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Lower Fifth Enrichment Lecture
Our final Lower Fifth Enrichment Lecture was delivered by Dr Lesley Batty, reader in ecological education at the University of Birmingham. She spoke about the vast expanse of the world’s oceans as well as their enormous ecological diversity. There are probably nine million different ocean species, with most of them...
Theatre Studies Trip
On Thursday 27th June, a small group of Theatre Studies students visited the Royal Shakespeare Company Theatre in Stratford upon Avon for a performance of Crooked Dances. The students were also able to meet the writer of the play, Old Edwardian, Robin French and quiz him about the show and his successful career...
Physics Fair
Lower Sixth Physicists presented the results of their month long practical investigations on Friday 28th June and Tuesday 2nd July. The topics for investigation were chosen by the investigator and varied widely, including the shape of flags (based on how they flapped), the sound of woodwind instruments (varying with..
Professor Bob Bowie Visit
On Thursday 27th June, Professor Bob Bowie from Canterbury Christ Church University visited Lower Sixth Religious Studies students and spoke about his work writing the text books used for Religious Studies A Level. The students were also treated to a talk connected to Liberation Theology and the work of Dietrich...
Leavers’ Party
On Tuesday 25th June, we held a leaving party for the Class of 2019 to celebrate the end of their examinations and to welcome them into the Old Edwardian’s Club. The students spent the morning reminiscing, enjoying the photo booth and eating some tasty nibbles, before departing with their leaving gifts in hand.
Physics Explorer Dome
On Thursday 27th June, the Physics Explorer Dome came to KEHS. Upper Fourth students experienced a series of captivating images projected onto the inside of the dome, and learned about the Big Bang, stars, our Solar System and how to find different stars in the night sky. An image of the night sky was projected onto...
Emily’s Ultimate Success
Emily, in the Lower Fifth, has been selected to represent Great Britain for the Under 17 Women’s Ultimate (Frisbee) team at the European Junior Ultimate Championships in Poland in August. The sport is best described as a cross between American football and netball, but with a disc. It is not for the fainthearted...
Fry Cup
On Tuesday 2nd July, our Tennis team travelled to King Edward’s Fiveways to participate in the annual Fry Cup, involving the schools of the King Edward Foundation. The competition involved some tough matches, however, our team did extremely well, winning every single match, which resulted in them being...
The Model United Nations Conference
On Sunday 30th June, students took part in this year’s Withington Model United Nations conference and won a host of awards. The conference was opened by guest speaker Dr Nirmala Pilay, who has researched the good works that organisations such as the United Nations and other NGOs can do to protect the rights of...
