Tuesday, January 29, 2008

'Generosity' classes at top school | Schools special reports | EducationGuardian.co.uk

'Generosity' classes at top school | Schools special reports | EducationGuardian.co.uk: "The Dragon School in Oxford wants to 'sow the seeds' for a new generation of philanthropists

Anushka Asthana and Will Walker
Sunday January 27, 2008
The Observer

Seven-years-olds at one of the country's most prestigious preparatory schools are being given lessons in philanthropy to encourage them to give generously in later life.

Teachers at the Dragon School in Oxford - attended by the late poet laureate Sir John Betjeman, the actor Hugh Laurie, and more recently by the Harry Potter actress Emma Watson - said they were 'planting a seed' in the minds of children who were likely to become successful and wealthy."

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