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Remembrance
We will remember them. Every Armistice Day, our Year 8 pupils are taken to the Gilgil War Cemetery just a few miles away from Pembroke House. This is one of the 38 cemeteries and memorials throughout Kenya that commemorate the service men and women of the Commonwealth forces that lost their ...
A Magical Musical Week
Pembroke House recognises the importance of having music in our lives. Music not only brings people together, improves health & wellbeing, boosts confidence and provides a creative outlet but above all can be great fun. And Pembroke does 'fun' with flying colours. Last week, the whole school embraced the power ...
Year 7 Exchange Programme
Pembrokian's are always keen to embrace new experiences and for the past fortnight, a group of twelve, Year 7 children were fortunate enough to do a 'life swop' with children from St.George's School Windsor Castle. Spending three days a week with their new peers, the children joined a variety of ...
Chrome Books
As we kick started the new academic year in the usual Pembroke Spirit, our first chapel service of the term saw the Sorting Hat out in full force, busy 'sorting' all of our new pupils, gaps and staff into their respective houses. The end of the service also saw our ...
End of Term Round Up
Once Common Entrance exams were over, the energy around Pembroke House shifted up a gear. Everywhere you turned, there was activity. From Dorm Dinners, House Matches, the Widgery Tennis Cup to the final Boats, where 8 O were successful in maintaining their lead at the top of the league. Our ...
Ndume 7s Weekend
One of the highlights in the Pembroke House calendar has to be the annual Ndume 7s, the largest prep school rugby tournament in sub-saharan Africa. Since its inception, back in 1977, the Ndume 7s have become a firm fixture and is now attended by 10 IAPS prep schools across Kenya, ...
Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
Throughout the academic year, all classes get their chance to shine by putting on an assembly in Friday's chapel service. Last week, it was the turn of our Year 3's who very confidently presented an assembly with an important environmental theme. To the soundtrack of a 'Love Song To The ...
IAPS Cross Country Championships 2023
Pembroke House joined a field of 300 athletes competing in the IAPS Cross Country Championships 2023, kindly hosted by St.Andrew's Turi. Despite a crack of dawn start and sacrificing their Exeat weekend to attend, all the Pembroke teams showed grit and determination in this endurance event. At an elevation of ...
Coronation Street Party
Pembroke House needs little excuse for a celebration. In honour of King Charles III Coronation, the school hosted an early morning 'Street Party'. Trestle tables were laid out, the bunting hung and the sun shone down on the whole school who got into the regal spirit of this historical weekend. ...
Colour Run 2023
Last Saturday Pembroke House hosted not one but two running events. First off was the Shrewsbury Cup Cross-Country which saw our U9 and U11 in a 3km race. In close pursuit were the U13 who competed over a 5km route around the school grounds and neighbouring golf course. Despite the ...
World Book Day 2023
The first Friday of Trinity Term launched with the whole school in costume to celebrate World Book Day, with a 'Hero and Villain' theme. The special chapel service was led by Mary Poppins (aka Ms Ronaldson) who read a selection of Seniors 'snap poems' written in just 15 minutes on ...
A Pembroke Night’s Dream?
Rounding up the end of the Lent term, were two outstanding showcases from our Music and Drama departments. The afternoon started with a moving musical performance - Where Worlds Meet - an orchestralcollaboration between our own Martlet Band and the Ghetto Classics from Nairobi. From theNational Anthem and Guide Me ...
Closed Weekends
Typically, Pembroke House has a 'Closed Weekend' at the beginning and end of each term, when allchildren are asked to stay in the boarding houses rather than head home. At the start of term, wefind that this helps settle the children back into boarding life and by the end, well, ...
Pembroke Poets
Thanks to our Head of English, Mrs Ronaldson, our Middles and Seniors have been on a poeticaljourney this Lent term. Culminating in a poetry presentation in our chapel, the children have studieda variety of forms and genres.Y6 have been thinking about different emotions and how these can be expressed through ...
Another Week; Another Adventure
At Pembroke House we recognise the importance of getting a balance between learning in the classroom and also out in the field. Accept, last week our 'fields' were actually mountains and wildlife conservancies. Our Y4 ventured off on a much anticipated adventure to the Maasai Mara for a two-night camp. ...
A Winning Formula
Pembroke House is a winner! We are honoured to be ranked in the Spears 2022 Schools Index as a top 10 private school in the 'rest of the world category' Spears states Pembroke House is "legendary for the characterful children it sends to top senior schools all over the world". ...
Mount Kenya Expedition 2023
Pembroke House children are known for always being up for a challenge and this past half term was no exception. 34 children from Year 8 set off on an expedition of a lifetime, with the aim of climbing 4,985 metres (16,354 feet) up Mount Kenya, the second tallest mountain in ...
Making Music and Memories with the Ghetto Classics
This past weekend, Pembroke House, welcomed children from Ghetto Classics Orchestra to our school for their second residency of the year. An inspirational community initiative, founded by the Art of Music Foundation, the Ghetto Classics are a collective of musical young people who live in Korogocho, one of the largest ...
Boats – Lent Term
Every half term, all Pembroke House children from Y1 to Y8 compete in a free-style swimming gala that is affectionately known as 'Boats'. With an electric atmosphere and pumping music, the children swim in class teams (boats) of four, grouped by ability. None of us quite understand the rules, but ...
Hog Charge … Oink!
Pembroke House were delighted to participate, once again, in the much anticipated 24th edition of the Hog Charge. Hosted by Peponi Secondary School and the Northlands Ranch in Ruiru, we arranged for 100 Pembrokians to compete in this annual mountain bike race, that saw a 'sell out 'of 150 different ...
UK Sports Tour 2023
The first week of the Lent term saw four talented teams of hockey players from Y7 and Y8 head off to the UK for the Pembroke House biennial, overseas sports tour. Led by Mr Snow, our Director of Sport, 29 children flew to London Heathrow, ready to embrace a chilly ...
Learning in Lewa
For most, a school trip means an afternoon at a local museum. Not for our Pembroke children! Year 7 & 8 were invited to Lewa Conservancy Laikipia, for an unforgettable, four day camping safari with Mt Kenya as their backdrop. In addition to spotting tree climbing Lions, countless Rhino and ...
Sorting Hat for School Joiners
As is the school tradition, all new children and staff are sorting into one of the four school houses, with the help of the very knowledgeable, and reliable, Sorting Hat. Each person gets a chance to be sorted in this much beloved and fun tradition in the start of ...
Christmas Craft Fair
At the end of the Michaelmas term, Pembroke House School held its annual Christmas Craft Fair. It was a great success and we had exhibitors from all over Kenya join us. There were also lots of fun activities for children as well, with camel rides, guess the number of sweets ...
Shaggy Dog Show
The last day of school was abuzz with excitement as children and adults alike brought their dogs to school to compete in the Shaggy Dog Show. There were lots of fun classes, including The Sausage Eating Relay, Musical Sit and Fancy Dress (the dog, not the owner). The Headmistress ...
Junior Nativity
The last day of school was packed with wonderful activities, one of which was the Nativity Play. The junior school children had worked very hard to pull this all together, with the support and guidance of their incredibly talented Drama teacher, and it was just lovely to watch the children's ...
Christingles
After partaking of some delicious homemade mince pies all the children and their parents joined in the theater for the final Christingles performance. This was, as always, a truly touching Carol Service and as we watched the candle light travel from one to the other, we could reflect on what ...
Girls Cricket Tournament Winners
Both the Girls under 11 and Senior teams performed so well over the course of the season and then managed to win their respective tournaments; very well done to these girls and their coaches - two tremendous victories!
?️Year 7 Camping and Team Building ?️
Our year 7s had a fun weekend of camping and team building, which is an annual tradition for our year 7 pupils. They made delicious damper bread over the fire for breakfast and then headed to Malewa for a day of team building and team work. Everybody really enjoyed the ...
Bonfire Night
As we celebrated our annual Bonfire Night, there was excitement in the air. The bonfire is always lit by the youngest full boarding boy and girl, along with the Head boy and Head girl. With sparklers and glow sticks for the children and delicious food, and a superb fireworks display, the Bonfire ...
Trinity Term No. 1 2023
Letter from the Headmistress No. 1 Getting Ready for School Classroom Equipment, Stamped & Addressed Envelopes Book Day & Reading Drive at School The Calendar, Piki Club, ATOM Learning, Chromebooks, ...
Lent Term No. 6 2023
Letter from the Headmistress No. 6 End of Term Round Up Sedbergh Music Workshops & Sports Coaching. Ghetto Classics & A Midsummer Night's Dream Final Assembly & Awards Astro in ...
Lent Term No. 5 2023
Letter from the Headmistress No. 5 Good News: Scholarships, Inspection Report & Action Points Chromebooks, Sustainability, Executive Chef, Piki Club, Sedbergh School Sport & Musical Workshops, Coming Up, Inter House ...
Lent Term No. 4 2023
Letter from the Headmistress No. 4 Scholarships,Saturday games practice,Visitors, Closed weekends,School's feedback - Burford & Bedales.Coming Up, Please get in touch - Numbers & Email addresses The second half of ...
Lent Term No. 2 2023
Table Manners, Ghetto Classics, Reminders: Uniform, Jewelry, Tuck, Communication, Emergencies, Signing In, ISI Inspection, Podiatrist, St George's Exchange Programme, Mount Kenya Trip, Half Term Trip to Watamu and ...
Lent Term No. 3 2023
Inspection, Scholarships, Swimming Captains, Ghetto Classics, Health, Parking, Coming Up, Emergency numbers, Communication, Half Term Reports, DBM away, Have a lovely half term! I am just writing to ...
Lent Term No. 1 2023
This is just a quick letter to welcome you to school for the new term on Monday morning, which is just a day away! Sports Camp Matters at ...
Michaelmas Term No. 7 2022
Letter from the Headmistress No. 7 A Round Up Highlights Girls Cricket, IAPS Athletics & Final Assembly Christmas Craft Fair, Shaggy Dog Show Nativity Play & Christingles Carol Service ...
Michaelmas Term No. 6 2022
Letter from the Headmistress No. 6 Inter House Athletics Year 8 Dinner Only 3 Weeks to go! School Exams Final Fixtures Christmas Craft Fair, Shaggy Dog Show Nativity Play and ...
Michaelmas Term 2022 No. 4
Letter from the Headmistress No. 4 Online Safety - Jon Taylor Form Chapel Pembroke House Sports Tour to the UK Sports Camp with Swimming 5th-8th January' 23 Extras Coaching Upcoming Events ...
Michaelmas Term 2022 No. 3
Letter from the Headmistress No. 3 Scholarships IAPS Sports Tours House and Dorms Protocol Pick Up and Drop Off Times Pembroke House Sports Tour to the UK Sports Camp with Swimming 5th-8th ...
Michaelmas Term 2022 No. 2
Letter from the Headmistress No. 2 The Closed Weekend Extras A 'Thank You' for such smart children, Our new President, His Excellency Dr William Ruto The Passing of Queen Elizabth ll and ...
Michaelmas Term No. 5 2022
Letter from the Headmistress No. 5 New Prefects New Appointments Match Results & Bonfire Night Online Safety - Jon Taylor Mini Martlets Upcoming Events & Activities Feedback on half term ...
Michaelmas Term 2022 No. 1
Letter from the Headmistress No. 1 The New Academic Year 2022/23The Calendar, New Teachers, Extras, Ski Trip,Uniform, Rugs, Mosquito Nets and Duvets,Classroom Equipment, Letter Writing, School FeesPlease ask for help. The start of the new academic ...
Trinity 2021 No 5
Trinity Term 2021 Letter from the Headmistress No 5 Scholarships, School Exams, RLF Testing, Exeat, Coming Up, Common Entrance, Year 8 Trips, The Widgery Cup, Car Boot Sale, Gilgil ...
Trinity 2021 No 5
Trinity Term 2021 Letter from the Headmistress No 5 Scholarships, School Exams,RLF Testing, Exeat, Coming Up, Common Entrance,Year 8 Trips, The Widgery Cup, Car Boot Sale, Gilgil Fete,Boats, House Matches, Midsummer ...
Trinity 2021 No 5
Letter from the Headmistress No. 7 Mount Kenya Trip Report & Slide Show Festival & Tournament Reports Boats & Interhouse Swimming Gala Pre Prep News Up-coming Events IAPS ...
Trinity 2021 No 4
Trinity Term 2021 Letter from the Headmistress No 4 The Play, Scholarships, RLF Testing,Speech Day, Year 8 Black Tie Dinner, Exeat,Changes to the Calendar, School Exams, CE exams,Inter House Swimming Gala, ...
Trinity 2021 No 3
Trinity Term 2021 Letter from the Headmistress No 3 We Are Back! Common Entrance Camp, Testing, Final Assembly, The Calendar, The Colour Run, The Play, Good News, The Swimming ...
Trinity 2021 No 2
Trinity Term 2021 Letter from the Headmistress No 2 B A C K T O S C H O O L T H E P L A N Dear ...
Trinity Term 2021 No 1
Trinity Term 2021 Letter from the Headmistress No 1 The Plan, The Calendar, The Play, Timetables, School Fees, Year 8s; Common Entrance Camp, Google Classroom, Back to School, Mitigating ...
Lent Term 2021 No 11
Lent Term 2021 Letter from the Headmistress No 11 Google Classroom, Making up Time Lost, What Lies Ahead, The Calendar, TBC, Vaccinations, Covid Protocols & Testing, Prefects, Final Assembly: ...
Lent Term 2021 No 10
Lent Term 2021 Letter from the Headmistress No 10 Dear Parents, Goodness me what a time it has been! We were so sad to tell the children at break ...
Lent Term 2021 No 9
Lent Term 2021 Letter from the Headmistress No 9 Thank you, Al’s Service at School Year 8s Mock CE Exams & Assessments Covid Results, Inter House Athletics Instagram Updates: ...
Lent Term 2021 No 8
Lent Term 2021 Letter from the Headmistress No 8 Nota Bene Dear Parents, I would like to thank you for your understanding, support and kind words of encouragement as ...
Lent Term 2021 No 7
Lent Term 2021 Letter from the Headmistress No 7 A Minute’s Silence & Celebration to Remember Al, Scholarships, Mount Kenya, Half Term Trip to Watamu, Virtual Athletics v St ...
Lent Term 2021 No 6
Lent Term 2021 Letter from the Headmistress No 6 Dear Parents, As we join with Esther and Jack to grieve for Al this letter is just to say that ...
Lent Term 2021 No 5
Lent Term 2021 Letter from the Headmistress No 5 Scholarships, Pembroke Voices Parent Tutor Meetings, Half Term, Back to School, Timings, Mount Kenya Trip, Miss D’s Trip to Watamu, ...
Lent Term 2021 No 4
Lent Term 2021 Letter from the Headmistress No 4 Games, A ‘Thank You’, Year 8s & the Aberdares Camping Trip, Table Manners, Pre Prep Coffee morning, Exeat, Tutor Meetings, ...
Senior Schools – The Big Dilemma
'Deciding upon the right senior school will be different for every family..' In the blink of an eye, your child has gone from pre-prep to a pre-teen. And senior ...
(Dinky) Safari Rally
'What matters most is the children are still running, still competing and showing their Pembroke grit' The Safari Rally was first held in 1953 to commemorate the coronation of Queen ...
Pembroke Quirks – A Glossary
'The resident guinea fowl can be found grazing here…' For such a unique school, it's not surprising that we have our own 'quirky' terminology for the wide array of ...
A Happy Habitat
'It's not only our children that get to roam free…' Given the school's geographical location in the Rift Valley, Kenya, it's not surprising that our campus is home to ...
The joy of letter writing
"Every wednesday morning all children take the time to put pen to paper" When was the last time you wrote a letter? Not an email or text or What's App ...
A Day in the Life of a Pembroke Pupil
'Pembroke House is not a typical school.' Pembroke House is not a typical school. However, if we had to describe a 'typical' day in the life of Pembroke Pupil ...
Five practical ways that Pembroke House helps support the well-being of their children
'Our children are continually active.' UNICEF defines a child's well-being by measuring their health & safety, their material security, their education and socialisation and their sense of being ...
Holding onto Childhood
'Their rites of passage include climbing Mount Kenya.' Whist Pembroke House empowers our children to make their own decisions and instils independence from the onset, we maintain traditional values ...
Ten Top Reasons Why You Should Consider Making Gilgil Your Home
"A peaceful and safe natural environment" At first glance, Gilgil, may not seem the obvious place in which to relocate however here are the top reasons why we think ...
Fortune Favours The Brave
"Our motto has resonated with students and staff, both past and present, for the last century" Encapsulating the beliefs or ideals of a school in a single phrase isn't ...
Love is in the (Rift Valley) Air
This Valentine's we have asked 10 of our children the Top 10 Things they most about being a pupil at Pembroke House; Being able to bring my pony to school ...
To Board or Not to Board?
'We take a flexible, sensible approach to boarding.' Concerned about whether boarding school is right for your family? Well, let us offer you some reassurance by answering three key ...
Post-Pandemic Pembroke
'Our core values include courage, a spirit of adventure, compassion and integrity.' Now that the masks are off and long discarded, restrictions are fully lifted and our memories have ...
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