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The Kings Residence occupies two floors in the main school building with boy’s accommodation on one floor and girl’s on the other and has capacity for 38 pupils between shared and single rooms (maximum 2 pupils per room). Each floor is also the home to two residence staff and their families. All of the student’s bedrooms have en-suite bathrooms, under-floor heating and wireless Internet. Most students will share a room with another of a similar age although for Year 12 and 13 students we try to offer single rooms. Each floor in The Residence has a lounge with TV, DVD, sofas and a dining table as well as various games, books and magazines.
Students may bring their own computers, fridges and stereo equipment for their room; we do expect that they will have a mobile telephone. During the evenings and weekend the students in the residence have the full use of the facilities at Kings.
There is always one member of The Residence staff on duty in the premises and one on call. The staff have chosen to live in the Residence and are entirely committed to the whole education that a boarding school can offer. They work collaboratively with the students to create a strong and supportive family unit in which every member knows they are cared for and cared about. As well as giving their time to the students in the house they give their advice and help during the daily ‘prep’ and they share their interests and local knowledge during the weekends by organising trips and outings; some taking advantage of what is on in Tres Cantos or the cinema, and some more extended day or overnight excursions to the mountains and countryside around Madrid.
Any students wishing to make independent travel and weekend arrangements must do so in advance with a supporting email form their parents to the Head of Residence.
Travel arrangements to and from school at the beginning and end of term remain the responsibility of parents, as do arrangements for any necessary student Type D visas or Student Pass. The school will arrange for boarders to be met by senior members of the house when they first arrive at the airport or main Madrid stations, and at the end of term will ensure that they board their various trains and flights.
If you would like to learn more about the lives of the students in the King’s College Residence then visit our blog: http://intheres.typepad.com/
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