Character development

The Decade Ahead

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CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

The King’s School is recognised for the character of its students. Leadership requires good character and integrity, qualities that are forged and tested in the co-curricular programs of the School, including sport, outdoor education and the performing arts, among others.

While students are able to develop their thinking in the classroom, it is the contest and striving to succeed against one’s competition or the elements of the environment that allows a student to face their limitations. It is in the crucible of adversity that character is formed.

Thus we have recognised that the challenge before us in the next decade is to further strengthen our reputation for delivering world class leadership and character development. The School intends to expand and formalise its co-curricular offerings in sport, outdoor education and the performing arts as part of a unique King’s School Leadership and Character Development program. Not only in the senior school but from Pre-K onward across all campuses.

While other schools invariably need to travel off-site to enjoy sporting and outdoor education facilities, The King’s School is uniquely positioned to be able to provide all of these facilities at its Parramatta and Southern Highlands locations. The development of an Outdoor Education precinct at Parramatta is key to offering a unique world-class facility that supports the School’s distinctive in character development through Cadets and Duke of Edinburgh programs, and providing an emphasis on coaching and mentoring of students to be the best that they can be. The King’s School will also provide a Service Learning Program that will encourage all students to engage in community service opportunities at home and abroad. The program will further encourage our students to develop a global awareness of human and environmental need and facilitate the opportunity for students to put their character into action through helping and supporting others in need.