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.
This year’s annual ski trip saw a group of 40 KAS students travel to Val di Fiemme in the Dolomites, Italy, for five days of fun on the slopes, accompanied by five teachers. Below you can read two accounts – one by a student, the other by a teacher – of the trip, and also see some pictures. Marnie E-O...
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Year 7 recently visited the Royal Observatory in Greenwich as part of their 𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 and a project on the 𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
They enjoyed exploring the observatory and took a tour of the Solar System in the planetarium show. They also paid a visit to the National Maritime Museum and saw some amazing astrophotography at the Astronomy Photographer of the Year exhibition.
Here they are standing on the Meridian Line, which separates the eastern and western hemispheres!
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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.
