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Upper School Co-Curricular

At KAS, what might traditionally be described as ‘extra’ curricular activities are an intrinsic part of the learning experience, interwoven into school life. For us, they are ‘co-curricular’.

This is just one of the ways we nourish ‘freedom, play and the enjoyment of education’, one of the five principles set out under our school philosophy.

Our co-curricular offer in Upper School includes a wide variety of clubs, camps and curriculum trips. Unique experiences include Choice, our menu of Friday afternoon activities, and The Village – a KAS rite of passage that sees Year 8 students live in self-built huts in a leafy corner of the school grounds for one week in the summer.

Meanwhile, activities such as social action projects, the Duke of Edinburgh award and our Sixth Form Enrichment programme develop students’ sense of self, community and the wider world.

Learn more about co-curricular life in Upper School with our dedicated digital booklet below.

You can also download copies of our Upper School Co-Curricular Clubs timetable and Performing Arts calendar for the current academic year.

Please note: to request instrumental or London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) lessons for your child please complete the application form here.

Students from The King Alfred School perform on stage in the musical The Ballad of Raggedy Alice
A King Alfred School student mid-jump during an outdoor high jump sports day competition
Year 8 students from The King Alfred School sit around a campfire in the school's leafy grounds
Five students and one teacher from The King Alfred School in a rowing boat on the Thames
Students from The King Alfred School sit in the back of a truck with the Indonesian rainforest in the background
Year 8 students from The King Alfred School wearing ski gear and pictured on a snowy slope with mountains in the background on the annual ski trip
Two female students from The King Alfred School sit on a boat wearing lifejackets, with the sea in the background
A female student stands on a red-lit stage with a sign that reads 'Tedx The King Alfred School'
A year 8 student does metalwork at The King Alfred School's forge
Students sit in a ring facing two fellow students who are presenting at the front of a beautiful old hall
Students and staff from The King Alfred School perform on stage; one plays drums, one plays keyboard, two play guitar and one stands and sings
Smiling netballers from The King Alfred School stand in a line wearing black and green coloured bibs
Three Year 8 boys from The King Alfred School using tools to work on woodwork projects
Two rows of boys wearing green King Alfred School football shirts, with their coach holding a football at the front

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