KES Old Boys Gonsalves & Woodhouse earn OES Top Awards

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King Edward VII School Old Boys Ross Gonsalves, Class of 2011 and Antony Woodhouse, Class of 2003 earned top awards at the Old Edwardians Society, Annual Sportsman of the Year Awards Evening on the 16 November.

Ross Gonsalves from hockey club was named as the ‘Sportsman of the Year’ at the awards evening with fellow hockey player Anthony Woodhouse as ‘Runner- Up’.

Well done to our Old Boys on these deserved accolades and awards. Both proudly represented the KES 1st XI Hockey Teams.

Strenue.

KES Old Boy William Kentridge named Africa’s Most Powerful Artist!

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King Edward VII School Old Boy and renowned global artist, William Kentridge has been officially named Africa’s Most Powerful Artist!

South African artist William Kentridge has officially been named Africa’s most powerful artist in the annual ArtReview Power 100 list, an accolade that sees him beat out major international art names like Marina Abramovic and Olafur Elliason.

It’s not the first time that the Johannesburg-based artist has been included in the prestigious list — created by art magazine ArtReview and frequently referred to as the “Forbes List” of the art world. But this year, Kentridge moves up the list to position 58, from 2016’s position at 62.

“It’s hard to keep up with Kentridge, who’s been working on events, operas, exhibitions and long-term installations globally this past year,” ArtReview says in their motivations for his inclusion.

“In 2017 the artist has had gallery exhibitions in Berlin, Milan, Paris and New York, and significant shows at SFMOMA [San Francisco Museum of Modern Art] and the Cincinnati Art Museum, while his “Thick Time” exhibition toured from the Whitechapel Gallery, London, to the Museum der Moderne Salzburg and the Louisiana Museum in Denmark.”

Read more WILLIAM KENTRIDGE MOST POWERFUL ARTIST

Your School and Red Arts salutes our Old Boy on this deserved accolade and recognition of his outstanding class and work.

Go School. Strenue.

Remembrance Parade 2017 – a wonderful tribute to the fallen heroes.

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Red Memorial Parade: Sunday 12 November

Some field side images at the start of this very special Remembrance Sunday at King Edward VII School.

Humbling day as a School we remember the fallen heroes from our School and Red Community. A special wreath also laid for the heroes of SS Mendi

KES MEMORIAL PARADE 2017

We will remember them.


Reunion November Weekend Welcome Home Classes of ’47,’57, ’67 and ’77!

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Red Reunions: Classes of 1947, 1957, 1967 & 1977

Special Reunion Weekend starts as we welcome home the Old Boys from the Classes of 1947, 1957, 1967 and 1977.

At the Assembly Head Boy Class of 1967 Professor Ken Huddle addressed the School and gave wise words and wisdom on role models. Encouraged the boys to aspire and continue to nurture and grow attributes fitting to a role model such as integrity, high standards, concern & care and most importantly be an inspirational role model.

Then Head Boy Class of 1977 Mike Weibel addressed the School and spoke fondly of his special memories and bonds made at King Edward. He encouraged the boys to be good stewards of KES, in their lives and to be passionate about they conduct themselves at all times.

True Edwardians – we are grateful for your support of your alma mater.

Have a wonderful reunion weekend.

We are RED! Go School.

KES Old Boy and Golfing Icon Gary Player inducted to Hall of Fame

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King Edward VII School Old Boy, legendary golfer and philanthropist, Gary Player was inducted into Sun International’s South African Hall of Fame on 6 November 2017.

Player’s training regime, opinions and beliefs, facts and statistics, awards and achievements, charity work and much more were celebrated at the Knight of Hope at Sun City’s iconic Superbowl venue.

Caxton Media covered the big event:
GARY PLAYER HALL OF FAME INDUCTION

Mr Player- your School and Red Golfing Fans salute your achievement and deserved accolades.

Go School. Strenue.

KES wear blue gloves in support of Stroke Survivors!

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Red Community Cares: Annual Stroke Awareness Campaign took place at King Edward VII School on Monday 30 October, in support of World Stroke Day held on 29 October 2017.

At a Monday Assembly on the 30th, our School and Staff stood in support of the Stroke Survivors Foundation by wearing a blue glove on their dominant hand, to create an awareness how difficult it is for a stroke survivor to go about their daily business with only the use of one hand.

George Scola a KES Old Boy and stroke survivor from a stroke in 2008 addressed the School on the symptoms/signs to look out for and chatted about the SSF work and awareness campaign.

Thank you to KESCO, Mrs Mania and Headmaster Mr Lovatt who encouraged KES to be involved in this project. Well done to all of the King Edward community who eagerly got involved in supporting this campaign.

Strenue. Go School.

Read more at: 
KES CREATES AWARENESS FOR SSF

KES Old Boy making strides on a global stage!

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Red News: KES Old Boy Philani Mthembu

Old Boy Philani Mthembu, Class of 2002, making strides in Global Economic Research has a new book out, ‘The Travails of International Development’.

Philani Mthembu is the Executive Director at Institute for Global Dialogue. Prior to joining the Institute for Global Dialogue associated with Unisa, Philani Mthembu pursued a joint doctoral programme (Dr. rer. pol.) with the Graduate School of Global Politics, Freie Universität Berlin (Germany), and the School of International Studies at Renmin University, Beijing (China); he conducted his field research at the latter. The focus of his dissertation was on the rise of emerging powers as sources of development cooperation in Africa. The study was essentially a comparative analysis of the determinants of their development cooperation in Africa using qualitative comparative analysis (QCA), for which he was awarded an overall grade of Magna Cum Laude.

During his time abroad, he co-founded the Berlin Forum on Global Politics (BFoGP), a non-profit organisation dedicated to the promotion of academic, expert, and public understanding of global politics. He is an alumnus of the Managing Global Governance Programme established by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, designed for young professionals from emerging economies. As an expert, he has actively participated in various international conferences, symposia, and workshops related to global politics. He received his MA in International Relations at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, where he headed the Academic Development Programme for first year students and was elected as an independent candidate to the Student Representative Council.

And Proudly a product of King Edward VII School – a true Edwardian – pursuing his passion & sharing his knowledge and skills on a global stage.

Strenue. Your School salutes.

KES Old Boy Zwelethu Radebe wins at Jozi Festival!

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Red Art: KES Old Boy Zwelethu Radebe in the awards!

Congrats to King Edward Old Boy Zwelethu Radebe taking home ‘Best South African Short Fiction Film’ award at the Jozi Festival on Saturday 23 September.

Red Class indeed. Well done.

Strenue.

KES Old Boy and Teacher to ride Munga Race for Pie in Sky Project!

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Community Project: Pie in the Sky- Munga for Hunger

King Edward VII School educator & passionate Old Boy Mr Martin Bain Venn, will be taking on the task of riding and completing the gruelling Munga Mountain Bike Race in December 2017.

The Munga is billed as the toughest race on earth and is 1100 km non stop race from Bloemfontein to Cape Town. Mr Bain Venn is riding to raise money (in the form of sponsorship per kilometer or a donation) to provide financial support to KES boys who are financially battling to support themselves. Funds raised will be used towards helping these learners with provision of meals, books, educational supplies and uniform.

Red Army- please click on given links to read more on this project:

Easy to donate via this link:
HUNGER FOR MUNGA PROJECT

The Munga website:THE MUNGA RACE will provide info on the race that takes place from the 30th November and you have 5 days to finish. Live tracking is available once the race starts.

Red Army- we have no doubt you’ll find a way to support Mr Bain Venn in a small or big way and we ahead thank you for showing your RED heart, as we cheer our teacher and Old Boy on in this awesome and exciting journey of dedication & persistence.

STRENUE

Go School.

State of Art Mathematics Centre of Excellence Official Opening!

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Thursday, 7 September was a very special and memorable day for the staff and learners of King Edward VII School, as our Mathematics Centre was officially opened by Mr Lovatt & the School Governing Body.

The King Edward VII community thanks `The Victor Daitz Foundation` and Èdgar Droste Trust`, for the extraordinary generous support of the project to construct our new `state of art` Mathematics Centre, another watershed landmark in our continuous pursuit of excellence.

Invited guests, sponsors, donors, Trust members, Old Boys’, governors, project team managers and friends of the School took part in the cutting of the ribbon and formalities to officially declare The Victor Daitz Mathematics Centre OPEN!

Wonderful to have Mr Sam Abrahams, Chairman of The Victor Daitz Foundation, officiate the opening along with Headmaster, Mr Lovatt.

This magnificent facility was made possible by the generosity, sponsorship and donations from the following group of very special people:

* The Victor Daitz Foundation
* The Edgar Droste Trust
* The Old Boys’ Association – sponsored & donated the new ‘Old Boys’ Gates’.

This top class facility will now house the Mathematics Department & the new hockey pavilion. Added additions & projects like this would not be possible, without the generosity and support of our wonderful Old Boy Community and we are indeed blessed with this most beautiful building.



Congratulations to all involved in this project, namely Joy Campkin-Smith of Studio Joy & Architects and the construction/project team of Akhane Construction Pty Ltd for their vision and creativity in this project. To each and every person involved in this project, we salute you and thank you for your contribution no matter how small or big.

Very proud day for King Edward VII School.

Tradition of Excellence continues.

Strenue.

Go School.