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King's launches an online photography club
Year 6 has been studying William the Conqueror in History
King's Launches Online Baking Club
Year 2 has produced some amazing artwork.
The King's Debate Society started the new term with a debate on the US President.
King's launches online sketch club
The Games Department is re-launching Super Saturday's, with the first event taking place on Saturday 16th January.
Nursery children have been focusing on stars and looking at 'The Starry Night' by Vincent van Gogh
King's Launches Online Chess Club
King’s Rochester will be offering Psychology as a subject at A-Level.
Year One enjoyed making sandwich tutorials.
King's pupils have launched a Random Acts of Kindness challenge during the current lockdown.
Year 2 have been enjoying experiements at home as part of their Remote Learning
The Computer Science Department is delighted to announce that six King's pupils qualified for the Oxford University Computing Challenge.
Upper Sixth musicians are celebrating this week having received offers of a place at some of the UK's leading Music Conservatoires.
Did you know that at King's, no leftover food is ever wasted?
We were delighted to recieve some exceptional Guitar Examintion results over the Winter break.
Gather as a family around the Christmas tree or the fireplace to listen with us as we re-tell this famous Christmas story.
Details of this year's Senior School Carol Service
Details of this year's Preparatory School Carol Service
Details of this year's EYFS Nativity.
This week we the Games department welcomes two guest speakers joining our final Hockey and Rugby Games lessons of the year. Alex Mitchell and Aspen Cumming.
Farewell to our beloved Housekeeper Mrs Alana Foley
The Games department in the Preparatory School launched their 12 Days of Christmas, fitness challenge.
We are delighted to celebrate the achievements and recognize the huge extra effort which our musicians have made to achieve them in spite of the constraints placed on us by the pandemic.
Spanish pupils wrote a letter to Papa Noel.
Year 4 celebrated German Christmas in the Preparatory School.
Year 6 were set the challenge to adapt some of their festive favorites to include the Battle of Hastings.
Children in Reception were set a Christmas Literacy Challenge.
Pupil's in the Preparatory School enjoyed several thrilling rounds of 'House Call My Bluff' this week.
Upper Sixth pupils took part in an online talk on Stress Management
Pupils took part in Christmas Quiz about traditions in Spain and Latin America.
King's teamed up with the #ShopLocal movement to promote both the Senior School audio production of 'A Christmas Carol' and the local shops and businesses in Rochester High Street.
Congratulations to Scarlett who's debut song featured on BBC Radio Kent.
Computer Science to host Q&A with industry experts.
Computer Science pupils scored excellent results in the Bebras UK Computational Thinking Challenge 2020.
Mr Fish challenged the Senior School to a gingerbread competition.
Pupils in the Pre-Preparatory School helped decorate the school Christmas tree.
The Kent Literacy Awards 2020 will be streamed on Friday 11th December.
A sweet treat was delivered to pupils who supported the virtual events this term.
We have been overwhelmed with the outpouring of positive messages from our parents, pupils and the King's community.
Homemade Christmas boxes were available at Bob Doubles.
Each year we gift books to children in local nurseries throughout Medway.
Did you know that at King's, no leftover food is ever wasted.
Senior School pupils raised an amazing £800 for Movember.
King's will be attending the Kent Literacy Awards on Friday 11th December.
Please note that there are partial closures at King’s applying to all Year Groups from Year 7 upwards.
Having provided five years of excellent leadership to the Nursery & Pre-Preparatory School, our Headmistress, Catherine Openshaw will be leaving the school at the end of this academic year.
Year 8 will host a sponsored silence to raise money for the RBLI.
Huge congratulations to Toni who has secured a place in the National Youth Training Choir of Great Britain
Congratulations to Samuel for the fantastic bake he completed as part of the Day of the Dead celebrations at King's.
King’s Rochester is proud to announce the launch of its ‘Blended Learning Programme’.
A-Level physicists attended a virtual lecture series
The Pre-Prep held a home clothes day in aid of The Dog's Trust
Pupils have enjoyed a charitable sweet sale in aid of the Royal British Legion.
Well done to Tom, who won the Martin Billingsley Cricket Trophy.
Pre-Prep children took part in a drama workshop, Fairy Tales & Fables.
Upper Fifth pupils attended a virtual performance of Dennis Kelly's DNA.
Cathedral Trust hosted their annual Festival of Saint Cecilia in November 2020.
To mark the start of the festive season, Bob Doubles has launched its annual range of Christmas treats.
16th-20th November marked Anti-Bullying Week 2020 at King's.
Pupils in the Preparatory School enjoyed a Macbeth workshop with the Young Shakespeare Company.
There was an array of odd socks in Pre-Prep this week to help raise awareness for Anti-bullying week.
Our Scholarship at King's event is now LIVE
Our Principal will be hosting a live Q&A on Tuesday 17th November.
Thank you to everyone at King's who took part in the FSCI Shoebox Appeal.
The Senior School Service of Remembrance 2020 is now available to watch online.
Enjoy a Q&A with the Headmistress of the Nursery and Pre-Preparatory School.
Pupils in Year 3 marked Remembrance Day 2020.
Senior School pupils are undertaking the Movember challenge to fundraise for an essential charity.
Our Combined Cadet Force gives a poignant reading of 'For the Fallen' by Laurence Binyon to mark Remembrance Day 2020.
Thank you to all at King’s Pre-Prep School & Nursery for all their donations to their Medway foodbank.
Despite local clubs closing, rowing continues in a safe environment at King’s and it was great to be back out on the water.
We are delighted to have recieved a KM Literacy Award 2020.
To help keep our pupils active and engaged in physical activity, we are offering remote sports clubs on Saturday mornings.
To help keep our pupils active and engaged in physical activity, we are offering remote sports clubs on Saturday mornings.
Enjoy a Q&A with the Headmaster of the Preparatory School.
Enjoy an evening of delightful music with our Scholars Concert.
Enjoy a video tour of our Preparatory School with Mr Morgan.
Remembrance Sunday Service
Pre-Prep are hosting a virtual book fair in collaboration with Scholastic Books.
Congratulations to Edward Hyde for his performance with the National Youth Orchestra
Our recent Book Fair raised £600 worth of new books for the Preparatory School library.
The Classics Society will be hosting an evening of female voices from antiquity.
Politics pupils enjoyed a valuable Q&A session with Lord Rooker.
The Spanish Department challenges Prep and Senior pupils to celebrate Day of the Dead.
The annual Christmas Shoebox Appeal closes on Friday 6th November.
We warmly invite you to our virtual Scholarship Information Event on Tuesday 10th November from 6:00pm.
Matt Dickinson - Author Visit to the Preparatory School
We have launched a Covid-19 section for all our latest updates.
Nursery children welcomed the mini professor into their class for a fun filled day.
Pupils in the Pre-Prep enjoyed Harvest season
Farewell to our beloved operations manager Mr Tim Payne
Hygiene Heroes
Movember!
Upper Sixth pupil Piers went above and beyond to the support children across Kent during the nationwide lockdown
The Parker Memorial Gates have been lovingly renovated with fresh paint.
Christmas Shoebox Donations
Spanish pupils are looking forward to celebrating Day of the Dead with a host of activities.
Pre-Preparatory and Preparatory School welcomed two new pianos, generously donated to the school.
Thank you to the Friends of King's Rochester who are supporting the installation of a new sports court at School House.
We're happy to announce our upcoming Book Fairs on Thursday 15th and Friday 16th October 2020.
The Battle of the Houses, Cross Country 2020 is happening on Saturday 10th October - learn more.
We are delighted to announce the start of our annual Christmas Card competition.
We will once again be collecting for the Open House Project this Harvest season.
Harvest Festival Thanks
The Preparatory School held its first field trip -virtually!
A varied programme celebrating Black History Month launches on Monday 5th Soctober 2020
The Senior School Council for 2020-2021 have been elected following a thrilling poll.
Children in the Pre-Prep have been celebrating the ‘European Day of Languages’
Upper Sixth discussed vital topics in the first of three Unconcious Bias sessions
Pupils across the School are celebrating Space Week.
The Preparatory School enjoyed a virtual visit from the fantastic children's author, Abi Elphinstone.
The House Competition 20/21 has begun in the Senior School with swimming, cross country, badminton and chess.
Congratulations to those who were confirmed during a special service on 21st September.
Join us for our NEW Virtual Open Morning on Saturday 26th September 2020
Pre Prep pupils painted some impressive self-portraits using mirrors
We will be holding a Virtual Sixth Form Information Evening on Tuesday 29th September from 6pm