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Pupils visit the Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Category: NewsOur sailors visited the Dover Maritime and Coastguard Agency at Langdon Battery Saturday afternoon. Pupils had a guided tour of the site by RCCM Neal Gibson, who walked us through all the responsibilities of the Maritime Coastguard Agency in the waters around the UK. This included all search and rescue coordination on land sea and More »
King’s cadets spend two days with Royal Gurkha Rifles
Category: NewsCadets from our CCF recently spent two days training at the local headquarters of the Royal Gurkha Rifles. The cadets were treated to a military-style fitness session, completing a challenging course which included scaling a wall, climbing a scramble net and swinging across monkey bars. The group was also honoured to watch the passing out More »
Pupils and Staff help out in the local community
Category: NewsOn Wednesday afternoon a group of Year 10 pupils headed to St Dunstan’s Church in Canterbury to carry out some volunteering work in the community. The school liaised with the churchwarden to establish a list of jobs that needed doing in the churchyard that the parish was struggling to complete. Many hands make light work More »
Saturday Smarties
Category: NewsIt was fantastic to welcome local primary school pupils to our new Science Centre to participate in Saturday Smarties. The theme for the term is Forensic Science. Pupils immersed themselves in a series of mock crime scenes trying to decipher the culprit. Learning essential skills such as taking and analysing fingerprints, blood samples, and soil More »
A talk on Advertising and Marketing
Category: NewsLast night we welcomed Chris MacDonald, former Global Chair and CEO of McCann Advertising, to deliver a talk to pupils. Founded over a 100 years ago, McCann Advertising is an American global advertising agency network. The company builds creative services that help brands such as IKEA, Microsoft, Coca-Cola and Nespresso develop their businesses. Chris spoke More »
Ski Trip to Les Deux Alpes
Category: NewsTo begin the New Year, fifty of our pupils travelled to Les Deux Alpes on a Skiing Trip. They were eager to get there as predictions showed at least 40cm of snow throughout the week. Under the expert guidance of professional ski instructors, all pupils, from beginners to advanced groups, experienced remarkable progress. The advanced More »
Christmas Markets trip to Hamburg
Category: NewsPupils enjoyed getting into the festive spirit with a Christmas Markets trip to Hamburg, Germany. They also enjoyed other excursions, including a trip to an art exhibition, an escape room and a concert in the Elbphilharmonie, near the Grasbrook peninsula of the Elbe River. Our Year 9 and 10 pupils visited the Miniature Wonderland to More »
Support Staff raise over £5,000 for The London Asbestos Awareness Support Group
Category: NewsOur Bursar, Mark Taylor was delighted to present a cheque for £5,419.25 to The London Asbestos Awareness Support Group at our Support Staff Christmas Lunch this week. Each year, the Support staff at King’s, Junior King’s, our International College and the Recreation Centre choose a charity to support throughout the year. Initiatives such as Charity More »
King’s cadets pass challenging Advanced Infantry Course
Category: NewsLeadership, self-reliance and perseverance were all tested when cadets in Year 11 recently deployed for their Advanced Infantry Course. Exercise Kings Storm took place over two days on a military training area in the Hampshire countryside. The exercise placed the cadets in a challenging and unfamiliar environment, pushing their limits and developing key transferable More »
Christmas Concert 2023
Category: NewsNearly a quarter of the school formed the Symphony Orchestra and King’s Chorus for last night’s sell-out Christmas Concert. The audience was treated to a selection of seasonal favourites, including Humperdinck’s Overture to Hansel and Gretel, Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, Leroy Anderson’s Sleighride and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas! If you missed it, you can still enjoy the More »
