Union of Societies
The Union is an umbrella organisation that co-ordinates over 50 active clubs and societies within the College. These clubs represent much of what is best about Dulwich - enthusiasm, diversity, innovation - and provide a forum for pupils of all ages to come together and share their interests and ideas.
An eclectic choice
Some of the societies meet to explore further academic subjects such as Economics, English Literature and History; other gather to develop their interests beyond the curriculum, such as Football Debating Society, Chess and Astronomy Society. Some are keen to sharpen their awareness within the College community of social issues, such as Climate Change Society, African Caribbean Society and Francophone Society. Society meetings usually at lunch times or after school and often with visiting speakers, eminent in their field, including politicians, historians, poets and musicians.
Clubs run by and for pupils
Although members of staff are actively involved to support in planning and organising events, many of the societies are run by the pupils for the pupils: they remain the driving force. Pupils are encouraged to initiate new societies if they find a gap in the current available programme. Many societies have become an integral part of College life, with pupils playing a role far beyond the confines of a weekly meeting. For example, Chemistry Extension Club and Debating both have College teams regularly take part in national and international competitions.
Union Fair
Early in the Michaelmas term we hold the annual Union Fair in the Auditorium in the Laboratory. This gives an opportunity for pupils new to the College to visit the stands and talk to representatives of the Union’s many societies. There are also Union meetings which take place twice every term. These are chaired by the President of the Union and the Secretary, a Senior Prefect. A new Union Secretary is elected annually from candidates in Year 12.
We are much indebted to the Friends of Dulwich College who regularly provide grants for these clubs. Recently, the Dulwich Mechanic society was given a generous grant to help purchase resources it needed to found the society.
| Society Name |
|---|
| African and Caribbean Society |
| Art Soc |
| Astronomy Society |
| Aviation Society |
| BioMed Soc |
| Brew Soc (Brueri Alleyniensis) |
| CAPS Club (Chemistry Advanced Problem-Solving Club) |
| Chameleon Creative Writers |
| Chem Extension |
| Chess Club |
| Chinese Society |
| Christian Union |
| Classics Society |
| Click/Draw |
| Climate Change Society |
| Coding Society |
| Computer Science Extension Society |
| Debating Society |
| Dilettantes Society |
| Dismantling Society |
| Draw |
| Economics Society |
| Engineers Club |
| F1 Society |
| Football Debating Society |
| Francophone Society |
| Geography Society |
| Gothic Society |
| History Society |
| Italian Society |
| Junior Doctor Club |
| Language and Culture Society |
| Law Society |
| LGBTQ+ Society |
| LitSoc (Literary Society) |
| Medical Research Group |
| Middle School Hispanic Film Club |
| Middle School History Society |
| Middle School Maths Enrichment |
| Model United Nations |
| Philosophy Circle |
| Physics Society |
| Polemic Society |
| Politics Society |
| PsychSoc |
| Read, Cake, Debate |
| The RS Gym |
| Upper Case Creative Writers |
| Upper School Film Club |
| Warhammer Society |
| Word of Mouth Book Club |
| Young Entrepreneurs Society |
| Yu-Gi-Oh Society |
Discover More
Mr Jacques Brown
Union President
brownjg@dulwich.org.uk