I am so grateful to have had this opportunity, at this age, to go to the Dragon on a full bursary and I think it’s been life changing. The benefits a Dragon education has on a child are manifold and exceptional. I gained self-confidence; borne out of the ability to communicate with other pupils and staff on my own in an entirely new setting. From this, I also grew more independent, a skill that has been invaluable since. The triumph of the Dragon approach is its treatment of each pupil as a distinct individual with unique skills, abilities and aspirations. The all-encompassing Dragon education yields success both in and out of the classroom. I also gained a fantastic set of friends, some of whom I am still in touch with today, and a wonderful array of memories. The financial and educational support that I received at the Dragon was instrumental in allowing me to make a successful application for an Eton bursary and then I was extraordinarily lucky to return to Oxford for university too. So, I owe so much to the Dragon bursary programme for that.
A bursary at the Dragon is going to transform a child’s life and so I think if you have the opportunity to help support the bursary programme you should absolutely go and do it, it’s such a valuable cause and it’s going to make such a difference.
