Tag: Year 8
Parents marvel at end-of-term exhibition: “A clear love of learning”
Two fantastic student exhibitions took place at the end of Spring Term, with Years 7 & 8 proudly showing off the culmination of a term’s work. Year 7 Parents were invited into school to view Year 7’s final projects based on two enquiry questions: ‘Is space exploration ethical?’ in STEM and ‘Should we fear or…
Sports Day 2024
The King Alfred School Sports Day took place at the StoneX Stadium for the second year running. It was fantastic to take students from Years 6 – 10 to the stadium where they could participate in several events including the 4x100m relay, shotput, javelin, long jump and many more! The students were brilliant with supporting…
The Village 2024
As a persistent date in the calendar, The Village was back for another year at KAS. This year’s cohort had a brilliant week on site, living in the huts they had built in groups of 4-6 and choosing from a huge range of activities or just spending time as a community. They learnt fire safety,…
Acing it in Athletics
After the Summer Half Term break, 50 KAS students between Years 5-9 travelled to Bedford International Stadium to compete in the Regional ISA North London Athletics competition. There were some brilliant results, with 13 students ending the day on the podium in their events, and we had amazing success as overall Year group teams. The…
Creating Stories in English
The English Department have been busy with a number of different projects with Years 7, 8 and 9 this Summer Term.
British Science Week 2024
Students have had a wonderful opportunity to celebrate British Science Week with a selection of workshops over the last week or so. We welcomed a Explorer Dome to the school who put up a Dome in the Lower School Hall to discuss all things space. It was a fantastic opportunity to learn in a more…
