117TH AAGPS ATHLETICS
Saturday 5 May saw TKS head to the Athletics track at Homebush to defend their 2011 Junior and Senior titles. Perfect conditions saw our athletes secure the Junior title for the fourth year in a row!
ANZAC DAY 2012
Anzac Day, 25 March, dawned crisp and clear, just perfect conditions for our Marching Band who were resplendent and tuneful as they marched around the city streets in front of the crowds.
SPACE ODYSSEY TEAM (SPOT)
Senior students from King's have joined The Space Odyssey team with girls from Tara, after Tara was selected by the Oxford University Astrophysics Department as the Australian school to participate in their Global Jet Watch Program.
PREP BROTHERS CHESS CHAMPIONS
There has been great celebration in the Willathgamuwa household, as siblings, Kevin and Rowan have been crowned U10 and U12 National Chess Champions recently.
SERVANT LEADERSHIP
Year 6 leaders from King's, together with leaders from Tara Anglican School have worked together in a Leadership Day, conducted by “Impact Leadership”, with the aim to better equip our leaders for the future.
PREP RUGBY TOUR
Recently the Prep 1st XV toured to Armidale for a rugby carnival and were presented with their bags and jerseys by Benn Robinson ('02).
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Areas of educational leadership at the King's School
Boys' education overview
The King's School is an international authority on educating boys. The publication by the School of the best seller, Boy oh Boy, a book on how to raise and educate boys, has assisted King's in becoming an acknowledged authority on boys' education.
The National Boys' Education Conference has been hosted by King's for the last decade and the School has become an advisor to the Federal Government on boys' education. King's has also been actively involved in the “International Boys' School Coalition” and has made significant contributions to its conferences around the world each year.
Another pioneering venture has been the “Boys to Men” program for students in Year 10. This course introduces boys to life skills such as managing money, cooking, ironing, cleaning, etiquette and manners, sexuality and other topics such as car maintenance. A novel has also been written for the “Boys to Men” program that is designed to complement the course.
The King's School, with its expansive grounds, is an ideal learning environment for boys. Within the safety of the School, boys can explore, play sport and engage in those activities not always possible to accommodate in other schools. King's is a place where boys are allowed to be boys and where they can be mentored on their journey to manhood by strong and caring role models.
Boarding overview
The King's School is one of Australia's largest boarding schools. Despite there now being more day students than boarders, the School retains its residential character with several hundred boarders and over forty staff making King's their home for 24 hours a day.
King's is regarded as Australia's leading authority on boarding. The School has written the main training course for Australian boarding staff and takes a leadership role in the Australian Boarding Schools' Association.
Ground-breaking research on the impact of boarding on values formation and on academic standards is also being undertaken at King's. This doctoral research has attracted a generous grant from the Federal Government in recognition of the significance of the study to boarding schools not just in Australia, but around the world.
The experience that King's has in boarding translates into a residential community that is vibrant and happy. Our boarders are nurtured within a caring environment that prepares them well for their journey towards manhood.
Developing leadership skills
A feature of a King's School education is the prominence we give to the development of leadership skills in our students.
The first “Centre for Leadership Studies” in an Australian school was built at King's. The Centre was opened by the Deputy Prime Minister, the Hon. John Anderson (a King's Old Boy) early in 2002.
The teaching of leadership at King's does not centre on the pursuit of power, privilege or position, it centres on service and on having the courage to change things for the better.
Learning about leadership involves the teaching of values, citizenship and character. It also involves instruction in teamwork and “followership”.
Leadership training at King's begins in the Kindergarten where boys are taught to take responsibility and care for each other and for a small farm of animals. An adoption of the Duke of Edinburgh program for Junior School boys has also been introduced in the Preparatory School and is called “The Enterprise Project.”
In the Senior School, leadership skills are promoted through a unique four-year course of instruction using the “Learning Leadership” series of interactive books. The “Learning Leadership” series was written by the School, and in only a few years, the series has become a best-seller, and is now used in schools throughout the world.
Students at King's study the “Learning Leadership” series in their tutor periods. A selection of leadership examples from around the world are studied, and skills are developed in areas such as giving a speech, running a meeting, writing a resumè, strategic planning, counselling techniques, resilience, and being a captain of a team.
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Leadership skills at The King's School are developed in many other ways such as through the Army Cadet Program, the Duke of Edinburgh Program, Social Service activities, and a wide range of camps, retreats, talks and seminars.
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