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Tours
Thursday mornings, 10am. Other days and times may also be available.
Contact the school office to book enquiries@hernehillschool.co.uk
Woodwork offers young children unique learning opportunities by developing their imagination, creativity, problem solving and practical skills. Because it is also excellent at enabling high levels of engagement and concentration and boosting children’s self-esteem, Herne Hill School is introducing it across all five years of its curriculum with expert guidance from Pete Moorhouse, sculptor and leading authority on woodwork in early years education.
Of the three finalist schools shortlisted last summer, which in turn were chosen among dozens of entries from the over 600 reputable schools nationwide belonging to the Independent Schools Association, Herne Hill School was judged at the end of last year to be the 2022 winner for its cutting-edge art and design provision.
ISA’s Chief Executive Officer, Rudolf Eliott Lockhart, commented as follows: “At Herne Hill School, art is used as a tool to inspire learning on the wider issues that young children face within their daily lives. Its vast, innovative and all-round art and design curriculum offers them the freedom to express their imaginations and advance their own ideas, which is invaluable.”
Congratulations to the pupils and teaching staff at Herne Hill School for all their creative art work and for obtaining such a prestigious award!
On the evening of 3 February 2016, Herne Hill School celebrated the inauguration of its new hall and kindergarten building in its usual style, i.e. with lots of love, care and excellence. The event was a tribute to everyone involved in the construction of the building and a celebration of its addition to the school’s facilities – which happens to coincide with the school’s fortieth anniversary.
The school’s Year 2 children creatively interpreted several songs arranged to celebrate builders, caterers and the new Kindergarten, which was followed by a stunning and wonderfully reverberating performance by the London Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet. The children joined in again for an emotional finale of the South African anthem (in honour of Herne Hill School’s charitable link with Khanya Primary School in Cape Town) and the Herne Hill School song. This was followed by jolly ribbon cutting, drinks and canapes.
The new building brings substantial benefits to the children through a state-of-the art multifunction hall in the basement for sports, drama, assemblies and healthy hot lunches, which are freshly cooked on site daily in the new kitchen. There is also a large new Kindergarten on the ground floor with free-flowing access to a covered outside play area, and the playground has been significantly upgraded with a soft, all-weather surface. The school’s open morning on Saturday 5 March offers a perfect opportunity to visit the new building and playground.
Since the summer term of 2021, Herne Hill School’s Kindergarten has been operating from a new, dedicated site at 99 Herne Hill. The premises had been meticulously designed to create a uniquely tailored ‘home from home’ environment for what is the first educational setting for most of the attending two- and three-year-old children. Building works have carried on at the back of the property to replace an old, decaying garage with a small, two-storey building which is now nearing completion.
From the second half of this spring term, the Bach (pronounced ‘batch’, named after small holiday or beach houses in New Zealand) will offer additional multi-use ‘tumble’ space to support the children’s holistic development. Thanks to large Crittal doors opening onto the large, cloistered sensory garden, it will also provide further opportunities for free-flow between the indoors and outdoors, giving the children the freedom to explore, learn and enjoy the natural environment.
Tours
Thursday mornings, 10am. Other days and times may also be available.
Contact the school office to book enquiries@hernehillschool.co.uk
Since the summer term of 2021, Herne Hill School’s Kindergarten has been operating from a new, dedicated site at 99 Herne Hill. The premises had been meticulously designed to create a uniquely tailored ‘home from home’ environment for what is the first educational setting for most of the attending two- and three-year-old children. Building works have carried on at the back of the property to replace an old, decaying garage with a small, two-storey building which is now nearing completion.
From the second half of this spring term, the Bach (pronounced ‘batch’, named after small holiday or beach houses in New Zealand) will offer additional multi-use ‘tumble’ space to support the children’s holistic development. Thanks to large Crittal doors opening onto the large, cloistered sensory garden, it will also provide further opportunities for free-flow between the indoors and outdoors, giving the children the freedom to explore, learn and enjoy the natural environment.
On the evening of 3 February 2016, Herne Hill School celebrated the inauguration of its new hall and kindergarten building in its usual style, i.e. with lots of love, care and excellence. The event was a tribute to everyone involved in the construction of the building and a celebration of its addition to the school’s facilities – which happens to coincide with the school’s fortieth anniversary.
The school’s Year 2 children creatively interpreted several songs arranged to celebrate builders, caterers and the new Kindergarten, which was followed by a stunning and wonderfully reverberating performance by the London Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet. The children joined in again for an emotional finale of the South African anthem (in honour of Herne Hill School’s charitable link with Khanya Primary School in Cape Town) and the Herne Hill School song. This was followed by jolly ribbon cutting, drinks and canapes.
The new building brings substantial benefits to the children through a state-of-the art multifunction hall in the basement for sports, drama, assemblies and healthy hot lunches, which are freshly cooked on site daily in the new kitchen. There is also a large new Kindergarten on the ground floor with free-flowing access to a covered outside play area, and the playground has been significantly upgraded with a soft, all-weather surface. The school’s open morning on Saturday 5 March offers a perfect opportunity to visit the new building and playground.
Of the three finalist schools shortlisted last summer, which in turn were chosen among dozens of entries from the over 600 reputable schools nationwide belonging to the Independent Schools Association, Herne Hill School was judged at the end of last year to be the 2022 winner for its cutting-edge art and design provision.
ISA’s Chief Executive Officer, Rudolf Eliott Lockhart, commented as follows: “At Herne Hill School, art is used as a tool to inspire learning on the wider issues that young children face within their daily lives. Its vast, innovative and all-round art and design curriculum offers them the freedom to express their imaginations and advance their own ideas, which is invaluable.”
Congratulations to the pupils and teaching staff at Herne Hill School for all their creative art work and for obtaining such a prestigious award!
Woodwork offers young children unique learning opportunities by developing their imagination, creativity, problem solving and practical skills. Because it is also excellent at enabling high levels of engagement and concentration and boosting children’s self-esteem, Herne Hill School is introducing it across all five years of its curriculum with expert guidance from Pete Moorhouse, sculptor and leading authority on woodwork in early years education.
Tours
Thursday mornings, 10am. Other days and times may also be available.
Contact the school office to book enquiries@hernehillschool.co.uk
Of the three finalist schools shortlisted last summer, which in turn were chosen among dozens of entries from the over 600 reputable schools nationwide belonging to the Independent Schools Association, Herne Hill School was judged at the end of last year to be the 2022 winner for its cutting-edge art and design provision.
ISA’s Chief Executive Officer, Rudolf Eliott Lockhart, commented as follows: “At Herne Hill School, art is used as a tool to inspire learning on the wider issues that young children face within their daily lives. Its vast, innovative and all-round art and design curriculum offers them the freedom to express their imaginations and advance their own ideas, which is invaluable.”
Congratulations to the pupils and teaching staff at Herne Hill School for all their creative art work and for obtaining such a prestigious award!
Since the summer term of 2021, Herne Hill School’s Kindergarten has been operating from a new, dedicated site at 99 Herne Hill. The premises had been meticulously designed to create a uniquely tailored ‘home from home’ environment for what is the first educational setting for most of the attending two- and three-year-old children. Building works have carried on at the back of the property to replace an old, decaying garage with a small, two-storey building which is now nearing completion.
From the second half of this spring term, the Bach (pronounced ‘batch’, named after small holiday or beach houses in New Zealand) will offer additional multi-use ‘tumble’ space to support the children’s holistic development. Thanks to large Crittal doors opening onto the large, cloistered sensory garden, it will also provide further opportunities for free-flow between the indoors and outdoors, giving the children the freedom to explore, learn and enjoy the natural environment.
Woodwork offers young children unique learning opportunities by developing their imagination, creativity, problem solving and practical skills. Because it is also excellent at enabling high levels of engagement and concentration and boosting children’s self-esteem, Herne Hill School is introducing it across all five years of its curriculum with expert guidance from Pete Moorhouse, sculptor and leading authority on woodwork in early years education.
On the evening of 3 February 2016, Herne Hill School celebrated the inauguration of its new hall and kindergarten building in its usual style, i.e. with lots of love, care and excellence. The event was a tribute to everyone involved in the construction of the building and a celebration of its addition to the school’s facilities – which happens to coincide with the school’s fortieth anniversary.
The school’s Year 2 children creatively interpreted several songs arranged to celebrate builders, caterers and the new Kindergarten, which was followed by a stunning and wonderfully reverberating performance by the London Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet. The children joined in again for an emotional finale of the South African anthem (in honour of Herne Hill School’s charitable link with Khanya Primary School in Cape Town) and the Herne Hill School song. This was followed by jolly ribbon cutting, drinks and canapes.
The new building brings substantial benefits to the children through a state-of-the art multifunction hall in the basement for sports, drama, assemblies and healthy hot lunches, which are freshly cooked on site daily in the new kitchen. There is also a large new Kindergarten on the ground floor with free-flowing access to a covered outside play area, and the playground has been significantly upgraded with a soft, all-weather surface. The school’s open morning on Saturday 5 March offers a perfect opportunity to visit the new building and playground.
