Lord Peter Hain & Youth Leaders of Makhanda
During the visit from Lord Peter Hain at Kingswood College, our Pupil Leaders from Kingswood and other schools around Makhanda had a meeting of minds during a lunch time conversation..
Rugby season off to successful start
Our rugby club has had a successful start to the season with four out of our five games being won.
Changing lives, one person at a time…
The Kingswood Grand Prix returns to Kingswood! This past Friday, our Interact Club organised the second annual Kingswood Grand Prix. This fundraising initiative saw staff (yes—staff!) and some pupils piloting pupil-driven wheelbarrows in an effort to raise funds for the APD (Association for Persons with Physical Disabilities – Makana). The APD is a registered non-profit…
First rugby fixtures of the season vs Cambridge & Grens
This past weekend our 1st XV and U16 team traveled to East London to take part in the Grens Rugby Festival. This was the first outing of the rugby season.
Lord Hain urges South Africans to ‘rise up’ at annual Neil Aggett Memorial Lecture
At the annual Neil Aggett Memorial Lecture that took place earlier today, we had the honour of welcoming Lord Peter Hain as our 2023 guest speaker.
This lecture takes place each year to celebrate the life of Dr Neil Aggett and is held to honour his legacy. In a world where there are so many social injustices that take place every day, it is important that we continue to celebrate the life of Neil Aggett as he advocated for those who found themselves at the receiving end of social injustices.
Kingswood 1st Boys & Girls Tennis compete in Tournament together
Our 1st Boys and Girls took part in the annual Selborne and Clarendon Singles and Mixed Doubles Tournament from the 3rd to the 4th of March in East London.
Junior Swimmers represent Albany District
17 of Kingswood Junior swimmers represented the Albany Swimming Team at the Inter District Gala at Merrifield Preparatory School in East London on Thursday.
The Livestock Fund Re-Launch Event
Last week on Friday the Kingswood Livestock Fund was re-launch at an event at The Wyvern. Despite very inclement weather, the support was incredible, with over 70 people attending the evening.
Celebrating ‘Random Acts of Kindness Day’
On Friday our Kingswoodians celebrated “Random Acts of Kindness Day”, which is celebrated on the 17th of February. Despite the rainy weather, our pupils’ spirits were high as they went about bringing cheer, happiness, light and laughter to those around them in various ways.
Our Music School is abuzz…
The beginning of the school year is usually a hive of activity as the pupils sign up or audition for an ensemble. Then it’s time for some workshopping. This provides the opportunity for the ensemble members to become acquainted with their teammates and to start work on the year’s repertoire in an intensive way – a few hours rather than a short rehearsal session.