Archive for the ‘Partnerships’ Category
‘Sounding Out’ returns!
Category: Music, News, PartnershipsOur Sounding Out initiative has returned with all the children, parents and staff involved feeling very enthusiastic and excited about the continual development of the programme. Sounding Out at King’s allows Year 4 pupils from the partnered schools to witness performances by our pupils and then be provided with the opportunity to learn either the More »
Partnerships Week
Category: News, PartnershipsOver the past week, we have been celebrating Partnerships Week, highlighting our connections with local schools in the community. Our Saturday Smarties Science Outreach programme has launched again this year to local primary schools. Pupils in Year 5 and 6 attend three sessions, to deepen their knowledge and understanding of and passion for science, in More »
Partnerships programme relaunches Saturday Smarties to local primary schools
Category: News, PartnershipsOn Saturday 7th May, we welcomed twenty-two pupils from ten local primary schools to Saturday Smarties, our series of annual science masterclasses that form part of our community-focused Science exploration programme. Each masterclass is taught by our science staff, supported by 12 pupil volunteers. The theme for this opening week was forensics: pupils conducted their More »
Family Science Day aims to inspire budding scientists
Category: News, PartnershipsThe post-pandemic relaunch of our annual Family Science Day saw over 50 children, parents and carers join us to take part in science experiments with the aim of raising aspiration in science for younger pupils. The ten and eleven-year-old pupils, from Wincheap, Parkside and Aylesham primary schools were amazed as they explored a feast of More »
6b pupils attend the Big Chill in association with East Kent Schools Together
Category: News, PartnershipsOn Tuesday, a group of 6b pupils attended the Big Chill hosted by East Kent Schools Together group. The event, which took place at Pines Calyx situated near the beautiful St Margaret’s Bay, consisted of four one-hour workshops focusing on pupils well-being with the aim of helping to reduce stress and anxiety in the build up More »
Partnerships focus: Celebrating our community projects in Canterbury
Category: News, PartnershipsAt King’s, we highly value our links with the local community. They provide valuable opportunities and access to facilities for those outside of the school, as well as giving our pupils the chance to gain new life experiences. Our busy Partnerships Programme is led by a dedicated team that runs a number of projects throughout More »
Our Primary Partnership Schools celebrate British Science Week 2021
Category: News, PartnershipsWe were delighted to help our 24 Canterbury Primary Partnership Schools to celebrate British Science Week (8th-13th March) with its exciting theme of Innovating For the Future. As the science week coincided with schools returning to full session after lockdown, we felt it extremely important to support the science leads from our CPSP schools in More »
‘A reminder of how lucky we are’ – Daniel (6a) on the King’s Partnerships Review 2020
Category: News, PartnershipsVoluntary work through our Partnerships Programme plays a key role within the King’s Education. We believe that by interacting with the wider community, pupils become more rounded people and gain a fuller understanding of society. Our Partnerships Review of 2020 offers insight into some of the many initiatives on offer and includes the reports from More »
King’s hosts 6 local schools for East Kent Debating Competition
Category: News, PartnershipsA number of our senior debaters chaired and judged as we hosted the East Kent Schools’ Debating Competition on Tuesday. Over 30 pupils from six local schools—Duke of York’s Royal Military School, Dane Court Grammar, Herne Bay High, Simon Langton Grammar School For Boys, Simon Langton Grammar School For Girls and St Lawrence College—enjoyed a More »
Shells mix with partner schools at the Big Explore
Category: News, PartnershipsHarry Cordeaux (Carlyon, Shell) reports below on his experiences at the Big Explore. On November 12, myself and 12 other Shells travelled to the Pines Calyx near Dover to take part in the East Kent Schools Together’s first ever Big Explore. We were split into four teams, together with students from St. Anselm’s School More »
