Welcome
FROM THE HEAD
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Mrs Emma Károlyi, Head
ooking back at the academic year, what a year this has been! We have navigated through a global pandemic, keeping everyone safe along the way, and have had to react swiftly to every guidance update. It has been a real team effort. Our first term this year was an extremely successful one at school but, due to the national lockdown, the teaching in the Lent Term was transformed once again into an online platform, enabling our pupils all over the world to access all academic lessons live and engage with their teachers every day. Our priority during this time was to keep our sense of community alive and real. The last weeks of the Summer Term brought us all a little more normality, although still very much within the safety limitations and routines which have become so familiar. Everyone at the school is immensely proud of all that the pupils have achieved this year, but also in the way that they have shown courage, adaptability and resilience throughout. Despite the disruptions, the children have been able to enjoy many of the usual events and activities alongside the academic lessons, all led by my dedicated staff team. This latest edition of The Chronicle encapsulates our lovely school, along with achievements and special events that have taken place over the course of this last year. It captures the spirit and demonstrates the exuberance, creativity, vibrancy, commitment to excellence and fun that is an accurate reflection of daily life at Junior King’s and also online. Our pupils are nurtured as individuals and are encouraged to discover their particular special strengths, interests and talents, and we offer breadth and depth in all learning, while instilling a positive ethos and ‘can do’ attitude. We enjoy real diversity in our school and have a strong sense of community. We have a committed team of staff who work with energy and dedication, inspiring all our pupils, day and boarders, with a life-long love of learning. Our pupils are the finest role models for our school, of which they clearly feel proud to be part. The Friends of Junior King’s committee builds strong family links through their social functions and networking, and every family is welcomed into our supportive community. We are proud to be a community that embraces and unites people across nations, that promotes a spirit of tolerance and understanding in order to build a better society tomorrow with the young people of today. Our philosophy at Junior King’s is that every child matters, and we believe that happy children will achieve their full potential, flourish and develop, supported by our high-quality, experienced and caring teaching, pastoral and support staff team. We combine tradition with a modern outlook, the local with the international and high academic standards with meeting the needs of all learners. A true Junior King’s pupil is one who is kind and caring, who values relationships and conducts themselves with others, showing genuine support and encouragement for others’ joys and achievements as well as disappointments. We prepare our pupils to be well-rounded individuals who are prepared for life beyond prep school. Our values of responsibility, readiness, respectfulness, and resilience are at the centre of all that we offer as a school. By instilling these values early, our pupils make our school and the world, a far better place.
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