Lent Term Weekends & Events - The King's School Canterbury

Weekends and Events LENT TERM 2024

Notes on the Weekend Programme All Cathedral services are open to families Sports fixtures are listed online; see the website for full calendar details Events can be booked by the school box office here: https://thekingsschool.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows

Welcome from The Head Welcome to the Lent Term at King’s.

School life at King’s is exciting, energising and busy, with events and activities taking place every day. This booklet is designed to supplement the calendar to draw attention to special events where we welcome parents to the school and to list some of the highlights of the weekend programme. Events where parents can attend have been marked with an Asterisk* in the guide. Full details of events this term (including parentteacher meetings and ‘meet the head’ events) can be found in the Calendar, which is published in the ‘What’s on’ area of the school website.

I hope that you will all, parents and pupils, enjoy reading these pages and making plans for the new term and that the programme which we have put together will allow you to pursue your passions and to find new interests.

As always, we welcome your feedback. If there are ways in which you think we can expand the programme or events outside the School which you think we should include in the future, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

We do hope to see you on the touchline, at a service or at one or more of our events this term.

Jude Lowson

FRIDAY 12 JANUARY Friday@5.15 Informal Recital

SATURDAY 13 JANUARY *

5.15 - 5.45pm Peter Stone Room

Sport

Lacrosse v Benenden Lacrosse v Worth School Hockey v Cranbrook Netball v St Lawrence College Football v Sevenoaks Senior Knole Run, Sevenoaks

KSC & Pilgrims’ Boat Club Dinner

7.00 - 10.00pm, Birley’s Tickets can be booked via the school Box Office https://thekingsschool.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows

Recitals

Families are welcome to attend our regular Friday@5.15 Informal Recitals.

They are also streamed live via the Music YouTube Channel - https://www. youtube.com/@kings-music

Bailey House Concert 7.30 - 9.00pm Peter Stone Room

Families will be invited to attend.

SUNDAY 14 JANUARY Sport

Squash Tournament Roehampton Independent Schools Tournament

A Night At The Musicals rehearsals 2.00 - 6.00pm, Malthouse

Evensong (Crypt Choir) 7.30 - 8.30pm, Nave

*

FRIDAY 19 JANUARY Friday@5.15 Informal Recital

*

5.15 - 5.45pm Peter Stone Room

Artist Talk - Toby Ward 5.00 - 6.00pm Blackfriars

Toby Ward is a painter and draftsman primarily of people, the things they do and the places they inhabit. He paints portraits of men and women sometimes formally posed, sometimes going about their work or pleasures.

He has worked as artist in residence at St.Martin-in-theFields, the Mercers’ Company and the Athenaeum and travelled as a recording artist with HRH The Prince of Wales.

SATURDAY 20 JANUARY

SUNDAY 21 JANUARY

Sport

Sport

Football v Worth Netball v Ashford Hockey v Ashford Rowing Quintin Head, Quintin BC County Schools Cross Country Final, Dartford Central Park Lacrosse v Heathfield School Lacrosse v The American School in England Fencing OKS Fencing Challenge trophy Sailing v BSDRA

Broughton & Tradescant House Concert 7.00 - 10.00pm St Augustine’s Refectory

Tickets can be booked via the school Box Office https://thekingsschool.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows

Fencing Leon Paul BRC U20 Men’s Epee

Matins (Chapel Choir) 9.15am, Nave

*

A Night At The Musicals Rehearsal Day 11.00 - 6.30pm, Malthouse

Pupil Art Workshop - Jack Clare 12.00 - 3.00pm See details opposite

Jack Clare did his training in the Graphic Design Industry in London. He is a real advocate of drawing skills which are demonstrated in his current work. Jack likes the challenge of exploiting different mediums to their full potential whether it is charcoal or Chinese Brush.

He has exhibited across Europe and his work is in many private collections.

In 2014 and 2015 Jack was successful in having his work accepted for The Federation of British Artists – Pastel Society exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London.

TUESDAY 23 JANUARY

THURSDAY 25 JANUARY

Voice Recital by Julie Cooper

A Level Drama * 6b * Devised Performance

7.30 - 8.15pm Peter Stone Room

After graduating from the Royal Academy of Music as a postgraduate student, Julie started singing with many of the UK’s leading choral ensembles, including The Sixteen, The Hilliard Ensemble, The King’s Consort, The Gabrieli Consort, Cardinall’s Musicke, I Fagiolini, The Tallis Scholars and Ora, as well as performing as a soloist with the CBSO, London Philharmonia, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, Three Choirs Festival, BBC Singers and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.

5.00 - 6.30pm Malthouse

FRIDAY 26 JANUARY Head’s Tea Party for 6b Parents

*

1.15 - 2.00pm

Julie has toured all over the world, sung on countless Hollywood blockbusters as a session singer and soloist, and has featured in over 200 recordings.

Parents of pupils in the 6b who are attending the parents’ afternoon are warmly invited to join the Head beforehand for an informal gathering over tea and refreshments.

Families are welcome to attend but numbers are limited.

Please book with the Music Administrator musicadmin@kings-school.co.uk

6b Parent-Teacher Meetings

*

2.00 - 4.00pm, Shirley Hall

SATURDAY 27 JANUARY

SUNDAY 28 JANUARY

EXEAT WEEKEND A Night At The Musicals Rehearsal 3.00 - 8.00pm, Malthouse

WEDNESDAY 31 JANUARY - SATURDAY 3 FEBRUARY A Night At The Musicals 7.30 - 10.00pm, Malthouse See details opposite.

FRIDAY 2 FEBRUARY Home Clothes Day Fifth Art & Photography trip to London Friday@5.15 Informal Recital 5.15 - 5.45pm Peter Stone Room

*

*

A Night At The Musicals

Tickets can be booked via the school Box Office https://thekingsschool.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows

SATURDAY 3 FEBRUARY

SUNDAY 4 FEBRUARY

Sport

Sport

Hockey v Duke of York’s Royal Military School Netball v Benenden

CCF Museum and Indoor Parachuting London Trip

Rowing at Hampton Head, Hampton School Boat Club

9.00am - 9.00pm

Lacrosse South East Festival

Boarders’ Trip Indoor Climbing or Trampolining

Sailing MCA Football v Eastbourne College Junior House Football

Fifths A Level Choices Webinar

*

12.00 - 1.00pm A link to the webinar will be sent directly to families closer to the date.

Tradescant House Sleep Out for Charity 8.00pm, St Augustine’s

Fencing South East Region Youth Fencing Championship

Open to all Day Pupils 10.00am

Shell Drama Excellence Trip: Peter Pan Goes Wrong 2.30 - 5.00pm The Marlowe Theatre

Evensong (Sixth Form only) (Crypt Choir) 7.30 - 8.30pm, Quire

*

THURSDAY 8 FEBRUARY

FRIDAY 9 FEBRUARY

6.00 - 6.30pm, Shirley Hall *

Head’s Tea Party for Fifths’ Parents

Concert Band Concert

Families are welcome to attend. There is no need to book.

*

12.45 - 1.30pm

Parents of pupils in the Fifth who are attending the parents’ afternoon are warmly invited to join the Head beforehand for an informal gathering over tea and refreshments.

Fifths’ Parent-Teacher Meetings 1.30 - 3.30pm, Shirley Hall

*

TRIPS THIS HALF TERM Geology Trip to Northern Ireland departs Friday 9 February returns Tuesday 13 February

Biology Trip to Disneyland Paris

departs Wednesday 14 February returns Friday 16 February

FRIDAY 23 FEBRUARY Fifth Drama Trip: Metamorphosis

3.30 - 11.45pm Lyric Hammersmith Theatre

Friday@5.15 Informal Recital 5.15 - 5.45pm Peter Stone Room

*

SATURDAY 24 FEBRUARY

SUNDAY 25 FEBRUARY

Sport

Sport

Football v The Judd School

Fencing LPJS King’s Canterbury Epee

Netball v Sevenoaks

Squash v The Jester’s Club

Rowing at Burway Head Burway RC

Evensong for Fifths, Removes and Shells (Becket Singers)

Sailing KSSA RYA Dinghy Show

7.30 - 8.30pm, Quire

Lacrosse 6s Tournament Fencing LPJS King’s Canterbury Epee

Online Parent Forum with the Head

*

12.00 - 1.00pm A link to the webinar will be sent directly to families closer to the date.

Shell Film Night

7.00 - 9.00pm, The Malthouse

CCF Mess Dinner

7.00 - 9.30pm St Augustine’s Refectory

*

TUESDAY 27 FEBRUARY Instrumental Soloists Competition

*

7.00 - 9.00pm Peter Stone Room Families are welcome to attend. There is no need to book.

FRIDAY 1 MARCH Friday@5.15 Informal Recital

*

5.15 - 5.45pm Peter Stone Room

Mitchinson’s House Concert

*

6.30 - 8.00pm, St Mary’s Hall Families will be invited to attend.

Carlyon House Concert 7.00 - 9.00pm, Shirley Hall Families will be invited to attend.

*

SATURDAY 2 MARCH

SUNDAY 3 MARCH

Sport

Sport

Hockey v Kent College Hockey v St Lawrence College Lacrosse v Haileybury Football v Brighton College Netball v Cranbrook School Rowing at Bruges Head Fencing British School Team Fencing Championships

Luxmoore & Linacre Showcase 7.00pm, Malthouse

Families will be invited to attend.

Kingsdown & Meister Omers House Quiz 7.30 - 9.30pm, Birley’s

*

Sailing v March Hare Rowing at Bruges Head Rowing at Maidstone Spring Head, Maidstone Invicta Rowing Club

Boarders Trip

Arsenal Women vs Tottenham Hotspur Women 10.00am, Emirates Stadium

Crypt Choir rehearsal 6.30pm, Nave

Confirmation Service 7.30pm, Nave

*

TUESDAY 5 MARCH Crypt Choir sings Evensong

THURSDAY 7 MARCH *

5.30 - 6.15pm St Lawrence Jewry, London

Performance of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas

*

7.30 - 8.30pm St Lawrence Jewry, London

Dido and Aeneas is based on Book IV of Virgil’s epic The Aeneid. It is one of the earliest known English operas, and one of the most important and often performed operas written in the Baroque period. It is also Henry Purcell’s only true opera; that is, his only all-sung dramatic work.

Families will be informed when tickets are available for booking via the school Box Office https://thekingsschool.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows

*

6a Theatre Studies Group Devised Exam Performances 5.00 - 6.30pm, Malthouse

Families of pupils involved are welcome to attend.

FRIDAY 8 MARCH Tonbridge Science Conference Lacrosse National Schools Tournament departs 5.00pm

*

6a Theatre Studies Group Devised Exam Performances 5.00 - 6.30pm, Malthouse

Families of pupils involved are welcome to attend.

Friday@5.15 Informal Recital

*

5.15 - 5.45pm Peter Stone Room

Marlowe House Concert 7.30 - 9.30pm Pupils’ Social Centre

Families will be invited to attend.

*

SATURDAY 9 MARCH Sport

Hockey v Haileybury Netball v Sutton Valence School Football v St John’s School, Leatherhead Rowing Women’s Eights Head of the River Race Sailing v BSDRA Lacrosse Nationals Basketball East Kent Schools Finals Day

CCF Trip to the HM Royal Marines Mountbatten Festival of Music 11.00am - 7.45pm

6b Parents’ UCAS Webinar

*

12.00 - 1.00pm A link to the webinar will be sent directly to families closer to the date.

6b Parents’ Oxbridge Webinar

*

1.00 - 1.30pm, Malthouse A link to the webinar will be sent directly to families closer to the date.

Meister Omers 24-hour cycle ride starts 6.00pm

Charity Rock Concert

7.30 - 10.00pm, Malthouse

SUNDAY 10 MARCH Sport

Sailing v BSDRA Rugby U18 Worth Rugby 7s Lacrosse Nationals

Meister Omers 24-hour cycle ride ends 6.00pm

Evensong followed by voluntary Eucharist (Crypt Choir) 7.30pm, Nave

*

TUESDAY 12 MARCH

THURSDAY 14 MARCH

A Level Music Performing Recitals

Drama Club Performance

5.00pm, Old Synagogue

*

5.00 - 6.00pm, Malthouse Families of pupils involved are welcome to attend.

WEDNESDAY 13 MARCH Drama Club Performance

*

5.00 - 6.00pm, Malthouse Families of pupils involved are welcome to attend.

FRIDAY 15 MARCH *

Choral Concert: Brahms Requiem

7.30 - 9.00pm, Cathedral Families will be informed when tickets are available for booking via the school Box Office https://thekingsschool. ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/ shows

SATURDAY 16 MARCH

SUNDAY 17 MARCH

Sport

Chapel Choir rehearsal

Hockey v Sevenoaks

8.40 - 9.10am, Nave

Football v Christ’s Hospital

Smugglers 10k Run

Netball v Mayfield Grammar School

8.50am - 1.00pm Minnis Bay, Birchington

Rowing Cambridge Champs Junior Sculling Head, Champion Of The Thames

Matins (Chapel Choir)

Sailing v ITCA Sailing v KSSA

10.00am - 4.00pm Science Auditorium & Laboratories

Online Parent Forum with the Head

*

12.00 - 1.00pm A link to the webinar will be sent directly to families closer to the date.

Removes Social Disco 7.00 - 10.00pm Pupils’ Social Centre

The Grange & Walpole House Charity Evening 7.30 - 9.00pm St Augustine’s Refectory

9.15 - 10.00am, Nave

Family Science Day

Sports Team Dinners 7.30pm

*

WEDNESDAY 20 MARCH Chamber Music Concert

*

7.00 - 8.00pm, Shirley Hall Families are welcome to attend. There is no need to book.

TRIPS OVER EASTER History of Art & French Trip to the Loire Valley departs Friday 22 March returns Monday 25 March

Bath Hockey Festival departs Friday 22 March returns Sunday 24 March

Shell Geography & Classics Trip to the Bay of Naples departs Friday 22 March returns Wednesday 27 March

UKSA Sailing Easter Camp departs Friday 22 March returns Tuesday 26 March

Tennis Tour to Portugal

departs Saturday 23 March returns Wednesday 27 March

Dof E Bronze & Gold Spring Challenge Wales departs Saturday 23 March returns Thursday 28 March

Rowing Spring Training Camp in Italy departs Sunday 7 April returns Saturday 13 April

MID-WEEK TALKS AND TRIPS FOR PUPILS: LENT TERM 2024 WEDNESDAY 10 JANUARY ‘It Happens’ Life Matters Talk for 6a (Next Chapter) 2.30 - 3.30pm, Malthouse

‘It Happens’ Life Matters Talk for 6b (Addiction Deep Dive) 3.45 - 4.45pm, Malthouse

‘It Happens’ Life Matters Talk for Shells (Vaping Deep Dive) 5.00 - 6.00pm, Malthouse

MONDAY 15 JANUARY Club Hispano

6.20 - 8.00pm, School Room

TUESDAY 16 JANUARY Talk on Advertising & Marketing 7.30 - 8.30pm, Science Auditorium

WEDNESDAY 17 JANUARY 6b Politics trip to the Houses of Parliament 7.30am - 1.30pm, London

MONDAY 22 JANUARY Sir Anthony Seldon talk on The Path of Peace 7.00 - 9.00pm, Science Auditorium

TUESDAY 23 JANUARY Vocal Masterclass with Julie Cooper 5.00 - 6.30pm, Peter Stone Room

WEDNESDAY 24 JANUARY Great Britain Hockey GK Workshop 4.15 - 5.45pm, Birley’s

WEDNESDAY 24 & THURSDAY 25 JANUARY CCF Removes Exercise KINGS POACHER

THURSDAY 25 JANUARY Dance Trip to Edward Scissorhands 6.30 - 10.30pm, The Marlowe Theatre

MONDAY 29 JANUARY Blaxland Society Talk: Hazard Management 6.45 - 7.45pm, Science Auditorium

MID-WEEK TALKS AND TRIPS FOR PUPILS: LENT TERM 2024 THURSDAY 1 FEBRUARY German Theatre Festival trip for 6b 12.00 - 10.00pm, St Paul’s School, London

Cervantes Theatre trip 4.20 - 11.55pm, London

TUESDAY 6 FEBRUARY Chinese Cultural Trip 8.45am - 5.30pm, London

A Level Subjects Fair

4.45 - 5.45pm, Shirley Hall

Purples’ Guest Supper 7.30pm, St Augustine’s

WEDNESDAY 7 FEBRUARY Remove and Fifth GCSE Music trip to ‘Wicked’ 11.00am - 8.00pm, Apollo Victoria Theatre, London

6b Universities Seminar, David Hawkins 2.30 - 4.00pm

THURSDAY 8 FEBRUARY CHA Talk: Canterbury Since 1500 7.00 - 9.30pm, Clagett Auditorium

6b Universities Seminar, David Hawkins 2.30 - 4.00pm

TUESDAY 20 FEBRUARY Remove Drama Trip: Metamorphosis 3.30 - 11.45pm, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre

FRIDAY 23 FEBRUARY Fifth Drama Trip: Metamorphosis

3.30 - 11.45pm, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre

TUESDAY 27 FEBRUARY Young Enterprise Regional Trade Fair 9.15am - 3.30pm, Old Spitalfields Market

Outreach Professional Drama Workshop 10.00am - 2.00pm, Malthouse

Sixth Form Professional Drama Workshop 1.00 - 3.00pm, Malthouse

MID-WEEK TALKS AND TRIPS FOR PUPILS: LENT TERM 2024 TUESDAY 27 FEBRUARY Shells Professional Drama Workshop 3.00 - 5.00pm, Malthouse

Remove & Fifth Professional Drama Workshop 5.00 - 7.00pm, Malthouse

Marlowe Society Talk

WEDNESDAY 28 FEBRUARY 6b History of Art Study Day National Gallery, London

OKS King’s Talk: Jonny Murch 7.45pm, Gateway Chamber

THURSDAY 29 FEBRUARY 6a English Trip to ‘The Motive and the Cue’ 10.30am - 7.30pm, Noel Coward Theatre, London

MONDAY 4 MARCH 6b Geography Trip to London Docklands 7.30am - 7.30pm

WEDNESDAY 6 MARCH BFFE Horse Riding Competition 11.40am - 4.00pm

WEDNESDAY 6 & THURSDAY 7 MARCH Fifths & 6b CCF Exercise KINGS CITADEL (TIBUA Training, Group 1) 8.00am - 4.00pm, Hythe Ranges

THURSDAY 7 MARCH History Talk on the US Civil Rights Movement 7.00 - 9.30pm, Science Auditorium

TUESDAY 12 MARCH Optasia Squash Championships 10.00am - 10.00pm, Wimbledon

MONDAY 18 MARCH Blaxland Society Talk: Transport 6.45 - 7.45pm, Gateway Chamber

MID-WEEK TALKS AND TRIPS FOR PUPILS: LENT TERM 2024 TUESDAY 19 MARCH History of Art Talk by Dr Marine Authier 5.00 - 6.00pm

MONDAY 25 MARCH Peach & History and the History of Peach 7.30 - 9.00pm, Wye