At the heart of King Alfred’s philosophy is our child centred approach. This has been the practice here since 1898 when the school opened, and remains equally true today. We appreciate that every child is unique and has their own set of strengths, attributes and areas to develop.
The KAS community was blown away by this term’s Middle School show, which was hailed as “sensational”, “sheer joy” and “magical from start to finish”. Over 60 students from Years 7 to 9 participated in a two-night run of Sister Act Jr. at the Arts Depot. It was staged with the help of our UAL Performance and Production Arts students...
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“𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗱𝗼.” 𝗛𝘂𝗴𝗼, 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝟰
The Lower School Hall became a colourful showcase of fabulous artworks created around the theme of 'Growth' 🌱
With art on show by students from Year 2 - 6, it was a celebration of creativity. 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗞𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗼𝘀 explained the concept of the show: “It’s all about growth and things that grow, including ourselves. Each year group has looked at the same idea from a different perspective and the results are fabulous, it feels like a proper art gallery in here. By putting the work up like this, we put it on a big pedestal and give it the space it needs. We emphasise the importance of Art and celebrate it.”
The artistic techniques on show included:
🎨painting
🎨drawing
🎨printing
🎨collage
🎨ceramics
🎨sculpture
🎨paper crafting
Students were also asked why art is important and contributed some wonderful insights so we'll leave the last word to 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝟯:
"𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗼𝗱."
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“The aim is to allow children to grow chiefly through their own efforts, and more or less at their own temperamental pace, into their own image.”
The village green setting of the main school site contributes to the community feeling with Lower School classrooms all opening out directly onto the play areas, parents encouraged to spend time in the grounds and all students offered opportunities for outdoor learning.
