Weekends and Events
Notes on the Weekend Programme
All Cathedral services are open to families
Sports fixtures are listed online; see the website for full calendar details
Events can be booked by visiting the school box office here: https://thekingsschool.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows
Year 8 Taster Experience begins 5.00pm
Tuesday 22 April Monday 21 April
Sport
Tennis Pre-Season
Cricket Pre-Season
Head’s Tea Party for
Shell Parents
3.15 - 4.00pm, Pupil Social Centre
Year 8 Pupil and Parent
Drinks Reception
4.00pm, Birley’s
Wednesday 23 April
6b Challenge Day 9.00am - 4.00pm, Birley’s
6b BBQ
6.00 - 8.00pm, Birley’s
Shell Parent-Teacher Meetings
School Cloud
Thursday 24 April
Shell Parent-Teacher Meetings
SchoolCloud
Friday 25 April
Shell Parent-Teacher
Meetings
SchoolCloud
Young Enterprise Trade Fair
Whitefriars
Cranmer Society talk by Father Paul Uwemedimo
8.30 - 9.30pm, Pupil Social Centre
Saturday 26 April
Sport
Badminton v Raqueteers
Badminton Club
Cricket v Sutton Valence School
Rowing Junior Inter-Regional Regatta
Sailing v KSSA
Tennis v Haileybury
Saturday Smarties
12.30 - 3.00pm, Science Labs
Broughton, Luxmoore, Meister Omers and School House Leavers’ Dinner
7.30 - 10.00pm
Sport
OKS Golf Match at Royal St George’s
Fencing v Kent Senior Epee Championships
ISGA National Golf Finals Departs 27 April Returns 29 April
Matins (Crypt Choir)
9.15 - 10.00am, Nave
Walpole House 90th Anniversary Reunion 11.00am, Dining Hall & Walpole
Bailey Leavers’ Dinner
7.00pm
Monday 28 April Sunday 27 April
Carlyon Charity Bake Sale
10.00 - 2.30pm, Pupil Social Centre
6b Life Matters Talk: ‘The Hero Project’
2.30 - 4.30pm, Shirley Hall
Tuesday
29 April
Remove Running Wild Trip Departs 29 April Returns 30 April
Remove CCF Exercise Departs 29 April Returns 30 April
Friday 2 May
Sport
Fencing v BYC Finals Sheffield Departs 2 May Returns 4 May
Fridays@5.15 Informal Recital
5.15 - 5.45pm, Peter Stone Room
Wednesday 30 April
Sport Interhouse Rowing Competition
4.00 - 6.00pm
6a Leavers’ Panoramic Photo
8.30 - 9.30pm, Green Court
Thursday 1 May
Sport Cricket v St Lawrence
King’s Association Wine Tasting Event
6.30 - 9.00pm, Malthouse
Carlyon Leavers’ Dinner
7.30 - 9.00pm
Crypt Choir Concert at Wingham
6.30 - 9.00pm, St Mary’s Church
Cranmer Society Talk by Mr Dan Haplin
8.30 - 9.30pm, Pupil Social Centre
Sport
Sailing Mixed v HBSC
Fencing v British Youth Championships
Sports Day
1.00 - 5.00pm
Soft Exeat begins
5.00pm, Houses remain open
Saturday 3 May Sunday
4 May
Sport
Rowing Wallingford Regatta
Fencing v British Youth Championships
UniChats OKS webinars for 6bs
7.30 - 8.30pm
Soft Exeat ends
6.00pm
Marlowe House Charity
Egg & Spoon Race
5.30pm, Green Court
Purples Lacrosse Match
6.15pm, Green Court
Monday 5 May Tuesday 6 May Wednesday
7 May
‘The Anglo-Saxon Pig’ talk by Paul Cobb
5.00pm, Science Auditorium
Shell Global Perspectives Presentations Final
7.00 - 8.45pm, Malthouse
Thursday
Sport Cricket v Kent College
Young Enterprise Kent Showcase
Kent Business School
‘Witch-Hunting: Past and Present’ talk by Professor Ronald Hutton CBE
6.30 - 9.00pm, Science Auditorium
8 May Friday
9 May
Fridays@5.15
5.15 - 5.45pm, Peter Stone Room
Cranmer Society talk by Mr Dom Orchard
8.30 - 9.30pm, Pupil Social Centre
Crypt Choir and Chapel Wardens’ Dinner
7.00 - 9.00pm, St Augustine’s Refectory
Sunday 11 May Saturday 11 May
Sport
Badminton v NFRBA Club
Badminton Tournament
Cricket v Eastbourne College, Cranbrook School & Interhouse Cricket
Swimming v Interhouse Relays
Tennis v Felsted School
Parent Feedback Forum
12.00 - 1.00pm, Science Auditorium
Saturday Smarties
12.30 - 3.00pm, Science Labs
Film House Premiere
6.30 - 9.30pm, Malthouse
Kingsdown Leavers’ Dinner
7.30 - 9.30pm, Kingsdown
Galpin’s Leavers’ Dinner
7.30 - 10.00pm, Gateway Chamber
Sport
Sailing Mixed v ITCA
Fencing v KSC Youth Epee
Development Series
Golf v Brook Rose Bowl
King’s Association Lawn Bowls
1.30 - 4.45pm, Canterbury Bowling Club
Evensong (Crypt Choir) 7.30pm, Nave
All Shells at Pupil Futures Fair (Period 3&4)
10.35 - 11.45am, Malthouse
All Removes at Pupil Futures Fair (Period 5&6)
11.55am - 1.05pm, Malthouse
6bs at Pupil Futures Fair
All day, Malthouse
Tuesday 13 May
Young Enterprise Kent Showcase Event
2.00 - 4,00pm, UKC
Wednesday 14 May Monday 12 May
King’s TEDx Talks
5.00 - 6.00pm, Science Auditorium
Friday 16 May
6b Geography Field Studies Trip to Dorset Departs 16 May Returns 18 May
Fridays@5.15
5.15 - 5.45pm, Peter Stone Room *
Cranmer Society talk by Rev’d Brian Elfick
8.30 - 9.30pm, Pupil Social Centre
Saturday 17 May
Open Morning
Green Court
Sport
Badminton v Canterbury Kings
Badminton Club
Sailing v HBSC
Cricket v Caterham School
Tennis v Dulwich College, Tonbridge School & Benenden *
Voluntary Service
7.30 - 8.15pm, Upper Chapel (St Augustine’s)
UniChats OKS webinars for 6bs
7.30 - 8.30pm, Online
Monday 19 May
Languages Careers Talk
12.00 - 1.00pm, Science Auditorium
Sunday
18 May
Sport
Rowing Poplar Regatta
Sailing Mixed v Interhouse Competition
Golf v Bill Cryer Trophy *
Robert Rose Society Annual Lunch
12.00 - 3.00pm
Green Court Marquee
Tuesday
20 May
6b UCAS Afternoon 2.00 - 5.00pm, Shirley Hall
Wednesday
Remove Parent-Teacher Meetings SchoolCloud
CCF Shell Raft Building Team Challenge (Group A)
2.30 - 5.30pm
21 May Thursday 22 May
Remove Parent-Teacher Meetings SchoolCloud
Friday 23 May
Sport
Rowing National Schools’ Regatta
Head’s Tea Party for Remove Parents
2.00 - 2.45pm
Remove Parent-Teacher Meetings
8.00am - 1.00pm, School Cloud
Saturday
24 May
Sport
Rowing National Schools’ Regatta
Houses close for Half Term 10.00am
Friday 13 June
DEI Conference
Birley’s
Economics Trip to Kent businesses
Remove Challenge Day
Fridays@5.15
5.15 - 5.45pm, Peter Stone Room
Cranmer Society talk by Mr Tom Tolond
8.30 - 9.30pm, Pupil Social Centre
Saturday 14 June
Sport Sailing Mixed v KSSA
Cricket v Sevenoaks School & Benenden
Sunday 15 June
CCF NCOs Advanced Drill Course
9.00am - 6.00pm, Birley’s
Shell Music Scholars’
Concert
2.30pm, Peter Stone Room
Evensong for Shell, Remove & 6b pupils (Beckett Singers)
7.30pm, Quire
Tennis v Duke of York’s Royal Military School & Sutton Valence School
Tuesday 17 June
‘Stoicism’ Lecture by Professor Michael Barr
5.00 - 6.00pm, Science Auditorium
Saturday 21 June Sport
Rowing Henley Women’s
Regatta & Rowing Marlow Regatta
Golf v Victory & George Cups
Cricket v Kent College
Sailing v Itchenor Schools Week
Tennis v Sevenoaks School
Fencing v Cadet & BRC Leon
Paul
King’s Council
8.30 - 9.30pm, Pupil Social Centre
Itchenor Schools Sailing
National Competiton
Departs 21 June Returns 24 June
Sunday 22 June Sport
Rowing Henley Women’s
Regatta & Rowing Thames
Valley Park Regatta
Sailing v Itchenor Schools Week
Fencing v Cadet (U17) BRC
Leon Paul
Golf v Victory & George Cups
UniChats OKS webinars for 6bs
7.30 - 8.30pm, Online
Voluntary Service
7.30 - 8.15pm, Upper Chapel (St Augustine’s)
Monday 23 June
National School Theatre Awards
3.00 - 11.30pm, Gillian Lynne Theatre
Peru Practice Trek 8.00am - 9.00pm, Margate
Tuesday 24 June Wednesday 25 June
Fifth Form ProgrammeEntrepreneurism
‘Dragon’s Den Day’
Shirley Hall
Fifth Form ProgrammeNext Steps/Futures
Conference Day
Shirley Hall
House Summer BBQs
6.00 - 9.00pm
Friday 27 June Sport
Rowing Henley Royal Regatta
Qualifiers
Cricket v T20 Day game
The King’s Mile Event
Matins (Serenade Choir)
9.15 - 10.00am, Nave
Saturday 28 June
Sport
Cricket v King’s Invitational Team & Stragglers
Fencing v OKS King’s Week Fencing Match
OKS Summer Reunion
12.00 - 3.00pm, Birley’s
1 July
Sport
Rowing Henley Royal Regatta
Wednesday 2 July
Sport
Rowing Henley Royal Regatta
King’s Association Henley Royal Regatta Lunch
12.30pm, Henley Cricket Club
Thursday 3 July
Commemoration Service
11.00am, Nave
6a Prize Giving & Speeches
2.30 - 4.00pm, Shirley Hall
6a Leavers’ Summer Ball
7.00 - 11.55pm, Birley’s
Friday 4 July
6b Geography trip to Iceland
Departs 4 July Returns 8 July
Pony Trekking in Wales Trip Departs 4 July Returns 8 July
CCF Ex KINGS TRIUMPH 25 Summer Camp Departs 6 July Returns 13 July
Sunday 6 July Saturday 19 July
The King’s Summer School Begins 19 July Ends 2 August
Monday 28 July
South Africa Rugby Tour Departs 28 July Returns 8 August
