EX CURRICULAR
King's School offers a wide variety of extra curricular activities for boys and the local community. We have a number of Specialist Schools providing training by highly experienced coaches and tutors in their fields.
SPORTS SCHOOL
King’s Sports School offers a wide range of indoor and outdoor activities for all ages from the Prep School to the Senior School.
We offer the following unique programmes:-
ARCHERY
Archery is a great sport that is both competitive and social. Our instructors have only four out of eight students shooting at one time so they can have their full focus on a small number of students. A very popular choice so it fills up quickly.
BADMINTON
Run in conjunction with the New Zealand Badminton Academy, the King’s Sports School offers a programme designed for players of all levels. Students will learn foundation skills, develop their hand/eye co-ordination and compete against each other in friendly competition.
BASKETBALL
Our basketball programme is run by BOYD basketball and is designed to improve the skills and knowledge of every student .
The aim is to give the children grounding in the game and introduce them to competitive basketball via a local league – if selected for a school team. Training will give participants an opportunity to improve their basketball skills; including passing, shooting, ball-handling and foot-work. Players will then apply these skills into a fun and competitive game situation.
CHESS
Chess is a fantastic game to get the mind working and is a game that you can play at any age with lifelong enjoyment. There may be opportunities for students in the chess programme to compete in an inter-school tournament.
We also continue to be extremely fortunate to have the services of our chess tutors, headed by Mr Ewen Green.
CRICKET
The Gentleman’s Game. Hone your cricket skills under the watchful eye of experienced coach and player Callum McCarthy.
Starting from the beginning, boys have a chance to learn the art of bowling, batting and fielding. Once older (the Friday session), boys will use a hard ball and start to learn how to determine the best shot to play.
FOOTBALL
The beautiful game of football is brought to you by Cobi Allen. His innovative approach to football puts an emphasis on fun, ball mastery and learning about the various aspects of the game. A key component in this class is to not only become a better footballer but to also encourage good character and sportsmanship.
GOLF
Golf has proven to be a popular addition to the Sports School programme and, because of this, fills up very quickly. The sessions vary with iron shots, the short game and driving being a focus of most sessions. Golf is a great way to teach patience and sportsmanship among other characteristics. Please note these sessions are held off-site (Ellerslie Race Course) and the students must find their own transport there.
HOCKEY
Hockey is under the new direction of local premier club Somerville. The programme is led by former Blackstick and the clubs Coaching Director Simon Norton.
Sessions will target individual technical skills working from the club’s specific syllabus before breaking into small game situations where players are taught “where and when” to be during match play.
KARATE
Sensei Dennis May (8th Dan Black Belt) is the Director of the King’s School karate programme. He and his instructors continue to run their ever popular classes.
Our aim is to provide quality instruction with a strong emphasis on personal development, self-defence, health and fitness. The King’s karate programme will be teaching a traditional style of karate called Goju Ryu (or hard and soft style). Goju Ryu has an equal emphasis on hard and soft techniques, and is ideally suited for younger students. A traditional style, it is firstly a complete exercise programme and secondly, includes the practical benefits of self-defence.
TENNIS
The King’s Sports School tennis programme is conducted by Geoff Beech. Coaching squads will cover basic technique to advanced stroke production and include footwork, drills, match play (singles and doubles and decision making tactics).
BALL GAMES
This activity will build on your son’s gross motor skills, hand-eye coordination and his ability to work in a team. Boys will learn to show respect and tolerance for each other and will be taught the value of sportsmanship and fair play. Fun Ball Games includes everyone's favourites such as dodgeball, scatter ball and many more.
FITNESS
This programme is designed to get your boys moving in the mornings before School. Mr Reinoso is a passionate advocate for keeping fit, strong and healthy, so, for two mornings a week, he is running a fun, highly energetic class focusing on improving cardio fitness, strength, speed and agility. These classes will combine high intensity interval training with bodyweight exercises and agility drills, benefiting all boys who want to improve their general fitness, better their skills for their individual or team sports and prepare them for cross country and their challenging camps!
Download the Sports School Brochure for these programmes HERE.
Download the instructions on how to enrol for Sports School activities HERE.
For a map of the Sports School locations click HERE.
For Sports School Policy, Terms and Conditions click HERE.
For further information on any of these programmes please email sportsschool@kings.school.nz
MUSIC SCHOOL
The King’s Music School offers a variety of private and group tuition by highly-qualified specialist tutors and musicians. Tuition on a wide variety of instruments is offered as well as singing and speech and drama. Please contact the Music School at musicschool@kings.school.nz for further information.
KAPA HAKA
TE ROOPU TAITAMA O KINGI KAPA HAKA
Te Roopu Taitama o Kingi Kapa Haka was formed in the early 1990s and has become an integral part of the school’s ethos. The size of the group varies from year to year, but numbers have grown to around 100 boys from Years 4 to 8. There are many reasons for the group’s popularity, though the strength is demonstrated in its focus on core values, its spirituality, its kaupapa and supportive nature.
The boys practise every Tuesday morning. Kaiarahi (Tutor Leaders) are there to assist in the learning of waiata, haka and mau rakau.
Every year the Kapa Haka group has cultural exchanges with King’s College, Diocesan and St Cuthbert’s kapa haka groups. The boys also powhiri any other visiting schools/teams, manuhiri coming to the kura. There are also visits to local Marae for workshops to gain an in-depth understanding of our local iwi, Ngati Whatua. These are very important occasions to reinforce our growing cultural and historical links.
HOLIDAY PROGRAMME
During the year we offer a number of different school holiday programmes for our boys and siblings. These are run by our staff and Sports School providers and cover a range of interests.
Full week and daily programmes are offered every holiday. This allows parents the flexibility for their child to attend for the day, two or three days or the full week. Breaks and lunchtimes are supervised and children are requested to bring a packed lunch and morning tea.
For more information on the holiday programmes please contact Lautaro Reinoso on l.reinoso@kings.school.nz
