In many parts of the world, August is synonymous with downtime, perfect for catching up with old friends and keeping up with current ones – nowadays an activity that is often done through social media rather than a phone call or a visit. In fact, for most people, the only difference August will make to…
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In general, the western world is having a tough time getting teenage girls excited about technology beyond the apps on their mobile phones, with advanced studies in STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) at times proving harder to concentrate on than a game of scrabble. In 2017, Microsoft carried out research indicating that while…
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While survival icon Bear Grylls went to the fanciest school in the UK, namely Eton, he is not above drinking yaks’ blood, swimming naked across Arctic rivers and sleeping in camel carcasses. But you don’t have to go to these extremes to nurture the personal growth that comes with stepping outside your comfort zone. This…
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While it might seem as though the long summer break could potentially have a sloth-like effect on students’ brains, pupils in the UK, Spain, Germany, Latvia and Panama do not in fact get as many weeks as the Italians or Greeks who weigh in with 13. It is, however, all relative. Italy, in fact,…
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They say that school days are the best days of our lives and though some of us may beg to differ, it seems at King’s the maxim rings true for a large number of students who undoubtedly feel that, though there may be better days to come, their time at King’s ranks pretty close to…
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Harry Potter depicts a magic world of prefects and houses in the best British academic tradition, but while the Harry Potter phenomenon has raised the profile of these practices, King’s College Madrid was implementing them long before J.K. Rowlings came up with her spellbinding tales of wizardry at Hogwarts. At the start of the 1990s,…
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Mental health has carried a stigma for centuries. Now, finally, we are recognising that our emotional wellbeing needs as much attention and care as our physical health, particularly in an age when competition is rampant and technology is bringing a relentless stream of new and unfamiliar challenges – particularly for teenagers who are already dealing…
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If you were under the impression that an A Level in Business Studies was a walk in the park compared to Economics, think again. While certain universities such as Cambridge and The London School of Economics branded it a soft subject in 2008, new specifications introduced in 2015 have reshaped the landscape. “It requires the…
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Anyone who has watched the Netflix series The Crown will have gathered that the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, was, as a younger man, an outward bound type whose forthright approach to life was nurtured at the no-frills boarding school on the north east coast of Scotland, known as…
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There is nothing more heart-wrenching than watching your child standing alone at a birthday party while the other children have fun, or worse, realising your child is never invited at all. Being a part of the group is equated with social success, which, in turn, is equated with survival, and obviously we want our children…
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