserved below.
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Shell (Year 7) pupils made medieval castles as part of a voluntary prep project in History. The Headmaster enjoyed visiting the department this afternoon to view them and award prizes.

Staff and pupils arrived back with a spring in their step yesterday, and many were delighted to see the signs of life and colour around the site, with daffodils blooming outside the chapel and snowdrops on The Close. We look forward to a wonderful second half of term!

Our Careers Department are busy preparing for the upcoming Careers Fair in March. Pupils will have the opportunity to meet employers from a wide array of sectors, from marketing to the space industry as well as talking to top universities.

As part of their Jigsaw PSHE project on helping others, Prep School children have been working on their own fundraising initiatives. Today, one group sold dipped fruit as a healthy snack during break time. They were very successful, and their produce was gratefully received.

With Chinese New Year fast approaching, some of our boarders spent Saturday evening decorating house common rooms.
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As part of their Business course, Upper Sixth pupils have been coming up with ideas for events which they can run in school. Yesterday, a group of pupils presented their idea to SLT.

Prep 6 pupils are currently learning about the Tudors. As part of their learning, they went to the Refectory yesterday to make gingered bread following a Tudor recipe. They are looking forward to a tasting session today!

This week, Fourth Form Spanish pupils talked to their Spanish pen pals for the first time. They discussed the differences between their two schools and introduced themselves individually. They will repeat the experience next week and talk more about Madrid and Spanish culture.

Our Prep School pupils engaged wholeheartedly with NSPCC's Number Day 2024 yesterday, following an assembly on this from Prep 5. During the course of the day, they celebrated numbers and raised money for NSPCC.

The Dover College Association is delighted to be working with Margo Mayhew (Duckworth ’76) and Paromita Sanatani (Belmont ’75) to organise a 50 Years of Girls at Dover College celebration event at the College on Friday 23rd May 2025.

There is much excitement at Dover College as we begin to work on the initial stages of The Dovorian, for its return in 2024. Going through the archive has proved a real trip down memory lane, both in terms of news stories, photography, and typography!

The teachers in the Early Tears have orchestrated a delightful journey of learning for our youngest pupils this week, fostering their curiosity about animals. The children were introduced to a sensory farmyard made from a variety of cereal and cooked spaghetti.

We are delighted to announce that, after a hiatus of over a decade, The Dovorian returns! It will include news stories relating to life at the College, the school’s history and Old Dovorians. The 2023/24 edition, which will adopt a modern format, will be published in the autumn.

Old Dovorians are warmly invited to book a visit to the College. Join us for lunch in the Refectory, have a guided tour of the site and visit our fantastic archive now housed in the Gatehouse.

📣 🎟️ The opening night of 'Legally Blonde The Musical', Wednesday 7th February, is now a sell-out! A few tickets for Thursday 8th February remain. They can be booked here: bookwhen.com/dovcolboxoffic…

This week, we were pleased to welcome Michel Jaumin (Priory 1972-74) and his wife Tanya back to Dover College for lunch and a tour. During his visit, Michel was pleased to visit the archive and find an article he had written for the Dovorian about the Modern Language Society.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Society has been raising awareness around neurodiversity. Members delivered an address in assembly on Monday, explaining how conditions like ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia and Dyspraxia might make an individual feel in a school context.