HEADMASTER’S FOREWORD

When John Wesley was questioned about his motives for travelling the length and breadth of the country on horseback and on foot, teaching and preaching to people, his answer was beautifully simplehe wanted people to be happy, to be virtuous and to be useful to others.

As the newest in a long line of Heads going back to 1748, if you asked me about my own hopes and aspirations for our pupils, I can do no better than to draw on the wisdom of Wesley: my strongest wish that as teachers, we plant seeds that will one day grow, and water seeds already planted so that our pupils can flourish as young adults who are happy, who are of good moral character and who are moved to use these talents in the service of others.

The Kingswood Vision calls for us to transform lives through the power of an holistic education where children grow in mind, body and spirit within a diverse and inclusive community. Our experience is that the transforming power of a Kingswood education can be enjoyed by pupils regardless of when they join the school.

The focus of the Kingswood 275 Campaign will be about enriching the whole Kingswood Sixth Form experience, while offering transformational opportunities to students who can pay full, partial or no school fees at all.

The fundraising target for the Kingswood 275 Campaign is £2.75m (US$ 3.4m/CAD$ 4.5m).

These two years are the pinnacle of a child’s time at School, providing an exceptional academic grounding as part of an experience as rich and diverse as we can make it. In short, an education of breadth, balance and excellence that will prepare them pre-eminently for work and service in society.

Mr Andrew Gordon-Brown, Headmaster

To mark our 275th anniversary in 2023, The Kingswood 275 Campaign asks for your help to deliver:

1. Transformational (100%+) bursaries for two years in the Sixth Form.

2. Phase 1 of a remodelled and extended space for Sixth Form students preparing for first-choice universities and the world of work.

3. A state-of-the-art Cookery School in partnership with Leiths School of Food and Wine, providing enrichment opportunities and life skills for Kingswood Foundation’s students and the wider community.

KS NORTH AMERICAN ADVISORY BOARD (NAAB)

A little over 50 years ago Kingswood opened its doors to a small group of intrepid girls, adding another layer of diversity to a community nourished by students from around the world, and bringing lasting change to the School.

Like many Kingswood alumni, our life-paths have taken us far from Bath and for some of us, far from the UK. We have made our homes in the USA and over the years taken our own children to visit Kingswood’s familiar, yet upgraded buildings and run around on the blustery windswept Upper.

Board Members

• Meg (Gail) Kerr

• Kate Kerr Meigneux

• Andrew Gordon-Brown

• Michele Greene

• Bruce Hoof

• Ben Juliano

• Adom Knadjian

• Graham Papenfus

Fond memories, old friends and meetings with Graham, led to discussions about developing several Advisory Boards made up of KS alumni on different continents. Graham asked us to head up the KS NAAB in support of Kingswood’s efforts to re-connect with fellow OKs living in North America and keep building on the legacy we were both so fortunate to have experienced.

This Advisory Board is a seed planted by Graham, nourished by previous Headmaster Simon Morris, and now flourishing under the leadership of current Headmaster Andrew Gordon-Brown. Along with fellow Board members we are looking forward to being in touch and connecting at one of the reunions being planned during this 275th anniversary year.

Kate

Kerr Meigneux and Meg (Gail) Kerr

Co-chairs KS NAAB