EKST featured in the Independent Schools Council’s “Celebrating Partnerships” booklet
The EKST team is delighted to feature in this booklet. Head to page 14 in the online booklet to read the piece. #powerofpartnerships #schooltogether
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Taking part in the Big Explore – a student’s view
Pupil Harry Cordeaux tells us of his first experience of attending an EKST event: On the 12thNovember, me and 12 other year 9s travelled to the Pines Calyx near Dover to take part in the East Kent Schools Together’s first ever Big Explore. We were split into four teams, together with students from St. Anselm’s School and St. Edmund’s. Each…
Read MoreTraining ahead of the Big Explore for our amazing CCCU school and college engagement team
Thanks to the team at CCCU for hosting us on 6 November 2019 for a training session ahead of The Big Explore outdoor learning days at The Bay Trust. The briefing was a great success, with Nick Hill and Sian Lloyd (workshop leaders for the event) demonstrating the activities and talking through the day. Looking…
Read MoreStudents from all 7 partner schools attend ARTiculation workshops at Turner Contemporary
What a fantastic opportunity for KS5 students from each of our partner schools…. a day at Turner Contemporary, visiting the Turner Prize for an ARTiculation workshop with experts from the learning team. The workshop is designed to develop skills of personal observation, discussion and primary research, encourage students to think independently, analyse information and ask…
Read MoreFunding success – EKST is awarded two grants
We are delighted to have been awarded funding from two grant giving bodies at the start of our third year in operation. These awards are a really fantastic acknowledgement of our work and its success to date and will make a huge difference in the reach of our programme in this coming year. The first…
Read MoreOur Big Meeting to launch Year 3 of our innovative partnership
We all work hard to make the EKST partnership the success that it is but we hardly ever all get in the same room! We did on Wednesday 18 September 2019 and that ‘room’ was in the Bay Trust’s beautiful Pines Calyx building at St Margaret’s Bay.
Read MoreRearranging Deckchairs launch event at Turner Contemporary
On 28 June Esther Miles, our fabulous Artist-in-Residence, spent the day displaying 42 unique deckchairs ahead of the arrival of the student artists, their families, teachers, funders, VIP guests and the Mayor of Margate to launch their summer on display on Turner Contemporary’s terrace. The event was a very special occasion, a real celebration of…
Read MoreThe EKST Big Bake
Well that was fun! Collaborative baking proved to be a great success and we had some incredible results, not just in baking but all who took part noted that working with someone they had never met before was a positive experience. Thanks to our Judges who took the job very seriously and enjoyed the task.…
Read MoreDeckchair finishing session at Turner Contemporary
Turner Contemporary will be the home of our fabulous deckchairs from Saturday 29 June 2019 and this is where we were on Friday for the ‘finishing workshop’. Students who have taken part in the collaborative art project were given tours of ‘Seaside Photographed’ and got to know the Gallery whilst finishing their bespoke deckchair sling…
Read MoreCCCU Business School raising aspirations and employability skills amongst EKST students
EKST Year 10 students from Spires Academy, Herne Bay High School, St Lawrence College and The King’s School had a really special day at Augustine House at CCCU on 13 June. This, the second Enterprise event held by the CCCU Business School for our students, was a huge success and feedback on the day demonstrated…
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