Terra Nova School, Terra Nova School

• Location: Cheshire, Great Britain
• Year of foundation: 1897,
• Language of instruction: English,
• Type of education: coeducational.

Terra Nova School — is a preparatory school for girls and boys aged 2.5 to 13 years old. In July 2022, it received an "Excellent" rating in all areas from the Independent Schools Inspectorate.

The highly qualified team of Terra Nova School teachers assesses students' knowledge daily through observations and surveys, checks their English language and mathematics skills quarterly to track student progress in the short and long term. This information is discussed at quarterly achievement meetings where teachers analyze their work and its impact on individual progress. The sequence of studying skills and knowledge for each subject is reviewed and adapted to individual and group needs.

• Terra Nova School has been operating at its current location since 1939.
• It is a sponsor of the Tier 4 category, which allows it to provide Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) to international students.
• Express Uniform is the supplier of the boarding school uniform. There is an Express Uniform shop on site that operates throughout the academic year.

Terra Nova School offers its students accommodation in a welcoming and cozy boarding house managed by a team of professionals who care about the spiritual development of each child. The staff provides their wards with a list of evening activities that promote the active development of interpersonal skills.

You can live in the boarding school with full board or on a flexible schedule basis. Girls and boys aged 8-13 are accepted.

Pensioners are provided with complete, varied and balanced nutrition that ensures good health and physical development of children. The school's team of chefs believes that food — is not just fuel for the body, but support for the overall well-being of students, the formation of healthy habits and attitude to food. Chefs use authentic recipes and cooking methods, the menu is compiled in such a way as to provide balanced nutrition. All dishes undergo thorough checks by specialists to ensure their compliance with high standards in the field of health and well-being.

All pensioners have access to qualified medical care in case of illness or accident.

Terra Nova School offers a wide range of opportunities to participate in thematic electives, sports, performing and fine arts.

• For example, the sports department works with students to develop physical skills, build their self-confidence, sense of dignity, respect and ability to work in a team. Weekly competitions with other schools are mainly held on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
• Developing children's creative abilities is an essential life skill that gives students a sense of well-being and helps them form their identity. Studying art and various techniques inspires and allows them to develop critical thinking, improve technical skills. Drawing lessons are held every week and most often outdoors, on school grounds: for example, you can lie on the grass and draw the school building against the sun or sit among snowdrops in spring. Girls and boys can participate in art competitions.
• There are 15+ creative clubs operating at the school, led by specialized specialists: school choirs and theater studios, a string orchestra and a rock band. Today, more than 100 children participate in school choirs. You can join the chamber choir only by invitation, however students can attend individual music lessons with one of the invited music teachers, rhetoric lessons and acting classes with a LAMDA specialist teacher.
• Teachers recommend that all children learn to play a musical instrument in order to expand their knowledge and skills: it has been proven that this helps improve brain function, memory and abstract thinking, develop self-confidence, relieve stress, and become more patient and resilient. Teachers offer individual lessons for learning to play the piano, singing, violin, viola, cello, recorder, flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, cornet, trombone, tenor horn, drums, classical guitar, electric guitar.

Throughout each semester, performances, school-wide assemblies, class and semester concerts, choral singing competitions, and school productions are frequently organized.

• Terra Nova School develops students as academic leaders and responsible individuals, so they can succeed in various spheres of life — teachers are assisted by a balanced educational program.
• The academic program is characterized by a certain rigor that allows children and adolescents to successfully pass exams at the 11+ and 13+ stages.
• The goal is to prepare girls and boys for entrance examinations into senior classes.

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The Terra Nova School admissions committee accepts applications year-round for all age groups, subject to availability. There is the highest demand in the school for places in the nursery or kindergarten, so teachers recommend that parents apply as early as possible.

To enroll in classes from the first to the eighth grade, applicants need to pass non-formal tests in mathematics and English. The administration strongly recommends additionally attending an introductory day with the staff and students of the boarding school.

Please note that a place in the school will be secured only after the administration receives the completed consent form and the guarantee payment for each child.

Terra Nova School scholarships are awarded for achievements in the following areas:

• academic,
• fine arts (music/theater),
• creative projects (art/dt),
• sports. 

Financial support for future seventh graders is available after a competitive selection process and passing special exams. Scholarship candidates take tests in their chosen discipline and an interview with members of the management team.

Parents can save 3% on school tuition next academic year by making a one-time full payment for the year in advance.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision