King’sNO 140 SUMMER 2017 Insights intoCourier the life, soul and purpose of the King’s College community Curious minds bring STEM to life Pages 28-29 Reeves brothers, Nicholas (Year 10, Greenbank) and Timothy (Year 11, Greenbank) with the STEM Club’s very own seismometer. A fantastic Robotics in action Old Collegians help Art Sale 2017 Page 30 save native birds Page 16 Page 41 “Once a Bayleys customer, always a Bayleys customer.” Harley Klinac and family, seven times Bayleys customer. Whatever your business, the best endorsement you can receive is from your customers. Find out what our Bayleys customers have to say about us. bayleys.co.nz. Then start your Bayleys story. Licensed under the REAA 2008 Untitled-1 1 3/10/2017 11:22:41 a.m. “Once a Bayleys customer, always a Bayleys customer.” Harley Klinac and family, seven times Bayleys customer. BUILT FOR EVERY DAY. INCLUDING TOMORROW. 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KING’S CHAPEL AND 12. COMMUNITY SERVICE STUDENT CULTURAL SUCCESSES Community service recognised A special confirmation service International Students tour South Island 37. Middlemore House Breast Cancer Big Win at UN Plural+ Youth Video Festival Foundation Breakfast 5. Annual KBB Music Festival a highlight Reading in Schools a rewarding experience MESSAGE FROM Junior Drama: Charlie and the School House rolls up sleeves 34. THE HEADMASTER Chocolate Factory OLD COLLEGIAN Debating success SUCCESS STORIES Internationalism celebrated 26. Champion of the environment: Dr George Mason 6. KING’S FOUNDATION KING’S BOARD Putting STEM into practice: Will McKay, A special bequest from Rollin H Bates James Lawry, Felicity Pretorius and Message from the Chairman 14. Pat Towle remembered Tim Bond King’s Welcomes Dean of Auckland KING’S STAFF Something to squawk about: Richard Kidd: looking back on three New First XI Cricket Coach Alex Hannon and Fraser McConnell good years on the Board Staff achievements 28. Recording urban legends: Tim Gould Scholars’ Common Room Naming Australian connections: Jay Kim, Ceremony STEM AT KING’S Jo Martain, Bill Mant, Graham Hutton, 8. Welcomes and farewells Feature: Curious minds brings STEM Jim Warren and Andrew Paykel to life STUDENT ACADEMIC SUCCESSES Robotics in action Apple Distinguished School accolade Head Girl awarded Russell McVeagh 16. 47. Scholarship KING’S ART SALE FLOREAT SEMPER Top 100 ranking in Junior Maths Competition FELLOWSHIP Media Studies takes learning outside 32. Annual Spring Luncheon the classroom 18. KING’S ARCHIVES Student in University of Queensland How the Burdett and Physics Science Programme KING’S FRIENDS Laboratories came to be Students whiz past first stage in Orsini Ladies Lunch 48. Chemistry Olmpiad selection Pre-owned Uniform Sale 33. RECENT REUNIONS 10. 19. KCOCA UPDATE 50. STUDENT SPORTING KING’S VOLUNTEERS KCOCA ACTIVITES SUCCESSES Annual Volunteers Luncheon Celebrating our top athletes and teams 51. 21. OLD COLLEGIANS KING’S EVENTS NEW UPDATES 21 years of Greenbank House King’s College Senior Ball a success Credits The King’s Courier is published three times a year by King’s College and the King’s College Old Collegians’ Association, PO Box 22012, Otahuhu, Auckland 1640. If you have a potential story idea or article for consideration for the King’s Courier, please contact Head of Communications, Ariane Adam at [email protected] for King’s College news, or Robin Beckett at [email protected] for KCOCA news. Advertising: Development Manager, Robert Brooke: 64 9 276 0679 / [email protected]. Change of address: Database Administrator, Shiree Milligan: 09 276 0684 / [email protected] Editor: Ariane Adam Contributing writers: Simon Lamb, Ross Green (Selwyn, 1968-72), John Bean, Jeanette Paine, Ariane Adam, Lois Oldehaver, Terry Gould (Major, 1969-72), Robin Beckett (Marsden/Major, 1955-59), Jasmine Kovach, Kirsty Beckett Design, layout, print and production: Hannah Richards - Fuji Xerox Contributing photographers: Simon Watts (BW Media Photography), Robin Beckett, Jasmine Kovach Next issue : Deadline for copy for the Autumn 2018 issue is Monday 26 February 2018. KING’S HEADMASTER Over the past year or more, you will recognise especially those with similar intentions. When that we have brought about some effective looking beyond New Zealand to Australia, we change to King’s College whilst maintaining see quite a different sectormade up of the essential traditions, values and independent schools, of great quality and prerogatives of the College as established in worthy of reflection when seeking to 1896. At various points we have engaged our compare King’s College. Beyond Australia there community, seeking their view of the are many high quality independent schools to developments as our community’s opinion is which we could, and should, judge ourselves. important. Most recently we sought the view of our current parent and guardian In establishing a clear vision, a long view for the community and the feedback granted to this College I would like King’s College to be invitation has been positive and prolific. To recognised as one of the many top schools of quote: 95% of the parent and guardian the world; a school we remain proud of and one community recommend King’s College as the which benchmarking activity will provide the College of choice to others; 92% rate our evidence that this is the case. If then, our Cultural offering highly; and 88% rate our position is to be identified as such, we can then Sports offering highly. truly know that we are, in detail, a top From a strategic perspective, we are very performing institution. pleased with the progress of the College, in its This theme has dominated much of my thinking ambition to serve our students well and to of late and while engaging with the Board on prepare them for a very dynamic world to which the topic I sense a need to be explicit about our they depart. The focus on teaching and learning vision, our intention and our aspiration. The as espoused by the 1896 “Best All-Round “Best All-Round Education” holds a critical Education” philosophy is, and will continue to be, our prime intention. We recognise there are position in this intention. In many ways it defines many elements to ensure that this prerogative is what teaching and learning looks like at King’s a reality for every student. College. To truly deliver on this prerogative enables us to think of the potential of King’s MESSAGE FROM This feedback provides, I believe, an advocacy College, our ability to hold a reputation and a for the changes we have made so far and a presence in the world that is defined not only by mandate to continue the work in the directions THE HEADMASTER impressions but also by fact. we have started. We can recognise that King’s College is a great school. The question I have is: In regards to the coming year, the roll is strong “How do we really know that King’s College is a and we are delighted with the community’s great school?” The answer to this proposition interest in King’s College as the school of could be in benchmarking King’s College against choice. Budgets are complete, the College is other independent schools. geared and ready for the coming academic In establishing a clear If we take a broad view of the place of King’s year. In many ways this reflects an incremental vis on, a long view for College, we can appreciate that it sits as one of progress, as alluded above, an exciting step in i the independent schools to which 3 per cent of the right direction. New Zealand’s population send its students. the College I would like Virtus Pollet. This makes for a small comparison when King’s College to be juxtaposing King’s College against the other Simon Lamb recognised as one of independent schools in New Zealand, Headmaster the many top schools of the world; a school we remain proud of and one which benchmarking activity will provide the evidence that this is the case. Summer 2017 | King’s Courier 5 KING’S BOARD As I write, the College has clearly entered the demands on their time. That is part of real life. Like most things in exam phase of the College year. The leaves We also believe that being challenged to have returned to the oaks but the Campus is participate and achieve in a range of extra- life, it’s a matter of always strangely quiet at this time of year as curricular activities beyond the classroom the routine of classes gives way to exams and makes for a better student and in the end a balance and we our senior students particularly, are firmly better person.