insideKENT Magazine Issue 105 - January 2021 | Page 116

NEWS

BETHANY SCHOOL E-OPEN MORNING
Founded in 1866 , Bethany School is a leading independent co-educational day and boarding school which combines the unique Virtue of Learning philosophy with state-of-the-art facilities and excellent teaching . Learning and improvement permeates the culture of the school . In order to achieve that , Bethany celebrates both progress and attainment , understanding that children who develop excellent learning habits at school become life-long learners , taking them through university and beyond successfully .
Join Bethany ’ s next e-open morning at 10.00am on 6th February to find out how the school can provide the ideal environment for your child ’ s journey through secondary education . The event will give you the opportunity to hear from staff and current pupils , take a virtual tour of the School and meet the headmaster in a live Q & A session . Visit www . bethanyschool . org . uk to register your place .
ROCHESTER INDEPENDENT COLLEGE INNOVATIVE VIRTUAL OPEN EVENING
Choosing a 6th form can be tricky but even more so during these strange times as it ’ s impossible to physically visit school buildings . To help solve this dilemma , Rochester Independent College , a co-educational day and boarding school in Kent , has come up with an innovative virtual open evening for students to find out more about RIC . Taking place from 6-8pm on Tuesday 19 January 2021 , students and parents alike can meet the teachers , hear more about the 40 + subjects taught at A level and discover how school can be different , all via Zoom . There ’ s no uniform , students are on first name terms with teachers , no bells ring , there ’ s no assembly and classes sizes are an average of 8 .
To register for the virtual open evening call 01634 828115 or visit the RIC Virtual Open House : virtualopenhouse . rochester-college . org .
25 YEARS OF ART ON THE HIGH STREET
The UK ’ s top retail art company , Castle Fine Art , is celebrating 25 years of success on the high street . Launched in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1995 , the brand has stores across the UK , including Canterbury , Greenhithe and Tunbridge Wells .
Since its launch , the team has welcomed a host of celebrity clients , supported countless charities , seen their work featured in the national press , as well as displayed in homes and venues across the world . It has showcased an ever-expanding portfolio of limited-edition prints , original artworks and sculptures by cultural icons Bob Dylan , Billy Connolly and Ronnie Wood , as well as developed the careers of now globally collected artists such as Stuart McAlpine Miller and Nic Joly .
Ian Weatherby-Blythe , group managing director commented : “ Working with some of the biggest names in the industry has been a real privilege , while nurturing the careers of so many home-grown artists has been our honour . In our journey to make art accessible to everyone we have grown into the country ’ s leading retail art company , something every member of our team is rightly proud of .”
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