Newsletter King’s College Alicante
SECONDARY
FEBRUARY 2014 / SECOND TERM
Trip to Barcelona Message from the Head of Secondary Welcome to the February edition of the Secondary newsletter. You will see from the variety of articles inside what another busy and inspiring month it has been for pupils in the Secondary School. Once again our students have demonstrated their concern and desire to help others through their fundraising efforts and the charitable events they have organised. This month we were delighted to support the Red Cross and a local charity, Adimar, as you will see from the photos inside. As I have mentioned in previous issues such charity fundraising is a great way of increasing awareness of the problems other people in the local and wider community are facing and I am always humbled by the enthusiasm with which the children, and you as parents, support these initiatives. We will be starting another collection for Caritas in the middle of March and our Charity Committee will be in touch in due course with further details of the donations you will be able to make. February also saw another successful Trips Week take place with pupils in Years 7-13 participating in various
local excursions as well as our annual Ski Trip to Huesca. These trips provide pupils with a well-earned change of pace but also offer them opportunities to learn in a different environment and apply what they have been studying in the classroom to real-world situations. The Year 10s were also very lucky to participate in our wellestablished Work Experience Programme which goes from strength to strength each year. This would not be possible without the help of the many collaborating organisations we work with and the determination and dedication of Sr. Francisco, who has the unenviable job of finding placements for 40-70 pupils each year. I would like to take this opportunity to formally thank Sr. Francisco as well as all the companies that support this important week in our Year 10 calendar, that offers our pupils an invaluable and often inspirational look into the world of work.
Mr. S Wicks Head of Secondary