News from Issue No 4, 2017
King’s Pupil/Ski Star Millie Knight (Northbourne Park) has very much made her mark since she first came to national prominence representing GB at the Sochi Paralympics in 2014 aged just fifteen. A whole string of successes followed and in March 2017 her gold and two silvers at the World Championships in Italy with her guide Brett Wild, underlined her calibre. Now Millie looks forward to the South Korea
Paralympics in 2018. In the meantime she is working very hard for her A level Photography and her BTec Sport (equivalent to 2 A levels). A key question is how Millie manages to fit her school life in with her skiing career. “It’s certainly been very hard work to keep the balance as a full-time student and full-time athlete. The school has been great and has really helped me. I communicate with teachers by email and there have been Skype calls too. Northbourne Park was such a good preparation for King’s - I learned a good work ethic there which made the transition very easy.”
Geologically Active
Millie now looks forward to the 2018 Games before she goes to Loughborough in autumn 2018 and jokes, in typically modest fashion,“if selected”! Millie adds that in the meantime, once her During the Spring holidays A level geologists enjoyed an excellent visit to Dorset’s Jurassic coast. The focus of the three day 6B expedition to the Lulworth Cove area was the geological history of Britain and provided essential context for classroom and exam work. The Dorset expedition complements a further trip to Tenerife in 6A. A week’s stay during the Autumn half-term to look at a whole range of volcanic features on and around Mount Teide, rounds off the coursework element of the A level. Under the guidance of Mike Mawby, Head of Earth and Planetary Sciences (as Geology is now
Edited by David Hopkins, Head of Prep School Liaison (dnh@kings-school.co.uk)
coursework deadlines are out of the way, “I want to really enjoy my last term at King’s. I have loved it here and want to make the very most of it before I leave.” known), the subject is a popular option with a good take-up at A level and university. GCSE Geology is also being trialled this year. As Mike explains, Geology is thriving at King’s because “It’s not just about rocks, but is a great opportunity to combine all the Sciences and has a whole range of applications to today’s world”. Dorset Geologists: Miss Kendrick, Patrick Prince (Saint Ronan’s), Olly Moore (Wellesley House), Will Oates (Junior King’s), Will Edgar (Junior King’s), Velvet Grainger (Cumnor House), Charlie Jessel (Wellesley House) Ed Birrell (Worth), Antonia Marsden (Broomwood Hall), Mr Mawby