Primary school in Bridgewater Private School

Early Years

• Age 3-5;
• Duration 3 years;
• The language of instruction is English.

The school is convinced that the early years of a child's development are one of the most important stages of his life, forming and laying the foundations of character, personality, and view of the world. The EYFS Early Development Programme is an integral part of the preparatory department; many of the school's most successful pupils and graduates began their academic careers here, developing personality and self-esteem in conditions of safety, coziness, comfort, kindness and understanding.

The course covers students aged 3 to 5 years.  Children will be able to make their first friends and begin to explore the world in conditions that the Independent Schools Inspection Service regularly marks as outstanding. The standardized Early Years Foundation Stage program is adapted to the needs of each child in all areas of education.

In kindergarten, there is a system of criteria for the effectiveness of education, which allows you to monitor progress. The main methods of cognition are games and research, tasks for concentration, increasing involvement and activity, aimed at developing critical thinking, the necessary household skills. The main components of the program include:

• Communication and language, which are divided into two blocks: listening and attention, understanding and speaking. As part of this component, children learn to sit quietly and listen attentively in situations where necessary. Teachers encourage their pets to become more independent, develop confidence in them through participation in various activities. Importance is attached to correct speech, the use of the correct time, pledge and other grammatical forms, the understanding of sound speech and the ability to follow instructions;
• Physical development. Within the framework of this module, they learn to take care of themselves, monitor their health, develop fine motor skills, learn how to use devices and other equipment. They are told about the importance of good health, physical activity and individual hygiene. Along with the classrooms, the surrounding forests are used as a playground, where children can walk, play and climb, gymnastics classes are held every day.
• Personal, social and emotional development, in which children are evaluated by self-confidence, the ability to perceive new experiences, cope with solving small problems and tasks. In addition, kids are taught to manage their emotions and behavior, teaching the rules of the hostel, working within the team, building relationships in it, hierarchical ties.

Plus, the program includes four subject components:

1. Literacy. Children master the phonetic alphabet and gain early writing skills that form functional literacy;
2. Mathematics. Within the framework of this component, children solve mathematical problems, master arithmetic operations and the basic foundations of more complex rules;
3. An understanding of a world in which children combine their knowledge and experience with what they are taught in the classroom;
4. Art and design. Here, encouraging children to creative self-expression, without restraining their flight of imagination with prohibitions and restrictions, they are instilled with ideas about perspective, color, and other basic concepts for fine art; teach the basics of materials science, texture.

Prep School

• Age 6-11;
• Duration 5 years;
• The language of instruction is English.

At this age, the world opens its most amazing facets to the child, so the school gives students the means of learning and the necessary space, allowing them to discover the world in their own way, developing their strongest qualities and finding support in a difficult situation.

Paying tribute to the satisfaction of parental ambitions, the school is proud of the achievements of its pets, but it sees the key to success in their happiness, professional support and sensitive mentoring, qualified personnel and ideal conditions that allow each student to reveal himself in the most unexpected areas, find friends, and form life guidelines.

The first years of study are of paramount importance here – they will have to become the main building blocks in order to subsequently build their path. The program includes literacy and numeracy lessons, which are conducted by the class teacher. Music and sports activities are conducted by specialized specialists in the relevant classrooms, which is the key to a successful transition to older stages of education.

The third grade brings an important component to the program: students begin to study the environment under the supervision of teachers to appreciate its beauty. As children grow, their experience also grows, and the set of information about the world expands through walks, outdoor games, interaction with local attractions. Quite great importance is attached to hiking and trips around the North of England; at this time, children learn to communicate and develop independence.

Grades 5 and 6 of the preparatory school are complemented by active physical recreation options – students are encouraged to find themselves outside the comfort zone in a summer camp, surf school or on another outdoor playground. Students have access to a wide range of sports disciplines - from football and cricket to rugby, baseball and lapta, netball, dance, cross and lacrosse, athletics, chess.

The choice of extracurricular activities conducted by the school staff within the framework of the clubs is quite rich:

• Sports;
• Arts;
• Dance;
• Debate;
• Academic challenges;
• Game;
• Music.

Such forms of collective life provide an excellent opportunity to interact with peers and children of other ages, to choose hobbies and interests outside of academic activities.