Welcome to KINGSHOTT Preparatory School


my familyThere is an African proverb “it takes a village to raise a child”. Central to this is a belief in the collective responsibility we all share in looking after children.

At Kingshott we realise that modern expectations place schools in a pivotal role. This is a responsibility I, as Headmaster, take very seriously.

It is for this reason that Kingshott believes in an education that not only provides an intellectual environment which stimulates curiosity and promotes achievement, but also one that provides opportunities to develop and nurture each individual child.

Academic work is central to any school experience. However, accumulating knowledge in the hope that it makes one clever is a futile exercise. Teaching children how to access knowledge, to understand their learning and to apply their intelligences seem far more important skills that transcend any one stage of their lives.

Equally important are opportunities to sample a varied, diverse and interesting curriculum. Dale Carnegie once said, “You never achieve success unless you like what you are doing”. School should be fun and so the enjoyment of the curriculum is evident on the faces of Kingshott children, who are clearly engaging their educational experience.

But that is not the half of it. At Kingshott we believe that, in growing up, children need nurturing in a secure environment which provides clear boundaries. In a world that is guilty at times of providing a moral vacuum, children crave direction, guidance, praise, correction and above all some hand holding.

Kingshott is after all a prep school in which one of our responsibilities is to prepare children for what lies ahead. That is what we do – we raise children in the belief that a sound foundation gives them the confidence to be independent.

Iain Gilmour
Headmaster

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Event(s) in: March 2010

Yr 4 Visit to Imperial War Museum, Duxford

01/03/2010

9.00 - 3.00pm


Boys' Hockey v Haileybury

01/03/2010

U13, U12 (A)

4.00pm start


Yrs 5 to 8 Sports Practices

01/03/2010

4.30 - 5.30pm


Girls' Hockey v St Joseph's

01/03/2010

U10 A and B (H)

3.30pm start


Pre-Prep Booster Cushion Theatre Company Visit

02/03/2010

2.15pm


Scholastic Book Fair

03/03/2010


4L Form Assembly

03/03/2010

8.35 - 8.55am in the Gym


Rugby v Robert Bloomfield

03/03/2010

U11 A and B (A)

3.30pm start


Work Scrutiny: French

04/03/2010


Scholasic Book Fair

04/03/2010


World Book Day

04/03/2010


Felsted U9 Boys' and Girls' Hockey Tournament

04/03/2010

10.00 - 5.30pm


School Council Meeting

04/03/2010

1.35 - 2.10pm


Boys' Choir Practice

04/03/2010

4.30 - 5.15pm in the Rowan Hall


Scholastic Book Fair

05/03/2010


Yrs 3 to 8 'Come as a Character Day'

05/03/2010


Boys' Hockey

05/03/2010

U13 and U11 Herts Mini Tournament at Watford.

12noon - 4.00pm


Heath Mount Seven-a-side Rugby Tournament

05/03/2010

U13 and U11

2.00 - 4.00pm


Touchline Football

06/03/2010

9.30 - 10.30am


Kingshott Sports Festival - U9 Girls

06/03/2010

10.00 - 1.15pm


Year 7 Parents' Brunch

06/03/2010

10.30 - 12noon


Yr 8 CE Mock Exams

08/03/2010


Yrs 5 to 8 Sports Practices

08/03/2010

4.30 - 5.30pm


Yr 8 CE Mock Exams

09/03/2010


U12 Girls' District Hockey Tournament

09/03/2010

3.30pm


Belmont 'Oti' Relay

09/03/2010

U13

4.00pm


Yr 8 CE Mock Exams

10/03/2010


Drake House Assembly

10/03/2010

8.35 - 8.55am


Rugby v Manor Lodge

10/03/2010

U11 A (H)

2.30pm start


Girls' Senior House Hockey Tournament

10/03/2010

2.45pm


Work Scrutiny: Latin

11/03/2010


French Orals

11/03/2010


Yr 8 CE Mock Exams

11/03/2010


Uppingham Music Day

11/03/2010


Rugby v Heath Mount

11/03/2010

U9 A and B (H)


Girls' Hockey v Belmont

11/03/2010

U9 A and B (A)


Kingshott Steeplechase

12/03/2010

11.00 - 12noon


Girls' Choir Practice

12/03/2010

4.30 - 5.15pm in the Rowan Hall


Kingshott Association Quiz Night

12/03/2010

8.00pm in the Gym


Cambridge Science Festival

13/03/2010

www.cambridgescience.org)


NCT Sale

13/03/2010

9.00 - 4.30pm


Touchline Football

13/03/2010

9.30 - 10.30am


U11 St Francis' Netball Tournament

13/03/2010

9.00 - 1.00pm


Science Week

15/03/2010


SATIPS Handwriting Competition

15/03/2010

Years 1 to 8


Sports Team Photographs

15/03/2010

2.00pm


Hockey v Hitchin Boys' School

15/03/2010

U12 (A)

start at 4.00pm


Yr 5 to 8 Sports Practices

15/03/2010

4.30 - 5.30pm


Young Cyclists' Training Course

15/03/2010


Last Chamber Choir Rehearsal

16/03/2010

7.50am


School Council Meeting

16/03/2010

1.35 - 2.10pm


U11 Belmont 'Oti' Relay

16/03/2010

4.00pm


Yr 8 Informal Concert

16/03/2010

4.30pm in the Rowan Hall


Young Cyclists' Training Course

16/03/2010


7W Form Assembly

17/03/2010

8.35 - 8.55am in the Gym


Rugby v Heath Mount

17/03/2010

1st XV and U11 A (H)
2nd XV and U11 B (A)

2.30pm start


Girls' Hockey v Westbrook Hay

17/03/2010

U11 and U10 (H)

2.30pm start


Yr 8 Parents' Evening

17/03/2010

4.30 - 7.30pm in the Gym


Young Cyclists' Training Course

17/03/2010


Work Scrutiny: Science

18/03/2010


U13/U11 Boys & Girls Herts Prep Schools Cross-Coun

18/03/2010

3.00pm at Kingshott


Boys' Choir Practice

18/03/2010

4.30 - 5.15pm in the Rowan Hall


Young Cyclists' Training Course

18/03/2010


International Food Day

19/03/2010

Indian


'Just a Minute' Final

19/03/2010

Years 6 to 8

11.00am


U11 Seven-a-side Rugby Tournament

19/03/2010

1.00pm at Beechwood Park


U13 Boys' House Hockey Matches

19/03/2010


Girls' Choir Practice

19/03/2010

4.30 - 5.15pm in the Rowan Hall


Young Cyclists' Training Course

19/03/2010


Cambridge Science Festival

20/03/2010

www.cambridgescience.org


Touchline Football

20/03/2010

9.30 - 10.30am


Yr 8 Geography Trip to Iceland

20/03/2010


Recorder Medals

20/03/2010

9.30 - 12noon with Mrs Celia Ireland in the Rowan Hall


Rugby v Sherradswood

22/03/2010

U12 (A)

3.15pm start


Yr 5 to 8 Sports Practices

22/03/2010

4.30 - 5.30pm


Rugby v St Joseph's

23/03/2010

U11 B (H)

4.00pm start


5B & 5R Form Assembly

24/03/2010

8.35 - 8.55am in the Gym


'Just a Minute' Final

24/03/2010

Yr 3 to 5

11.00am


U11 Boys' House Hockey Matches

24/03/2010

2.30pm start at Letchworth Astro


Boys' Hockey v Edge Grove

24/03/2010

U12 (H)

2.30pm start


Yrs 3 to 7 Effort and Attainment Grades sent home

25/03/2010


End of Term

25/03/2010

3.20pm: Nursery and Pre-Prep

4.00pm: Yrs 3 to 8


Yr 8 return from Iceland

25/03/2010