GEOGRAPHY

Geography is taught to all children initially within the context of knowledge and understanding of the world. This starts in the Pre Prep and develops through the study of places, the human and physical processes which shape them, and the people who live in them. The world in which we live is constantly changing and children are encouraged to be curious and develop strategies to make informed decisions and give their opinions. Field trips and excursions provide the children with hands on experience of geographical processes and the subject is taught in blocked sections in the curriculum.

There are strong cross-curricular links, especially with history, science and literacy and these are often linked to class, key stage, or sometimes whole-school visits. Recent whole-school trips have included The Lion King show and the Tutankhamen exhibition at the O2, both of which resulted in some wonderful displays of work around the school.

The school has held a Bahamian Day, with the children hearing music and tasting the food of the islands, with an outdoor party after school to which parents were invited. There was also a French day, held in conjunction with a local senior school, where the playground was turned into an al fresco café. A parent from New Zealand came in and taught Key Stage 2 the Maori Haka, as used by The All Blacks rugby team. There was also a key stage 2 trip to Writtle Agricultural College to learn of modern farming practices.

The school has also taken part in tree planting with The Woodland Trust and has a strong eco-school philosophy.