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 inaugural ‘Imagine if…’ Sir Ken Robinson Lecture proved to be an inspiring evening celebrating creativity, learning and education. The event began with an introduction from legendary educationalist Sir Ken Robinson’s daughter, Kate Robinson. A talk by Head of KAS, Robert Lobatto followed, and the event concluded with a panel discussion featuring Kate and Robert alongside Evelyn Forde (leadership expert...
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Year 7 students spent a fun few hours engineering balloon-powered race cars this week – before taking on their classmates in an F1-style Grand Prix to see how far their cars could go.
Competition to top the constructor’s championship was fierce, so well done to our podium finishers – Bess 🥇, Gene 🥈 and Maddie 🥉
A special shout-out goes to all students for keeping the competition good-humoured and showing fantastic support for one another 🥰
Just another example of how we make learning fun here at KAS 🙌
#MakeLearningFun #STEM #Engineering #Construction #F1 #InsideTheClassroom #Year7 #TheKingAlfredSchool
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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.
