Category: Trips & Visits
Roche Court Art Trip
On Monday 28th September, our 5th Form went on a trip to the local Roche Court gallery. “The weather was again on our side to visit such a beautiful space tucked away in such a stunning location, there was so much to see throughout the day, with pupils really engaging and getting involved with each…
Watts Gallery Art Trip
On Tuesday 22nd September, we visited the Watts Gallery, and it absolutely lived up to its name. The grounds and galleries were beautiful with the weather on our side. The pupils thoroughly enjoyed their day, looking at all exhibitions that were on offer that day, we also had the wonderful opportunity to take a look…
Business Live trip to Disneyland Paris
A summary of the very successful Business Live! Conference and Disneyland trip to Paris at the beginning of March as reported by a Lower Sixth pupil. The trip to Disneyland in Paris was one of the best holidays from school I have ever been to. My expectations were exceeded in terms of the experience of…
Pupils enjoy the annual Ski Trip to Italy
This year’s Ski Trip was a roaring success with a group of 30 pupils and staff returning to the glamorous resort of Madonna Di Campiglio. Madonna, as it is known, is a regular ski resort for the rich and famous, most notably Michael Schumacher who has a black slope named after him there. We set…
Art trip to London Galleries
Pupils from the 5th and 6th Form studying Art, travelled up to the Royal Academy and Tate Modern at the beginning February for an inspirational, cultural and colourful day out. Eclectic and vibrant, the Art on display was a mix of both traditional and contemporary work. The exhibitions the group visited included the new Picasso…
Chapel Choir visit to Venice – day 4
Finally, a lie in and a late breakfast! This set us up for the climax of the tour. A short trip over the water before putting cassocks on for a quick briefing before entering through a side door into the hushed awe of Saint Mark’s. It was wonderful to see the interior in all its…
Chapel Choir visit to Venice – day 3
The quiet murmur of breakfast started our busiest day in Venice. After a briefing we headed across the water to the Zattere to explore this quieter corner of Venice. As we walked along the Zattere, Venetians were practising rowing in boats for hotly contested races being held later in the year. It was fascinating to…
Chapel Choir visit to Venice – day 2
We were woken by sub on our first full day in Venice. Pupils fortunate enough to have rooms looking over the Giudecca were greeted Venice sand the distant Alps on the horizon swathed in sun. After a hearty breakfast, it was off to the Zattere and a walk through the winding streets to Ca Macana…
Chapel Choir visit to Venice – day 1
A quiet buzz of excitement descended the tarmac just before 5am on Thursday morning as 35 pupils, parents and staff all met at King Edward’s Witley. Cassocks, music and plenty of water were packed into suitcases before we set off for Gatwick where we were met by more pupils and parents, and helpful BA staff…
Annual Spanish Exchange
December 2019 saw the return for a few days of King Edward’s to Jerez de la Frontera – the home of our exchange partners, Colegio Nuestro Señor del Pilar. Our second visit to Jerez, the pupils were met enthusiastically by their exchange partners, who they had previously encountered in June when King Edward’s played host….
