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Children’s Mental Health Week at KAS
To mark Children’s Mental Health Week (3-9 February), our pastoral care team devised a special events programme, sharing helpful advice on maintaining good mental health, highlighting emotional coping strategies, and encouraging students to support one another. Well-being activites Year 7 and 8 students were able to select from a menu of activities designed to promote…
Year 12s lead mental health sessions for Year 7
Community, contribution and collaboration are key values at The King Alfred School. One way we help students to develop these skills is through interaction with other year groups, and our Peer Education Programme (PEP) is a great example of this. PEP is a transformative programme from the Mental Health Foundation, designed to equip young people…
KAS community pays tribute to much-loved members
At this term’s King Alfred School Society AGM, tribute was paid to two very special and valued members of the KAS community: Sarah Phillips and Kara Conti. Sarah stepped down from the Council after 28 years of involvement in the school’s Governance. Initially a parent, she joined Council in the mid-90s and was one of…
Year 13 Drama performance splits the audience
One of the key modules of our UAL Level 3 Performing and Production Arts course sees students devising their own original plays. This year, our all-female Year 13 cohort crafted a play set in a sexual health clinic which addressed issues around female friendships, interactions and judgements. Their play, It’s Coz We’re Women, was performed…
Benedict Cumberbatch shares Hamlet insights with A level students
Upper School library was the only place “to be” for KAS Sixth Formers recently, where they had the opportunity to quiz actor Benedict Cumberbatch on his portrayal of one of Shakespeare’s most iconic roles – Hamlet. The Olivier Award winner took questions from A level English students ranging from which production of the play he…
“We all have an inner clown”
Year 12 students studying performance created a classic clowning performance which gave everyone the giggles. Choosing to study our UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma in Performing & Production Arts means students are committed to learning a variety of different performance styles and techniques. By trying out different options, they build a rich library of knowledge…
Year 5 raise the roof at The O2
Lower School students channelled their inner rock stars in January as they performed at London’s O2 Arena. Year 5 sang, danced and shook pom-poms to songs by Bob Marley to Benson Boone as part of the annual Young Voices concert series. Billed as ‘the world’s largest children’s choir’, the event saw KAS students singing with…
Year 9’s wearable sculpture workshop
Year 9 were tasked with creating wearable sculptures earlier this term in Art. The students drew inspiration from modernist paintings, particularly abstract art, for their designs – resulting in some strikingly creative designs on display in their final show. The pieces were created using materials readily available in the Art department, such as wires, wood,…
US Civil Rights trip: “We were inspired to fight injustice”
Year 12 and 13 students enjoyed a rich deeper learning experience in December, as they travelled to the United States to learn more about the country’s Civil Rights Movement and its legacy in contemporary America. Along with teachers from our History and Politics department, the Sixth Form students journeyed from Alabama to Washington DC, visiting…
“Magical” Upper School show wins praise
KAS students brought the house down at Finchley’s Arts Depot in later November with this year’s Upper School show, The Ballad of Raggedy Alice. Performed over two nights, the original musical was penned by our very own Head of Drama, Rob Messick, with a score by our former Head of Music, Roy Raby. The show…
