insideKENT Magazine Issue 60 - March 2017 | Page 123

EDUCATION
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
CRANBROOK SCHOOL
THE NEXT YEAR FOR CRANBROOK IS SHAPING UP TO BE ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING IN ITS HISTORY . THE SCHOOL WILL SHORTLY BE CELEBRATING ITS FIFTH CENTENARY . AFTER HALF A MILLENNIUM OF SERVING CRANBROOK AND ITS SURROUNDS AND MORE RECENTLY A LARGE BOARDING COMMUNITY , THE SCHOOL WILL BE WELCOMING A MEMBER OF THE ROYAL FAMILY AND , IT IS HOPED , THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY TO LEAD CELEBRATIONS .
The focus of the anniversary will be a festival week in June 2018 . On top of this , there will be a series of events which will showcase the talents of current students and give a platform for Old Cranbrookians to come back and tell the school of their lives , achievements and learning .
Lastly , in 2017-18 Cranbrook will admit its first intake of Year 7 ( 11 year olds ) for a very long time . What an auspicious start they will have !
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