Kingston College

International Youth Arts Festival, 29 June-22 July 2012

Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The College's ACT and Studio 101 join the Rose Theatre to host performances

Now a regular feature of the College calendar, the International Youth Arts Festival Kingston will run from:

29 June-22 July 2012

Included among the venues for the Festival events are the College's ACT Theatre and Studio 101.

The Festival was established in 2008 to showcase youth arts (5yrs-26yrs) of the highest quality and has gone from strength to strength ever since. It encourages young people to get involved with innovative, original and ambitious projects and work with artists of the highest quality. As well as targeting some of the most vulnerable young people in the community, the Festival reaches out to diverse audiences using public spaces, street arts and digital technology to reach new and untapped audiences.

During the Festival the streets and venues of Kingston will come alive as young people showcase the very best in youth arts selected from the UK and internationally. Events will feature dance, circus, theatre, music, visual art and comedy, culminating in 18 days of performances, exhibitions and showcases from around the world.

To view the full programme of all the events occuring in Kingston during the Festival, including a map of all the venues used throughout the Festival, please visit http://issuu.com/iyaf/docs/iyaf2012_programme_with_cover

The Kingston College Bulletin

Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Read a summary of all our fantastic successes, exciting partnerships and latest news here

Dear Friends, Colleagues and Partners

Please find below a link to the latest edition of the Kingston College Bulletin highlighting our latest news and exciting partnerships.

Kingston College Bulletin

We’d love to hear from you with any comments or feedback or requests for further information, email us at update@kingston-college.ac.uk.

Best wishes

Kingston College

Hair and Beauty students host an X-travaganza!

Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Stunning student work at annual competition

Kingston College’s School of Hair and Beauty was once again proud to host their annual student Competition, X-travaganza and this year there were two themes: Level 1 Hair and Beauty students presented their interpretation of “Screen Goddess” and Level 3 Hairdressing and Level 2 Beauty students presented their interpretation of “Nature Essence”.

The students provided a truly stunning parade of highly innovative and creative work, all of which was brilliantly diverse, and which was enthusiastically received by the audience.

Victor Pajak, from award winning salon Headquarters in Kingston, was a judge alongside International Bridal hair specialist, Severin Hubert and other industry specialist, Roz Edwards from the Hepburn Collection. Beauty judges were Lizzie Collins from crystal body art specialists Vajazzle as well as several former tutors who were warmly welcomed back to the College. All the judges agreed that choosing winners was an incredibly difficult decision as the overall standard of work was exceptionally high.

Victor Pajak remarked: “It’s an honour to be involved again this year. The industry graduates are evolving from year to year and I am very excited to see what this year’s students will provide. The competition is a showcase for our new hairdressing talent which needs the support of salons and colleges.”

Charlotte Ramsey, who is studying on a Level 3 hairdressing course said: “I am very excited about the competition, it’s been a lot of work so far and I still have a lot to do but it’s all worth it. I want to work in bridal hair and this has shown me that I’d like to work in competitions as well.”

Lecturer and event coordinator, Kirsty Brown, commented: “The industry experts on the night could not believe the high quality of the work produced. The experts who attended last year said this year Kingston College Hair and Beauty on 3 raised the bar higher. Congratulations to all our students for working so hard!”

Please check our Facebook page to see more of the students’ images: Kingston College Hair and Beauty on 3.

Art and Design News

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

FdA Art and Design Exhibition and new BA (Hons) Top-Up

Kingston University has recently validated a new degree course BA (Hons) Art and Design Top-up which is offered to students with the necessary qualifications to enter Level 6. Applications can be made via UCAS Clearing. The course is delivered at Kingston College's School of Art, Design and Media at Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames. This link gives details of the course: www.kingston-college.ac.uk/course/944/ba-hons-top-up-in-art-and-design.html or you can contact Liz.Wynne, Centre Administrator, on 020 8939 4601 for further details.

You can also visit the FdA Art and Design Exhibition at the Penny School Gallery, 55 Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5BP, from Monday 14th - Friday 18th May. Students from the course are progressing to the Level 6 BA (Hons) Art and Design in September 2012.

You can visit the FdA website: http://thisishours.co.uk or www.pennyschoolgallery.net/

Kingston Aviation Festival

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Student designs logo for Kingston Aviation Centenary celebrations, 2 to 5 June 2012

The Hawker Association is a body of dedicated engineers, designers and aero enthusiasts who keep alive the Heritage of Aviation in Kingston (1912-1992). David Hassard and Bill Downey from the association approached Kingston College in January 2012 and asked for students to be involved in the design of a logo and web design for the Kingston Aviation Centenary celebrations in June 2012.

Graphic Design students embraced the request and presented their ideas to David, Bill and Fiona (marketing advisor, Luxton Marketing) on 7 February. They chose the winning design which was executed by Harry Pocock, and runners up were George Farrell and Dan Smith. The final design was chosen because it was finished to a high standard and effectively met the brief; it had captured both the design and engineering aspect of aviation and the geographic of Kingston upon Thames including the bridge and river. Due to restricted time the final artwork was produced by the client but Harry's initial design and layout was not altered.

On 2 June Harry, George and Dan have been invited to attend the VIP Reception for the opening of Kingston’s Cultural Programme 2012. Nicola Hillard who led the project at Kingston College, will also attend.
Harry Pocock said: “I was thrilled that I won, I really enjoyed working on a live brief and with real clients; we did not have very long to come up with our ideas, but that made it even more exciting.” You can see Harry’s concept applied to the Kingston Aviation website here: http://www.kingstonaviation.org/

George Farrell said: “It was a great experience to be designing for such an important event, none of us had any idea of the history of aviation in Kingston, until this project.”

Nicky Hillard, Lecturer, who lead the project at Kingston said: “All our students embraced this project from the start. Bill Downey and David Hassard from The Hawker Association were thrilled by our students’ enthusiasm and interest in the project. We were limited by time but the students rose to the challenge, producing some highly creative and imaginative concepts. Our clients stated that they were “knocked out by the quality and standard of the work”.”

Trevor Sorbie to Launch Hairathon at College’s Hair Salon

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Kingston College is delighted to announce that Trevor Sorbie will launch a Hairathon at the College’s Arena Salon next week

Kingston College is delighted to announce that Trevor Sorbie will launch a Hairathon at the College’s Arena Salon next month.

The Hairathon, in aid of My New Hair Charity, will take place on Monday May 21 between 10am and 8pm and the Hairdressing Advanced Modern Apprentices will be cutting and restyling hair for only £6.

My New Hair, is a pioneering new charity founded by Trevor Sorbie, who says: “My New Hair isn’t just about hair, it’s psychological medicine for women suffering from hair loss through illness and for many of the women I have seen, it’s the missing link in their treatment.”

Mr Sorbie, will be attending the event at 11am, to speak about the charity and to encourage the students.

Eireann Brooks, Head of Section - Arena Salon and Apprentices / Programme Leader, says: “Our learners are really excited about meeting Trevor Sorbie and raising money for this important charity. Trevor’s guest appearance will un-doubtable increase awareness of this worthy cause and inspire our hairdressing apprentices.”

If you would like to come in and have your hair cut then please do call now to make an appointment on 0208 268 2769.

Kingston College is also a satellite centre for L’Oreal and will provide training for a range of salons from a wide area.

Music Technology Students Hold DJ Night

Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Music technology students are organising and playing at the Hippodrome Nightclub, 1 St James Road, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey KT1 2AH on Monday 28th May.

In addition to performing, the 2nd Year Level 3 students are responsible for running and promoting the event. This includes all online advertising, branding the event, organising necessary equipment, risk assessment, manual handling training and designing flyers and posters.

Lee Farrow, Course Leader (First Diploma Music), says: “This is a great opportunity for the students to gain a real vocational insight to the mechanics of running a large music event.”

Tickets are available only on the night and cost £3 before 10 pm. Follow on twitter @digitalcircus

Student Achieves the Queen's Scout Award

Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Jacqui Clements, a first year student studying for the Foundation Degree in working with children with special educational needs, received a Royal Certificate from the Queen at a special ceremony at Windsor Castle. She was the only person in the borough of Kingston to have gained the award this year.

In order to achieve the Queen Scout Award you must have gained your Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award and have been part of the Scouting family for two years. The Queen Scout then has a further two challenges to complete.

Jacqui says: “For my Queen Scout I helped as a Christian youth support worker in a local church for a year. In addition to this I was also part of a team of leaders who took a group of Scouts to Sweden last year. This was an amazing trip as I was at times a first aider for 50 people or more. I also helped in three different cub groups across the borough.”

Jacqui also discovered a love for mountaineering as she climbed Kilimanjaro for her Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award. She adds: “I have done a lot to achieve this award. It has changed my whole life. I never knew what I wanted to do with my life but knew I wanted to have fun. I quit my retail job back in 2008 so I could get a job which had more free time. This led me to special needs and I have never looked back. It is due to this award that I am now studying to become a special needs teacher.”

Jo Dallal, Head of Section - HE and Counselling, says: “Jacqui is a really committed student. She studies hard and takes her work seriously. She is fully engaged with the course and is able to link her learning to the work which she does at the special school in which she is employed. It is a pleasure to have her on the course and I am sure that she will do well in the future.”

Staff Take Part in 5k Your Way Event

Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Staff from Kingston College recently took part in the 5K Your Way event in east London, in a bid to get fit with their colleagues and raise money for charity.

The event was set up to encourage staff in the London area to get healthy and at the same time, raise money for a chosen charity. It was organised by Pro-Active London and MOTIVATE Health and Fitness.

Three members of staff from Kingston College, Mike Tweedale, Ram Pascaran and Jade Mountain, joined more than 1,000 runners, joggers and walkers completing the route.

A combined total of £6,400 was raised, from 21 teams, with Kingston entrants raising £115 for Special Olympics Surrey.
Jade Mountain, Head of School - Sport and Leisure, was the first woman to cross the line for the Borough of Kingston team.

The sporting spectacle took place in Hackney Marshes which is minutes away from the 2012 Olympic Games venues.

Charity Event supports Brazilian School Children

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Students on the ESOL Horizons Entry Level 3 course recently organised a Brazilian Fair to raise money for school children living in poverty in Brazil, where the 2016 Olympic Games will be held.

Over 500 students, staff and visitors were able to buy delicious Brazilian food and handcrafted goods such as paintings, traditional Brazilian jewellery and t-shirts, all made and sourced by the students. Visitors also enjoyed capoeira (Brazilian martial art) performances and were able to participate in Portuguese language mini taster sessions.

The students have so far raised £1,040 and a thrilled Course Tutor, Caroline Streliaev-Pivetta, commented: “The students have gained so much from planning and organising this event, so thank you to everyone for showing your support! This money will make a genuine difference to young people and the teachers helped by the Aprender charity.”

Lubna Elmaarfi, one of the students said: “We are very pleased with the end result after so much hard work. We have put a lot of effort into making this event successful and we are over the moon to be able to help poor schoolchildren in Brazil and also raise people’s awareness of such a great country like Brazil. I have learned so much by doing this project and I hope I can visit Brazil one day!”
Two lucky raffle winners were presented with two Olympics tickets and an official Brazilian football shirt.

The Aprender- Learning Together charity aims to “impact a nation, school by school, so that young people have the chance to move out of poverty for themselves, who are empowered to transform their own lives, their communities and their country. Our method of intervention is about equipping people on the ground, quickly developing them so that they can, in turn, train others - a truly sustainable model”.
For more information about the event and the Aprender charity, visit the website designed by ESOL Horizons student, Felipe Alexandre www.wix.com/ipe_aleiphone/esole3_olympics2012/web-pages#! or visit www.aprenderuk.com.