Description
Vinehall School is Independent Secondary school in Non-selective for kids aged 3 to 14 (Gender - 3 to 14 )
Vinehall is a leading co-educational day, boarding school and nursery for children between the ages of 2 and 13. The children leave Vinehall to go onto a wide range of the UK’s most prestigious Senior Schools. They foster a love of learning for its own sake by encouraging our children to ask questions and think for themselves. The children develop the necessary skills to work productively and to become resilient, resourceful and reflective learners, unafraid to try something new or of making mistakes.Children come first at Vinehall. They believe that in providing a wide range of opportunities they can allow the children to achieve success, instilling in them a strong sense of purpose and self-confidence. The staff and parents work together to create a warm and thriving community, where kindness and tolerance towards others are leading values. The School’s ethos is encapsulated in our motto, ‘to do our best for the benefit of others’.
Facilities
Nursery
The Early Years of a child’s education are crucial to their future development, enjoyment and achievement. At Vinehall they provide high quality early learning through play in a happy, fun and caring environment. The youngest children are nurtured in a vibrant, family atmosphere and participate joyfully in whole school activities and celebrations. The Little Vines Nursery children are accommodated in the purpose-built Pre-Prep School which benefits from a hall for dance, music and gym activities, as well as a library and art area. The Nursery opens out on to a large, safe outdoor play area for the youngest children. This area has imaginative and investigation zones, a mud kitchen and a woodland exploratory area with dens and logs for climbing over. Wellington boots and waterproofs are essential!
Pre Prep
At Vinehall they provide high-quality learning, supporting and challenging individuals as appropriate through a creative learning journey approach and engaging children’s literature. The curriculum is stimulating and the children enjoy a rich learning experience which is fun and full of exciting activities such as outings, interacting with visitors, gardening, exploring the woodland and cooking. A Traction Man learning journey encourages the children to set up adventure stories in the woods in order to produce big books with our friends as well as designing safety suits and pulleys to help him rescue his side-kick, Scrubbing Brush.The children are taught in a modern building with spacious, bright classrooms and access to the outside. The Pre-Prep has a selection of wonderful outdoor play areas as well as a designated outdoor learning area and woodland classroom. The close proximity to the Prep School enables the younger children to use all the facilities including the indoor heated swimming pool, computing suite, theatre, magnificent sports complex and playing fields. We make full use of the extensive grounds enjoying rambles through the snow in winter, growing plants in the summer and seeking the thrills of science investigations throughout the year.
Prep
In the Prep School, we want pupils to enjoy a relevant and engaging learning experience that enables them to think for themselves and flourish as confident, independent learners. At the heart of everything we do, whether it be in the science laboratory or on the stage, when debating ethical issues or on the sports field, are five dispositions that they encourage all pupils to develop and demonstrate. These dispositions are the fundamental skills that we believe will enable our pupils to become creative and critical thinkers able to excel in the 21st Century world.
Features
Things to note
SPORT
Sport is a vital part of everyday life for a Vinehall pupil. We aim to provide a programme based on inclusivity, enjoyment and performance. They are focused on providing a broad and varied sporting experience for all our girls and boys.Teams in all age groups compete in inter-school matches, which take place on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons with the occasional Saturday. Vinehall has an outstanding reputation for sporting excellence, winning medals at national IAPS events, and many pupils train and compete with county and regional squads.
DRAMA
Drama features strongly in the life of Vinehall, with all children having drama lessons up to Year 6. In these, they learn to move freely, explore their feelings and express themselves confidently.There are several full productions staged each year so that the majority of children have the opportunity to perform in costume, on stage and before an audience. Years 3 & 4 have a production (with music), which takes place in the Lent Term. Years 5 and 6 can volunteer to rehearse and perform a Senior Play during the Michaelmas term. In addition, their classwork focus is on Shakespeare, public speaking, dramatised poetry or English Speaking Board presentations (ESB), which give the children valuable experience in oral communication.
MUSIC
Music is firmly embedded in the cultural life of Vinehall. All year groups are taught class music for an hour each week and every child sings in either the Junior or Senior Choir. There is also a Chamber Choir and an acapella group for those children who which to explore more advanced repertoire.Most children will learn an instrument whilst at Vinehall and the school has a fully stocked Junior and Senior Orchestra, a multitude of ensembles, including two string quartets, a swing band, a percussion ensemble, a guitar group, junior and senior flute groups, a clarinet group and junior and senior brass ensembles.
CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES
As things return to normal, a broad selection of extra-curricular activities will be offered to expose the children to a wide variety of experiences which vary term by term. There are optional clubs after school on a Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. There are also a small number of clubs which take place on a Wednesday afternoon after school finishes at 4.10pm. However, as there are no minibuses on Wednesday afternoons, these clubs are primarily for boarders.
Extra Curricular
Please check the school website link for details.
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