ACADEMICSCULTURALNEWS

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…

NEWS

Celebrating World Teachers Day

“…The best teachers are those who show you where to look, but don’t tell you what to see…” Tomorrow is World Teachers Day and we are celebrating our wonderful Kingswood teachers today! They are invaluable people who are responsible for shaping and helping our children, and therefore our future. Thank you! “…Kingswood teachers, your influence…

MUSICNEWS

We’re New: Kingswood Quintet

Our newly formed KC Brass Ensemble are very excited about performing at the Bedford Garden Festival (Sunday 20 October) alongside their music teacher and Director of the Music School, Ms Nici Coleman. Playing in a smaller ensemble is different to a big band as each member is equally important and has a solo part to…

NEWSSPORT

Kingswood hosts successful water polo tournament

Kingswood College hosted this year’s National Co-eds Water Polo as part of there Jubilee 125 year. The top Water Polo schools from all over the country travelled to Grahamstown(Makanda) to participate at this great showcase of Water Polo for 1st Boys and Girls Water Polo players being put through their paces with 18 Boys and…

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2020 Pupil Leaders Announced

“…Leadership is about encouraging people. It’s about stimulating them. It’s about enabling them to achieve what they can achieve – and to do that with a purpose…” Congratulations to the following Kingswood College pupils who have just been elected as our new pupil leaders for 2020. Headboy: Nkokoto (Tsepo) PonoaneDeputy Headboy: Matthew PritchardHeadgirl: Destiny MayanjaDeputy…

ACADEMICSNEWS

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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“Today we celebrate, we learn and we are proud”

Matric pupil, Salimisa Bikani made this speech during our Heritage Day Celebrations held this past Tuesday: “…Good afternoon and welcome all you beautiful faces to today’s Heritage Day service. Niyanamnkela ngelihle igama lomfeli wethu uKrestu.  On this day that started off chilly you guys brought the flame. Today the way that we are dressed and…

ACADEMICSCULTURALNEWS

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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It’s here: National Co-Ed Schools 1st Team Water Polo Tournament

The National Co-Ed Schools Water Polo Tournament kicked off yesterday afternoon at Kingswood College. With 20 teams and over 520 players, our campus will be abuzz and our pool abuzz with games, camaraderie and fun! “A warm welcome to all the pupils, staff and parents from all our participating schools to this year’s National Co-Ed…

CULTURALNEWS

Heritage Day at Kingswood College

CELEBRATE! A celebration of you… of me… of all of us… THIS WAS HERITAGE DAY AT KINGSWOOD COLLEGE! Today our school celebrated Heritage Day and the diverse cultures and people that make up the Kingswood fabric. There was an explosion of colourful and intricately designed cultural dress, traditional face marking, beads, shwe shwe,’vellies’ to name…