Kearsney Centenary 2021

iKhulunyaka – Virtual Concert (Tuesday 01 June 2021)

iKhulunyaka was a celebration of Kearsney’s Centenary.

 

 

The first of our centenary events that we will be able to hold is the 18-hour ‘marathon’ reading of the New Testament on 09 and 10 March 2021. “Tolle Lege”.

Centenary reading of the New Testament

In gratitude to God for 100 years of Kearsney College, and as part of our Centenary Celebrations, we will be holding a continuous reading of the New Testament. This special event will begin with an opening service on Tuesday 09 March and continue with reading through the New Testament until Wednesday 10 March 2021.

The reading will begin from 13h00 on Tuesday 09 March and continue over the course of 18 hours. Reading will be either in person, from the Kearsney College Chapel, or virtually via our online platform. Readers may read in a language of their choice. 

The event will be live streamed and anyone is welcome to join us virtually. If you would like to watch part of the event via our MS Teams online platform, you can click on this link, which will go live from 12h45 on Tuesday 09 March and be available until approximately 07h30 on Wednesday 10 March.

Please join us as we meet God in the Scriptures.

The meaning of “Tolle Lege”: St Augustine told the story of how one day in his garden, he heard the voice of a child saying, ‘’tolle, lege’’, which is Latin for take and read. He was moved to open the Bible, and in those moments of reading the scriptures he committed his life to following Jesus.

(“Answer the Call” : Composed, arranged, engineered and produced by: Seb Goldswain. Engineered, mixed and mastered by: Brent Quinton
Performance credits: Seb Goldswain: Lead vocal, guitar and programming. Mr Brett Alborough: Penny whistle. Featuring the Kearsney Choir. All Rights: Seb Goldswain).

Listen to Kearsney’s Centenary theme song “Answer the Call” – a collaboration between Old Boys, staff and boys of the Kearsney Choir.
(Tip: Best played nice and loud)!

The Centenary Committee met regularly from 2014 to plan a year-long programme to commemorate this significant milestone in style in the history of the College.

An exciting range of memorabilia is available to commemorate the event and can be bought from the Kit @ Clothing shop on campus. A beautiful coffee table book has been produced which is rich in anecdotes and images, provides an informative and entertaining account of the history of the College and is a wonderful book for Kearsney families to treasure for generations to come. Visit the shop online to view all these items. Link to shop catalogue.

Regrettably many of the special events being planned for the Centenary have had to be cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions. This includes the Centenary Ball and the 140km Kearsney Epic Run which was to be a relay run from the chapel at Kearsney College to the chapel at Old Kearsney, near Stanger, where the College started in 1921.

Our Centenary Concert was virtual and featured wonderful performances from professional Kearsney Old Boy musicians and the Kearsney College Choir. It was broadcast on YouTube on Tuesday 01 June, to a proud and appreciative audience watching from around the world.  This special celebration can be watched on this link: https://youtu.be/dfXtVaH4vYo

We hope to be able to hold our 24-hour inter-house sports challenge scheduled for 20 September 2021.

Fortunately, we could hold the 18-hour ‘marathon’ reading of the New Testament on 09 and 10 March 2021. Tolle Lege – Take Up and Read. This involved the boys, staff, Old Boys, parents, churches and the wider community.

The South Wing of the Centenary Centre was completed towards the end of 2019. It provides the College with eleven additional modern and spacious classrooms and a beautiful courtyard, supplementing the four similar classrooms, the Centenary Arch and multi-purpose Long Room of the North Wing of the Centenary Centre, which was completed in 2016. Kearsney’s Centenary Centre was designed to provide world-class, state-of-the-art facilities suitable for collaborative 21st Century teaching and learning, in line with international best-practice. Academics are Kearsney’s number one priority and the development supports the College’s drive for academic excellence.

Visit our Centenary Fundraising page to discover exciting opportunities to support the fundraising drive.

Celebratory events for Kearsney College’s Centenary 2021

Wednesday 02 to Saturday 05 June 2021 – Founders Week celebrations

Wednesday 02 June – Squash: Old Boys vs Kearsney boys (cancelled); Old Boys Concert (virtual)
Thursday 03 June – Old Boys Golf Day (booking essential); Hockey Old Boys vs 1st XI (cancelled)
Friday 04 June – Survivors’ Assembly and Lunch (virtual assembly; lunch cancelled); Founders black tie dinner (cancelled)
Saturday 05 June – rugbyand hockey vs Maritzburg College (cancelled)

Full list of events

12 to 15 January – 1st XI Centenary T20 Cricket Festival (Cancelled)

08 February – Independent Schools Gala (Cancelled)

13 February – Alan Burt Gala (Cancelled)

09 and 10 March – Reading of the New Testament

31 March to 05 April – Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival (cancelled after postponing to July)

09 April to 12 April – 1st Team Hockey Founders Festival (Cancelled)

04 to 07 May – School Production “The Light Upon the Mountain” (Cancelled)

07 to 09 April – Kearsney Tennis Festival

01 June – Ikhulunyaka – Virtual Concert (Tuesday 01 June 2021)

02 to 05 June – Founders Week (as detailed above)

17 July – Centenary Ball (cancelled)

04 August – Centenary Epic and Garden Party (cancelled)

05 to 08 August – Kearsney Hockey 5s

20 September – 24-Hour Challenge (inter-house) (cancelled)

24 to 27 September – Kearsney Centenary Basketball Tournament

30 September to 02 October – Charl van Rooyen Cricket Festival

More details will be provided as they become available.

Answer Kearsney’s Call and join us on the Hill for the centenary celebrations.