Category: News
KS March in Lord Mayor’s Show
On Saturday KS marched in the Lord Mayor’s Show, representing the school and the children’s mental health charity Place2Be. We are very proud to be the first independent day school to have this service on site and used this opportunity to get the message of this cause out there with our float message ‘Helping children…
MP Greg Hands speaks about housing and poverty during KS’s Global Goals Week
As part of our Global Goals projects this week, MP Greg Hands visited Knightsbridge School on Thursday to answer some of the children’s questions on poverty and housing within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Our students came away with more knowledge on the situation and an optimistic attitude to try and encourage positive…
Knightsbridge Seniors sing with the Commonwealth Choir at the Horse Guard’s Parade
Knightsbridge School celebrated Commonwealth Day (11/03) in central London at the Horse Guard’s Parade. Here, they sang alongside the Commonwealth Choir singing the song recorded at Abbey Road Studios ‘Believe’ accompanied by the Band of the Welsh Guards and conducted by Major Simon Haw.
Chairman dines at Buckingham Palace
Our Chairman, Aatif Hassan, attended a dinner at Buckingham Palace last week where he was able to discuss the Prince’s Trust and other charities with Prince Charles. Following the dinner, Aatif had a meeting with the Prince of Wales’s office in St James’s Palace to build bridges and put in place an exciting Dukes Education plan…
Student makes West End debut
Year 6 student Maxwell makes his debut in the heartwarming and hilarious West End Musical, School of Rock!
Members of KS Choir record at the Guards Chapel
On Thursday, seven pupils went to the Guard’s Chapel to take part in a recording of a piece of music written for the centenary of the end of World War I by Major Simon Haw. They travelled by tube and had a great time in the studio. The children were hugely professional and very proud…
KS Senior Choir Records at Abbey Road Studios
The children went to Abbey Road to record the world premiere of ‘Believe’ by Major Simon Haw along with the Commonwealth Choir. It is a rousing, inspiring song about visualising and reaching for your dreams, and entirely appropriate for all children. The recording session was gruelling, but the children really did KS proud. They were outstanding ambassadors…
KS students win Road Safety Award at Mayor’s Parlour
On Monday 21st January, Sophie and Eman-Clara were invited to visit the Mayor’s Parlour to receive their prizes for winning the Road Safety Calendar competition. They attended with their families and Miss Maura where they represented KS beautifully. Well done girls!
Mayor of Kensington and Chelsea Opens new Classrooms for KS
Councillor Marie-Therese Rossi, Mayor of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, made a special visit to St Columba’s this week to officially open our new classrooms. It was very exciting and a long awaited expansion to Knightsbridge School. The whole school along with our Chairman, Mr Aatif Hassan, came to be a part of…