Beachborough, a Prep School where learning and having fun go hand in hand. Nestled in 35 acres of land on the Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire borders, children are happy and successful.
The co-curricular program is where the Beachborough philosophy of Growth Mindset, inclusivity and endeavour really comes into play. The huge range of activities on offer includes: modern dance, battle re-enactment, computer programming, trampolining, philosophy, and dodgeball – there really is something for everyone. Extra activities take place before and after lessons, or at break times and are taught by teachers and a range of external professionals.
Every child can achieve their Francis Drake Awards – all they need is effort and enthusiasm. They work towards bronze, silver and gold awards that are organised over a two-year period. Everyone starts again from scratch at the beginning of each school year so it doesn’t matter if they didn’t get the award the year before. It is definitely not a competition! Just a fun way of encouraging children to get involved and developing their interests. They are given a log at the beginning of the school year where they record their achievements and get their tutor to sign them. There are special awards ceremonies and children are presented with badges by old Beachburians who are invited to come in and share their experiences and successes. They take children out on regular trips to inspire and inform the topics they are learning in the classroom. Many of these are day trips and they start in Reception with an outing to the Heritage Motor Museum. As the children move up through the school, they start to introduce residential trips, very gently at first, with a one-night stay at Woodrow High House for PP2 children in the summer term. Forms III and IV spend three fun-filled days at the PGL Liddington Adventure centre in September, while Form V set off to London and sleep in bunk beds on HMS Belfast for two nights, in between visiting museums and eating pizza. Form VI go a little further afield, to northern Spain, for four nights where they enjoy visits to the Guggenheim in Bilbao, Spanish lessons in a local school, playing on the beach and munching churros. The fun continues in Form VII, with a trip to Normandy. The children set off at the crack of dawn on Monday morning for a week packed with experiences: baking baguettes, tasting goat’s cheese, practising their French and a whirlwind tour of local history from the Bayeux tapestry to the Normandy landings beaches, via Mont Saint Michel, before arriving home again late on Friday evening. In Form VIII the trip is saved until the end of the school year so that pupils can go away and have one last 'hurrah' all together before they say goodbye to Beachborough and move onto the next stage of their lives. Trips can be paid for slowly in instalments. There are also extra trips on offer that focus on specific activities, for example, the bi-annual Music Tour and various sports tours.
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