On Thursday 12th December some of our year 12 students put their entrepreneurial skills to the test by running a quiz night to raise money for a charity called – ‘Thin Blue Paw’ https://www.thinbluepaw.org.uk/ It is a national charity and supports serving and retired police dogs from across the UK. Dragon’s Apprentice pairs teams of […]
Theatre Study Visits The last few weeks have been a busy time for Performing Arts, as students on our Level 2 and Level 3 courses in Drama, Performing Arts and Dance have been visiting performances directly linked to their courses of study. For Performing Arts, students attended a performance of ‘Mean Girls’ the musical, written […]
Christmas has well and truly arrived in the KWS Library, with book-related decorations everywhere, and lots of Christmas or winter-themed books on offer. Ideal for snuggling up with as the weather turns colder and the nights draw in. Our helpful and much valued Student Library Assistants are enjoying sharing the glory of opening the library […]
On Monday 2nd December, Chen and Alan from Hertfordshire Police Cyber Fraud team visited KWS to deliver some important messages to year 7 regarding Cyber choices and online safety. Students learnt that Action Fraud reported that £30,000,000 was lost as a result of fraud in Hertfordshire. (This figure may be much higher as this is […]
Kickboxing A huge well done to all girls who successfully passed their latest kickboxing grading last week. Top effort girls! Badminton A fantastic achievement by Diya in Year 10 at the recent U15 Hertfordshire Junior Badminton Tournament. She won bronze in the singles, gold in the mixed doubles and silver in the women’s doubles. […]
KWS Library Reading Challenge winner. The first winner of this academic year, who took part in the KWS Library Reading Challenge, was announced this week, with a lucky year 7 student winning a book. The reading challenge is for years 7 and 8 and they complete a bingo-style card by submitting a review of a […]
Every year our year 8 Geographers take a full day to “junk model” sustainable cities out of recycled material. It raises awareness into how much of our day-to-day items are sent to recycling, and teaches students about the five key aspects of sustainable city design: waste management, energy, food production, green spaces and transport. Students […]
A number of Y11 students were fortunate to visit Oaklands College (St Albans campus) to get a taster for some of the courses on offer there. Students were given a talk about what Oaklands offers, the new facilities that have been built or are being built in the near future, what college life is like […]
We have had a great few weeks of sport at school since the return from the half term break: Gymnastics Well done to all students that participated in the British gymnastics and trampolining competition. 13 medals were won and 9 children progressed through to the Zonal round in Hinckley, Leicester on 26th January. We entered […]
The Year 7 students had an exciting, adventure-filled trip to Manor Adventure, where they had the chance to build new friendships and learn new skills in an outdoor setting. Over three days, they participated in a range of team-building and individual challenges, including rock climbing, archery, axe throwing, low ropes and kayaking/ canoeing. The group […]
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