Pupils attend Cranmer awards at Charterhouse School
3rd December 2021
On Wednesday 1st December, five King Edward’s pupils produced wonderful spoken pieces in the Senior and Junior Heats of the Cranmer Awards held at Charterhouse School in Godalming. The Cranmer Awards are a national competition to promote familiarity with the Book of Common Prayer amongst young people and to develop their public speaking abilities.
The standard from all pupils was very high. Although none of our pupils made it through to the National Finals at Hampton Court, parents and staff agreed that it was a great learning experience and were very proud of the pupils’ endeavours. One of our pupils was commended by the Judge as a ‘future winner of the Award’.
We therefore await next year with a clear focus. Many congratulations to our boys and girls for their fantastic effort!
The team of the week this week could have gone to several sides. However, the standout performances, after much deliberation, came from the Under 13A boys cricket team who had an excellent week with two brilliant victories. Last Wednesday, we travelled to Feltonfleet School looking for revenge after they narrowly defeated us in the Surrey...
Day 2 of our Lower School trip to France, and our pupils have spent the day at @futuroscope park, an amazing and educational experience. Here they are having some fun on a rollercoaster and interacting and paying for their food in French! @KESWQMH @HalsburyTravel
On Sunday 22nd May, families, pupils, and staff joined us for an immersive, theatrical experience exploring the history of King Edward’s. The initial idea was imagined in 2020 by Mrs Caroline Shouksmith, Head of Art. Working closely with Mrs Lynsey Cleaves, Director of Drama, the duo breathed life into the concept and it was truly worth the wait.The event involving a wide number of pupils was a rich collaboration between Art, Drama, English, Music, and Sport Departments. The production was inspired by the story of a young boy called Mat Finderling who was abandoned on a doorstep and raised by nuns before joining King Edward’s in 1904.Through magical environments, dance, drama, film, art, writing and immersive theatre the audience were led by costumed tour guides on a unique journey through the grounds and buildings of the School. The talented cast played a superb role in bringing some of the unique history of our School, with its ancient religious and royal foundation, to life.Read the full story here bit.ly/matfinderling... See MoreSee Less
