Kingswood College Open Day 2026

Our 2026 Open Day sessions bring learning to life through hands‑on experiences, tours and talks across our vibrant campus. Explore the session descriptions below and build your own Open Day adventure by choosing the experiences that excite and inspire your family.

Hear from our College Principal, Chrissy Gamble. Chrissy is a passionate advocate for independent education, with nearly 30 years of experience teaching and leading across Kindergarten to Year 12. Known for her strength in building relationships and vibrant school communities, she is deeply committed to helping students and staff achieve their personal best. Chrissy holds a Master of Education, with research focused on gifted and talented learners and the impact of accelerated learning.

Tour the Secondary School facilities with our students and staff

Tour the Junior School facilities with our students and staff

Visit the Early Learning Centre, speak to staff and hear about the Kindergarten and Pre Prep programs.

Learn about the flexible grouping model and the Junior School instructional model. Explore a range of hands of maths activities and experiences that demonstrate the spread of achievement, knowledge and skills taught in these groups. 

Learn about the flexible grouping model and the Junior School instructional model. Experience how having a Middle School maths teacher timetabled into the flexible Junior School maths groups provides an opportunity for students to be taught at their precise point of need – be that a Year 3 level or a Year 8-9 level. 

Hear about the Junior School Enrichment Art (SEEK) program, view student work and try your hand at some practical art activities.

This session focusses on the explicit teaching of inferential comprehension skills and building students’ capacity to make connections between the texts they read and themselves, their world.

Learn about how preferential voting works. Experience a learning experience that our Year 6 students participate in when they visit Canberra during the year.

Hear about how laser cutters are used in design projects and assemble a laser-cut tetrahedron to take home.

Hear about the Human Power Vehicle program, speak to members of the HPV team, sit in the car.

Participate in a range of sporting activities with our Secondary School Sports and PE staff, including pickleball, fitness challenges and basketball.

One of our animals has escaped — and only YOU can find it! Work your way through a series of exciting maths puzzles, collect the clues, and crack the mystery. Do you have what it takes to track down the missing animal? The hunt is on!

This session showcases our commitment to the explicit teaching of synthetic phonics, using an evidence based program that is carefully scaffolded and engaging. The Junior School instructional model is the ‘how’ that brings the program to life.

Practice your knife skills and make your own takeaway fruit cup

Rotate through a range of engaging Science activities, including the 'Figure it out' table, 'Why does water rise up' experiment, make an electrical circuit, visual illusions, use a microscope and investigate chromatography.

Try your hand at Chinese calligraphy and learn how to make a Chinese lantern

Get ready to become a world explorer in our exciting Globe Trotter Challenge! In this fast-paced, interactive game, primary students will test their geography skills by guessing the mystery country. Feeling unsure? Don’t worry! Teammates and new friends standing behind them can offer helpful hints and encouragement, making this a fun, collaborative experience. It’s all about thinking, sharing ideas, and learning together.

This lively activity encourages curiosity about the world, builds confidence, and sparks great discussions about different cultures and places. Whether students guess correctly on the first try or use all three chances, everyone leaves as a brave global explorer!

Step into the shoes of a history detective in our Time Travellers’ Treasure Trail! In this hands-on, interactive activity, students will explore a collection of fascinating historical artefacts and work together to place them in the correct order along a giant timeline. From ancient objects to more modern treasures, each item holds clues about when it was used and why it was important. Students will handle replica artefacts, examine pictures, and discuss their ideas as they decide where each piece belongs in history. Our friendly Humanities staff and student helpers will guide participants with fun prompts and quick challenges to spark curiosity and critical thinking. This activity encourages teamwork, observation skills, and a love of storytelling about the past, all while having fun! The session runs several times throughout the day, so everyone has a chance to become a Time Traveller.

Step into the studio and explore the art of observation in this hands-on Still Life Drawing Workshop! You’ll work from a carefully curated arrangement and experiment with a range of materials including graphite, charcoal, and colour media.

Learn how to capture tone, texture, light, and form while developing your drawing skills and creative confidence. Whether you’re refining your technique or just love to draw, this is a great opportunity to slow down, focus, and create something impressive.

Famous movie lines and chopped up newspaper poetry

Blackout poetry and 50-word stories

Participate in a range of sporting activities with our Junior School Sports and PE Coordinator

Learn more about how Chinese is taught in the Junior School

Shoot a live news broadcast using the green screen. Ty both in front of camera and behind camera roles.

Code a robot to follow a trail