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LAMDA success for KAS students
Even in the strangest of times the show must go on. In true KAS style the LAMDA students came out shining. Some had to take their exams remotely, due to lockdown, whilst others were able to perform in front of a live examiner this October. All showed their star qualities! The results prove how hard…
Upper School Show – Coming Soon!
Nothing stops our Drama and Music Departments putting on a show. If a pandemic means no mass gatherings, so be it. Instead they’ve created a cavalcade of Hollywood classic clips which is (as we speak) being edited. Hours of recording and filming have taken place this term, on weekends, evenings and all times inbetween to…
It’s beginning to look a lot like (recycled) Christmas!
In the Lower School – the classrooms are decorated for the last week of term with festive snowflakes, paper-chains, popcorn garlands and twinkling trees. What all these decorations have in common is that they’ve been made out of materials which would have normally been thrown away. Recycled, re-used, repurposed and full of the joy handmade…
Artisan Fair Goes Online – Grab a Bargain!
Our wonderful Parent/Staff haven’t let the pandemic get in the way of some festive bargains – here is all you need to know about the Artisan Fair. Dear KAS community! We at the Artisan Fair, are doing things a little differently this year. As we cannot hold the fair in person, we are taking it…
Pizza and Physics Evening for Y11
On Friday 20th November the Science Department hosted a Physics Lecture and Pizza evening for the Year 11 triple scientists. Oxford University are broadcasting their public lectures virtually this year so students gathered in their bubble to watch a lecture given by renowned physicist and author, Professor Michio Kaku. The lecture was entitled ‘Physics of…
Old Alfredians Newsletter – New Issue Out Now
Are you an Old Alfredian? Or do you know an Old Alfredian? Or just love a nose into the KAS archives and to find out about the lives of our alumnae? Then this one’s for you, the new issue of the Alfredians Newsletter is out now: You can read the current issue here: For a…
Posters with in-tense-ity!
Year 9 Spanish were tasked with a flipped learning homework to come up with a creative poster that explains the how the ‘Preterite tense’ in Spanish is formed. The pupils demonstrated a lot of creativity and the posters were not only beautifully presented but extremely informative and accurate. In lessons pupils are now using this…
Let The Music Play
The KAS Music Department have been very busy this term with two amazing concerts. First up was Axemonsters which was live streamed on our YouTube Channel as we weren’t able to invite a live audience into the space. It was a steep learning curve for our amazing technician, Matt, but one he negotiated brilliantly and…
Meet The Teachers – The English Department
What makes King Alfred School so special? Ask any of our students and they’ll say ‘the teachers’ – so we thought we’d peek behind the curtain and find out a bit more about some of our fabulous teachers. Alex Marrion – Head of Department Alex has been Head of English at KAS for the last…
Poetry inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement
In Y6 students have been looking at the Black Lives Matter movement. They’ve read poems by Benjamin Zephania and discussed racism and diversity. One student was inspired to write this wonderful poem. Thank you Honey in 6A for your wise words. Black is the New White Black is a frill on a swan lake…
