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From the Headteacher
 Dear Parents,
The summer is officially here in Panama, but our thoughts go out to those families and friends in Europe and North America, who are battling with the current storms and bad weather.
Although February is considered the shortest month, at KCP we have had a fantastic and action-packed time. The main two events of the month were: The Meduca, Embassy and King’s event, with the signing of the new convenio and the official opening of the Training Centre and secondly of course; our Summer Fair. This is the first big summer fair we have held here in Panama. We were keen to adopt the same traditions followed by our sister school located in Spain. Although we might need a few more years to reach the Madrid "May Fair" standards, this year was certainly a great step in the right direction and appeared to be enjoyed by all in attendance.
This month we have also welcomed four new families to the school and the school community. There have been two "Parent Stop and Learn Mornings", a Maths workshop and the Year 3 visit to the Panama Canal. Whether it is accompanying a school visit, taking part in "Speakers Corner", attending the workshops, or being involved in the Summer Fair; our parents here at King’s College Panama have proved themselves supportive, committed and enthusiastic. I would particularly like to say a big thank you to all our parents who have contributed to supporting the school this month.
Our soccer club is now up and running. For Rugby, Soccer and Fencing, we are hoping to have some inter-school events. The school choir is growing and we now have over 35 children taking part in Music clubs at lunchtime.
It is amazing to think that February 2012 was the first time I visited Panama and here we are two years on having made such progress. At this time in 2012, the school renovations hadn’t even started yet and we had not enrolled even one family. Two years later the school now has over 170 children, and an amazing learning environment. If this is what can be achieved in two years, the years ahead look incredibly exciting for our school.
Best wishes and I hope you enjoy this edition of our newsletter,
Vanessa Whay
Headteacher
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Convenio extended for a further five years
On the 11th February King's College sealed the alliance with the Ministry of Education for an additional five year project.
The first convenio was signed in February 2011 and this has been such a success to both the Panamanian schools and also King's College, that it was decided to increase this for an additional five years.
In November last year, we celebrated our first graduation. This year we are working with two Meduca schools and their entire English Departments. With this second group, we have had two contact weeks and two Saturday workshops.
We were delighted that for this special event we were joined by Sir Roger Fry, King's Group Chairman, HMA Dr Ian Collard, British Ambassador and the Minister of Education for Panama Su excelencia Lucy Molinar.
The event was concluded with the official opening of the school training centre in the Honour of HMA Dr Ian Collard. The whole day was a celebration of the continuing relationship between the British Embassy, Meduca and King's College.
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