Description
Hurst Lodge School is Independent Secondary school in Non-selective for kids aged 2 to 19 (Gender - 2 to 19 )
There is no such thing as a typical Hurst Lodge student. They are a non-selective Independent School taking boys and girls from four to nineteen offering exceptional and diverse teaching to support children and make their time at school happy and productive. Children will have their curiosity stimulated and encouraged as they take every opportunity to learn and reach their intellectual potential. They aim to create an environment that stimulates them to flourish, stretch themselves and dream on the start of a life-long journey to success.At Hurst Lodge your child has the space and the time to explore, experiment and test themselves to reveal their unique talents. They want to create independent thinkers, who will go out into the world of work as responsible confident citizens, leaders and team players. They want the pupils to be able to make decisions and take the right risks so that they can help make the world a better place.
Facilities
Early Years
The Early Years School is situated within sixteen acres of beautifully landscaped gardens. The Early Years building is set in its own enclosed garden, providing a natural, safe and secure play area with logs, playhouse and outdoor play. The Early Years provides full and part-time care and education for boys and girls aged 4-6 with an enviable staff to pupil ratio of 1:6 or lower. We offer flexible sessions to suit individual needs with wrap-around care (7:30am – 6pm).As part of an all-through school the Early Years and Pre School are able to take advantage of the school facilities, preparing them for school life, watching many performances and concerts, a Early Years Sports Day, Assemblies, School Lunches and Forest Lodge. They give a very gentle and purposeful start to the formal education process, combining purposeful play and a stable educational structure. The main aim is to ensure the happy, all-round development of each child through a comprehensive and balanced range of exciting and challenging experiences. They cover the seven Areas of Learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). At the centre of this learning is our commitment to making each child and their family feel secure, happy and valued. They place great importance on developing an excellent working relationship with our parents and fully appreciate the essential part they play in their child’s development. Learning through play is an integral part of Early Years life, and they use the facilities, both inside and out to give our children an extensive, rounded learning experience.
Prep
They place great emphasis on creating the right ethos for learning. Children work and play hard, strive for excellence and are encouraged and rewarded for achievements, effort and good behaviour.Within a happy atmosphere, they value and develop all the skills and talents of individual pupils. Teachers use a broad range of teaching strategies to ensure children remain focused and challenged, with the arts, sport, languages and STEM subjects promoting ‘all-round’ development. Academic examinations and tests are important, but young children really need to be properly prepared for the next stage in their education. They believe in strengthening the ‘whole person’, with broader skills and positive attitudes.The children’s academic progress continues into the Reception class, where they encourage them to become independent learners. The children thrive in the carefully structured hands-on learning environment where they provide varied experiences at each child’s developmental level which we believe encourages academic success.Pupils are provided with academic and developmental building blocks, enabling them to make a positive start to life at school. They learn to listen, sit properly, take instruction and work on small group projects and tasks. Numeracy and literacy skills are essential, and we consolidate these alongside a stimulating and creative learning programme which includes sports, music, drama, dance, Forest School and Spanish.
Senior School
The Senior School takes pupils from their early teens through to their Advance Level studies, in a strongly supportive family environment, permitting full focus on study.Under the guidance of the teachers, your child will design a programme of learning that is tailored to their unique interests and skills and will help them achieve their goals. They combine first-class teaching with unusually high levels of individual care and attention in enviably small classes. This is supported by a school ethos which encourages and rewards effort, achievement and good behaviour. The examination results are impressive. They provide every student with a rounded education, catering for their own needs and abilities, developing their widest interests and strengths and enabling them to develop into a confident, happy, and successful young adult.
Features
Things to note
Drama
The award winning drama department is centred on a bespoke "conservatoire" style of drama training. The goal is to create confident and talented performers who are able to devise from stimulus or realise scripted plays as required. They put creativity and vocational excellence at the heart of everything they do and all students work with theatre professionals at every stage of their personal learning journey. They have two major performance platforms, the Independent Schools Association Drama competition and the Summer show. They offer LAMDA exams and personal coaching for auditions. If students choose to study at GCSE, BTEC or A-Level they benefit from small classes, greater personal attention and more timetabled periods.
Art
The art department is outstanding, we offer four different types of art GCSE, and our students frequently receive unconditional places at art school. We an Art school atmosphere with students engaged and confident in expressing their own ideas. We have an open door policy with group critiques, exhibitions, a gallery and tutorials. We teach an innovative and questioning approach to the arts and the world around them, industriousness quickly develops into a passion. Critical thinking and risk taking are integral to the Fine Art departmental ethos. Students learn to think outside the box and to challenge their own practise this is developed through an inherent confidence to apply extraordinary ideas across any medium.
Music
Music at Hurst Lodge is a holistic combination of curricular and extra-curricular activities which stimulate and maintain pupil curiosity, interest and enjoyment in music. We seek to empower our talented and enthusiastic students through mentoring by music staff who are professional and dedicated. Class music lessons for all ages are taught by our music teachers in the music rooms where a wide range of instruments and equipment are to hand. The curriculum, from nursery through pre-prep and prep school to the senior department, is designed for continuity and progression. Staff enable students to take greater ownership of their learning by expecting high standards of achievement and by encouraging student participation.
Sport
Sports they cover currently are cross country, rugby, football, netball, swimming and striking and fielding. They have specialist coaches who teach netball, football, rugby, swimming and strength & conditioning.Real life is competitive, and so are the sports days. Competition does not have to be against each other, it can be celebrating a personal best. On the other hand, if your child simply wants to try a new sport, they’ll do everything they can to encourage them.
Extra Curricular
Please check the school website link for details.
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