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Induction of Senior School Heads

On Sunday, the College gathered together in the Chapel to induct our new staff into our school. Our Bishop, Bishop Freemantle was in attendance to induct our two new Senior School Head’s into their positions.

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Junior pupils excel in Afrikaans Conquesta

We have received the results of the Afrikaans Conquesta examinations (Grade 5-7) written in September.  This is a credible benchmarking exercise, which focuses on reading comprehension and language structures and use.    A number of our pupils attained very good results.   Grade 5 Grade  6 Grade 7 Platinum : 85 – 100% Charlo Connan…

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Time – Ben Maposa

At the Senior School Prizegiving held last week, our Headboy for 2019, Ben Maposa addressed the school: “Good afternoon all. Greetings to Mrs Hornby, Chair of the Kingswood Council, Mr & Mrs Collier, Mr & Mrs Vorster, to the respective heads, Councillors, invited guests, parents, staff and fellow Kingswoodians. I truly appreciate being given this time…

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Your story matters – Siyamthanda Nomoyi

At our Prizegiving held last week, our Headgirl for 2019, Siyamthanda Nomoyi made a powerful speech to the school, council, parents and friends of the College. “Molweni, my name is Siyamthanda Nomoyi, UMagatyeni, umamali, UNdondela uNkomezi bomvu. As you see me today, I may come as one, but I stand as 10 thousand. Today I…

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Building Relationships

In February this year, our Grade 11s embarked on a Community Engagement project which would serve the purpose of fulfilling some of the requirements of their LO portfolio, as well as building relationships in the community and benefiting the literacy development of children in a neighbouring school. Over the course of the year, they went…

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Junior pupils excel at Eisteddfod

Bedford Country School Eisteddfod 17 Kingswood Junior pupils traveled to the Bedford Country School Eisteddfod last week to perform poems to an independent adjudicator. She had high praise for our pupils’ presentations and was particularly impressed by the fact that we had entries from all three languages. Well done to our juniors, you make us…

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Interact Committee for 2020 announced

The Interact committee for 2020 was announced earlier this month at their Interact Dinner. Kingswood congratulates the following pupils on being selected for the 2020 committee: President: Destiny MayanjaVicepresident: Tsepo PonoaneWanda MadasaAzola PoswaAtang GabaraaneSizenalo BidlaMwango KondoloJocelyn MorrisonMia Scheepers Interact clubs form part of the larger Rotary International umbrella. They bring together pupils between the ages…

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Learning beyond the classroom

Grade 8 Camp “…Must we always teach our children with books? Let them look at the mountains and the stars up above. Let them look at the beauty of the waters and the trees and flowers on earth. They will then begin to think, and to think is the beginning of a real education…” ~…

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JEFA invasion at Kingswood College

“…Creativity is the secret sauce to science, technology, engineering, and math…” Last week the Junior Engineers for Africa (JEFA) held an invasion at Kingswood College. For the duration of the week they opened our pupil’s eyes to new ways of thinking, robotics and engineering systems.