insideKENT Magazine Issue 81 - December 2018 | Page 151

EDUCATION THE NEW BEACON OPENING NEW CO-ED NURSERY SEPTEMBER 2019 CCF BIENNIAL INSPECTION Ashford School and Wye School’s Combined Cadet Force took part in their Biennial Inspection and Open Day recently – and achieved the highest pass possible. The Biennial Inspection of a Combined Cadet Force (CCF) is the most important day in the cadets’ calendar as they welcome high-ranking officers from Cadet Force headquarters who assess their quality, learning and achievements. The guest of honour and Inspecting Officer was the Deputy Colonel Cadets, Lt Col Saunderson, accompanied by the Officer Commanding Cadet Training Team, Major Gray MBE. Expansion Programme and offers cadets aged 12-18 the chance to learn valuable life- skills through military training. As well as taking part in drill and learning how to safely handle and shoot weapons, they have enormous fun challenging themselves on assault courses and adventure training, as well as taking part in an annual camp. “This was a truly superb day,” said Mr Michael Hall, headmaster of Ashford School. “The cadets demonstrated with ease all the skills they have learnt from their time in the CCF – leadership, teamwork and confidence – and showed a real sense of pride in their achievements.’’ Ashford School and Wye School’s CCF was formed under the government’s Cadet The Nursery is one of the key points of entry to the School and it will be accepting girls and boys in the term they are rising three years of age. From Reception to Year 8, The New Beacon will remain a boys’ school. The Nursery will offer a warm and stimulating environment where great care will be given to make all children feel safe, comfortable, and nurtured. They offer experienced, highly qualified staff within the happy and caring New Beacon family. A wide range of exciting learning activities will be provided to ensure the development of each child’s innate curiosity whilst embedding lifelong skills. During term-time, morning sessions are from 8.40am–12.15pm (including lunch), and full days from 8.40am–3.20pm. Parents will be able to sign up for either with a minimum of three sessions per week. The Wraparound Care from 8am until 6.30pm gives parents the opportunity to extend the hours your child will be able to come to the nursery, with prior booking. The fees start at £360 per morning per term. 01732 452131 / [email protected] AN EXTRAORDINARY GLOBAL SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP Over the past eight years, Kent College, Canterbury has developed an extraordinary Global Schools partnership with schools and communities in southern Tanzania. Three teachers at Kent College, Canterbury recently visited Masambarawe in southern Tanzania as part of their remarkable Global School Partnership with schools and communities in southern Tanzania. Kent College, Canterbury has developed this partnership with Klerruu Secondary School and Saba Saba Junior School in Iringa, Tanzania with teacher exchanges and student visits. Groups of pupils and staff have all been in the last six months in order to support the extraordinary work that is going on – and in particular to transform the lives of people in a remote rural village by creating a well to provide a consistent water supply. Part of the outreach has included developing and equipping a school in the remote rural community where Kent College students and their Tanzanian counterparts have decorated the school and provided furniture and the resources to build walls and toilets. On a recent trip, Kent College provided a feast for 300 villagers to celebrate the work done. So far this term, Kent College has raised £2,000 for charitable causes. VIVAPOROUS LIZARDS MOVE TO ASHFORD SCHOOL The ‘Lizard Sanctuary’ at Ashford Prep School in Great Chart is now populated with 180 common viviparous lizards, relocated from various local housing development sites. The sanctuary, built by staff and children across the Senior and Prep Schools, was developed to create a learning resource for the School in the form of a real-life scientific product, and has since been visited by parents, staff and students who have contributed to setting the site up according to what the reptile’s natural environments should be. Included in the site are brush piles, bare batches and a hibernaculum. 151