Year: 2021
Stuart Lawrence visits during Black History Month
On Friday 8th October, as part of Black History Month, the Honourable Stuart Lawrence visited the School to give a talk to an audience of pupils, teachers and staff. He was warmly welcomed and accompanied by Chelsea and Azariah, two 5th Form pupils, throughout his visit. Stuart’s story was powerful and thought provoking. He spoke…
Brave pupils visit Thorpe Park’s Fright Night
On Sunday 10th October, over 90 of our pupils braved Thorpe Park Fright Night, an evening which was certainly full of thrills and excitement. Over the course of the day, pupils explored the park which was newly decorated for the upcoming Halloween season, something Thorpe Park is well known for. The park remained until 9pm,…
King Edward’s Witley supports Godalming Community Store during Harvest Festival
This year, as a School we celebrated Harvest Festival appeal with two main foci, Afghanistan and The Godalming Community Store. On Sunday 3rd October we celebrated Harvest Festival in Chapel in a service led by our Chaplain Reverend James Radcliffe. Together with Barrow Hills School, this year we requested donations to The Godalming Community Store….
Pupil success in Oxbridge Essay Competition
Some of our Middle School pupils recently entered an essay competition in the summer for Immerse Education, as part of the School’s ‘Introduction to Oxbridge’ programme lead by Mrs Phillips. The Immerse Education Essay Competition offers pupils the opportunity to win a 100% scholarship to go on a residential summer school in Oxford or Cambridge….
Cafe Scientifique presents – Relatively Speaking
Mr Emsley, Physics Teacher, commenced the new series of Cafe Scientifique lectures by delivering a gripping lecture outlining the essential ideas behind Relativity. Using interactive media and pupil participation, the wonders of Einstein’s mind were explored. Pupils were intrigued when it was discovered that some other pupils in the Lecture theatre had increased in age…
‘Other Guys’ audition
Today, Thursday 30 September, the team behind a brand new theatre production ‘Other Guys’ visited our school to cast 5 of our pupils in roles for the show which will be performed in London in January 2022. Other Guys is a verbatim play written by Shireen Mula (National Theatre Connections). It is a verbatim play…
Pupils perform in House Variety Show
On Thursday 30th September, our Senior Houses: Elizabeth, Tudor, Edward, Grafton, Ridley and Wakefield all took part in the 2021 House Variety Show. The Show was a chance for each House to show off their talent and to perform to pupils and staff from across the School. Each House was required to perform three different…
20th Century Art Masterclass
Today our pupils from all year groups attended a fantastic interactive virtual workshop from the V&A in London, the world’s leading museum of art, design and performance. The workshop focused on 20th Century Art such as Art Deco, Modernism and Postmodernism and was led as part of the V&A’s Virtual Classroom programme. The workshop was…
Duke of Edinburgh Silver Practice Expedition
On Friday 24th September through to Sunday 26th September, some of our 5th Form pupils set out on their Silver Duke of Edinburgh’s Award practice expedition to the New Forest. To prepare for their Silver award, pupils were required to complete a total of 19km per day, including setting up camp at night time in…
Wine tasting evening for our Sixth Form pupils
On Saturday 23rd September, our Sixth Form boarders were invited to take part in a wine tasting event. The event was an opportunity for pupils to learn about wine and its relationship with food in an age appropriate fashion. The evening was held in the Dining Hall, and consisted of tasting different varieties of wines…
