The life of a Middle School day pupil is as dynamic and varied as that of a boarder.
Whether arriving at Witley station (just a 5-minute walk from King Edward’s), or directly by minibus or by car, all of our day pupils arrive ready to join their boarding family and friends for breakfast at 7.30am or for morning roll call and 8.20am. A time to connect, or to catch up, we encourage every pupil to embrace a moment to just be, to think ahead and mentally prepare for all that the vibrant school day ahead offers.
Aim high, embrace every opportunity
The life of a Middle school day pupil is both busy and varied as we encourage them to embrace all that our vibrant school community offers. Our culture of academic curiosity and enquiry runs deep, celebrating academic risk taking and prompting exploration of ideas without fear of failure. We encourage them to set their sights high – to be ambitious in their learning and to aspire to fulfil their own potential on a holistic level. The facilitation of the individual’s growth, broadening of their horizons and building their confidence to achieve beyond their own expectations is fundamental to our philosophy. This pioneering spirit on which we were founded still drives us today.
Although we set ourselves rigorous academic targets, our approach is very much grounded personal growth. We value the growth of future proof, leadership ready and emotionally intelligent individuals as equal to knowledge. We aim to ensure that pupils flourish academically, socially and emotionally, enjoy a broad range of academic and co-curricular learning, social and enrichment activities and very importantly forge great friendships which will stay with them for life.
Push the boundaries of personal achievement
With over 50 clubs and activities available weekly, Middle school life is bursting with opportunity to push the boundaries of personal achievement, to go further and understand more. It provides a safe environment to embrace uncertainty, take risks and learn to fail forwards and reflect honestly, to find a voice and use it well, to stretch boundaries of understanding and for our pupils to discover who they are and what excites and fulfils them.
With this in mind, many day pupils choose to extend their stay with us each day arriving for breakfast early and staying until early evening to take advantage of the additional learning, co-curricular and social opportunities it provides, and perhaps enjoy a little supper too.
Home is where the heart is, and King Edward’s truly is a vibrant and happy home from home for all.
