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At King, the smartest person in the room is not the one with all the answers but the one with all the questions. Our students are the curious ones – the ones who aren’t afraid to ask why, to try something new, to get it wrong before they get it right. Because if it wasn’t for curiosity, no one would have ever discovered that the earth is round. If it wasn’t for questions, we wouldn’t know that we can fly. If it wasn’t for exploration, we would never have reached the moon. Questions took us there. We believe in the POWER OF WONDER.Video Pop Up
The Power of Wonder
Lower School (PreK - Grade 5)
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It begins with students as agents in the learning experience. When students are exploring, reflecting, questioning, evaluating, making connections — and expert educators are creating and welcoming these moments of discovery — students are truly learning. Every day students are engaging as curious thinkers, challenging their intellect, and building the skills needed to lead lives of ongoing inquiry. We welcome different viewpoints and perspectives. Ensuring that every member of the community enjoys a sense of belonging is paramount to the school’s mission and aligned with our virtues of Integrity, Kindness, Perseverance, and Respect. We celebrate our differences and various backgrounds, and we become stronger together. King alumni thrive in college and rise to the top of any field or industry. Powered by their curiosity and guided by dedicated and expert educators, our students learn and learn how to learn. Armed with all the necessary skills that they will need in their lives beyond King, they leave ready to tackle the next chapters of their lives. Our students strive to make an impact as bold, curious, and imaginative leaders and change-makers. By the time they
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The Power of Inquiry
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The Power of Belonging
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The Power of a King Education
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Girls Varisty Volleyball continues to dominate the court. With two new wins the Vikings advance the the NEPSAC semi-finals tomorrow, November 19. Throughout his time in the King Upper School, Tommy Heaton ’23 developed an interest in credit cycles, the recurring economic phases of borrowing and lending. After parsing decades of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s meetings and finding patterns in recessions, he distilled his findings into a research paper that is garnering attention. As part of the King School Visiting Artists Program, artist Jeilla Gueramain kicked off her residency this week with a lower school assembly during which she discussed her artistic inspiration and process. The King School Visiting Artists Program is an opportunity to enrich, enhance and inspire the visual arts students’ experience at King, providing them with an immersive experience. The periodic table had a social media moment when Grade 8 students created social profiles for the elements. Students were assigned an element and tasked with researching its properties to create an Instagram profile complete with a profile photo, bio, and comments. Students presented their profiles at the end of the week before combining them into their own periodic table outside of the classroom.
King School's Science Research Night on November 10 highlighted King’s inquiry-based approach to teaching and learning through an in-depth look at King’s upper school offerings in science and engineering.
Current and prospective families heard from science faculty members and students involved in a variety of high-level research projects.
Read More about Science Research Night: A Big SuccessMiddle School thespians explored how Leonardo da Vinci allowed curiosity to spark his intellectual pursuits in the premiere performance of “I Want to Fly” at the Performing Arts Center.
Read More about Leonardo Da Vinci Comes to KingSpanish classes in the Lower School immerse students in the language, culture, and customs of Spain and Latin America.
Read More about Creatively Exploring Cultures in SpanishKing School congratulates James Raidt ’23, who has committed to Duke Baseball after officially signing his NCAA Division I National Letter of Intent. The early signing took place in the upper school gymnasium on Wednesday in a ceremony held before family, coaches, and friends. James has attended King his entire academic career and fully embodies the school’s virtues and commitment to excellence.
Read More about James Raidt ’23 Commits to Duke University