http://www.extratuition.com/gravesend/ en Blog of Extra Tuition CentreGravesend Local Centre http://www.extratuition.com/gravesend/post-167-kent-test-update.html A decision on the Kent Test is still ongoing but there has been an update on the Kent County Council 11 Plus admissions page. http://www.extratuition.com/gravesend/post-136-gravesend-student-going-for-gold.html Kate French from Meopham is hoping to put Gravesend on the map by competing in the 2012 Olympics. Her chosen tournament will be the Modern Pentathlon which comprises of Swimming, Cross-country running, Shooting, Riding and Fencing. We wish her the best of luck! http://www.extratuition.com/gravesend/post-135-gravesend-celebrates-sikh-festival-vaisakhi.html Gravesend Town Centre saw thousands of people gather to watch the colourful celebrations of the Sikh festival 'Vaisaikhi'. Yet again, there was a long parade that stretched from Clarence Place and past the Clock Tower.  http://www.extratuition.com/gravesend/post-126-fun-at-the-kent-school-games.html Kent County Council are staging their own version of the famous Olympic games - 14 different sports will be available for children to compete in from ages 7-15. The swimming will be held at the Cygnet Leisure Centre on April 26th. Many different schools will be competing and we hope you will join in the fun too! http://www.extratuition.com/gravesend/post-65-your-points-of-view.html At the Extra Tuition Centre we value all contributions that parents might make about our centres. We welcome any comments you may have or any suggestions you may make about improving our service. So if there are any comments you would like to leave our staff, you can visit the 'Contact Us' page, or call us on 01474 321 658. We also welcome any blogs that parents might like to write for us to display on the website. http://www.extratuition.com/gravesend/post-64-gravesend-sailing-club.html You may not notice it that much (as you see it every day and you live right next to it) but the Thames really is quite an exciting place for activities. Take for instance sailing - here we are on the bank of the most famous river in the world. Pocahontas famously sailed up the Thames; Gravesend was for the longest time the most important port in England. But despite the recent decline in interest, people can still enjoy and celebrate the naval history of Gravesend by joining the Gravesend Sailing Club.    What better way than to go down to the Gravesend Sailing Club with your children and see what it's all about. You may be surprised at what you discover! http://www.extratuition.com/gravesend/post-63-gravesend-old-town-hall-gets-3-million-revamp.html Exciting news for people living in Gravesend as the Gravesend Old Town Hall  which used to house the old Police station and Magistrates' Courts is being giving a £3 million revamp.  It will be good to see the Grade II listed building restored to it's former glory. The Council are hoping to complete the project, which will see the building turned into a community area, by next April.  http://www.extratuition.com/gravesend/post-62-exam-technique.html You would not expect a professional footballer to be any good at his job if he doesn"t train, nor would you expect a professional golfer to win a tournament if he hadn"t played the course a couple of times. So why is it then that most parents expect their children to do well in an exam if they haven"t had any practice, or haven"t been taught how to answer the questions in the exam? http://www.extratuition.com/gravesend/post-46-eleven-plus-results.html To all of the ETC Students who have passed the Grammar School entry test, a big congratulations. To those students who did their best in the exam but did not gain a place we can help with the appeal process. http://www.extratuition.com/gravesend/post-33-renovating-gravesend-schools.html There is some exciting news for three schools in the Gravesend area that are being rebuilt in the next three years. St. John's RC Comprehensive school, Northfleet Technology College and Northfleet School for Girls is undergoing a major revamp courtesy of the Government. These are pictures of what these well-known schools will look like in the future.