Month: November 2021
Two pupils celebrate National Football Success
Celebrations were held as Luke and Cameron were selected by The Independent Schools Football Association (ISFA) as best players in their age group. In a national ISFA trial held on 19 September the two boys took part in the Under 14 and the Under 15 categories respectively. Each succeeded in going through to the second…
Café Scientifique presents: ‘Physics of Movies’
On Wednesday night, the Physics Department hosted the second Café Scientifique of the term, this time focused on the Physics of Movies. Mistakes were highlighted, myths were busted and problems pondered. Movies dissected included Star Wars, Superman, The Italian Job, James Bond, Prometheus and The A-Team. Next term at Café Scientifique, themes will be “Extremes…
Onatti Spanish play for our GCSE pupils.
This morning we welcomed pupils from Bohunt and King Edward’s in Years 8, 9 and 10 all studying Spanish GCSE to our second of three Onatti foreign language productions. As always, the two actors gave clear, fun and funny performances which had everyone in the audience chuckling throughout. Good friends Matteus and Catalina decide to…
Nine Giants of Georgian Science come to life
David Hall, Science actor extraordinaire, captivated his audience by becoming nine of the greatest Georgian Scientists for the King Edward’s Science Lectures on 17th and 18th November. We welcomed children in Years 5 and 6 to Charter Hall from 10 local feeder schools – Greenfield, Conifers, St Andrews Woking, Pennthorpe, South Farnham School, St Edmunds,…
Visit to the Buildings Craft College
This afternoon, Thursday 18th November, Mrs Moira Davies, Head of Careers and Further Education, accompanied two Upper Sixth Form pupils, Quinn and Corin on a visit to the Buildings Craft College (BCC) in East London. A fascinating few hours which included a tour of the college to learn more about the core skills training courses…
John Hoskison visits pupils to share words of wisdom.
On Friday 12th November, inspirational speaker John Hoskison visited Sixth Form pupils for a talk about his life, in particular the consequences of poor decision making in relation to drink driving. As a child, John entered the world of professional golf, something he has stated had a huge impact on his life and shaped his…
Remembrance Day 2021
Today marks 103 years since the signing of the ‘Armistice of 1918’, which signalled the end of World War One, on the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month. Around 1,500 Old Witleians served their country during the First World War, with 93 Old Witleians and two former members of staff losing…
First Year trip to discover the History and Geography of Guildford
Today, Mrs Phillips, Head of History, Mrs Thorpe, Head of Geography and Miss Condy, Head of Religious Science, took the First Year pupils to Guildford to discover some of the history, learn about the geography and find out about some of religious aspects of the ancient City. Hermione, a First Year pupil wrote of her…
Sixth Form Geography pupils enjoy a wet weekend in Devon
Our 6th form Geographers enjoyed a busy weekend at Slapton Ley Field Study Centre in Devon this weekend, 6 and 7 November. The Lower & Upper 6th IB classes collected data for their forthcoming exams which included investigating the characteristics of the River Harbourne. This was carried out in the river and before entering, the…
Merci Beaucoup Onatti for the excellent French production
We were delighted to welcome pupils from Bohunt and Pennthorpe to the first of three live Onatti Productions French play this year who joined King Edward’s pupils from Years 8, 9 and 10. As always, we were entertained by two French actors who, speaking only in their native tongue, this year performed ‘Mon Père Ne Me…
