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Please help ! Diversity at Eaton House or Dulwich College Prep ?

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madhuri · 08/06/2011 03:29

Hi,
We are relocating to London from Singapore soon. We need to choose between Dulwich College Preparatory (not Dulwich College) and Eaton House The Manor Prep School.
While academically and on all-round - both seem fine...I am a little worried about diversity. I look at the website and see a sea of white,blond and blue. We are brown and black :-).
Any opinions on diversity at these schools ? And in general , in your opinion, would it be an issue to be the only Asian kid in an all Brit class ?
Many thanks,
Madhuri

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zeolite · 08/06/2011 11:02

Madhuri, living in Singapore, you will have more insight into how multiculturalismcan work well than most in the UK, so will probably be wise enough to discount the more limited opinions you'll surely get sometimes. I hope wherever you choose they will be happy and do well.

Colleger · 08/06/2011 10:49

Most of the white kids in London don't even have English parents so they are effectively all in little minorities. Only parent's see colour, not children, which is rather sad! :(

zeolite · 08/06/2011 10:23

The HM at Eaton was at WUS before and that's as diverse as it's possible to be. I'm sure he'll make your DSs and you feel most welcome, he's much missed by boys, staff and parents. Have you considered WUS?

bigTillyMint · 08/06/2011 07:11

I've seen quite a wide range of skin/hair/eye colours of DC boys at the bus stops, etc. Definitely not only white, though they are probably undoubtedly in the najority.

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