In 1597, the great British Philosopher Francis Bacon stated that ‘Knowledge is Power’. Just as it was true in his time, we at Buckswood believe that this philosophy is key to success in today’s world. There is more to education than just the mainstream curriculum subjects and, as part of our approach to creating well rounded individuals with a good knowledge of the world around them, we offer the opportunity to attend lectures and workshops as part of our own ‘Knowledge is Power’ programme (KiP).

KiP brings in experts from a range of different fields to engage our pupils in thinking more about the world in which we live and these lectures and workshops are a great way of expanding our students minds beyond the curriculum. Previous sessions have covered topics including:

Astronomy
Global Economy
Germany – culture of apology and atonement
Nature
Mastery mindset
Modern manners
Maximising success
Montserrat – Living with a volcano
Africa – Botswana
Climate change
Pompeii
Iceland – energy, volcanoes and tourism
Cardiology
African drumming and dance
Modern day slavery and trafficking
Photography
Water Safety

KiP brings in experts from a range of different fields to engage our pupils in thinking more about the world in which we live and these weekly lectures are a great way of expanding our students minds beyond the curriculum.