Description
Calder House School is Independent Secondary school in Not applicable for kids aged 5 to 13 (Gender - 5 to 13 )
Calder House is a small, co-educational day school for children aged between seven and 13 who, for various reasons, are out of step with their potential. Founded in 1995, they are recognised by the Department for Education as an independent school specially organised to make educational provision for pupils with specific learning difficulties (Dyslexia and Dyspraxia).They offer a friendly, non-competitive environment in which children with dyslexia and other specific learning/language difficulties are encouraged to enjoy school while developing the skills they need to successfully return to mainstream education.
Facilities
Curriculum
Calder House strives to unlock the potential of children with dyslexia, dyspraxia or dyscalculia who are struggling in mainstream education. Literacy and numeracy are the focus of the morning lessons and it is during these morning classes that all remedial support takes place. But, important as these lessons are, our school is about more than teaching children to read, write and calculate. When the pupils return to mainstream education, it is vital that they have as much knowledge and information at their command as their classmates.To this end Calder House follows the National Curriculum in full at Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 for Year 7. So, while they concentrate on reading, writing, spelling and maths skills in the morning, afternoons are spent studying history, geography, science, religious studies, information technology and spoken Latin in small age-appropriate classes. Classrooms are arranged to encourage a quiet working atmosphere and minimise distractions. And, as one would expect, the school is equipped with all the modern teaching aids including computers, a networked whiteboard and audio-visual equipment.
Features
Things to note
Sport
Calder House has an all weather sports court marked out and fully equipped for volley ball, tennis and badminton. The court has properly constructed goals areas for football and we have mobile netball posts for use on the court.We also have a grassed football/ hockey pitch and freestanding goals. And thanks to a longstanding arrangement with the Ministry of Defence pupils from Calder House have the exclusive use of a large heated indoor swimming pool which is only a mile away from school.
Drama
The Big Barn on the far side of the playground at Calder House contains staging and stage lighting. It can accommodate more than 150 people seated enabling pupils to invite all their friends and family to school productions. We have a large back screen which pupils paint and a microphone for use as required. Pupils also have access to a large store full of costumes and props for use in our productions.
Playtime
The main playground is grassed and fully enclosed within the quadrangle of buildings that make up the school. In addition to the playground they have a large play barn with a wooden play fort, sandpit and many toys and games. Pupils of every age enjoy the hoppers, bouncers and catching equipment as well as the imaginative games the barn promotes.We also have a larger grassed area which is used as an extension of the playground for playtime football and hockey games.
Extra Curricular
Please check the school website link for details.
3.70 miles
