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Laura Embrey, virtuoso violin player and Mackenzie Paget, piano

January 16, 2020August 10, 2020 Mums&Dads 0 Comments Macclesfield, music, The King’s School

Virtuoso Violin Player Returns to Macclesfield for a Concert.

Laura Embrey returns to Macclesfield on February 21 to treat music lovers to an exciting concert featuring Beethoven and Ravel.

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December 6, 2019January 27, 2020 Mums&Dads 0 Comments Macclesfield, music, The King’s School

King’s Alumna Alex Clarke has Won the ‘The Rising Star Award’

King’s alumna Alex Clarke has won the ‘The Rising Star Award’ in the 2019 British Jazz Awards.
The talented Jazz saxophonist and former King’s pupil landed the top prize in what is regarded as one of the blue-ribbon categories for British jazz aficionados. Among the top award winners this year was the legendary Courtney Pine, so Alex is in very good company.

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November 27, 2019January 17, 2020 Mums&Dads 0 Comments Macclesfield, sport, The King’s School

The King’s School Gymnast has been Crowned English Gymnastics Champion

Brilliant Macclesfield gymnast Ebony Gaddum has been crowned English Gymnastics Champion for ages 10 and 11.
At the English Championships, Ebony won gold medals with her beautiful beam and floor routines with a silver on the bars, leading to the overall gold with a solid performance in the vault.

Travel to the dawn of mankind King's school

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October 3, 2019January 16, 2020 Mums&Dads 0 Comments Macclesfield, The King’s School

Young Historians at King’s Travel Back in Time

King’s pupils have been experiencing history in a distinctly personal way through their ‘Living History Days’. These allow pupils to dress up and immerse themselves in the way of life associated with a particular historical era.

Whilst Year 4 pupils came face to face with the brains and brutality of Roman Britain, Year 3 were transported all the way back to the Stone Age. The pupils found themselves realizing just how closely we are linked to our historical ancestors, and how much we build upon their knowledge even now.

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September 10, 2019January 16, 2020 Mums&Dads 0 Comments Cheshire, Macclesfield, The King’s School

New £60-million King’s School Campus is on Schedule

One year on from the ground-breaking of the new £60-million King’s School campus, it is on schedule to be completed by deadline day in May 2020.

The main structure has been finished with the roof already on the main academic building. Ground works on the grass and all-weather sports pitches is well underway and by Christmas work will begin on completing the internal work.

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July 10, 2019January 16, 2020 Mums&Dads 0 Comments charity, The King’s School

Children from the King’s have brought a ray of sunshine into the lives of Care Home residents.

A party of adorable three and four-year-olds from King’s have visited the Prestbury Beaumont Care Home regularly throughout the year and brought a ray of sunshine into the lives of residents.

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May 27, 2019January 24, 2020 Mums&Dads 0 Comments Alderley Edge, Alderley Edge Music Festival, Cheshire, festivals, music, The King’s School, Wilmslow Preparatory School

Alderley Edge Festival – 2019

For more than a hundred years Alderley Edge Festival has been a delightful event for people in Cheshire. As Maria Rushton, one of the organises of the Festival-2019 said, “There’s an element of competition but this is much more about bringing people together to share their enjoyment of performing.” A lot of local schools embraced an opportunity to join the ‘wonderful culture of music, speech and drama’ and some of the children won top awards during the festival.

King's pupils have donated their mini Tesla Model S to the Countess of Chester Hospital

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May 20, 2019January 16, 2020 Mums&Dads 0 Comments charity, Macclesfield, The King’s School

King’s Kindness Helps Children at the Countess of Chester Hospital

King’s pupils, Alex and James Price, have kindly donated their mini Tesla Model S to the Countess of Chester Hospital, so that children can drive themselves for operations and investigations. The donation is part of a wider campaign that uses the generosity of Tesla Owners UK

King's school pupils give computing lessons to the older people.

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April 26, 2019January 16, 2020 Mums&Dads 0 Comments charity, The King’s School

King’s School Sixth Form students have joined forces with Age UK.

King’s School Sixth Form students have joined forces with Age UK’s local army of volunteers to empower older people in the community by teaching IT skills to the older generations, using skills that come as second nature to the younger mind but are more difficult to grasp as the years pass.

Kings School students spending night in a museum

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February 21, 2019January 16, 2020 Mums&Dads 0 Comments Liverpool, Macclesfield, museums, The King’s School

The King’s Year 3 Explorers Spend a Night in a Museum

The King’s School, Macclesfield, intrepid Year 3 explorers enjoyed their very first residential trip to Liverpool. The trip brought to life the pupils’ current topic on Rivers and the topic they will study next half-term on Ancient Egypt

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December 17, 2018January 16, 2020 Mums&Dads 0 Comments charity, Macclesfield, The King’s School

King’s School Pupils Collect Christmas Presents for Disadvantage Children

King’s School Macclesfield pupils responded immediately to an appeal from the Children’s Adventure Farm Trust for extra Christmas presents. In less than a week, Senior pupils in King’s Girls’ Division collected 272 selection boxes to be handed out at CAFT’s rip-roaring Christmas parties for disadvantaged children