Opportunities to develop further pupils’ confidence through responsibility and leadership are an integral part of school life. Girls may want to showcase their acting, musical or singing capabilities on stage or they may be best suited to leading one of our successful school sports teams. They may find that their diplomatic skills would be put to good use on the School Council or they may have the potential to inspire, in which case House Captain may be the role for them.
In Key Stage 1 girls generally benefit from the leadership skills of other pupils further up the school. We find that these key relationships are hugely influential as they progress through the year and serve as an inspiration to them as they progress to take on the roles themselves.
As your daughter progresses through the Lower School, she will have the opportunity to try many new activities – from sailing, hill walking and bushcraft to Spanish, Mandarin, violin, choral singing and a whole variety of team sports. Some of these activities she may find easy, and others she may not. Our ethos of positive encouragement means she will feel comfortable taking risks with new activities and ways to learn and will be happy to push herself in activities in which she excels.
It is only when we work together than we truly understand that there is strength in community. To foster this spirit, within the breadth of our co-curricular provision, she will participate in activities that encourage teamwork. Learning to value what each member of the team contributes, and the role she has to play, encourages girls to do their best not only for themselves but for those around them.