Category: Lower School – King Alfred School
Head’s Blog: Resilience In Focus
Karen Thomas, Head of Lower School appears in the current issue of Absolutely Education magazine as part of an article called ‘Developing Resilience in Schools’. You can read the whole…
In pictures: Lower School’s moving ‘Museum of Us’
Lower School’s inaugural ‘Museum of Us’ has been hailed a huge success, with some who visited the resulting exhibition moved to tears by the creative project. The brief to students…
Keeping Your Children Safe Online
Digital devices and the internet are an ever-greater presence in all our lives, and we have seen many developments at King Alfred over the last year – we recently shared…
Your trash is our treasure! ‘Loose parts play’ at KAS
Here at KAS, we are always keen to receive any items our Lower School students could make use of during ‘loose parts play’. As such, we welcome donations from any…
Adventure Journals Bring Learning to Life
When adventurer and author Teddy Keen came in to tell us about his book Journey to the Last River, it inspired Natalie and Shirley’s Year 3 class to create their…
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…
Saying Goodbye to Our 2024 Retirees
Our community is a special one and so we are always sad when people move on to their next adventure. This year, we will be saying goodbye to three, much…
Warning! Scientists at work
This term, the Lower School acknowledged STEM week with several workshops, provided by external visitors and from our own KAS staff. It was a brilliant week of discovery and excitement…
Lower School Make Pledges During Earth Day
Our Lower School started the second week into Summer Term celebrating Earth Day. Students demonstrated their support for environmental protection through several different gestures. From Reception to Year 6, students…
Learning about the ‘Unknown Adventurer’
It was an exciting start to the Summer Term for Year 3 who welcomed Teddy Keen, the author of The Lost Book of Adventure and Journey to the Last River. Teddy’s…
