KWS MAGAZINE May - August 2010 Issue No. 86 - Kinross Wolaroi ...

CONNECTIONSKWS ExperienceFollowing many successful years of our AnnualOpen Day in November, a more intimate yetcasual family 'Experience Day' has been addedto the calendar. With only word-of-mouthadvertising occurring, more than 50 familieswere present at KWS for the first-ever day ofthis kind.Prospective students and their families werepaired up with a KWS 'buddy' of the same age,and this student remained with their buddyfor the whole day. Tours of the entire schooland the PLC site occurred, with all visitingstudents taking advantage of the recess andlunch facilities for the boarders. Students thenaccompanied their buddies to the classroom,where they shared in activities such as scienceexperiments, PDHPE classes, and computinglessons. The Preparatory visitors were fortunateenough to be part of the last 'Special Interest'groups for the term - taking part in rocketry,robotics, knitting and E-bay lessons!Parents heard from Principal Brian Kennelly,as well as other key staff at the school, whilemany staff and parents joined the new familiesfor a casual lunch and chat in the library.A large number of families then moved to theDerek Pigot Auditorium to watch the majesticCadet Passing Out Parade.The first Experience Day was a highlysuccessful and eventful day that will now bea permanent fixture on the Kinross WolaroiSchool calendar.25KWS Students and their Experience Day ‘‘buddies’