Month: June 2021

Yesterday, all the boys (and girls) from Nursery through to Year 4 celebrated the joy of singing by performing in our first concert in almost two years. We also enjoyed hearing the Junior Strings and Year 4 Brass and Saxophone players perform. It was so moving to see so many families logging in from all…

This morning, the boys have finalised their tent allocations and the boys will be in tents of no more than 6. Thank you for the offer of numerous tents of all shapes and sizes. We will look at the options and make the decision early next week, in good time for Saturday, of the most…

We are proud to invite you to view the Company Art Exhibition which is being shown in the Studio at the top of The New Beacon Centre All classes have been allocated a time slot alphabetically to maintain bubbles and to limit numbers to the viewings. If the class is particularly large we have broken…

This week the boys (and girls in Nursery) have enjoyed visiting the Company Art Exhibition. There is a wide variety of work on display and the Children have enjoyed seeing their work displayed in a gallery setting. For more photos please follow this link to our Facebook page. Also watch on YouTube: New Beacon Art…

For the Year 8 Leavers’ programme the boys are divided into tribes: The Bulbous Boys, The Dungeon Masters, Taco Team, Pub Patrol, Amigos and Dino Nuggies. This week they have competed against each other in a wide range of activities this week including: Making a TV Advert, Free The Prisoner, Cultural Theme Day, Scavenger Hunt,…

The Chapel Choir were honoured to sing at the wedding of Clemmie Hill, daughter of New Beacon governor, Mike Hill, this week in Penshurst Church. This was the first outing for the Chapel Choir of the next academic year, and they did The New Beacon proud! A very moving service in a most beautiful setting….

The boys spent a wonderful day at the seaside in Hastings. Being our first trip of the year, there was great excitement as we boarded the coach. Thankfully the weather was warm and sunny. The boys were given a guided tour of the Blue Reef Aquarium, then tucked into a delicious lunch of fish and…

Please find below the final details regarding the forthcoming PGL trip, which will be taking place between Monday 5th and Wednesday 7th July.  With the government’s most recent delay to easing of lockdown measures, we are still, however, able to run the PGL trip safely and adhere to all Covid-related regulations.  A number of boys have the large school cricket bags, and these…

We have arranged a visit to Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve on Wednesday, 30th June.  The boys will take part in minibeast hunting and pond dipping organised by the Trust staff. It should be a great day. We do hope the weather will be kind to us but, in any event, the boys will wear wellies (these should…

On Tuesday, 29th June, Year 2 will be going on a trip to Stonepitts Strawberry Farm in Seal Chart.  As part of our Science work, the boys will listen to a talk about the planting and growth of strawberries and other soft fruit, explaining in simple terms the workings of a farm. Each boy will…