Our academic programme consists, in essence, of two strands.
We equip children with the means to learn, explore and
develop ideas; we also provide a thorough grounding in
the necessary technical skills.
Children benefit from class teaching
in the early prep. school years. This enables them
to forge strong classroom relationships and develop
a sense of security whilst
the form teacher gains an accurate insight into each child's
abilities and interests; any can be successfully identified
and tackled at an early stage. Class sizes are small. |
|
We give every child a thorough grounding
in all the subjects covered by the National Curriculum,
and at the same time we stimulate individual interests
and creative ability.
Children achieve an extremely high standard in their French
studies.
Every child is encouraged to develop his or her own potential
to the full and to achieve the highest academic standard
of which he or she is capable. The creative displays of
pupils' work on show in all the classrooms lead the children
to experience a sense of pride in their achievements.
 |
Chapter House School is particularly well equipped with
its own Computer Centre housing Pentium computers with
the very latest software packages, and the children become
used to working with computers at an very early stage in
their school careers, both as a subject in its own right
and as an aid to learning other skills.
Classwork is supplemented by relevant study trips and
fieldwork, which could be a simple nature walk on the school
campus or a visit to a specialist activity away from school.
A residential environmental studies trip takes place each
Spring for pupils aged ten and over.
There is ample opportunity for children to develop their
craft skills and to study drama and music, two of the many
ways in which we encourage them to grow in confidence and
self-expression as their knowledge and academic horizons
expand.
Musical concerts and dramatic productions
are performed regularly for parents and many pupils
join the Choir and the Instrumental group. |
At the age of eleven, children leaving Chaper House
move up to Queen Ethelburga's College, to complete their
school education. Chapter House staff are fully qualified
in primary education and are dedicated to providing a
happy, purposeful atmosphere in which all our pupils can
thrive.
We firmly believe that, given the right environment and
encouragement, every child has the ability to succeed.
As pupils progress through the school, they are introduced
to specialist subject teaching.
Our staff enjoy their individual subjects and ensure that
lessons are stimulating and fun, whilst working towards
targets way beyond the normal junior curriculum.
Full and detailed reports are issued each term and parents
also have regular opportunities to talk to each of their
child's teachers individually to discuss progress.
 |
