Archive for the ‘News’ Category
New Head of Junior King’s School Announced
Category: Junior School, NewsThe Governors are delighted to announce that the new Head of the Junior King’s School will be Tom Morgan, who is currently Head of King’s Rochester Preparatory School. He will replace Emma Károlyi, who is moving to St George’s School, Windsor and will join the School in January 2025. Tom has over 20 years’ experience More »
King’s Fencers retain the team Epee trophy at the Public Schools Fencing Championships
Category: News, SportsThe boys’ fencing squad retained the schools team Epee trophy for the third consecutive year at the Public Schools Fencing Championships, whilst the girls’ squad finished as runners-up for the second consecutive year, losing out by just 9 points. Stand-out performances for the boys included Jack (Remove) finishing as runner-up, Ealye (Remove) as joint third More »
Mission success for the King’s CanSat team
Category: Events, NewsThe King’s CanSat team participated in the regional rocket launches at Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome; a competition that helps promote aerospace engineering and is supported by the European Space Agency & ESERO. The team’s entry was a model satellite that monitors temperature, pressure, and CO2 & TVOC concentration. It reached an altitude of 400 More »
Crypt Choir sing Evensong at St Lawrence Jewry, London
Category: Events, Music, NewsMembers of the Crypt Choir sang Evensong at St Lawrence Jewry, in the City of London last week with the repertoire including Leighton’s Second Service, Duruflé’s Ubi Caritas and Casals’ O Vos Omnes. After a short pause, the service was followed by a full concert performance of Purcell’s opera Dido and Aeneas, sung by senior More »
Meister Omers House raise over £3000 for The British Red Cross Ukraine appeal
Category: Events, NewsThe boys in Meister Omers boarding house embarked on a 24-hour cycle with the aim of covering 1444 miles from Canterbury to Kiev, in support of The British Red Cross Ukraine appeal. The boys undertook 30-minute sessions and our Head, Ms Lowson, even got involved. The boys smashed their target, cycling over 1700 miles and raising More »
King’s CCF cadets celebrate successes at Annual Mess Dinner
Category: Events, NewsOur CCF cadets swapped their army fatigues for more formal attire at their Annual Mess Dinner to celebrate their many successes over the past year of training. Attended by many officers and Senior NCOs from the Regular Army who have supported the Corps’ training this year, the dinner marks the handover of the cadet command More »
Pupils volunteer at St Stephen’s Church
Category: NewsThe King’s School Running Wild Activity has completed two weeks of volunteering at St Stephen’s Church, Canterbury. Pupils were allocated an area to adopt the forgotten graves, the aim was to maintain the peace and tranquil setting of the churchyard but to introduce some colour and make it a quiet area for the parish to More »
Pupils visit Chinatown
Category: NewsOur Year 11 Mandarin pupils embarked on a cultural trip to the British Museum and London’s Chinatown. The day began at the British Museum where our pupils explored exhibits spanning over 3000 years of Chinese history. Every exhibit told a story of its own, offering a glimpse into the diverse tapestry of human heritage. After More »
Pupils visit Disneyland, Paris
Category: NewsFifty Year 9 and 10 pupils visited Disneyland Paris over the half-term to explore the role of Science in a modern-day theme park. The pupils learned the role of Physics behind rollercoasters, the Chemistry of fireworks, and the role of a theme park within an ecosystem. The group participated in a workshop where the pupils More »
Loveland
Category: NewsOver 50 pupils took to the stage to perform Loveland, an evening of the best love songs from musical theatre. The cast and crew have been working since October, meeting regularly to rehearse all of the different numbers. The technical side of things was run mostly by pupils this year, with Joseph, (6b, MT) designing More »
