Junior School

A Safe and Caring Introduction

Situated in its own grounds with playing facilities, this department accepts children from two years of age in Playgroup up to seven years of age in Class 2. The classes in each year group are of mixed ability.

Our aim is to make learning enjoyable and arouse the children’s natural curiosity about life and the environment.

• Playgroup provides a gentle, safe and caring introduction to the school environment, benefiting from a large well equipped private play area.

• In Kindergarten and Transition, children learn to socialize and interact with a group, to recognize and write letters and numbers, and begin to read and write and cope with basic mathematical concepts.
  

• All classes up to and including Class 1 have the benefit of a teacher’s assistant.

Plenty of play, singing, stories, outdoor and indoor games, art and craft are included in the curriculum.

From Transition, children proceed to class 1 and 2 where they work a little more formally, but we hope, with equal enthusiasm and enjoyment. They are now able to study topics in more depth, and as well as their more structured lessons, Physical Education specialists teach basic ball skills, minor games and gymnastics.

In this age of technology it is important that every child should be computer literate and all children, from Kindergarten to Class 2 make use of the department’s own computer laboratory. Computer skills are gained through educational games and play. These lessons also reinforce children’s literacy and numeracy skills. Oral French is introduced in Class 1 and is taught in a fun, informal way by a French speaking teacher.

From Class 1 children are placed in one of the three school houses and attend weekly meetings. This helps them to learn to support their House in both academic and sports activities.

All classes in this department make regular use of the school pool, the main hall and the audio-visual facilities. The Junior School also has its own annual Sports Day, Swimming Gala and Concert which parents are invited to attend.