Month: October 2019

14th October 2019

Gad’s Nursery, Kindergarten and Junior children came together to celebrate harvest time, with a concert and presentation of donated food to a local outreach charity. Students as young as three performed a selection of songs, poems and readings about what harvest means to them and to people all over the world. Gad’s Head of Modern…

11th October 2019

Computer cohort chosen as flagship school on day out at museum Gad’s final year GCSE Computer Science students trialled a new interactive online resource during a recent visit to The National Museum of Computing. The 15-16-year-old Gad’s cohort is the first to try-out the ‘Turing Test’ activity at the museum, which houses the world’s largest…

10th October 2019

Our Kindergarten children took part in fun activities designed to help them understand and deal with  their emotions this week. Today is World Mental Health Day – an opportunity for everybody to raise awareness of mental health issues and advocate against social stigma. Gad’s four to seven-year olds worked together to create mindful arts and…

9th October 2019

Our Year sevens have been welcomed to Gad’s Houses in a graduation ceremony to mark their successful completion of an innovative induction programme. The 35-strong, two-form, 11-12 year-olds have been paired-up with Gad’s Year 11 mentors since the start of term, to help them settle and thrive, and parents were invited to a special assembly…

8th October 2019

Children as young as seven put on a concert celebrating what they have learned in Gad’s music lessons and before and after-school clubs, since the start of this academic year. More than 100 Gad’s Juniors and Seniors performed a variety of instrumental and vocal pieces, showcasing the impressive musical progress they have made in just…

7th October 2019

Girls and boys from local primary schools took part in a football tournament, hosted by Gad’s Juniors in their school grounds. Six teams competed in the first mixed under 11 round-robin competition, with St Joseph’s Convent Preparatory School named overall winner. Gad’s Head of PE, Mr Ben McDowell, said:  “Gad’s girls have been inspired by…

4th October 2019

Our upper fifth students found out more about their future academic options at a key stage five evening at the school. The Gad’s-run event was attended by post-16 educational establishments, including King’s Rochester, Gravesend Grammar School, the British Army and local partner university, University for the Creative Arts. Each visiting school, college or organisation provided…

2nd October 2019

Our CCF contingent worked alongside royalty at a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers event. Cadets from years eight to eleven attended the STEM Careers Showcase at the prestigious Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst – and so did HRH The Princess Royal! The Queen’s only daughter joined Gad’s students at a specialist workshop aimed to…