Montessori classrooms
Classrooms arranged for independent work, with materials within reach of the child.
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School life
Facilities and daily care.
The rooms a child works in, and the people looking after them while they do.
Facilities
Our classrooms.
A Montessori classroom looks different from a conventional one: materials sit on open shelves at child height, there are mats and tables rather than rows, and a child can take work out, use it properly, and put it back without asking. That arrangement matters more to us than any single room.
Library
A reading collection supporting the school's early-literacy focus.
Computer studies
Computer is taught from the nursery years upward.
Playground
Open space for the physical play that early-years development depends on.
Science for the early years
Nursery science and practical life materials for hands-on discovery.
Assembly and event space
Where the school gathers for cultural days, competitions and celebrations.
Health & wellbeing
Looking after children through the day.
What is in place, every school day.
Health personnel on call
A nurse and Red Cross personnel are assigned to the school.
Trained caregivers
Caregivers trained to monitor children through the activities of the day.
Hygiene built into the day
Accessible water for hand washing, with hygiene taught as routine rather than reminder.
Rights of the child, daily
A trained member of staff teaches the rights of the child every day.
Security personnel
Security staff are on the premises during the school day.
“A trained staff member teaches the rights of the child, daily.”
We mention this one separately because it is unusual. Children who know they have rights — to be safe, to be heard, to be treated fairly — are far more likely to tell an adult when something is wrong. It is the cheapest and most effective safeguarding measure a school can put in place.
Safety & security
Safety and security.
Security personnel on site
Security staff are present on the school premises during the school day.
Supervision through the day
Trained caregivers monitor children through activities, not only during lessons.
Children who know their rights
Daily teaching on the rights of the child, so that children can speak up.
Come and walk round the school.
Visit during a working day and you will see the classrooms in use, which is the only way to judge a school.