OPEN DAYS & NEWS - WHITE HOUSE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
Open Morning
Saturday 7 October, 9.30-11.30am
Private Tours
Individual tours can be arranged
whitehouseschool.com
Bookings to be made via admissions@whitehouseschool.com
Hot off the opening of their new Performing Arts Studio, The White House Prep continues to go from strength to strength with their recent recognition in “The Sunday Times Top 100 UK Prep Schools”. The school was listed at number 2 in London and number 16 for the UK.
This is a fantastic achievement and a huge testament to the hard work and academic focus of the children and their teachers. What impresses most is that the children not only achieve such high levels in these national assessments but do so alongside a myriad of other interests and commitments from music to sport to science and enterprise.
The new Studio also recently welcomed two Prima Ballerinas from the Royal Opera House to lead workshops in Romeo and Juliet and perform a private show for the children. The children learnt to jump like Mercutio, strut like Tibault and glide like Romeo. It was extraordinary and the children were so lucky to have had the experience. Boys and girls alike are now feeling totally inspired by becoming ballerinas.
Hot on the heels of the White House Prep's Plastic initiative (a drive led by children to reduce plastic waste) "Enterprise" lessons have now launched at the school, a weekly lesson designed for children to think outside of the box using all the skills they learn in their day-to-day subjects. Whether that be planning and budgeting for a class trip, making their own board games for their peers to play or designing their own theme parks. Getting to grips with budgeting, marketing, pitching and working together, amongst a host of other skills, whilst having a lot of fun has proved very successful and is now a firm (and popular) part of the curriculum. As Headmaster Tony Lewis says, “responsibility is the ability to respond appropriately and something we want for all our children. It demands perception and critical thinking, also independence of mind with informed decision making.” Understanding that this is not something that can be taught but it can be learnt. It needs to happen in a context rather be viewed as an academic or intellectual exercise. These various enterprises (which differ from class to class) will all come together on Enterprise Day, a pupil led fun fair with a host of activities in which the children take a leading role both in the planning and the delivery and will raise money for the school charity, Medical Detection Dogs.
From September 2017, we will welcome a new Headmaster, Tony Lewis, to the White House School family. Tony has extensive experience as a Head, having recently been Headmaster at St. Nicolas Prep School in Kensington, which has an Outstanding rating from the ISI and SIS. Tony's expertise working in a co-educational school with children from 2.5yrs-11yrs and familiarity with the all important 11+ exams is invaluable and we know he will continue to develop and improve the school.
Prior to his appointment as Headmaster at St. Nicholas Prep, Tony was a long-standing Housemaster at Stowe from 2001-2011 and then Head of International Development for the school. He has many years teaching experience, having taught since 1984. With a speciality in the Humanities, particularly History, Tony is excited to introduce Headmaster's Lessons which will give him the opportunity to work with our classes across the school. Tony is committed to continuing to further enhancing academic standards and is looking forward to working with parents to enhance the experience of the children.
The British Red Cross visited The White House Preparatory School to talk to the Year 6 children about First Aid. The workshop included learning CPR and how to help if someone is suffering from a seizure. It was a fun and engaging way to teach the children about health and help them learn important life skills.
We will always come back to the core question that should always be at the heart of a school “what is best for the children”. We firmly believe that as a family owned school, our investment is for the long term - a multi-generational approach which blends the best parts of tradition with a drive to find innovation, whether in the curriculum or learning styles to ensure the best outcomes for our pupils."
The White House Prep, located between Balham and Clapham unveiled The Studio, a dedicated performing arts space with floor to ceiling mirrors and tailored acoustics. Music, Drama, Yoga and Ballet classes along with certain clubs and performances over the year will now be held in this dedicated Arts space and will continue to enhance the rich extra-curricular activities the school offers.
This year, The White House Prep School in Balham has chosen Children with Cancer as their school charity. Based in Great Ormond Street, Children with Cancer is providing vital research into cancers most commonly found in children, including leukemia. Gemma from the Children with Cancer team, visited the White House Prep this term to talk to the pupils about their amazing research and to encourage them with different fundraising ideas. The White House Prep children behaved wonderfully and were very mature about this sensitive subject and are now busy thinking of ways they can raise money, including a bake sale and a fun run in the playground.
Engineering at The White House Prep in Balham is going from strength to strength. This term sees the pupils start building an electric car from scratch, designing the artwork for the body of the car and racing it around the playground. The children will then have a chance to race the car at the Goodwood Racetrack as part of the Gathering of the Goblins annual event. The children are also very excited about the arrival of new chromebooks to enhance their IT and Coding curriculum and 3-D printer so they can start turning their CAD (computer aided designs) into a reality.
The children were fascinated with his incredible stories about his journey and all the events and problems he encountered along the way. This was such an inspirational presentation which all the pupils thoroughly enjoyed. They even got the chance to try on Nick’s equipment that he used on Mount Everest!
The Headmaster, Daniel Cummings, is quoted as saying:
"I am very excited to be able to announce that we were included in “The Sunday Times Top 100 UK Prep Schools” . We were listed at number 10 in London and number 54 for the UK. This is an excellent achievement and we are delighted to have the hard work of our pupils and staff recognised in a National publication. As important as National recognition can be, I would like to add that this has confirmed what we see throughout the school every day and we are all very proud to be part of such a wonderful school."
Open Morning
Saturday 7 October, 9.30-11.30am
Private Tours
Individual tours can be arranged
whitehouseschool.com
Bookings to be made via admissions@whitehouseschool.com
The White House Prep, located between Balham and Clapham unveiled The Studio, a dedicated performing arts space with floor to ceiling mirrors and tailored acoustics. Music, Drama, Yoga and Ballet classes along with certain clubs and performances over the year will now be held in this dedicated Arts space and will continue to enhance the rich extra-curricular activities the school offers.
Hot on the heels of the White House Prep's Plastic initiative (a drive led by children to reduce plastic waste) "Enterprise" lessons have now launched at the school, a weekly lesson designed for children to think outside of the box using all the skills they learn in their day-to-day subjects. Whether that be planning and budgeting for a class trip, making their own board games for their peers to play or designing their own theme parks. Getting to grips with budgeting, marketing, pitching and working together, amongst a host of other skills, whilst having a lot of fun has proved very successful and is now a firm (and popular) part of the curriculum. As Headmaster Tony Lewis says, “responsibility is the ability to respond appropriately and something we want for all our children. It demands perception and critical thinking, also independence of mind with informed decision making.” Understanding that this is not something that can be taught but it can be learnt. It needs to happen in a context rather be viewed as an academic or intellectual exercise. These various enterprises (which differ from class to class) will all come together on Enterprise Day, a pupil led fun fair with a host of activities in which the children take a leading role both in the planning and the delivery and will raise money for the school charity, Medical Detection Dogs.
The children were fascinated with his incredible stories about his journey and all the events and problems he encountered along the way. This was such an inspirational presentation which all the pupils thoroughly enjoyed. They even got the chance to try on Nick’s equipment that he used on Mount Everest!
The British Red Cross visited The White House Preparatory School to talk to the Year 6 children about First Aid. The workshop included learning CPR and how to help if someone is suffering from a seizure. It was a fun and engaging way to teach the children about health and help them learn important life skills.
We will always come back to the core question that should always be at the heart of a school “what is best for the children”. We firmly believe that as a family owned school, our investment is for the long term - a multi-generational approach which blends the best parts of tradition with a drive to find innovation, whether in the curriculum or learning styles to ensure the best outcomes for our pupils."
Hot off the opening of their new Performing Arts Studio, The White House Prep continues to go from strength to strength with their recent recognition in “The Sunday Times Top 100 UK Prep Schools”. The school was listed at number 2 in London and number 16 for the UK.
This is a fantastic achievement and a huge testament to the hard work and academic focus of the children and their teachers. What impresses most is that the children not only achieve such high levels in these national assessments but do so alongside a myriad of other interests and commitments from music to sport to science and enterprise.
The new Studio also recently welcomed two Prima Ballerinas from the Royal Opera House to lead workshops in Romeo and Juliet and perform a private show for the children. The children learnt to jump like Mercutio, strut like Tibault and glide like Romeo. It was extraordinary and the children were so lucky to have had the experience. Boys and girls alike are now feeling totally inspired by becoming ballerinas.
Engineering at The White House Prep in Balham is going from strength to strength. This term sees the pupils start building an electric car from scratch, designing the artwork for the body of the car and racing it around the playground. The children will then have a chance to race the car at the Goodwood Racetrack as part of the Gathering of the Goblins annual event. The children are also very excited about the arrival of new chromebooks to enhance their IT and Coding curriculum and 3-D printer so they can start turning their CAD (computer aided designs) into a reality.
This year, The White House Prep School in Balham has chosen Children with Cancer as their school charity. Based in Great Ormond Street, Children with Cancer is providing vital research into cancers most commonly found in children, including leukemia. Gemma from the Children with Cancer team, visited the White House Prep this term to talk to the pupils about their amazing research and to encourage them with different fundraising ideas. The White House Prep children behaved wonderfully and were very mature about this sensitive subject and are now busy thinking of ways they can raise money, including a bake sale and a fun run in the playground.
From September 2017, we will welcome a new Headmaster, Tony Lewis, to the White House School family. Tony has extensive experience as a Head, having recently been Headmaster at St. Nicolas Prep School in Kensington, which has an Outstanding rating from the ISI and SIS. Tony's expertise working in a co-educational school with children from 2.5yrs-11yrs and familiarity with the all important 11+ exams is invaluable and we know he will continue to develop and improve the school.
Prior to his appointment as Headmaster at St. Nicholas Prep, Tony was a long-standing Housemaster at Stowe from 2001-2011 and then Head of International Development for the school. He has many years teaching experience, having taught since 1984. With a speciality in the Humanities, particularly History, Tony is excited to introduce Headmaster's Lessons which will give him the opportunity to work with our classes across the school. Tony is committed to continuing to further enhancing academic standards and is looking forward to working with parents to enhance the experience of the children.
The Headmaster, Daniel Cummings, is quoted as saying:
"I am very excited to be able to announce that we were included in “The Sunday Times Top 100 UK Prep Schools” . We were listed at number 10 in London and number 54 for the UK. This is an excellent achievement and we are delighted to have the hard work of our pupils and staff recognised in a National publication. As important as National recognition can be, I would like to add that this has confirmed what we see throughout the school every day and we are all very proud to be part of such a wonderful school."
Open Morning
Saturday 7 October, 9.30-11.30am
Private Tours
Individual tours can be arranged
whitehouseschool.com
Bookings to be made via admissions@whitehouseschool.com
We will always come back to the core question that should always be at the heart of a school “what is best for the children”. We firmly believe that as a family owned school, our investment is for the long term - a multi-generational approach which blends the best parts of tradition with a drive to find innovation, whether in the curriculum or learning styles to ensure the best outcomes for our pupils."
Hot off the opening of their new Performing Arts Studio, The White House Prep continues to go from strength to strength with their recent recognition in “The Sunday Times Top 100 UK Prep Schools”. The school was listed at number 2 in London and number 16 for the UK.
This is a fantastic achievement and a huge testament to the hard work and academic focus of the children and their teachers. What impresses most is that the children not only achieve such high levels in these national assessments but do so alongside a myriad of other interests and commitments from music to sport to science and enterprise.
The new Studio also recently welcomed two Prima Ballerinas from the Royal Opera House to lead workshops in Romeo and Juliet and perform a private show for the children. The children learnt to jump like Mercutio, strut like Tibault and glide like Romeo. It was extraordinary and the children were so lucky to have had the experience. Boys and girls alike are now feeling totally inspired by becoming ballerinas.
The White House Prep, located between Balham and Clapham unveiled The Studio, a dedicated performing arts space with floor to ceiling mirrors and tailored acoustics. Music, Drama, Yoga and Ballet classes along with certain clubs and performances over the year will now be held in this dedicated Arts space and will continue to enhance the rich extra-curricular activities the school offers.
Engineering at The White House Prep in Balham is going from strength to strength. This term sees the pupils start building an electric car from scratch, designing the artwork for the body of the car and racing it around the playground. The children will then have a chance to race the car at the Goodwood Racetrack as part of the Gathering of the Goblins annual event. The children are also very excited about the arrival of new chromebooks to enhance their IT and Coding curriculum and 3-D printer so they can start turning their CAD (computer aided designs) into a reality.
Hot on the heels of the White House Prep's Plastic initiative (a drive led by children to reduce plastic waste) "Enterprise" lessons have now launched at the school, a weekly lesson designed for children to think outside of the box using all the skills they learn in their day-to-day subjects. Whether that be planning and budgeting for a class trip, making their own board games for their peers to play or designing their own theme parks. Getting to grips with budgeting, marketing, pitching and working together, amongst a host of other skills, whilst having a lot of fun has proved very successful and is now a firm (and popular) part of the curriculum. As Headmaster Tony Lewis says, “responsibility is the ability to respond appropriately and something we want for all our children. It demands perception and critical thinking, also independence of mind with informed decision making.” Understanding that this is not something that can be taught but it can be learnt. It needs to happen in a context rather be viewed as an academic or intellectual exercise. These various enterprises (which differ from class to class) will all come together on Enterprise Day, a pupil led fun fair with a host of activities in which the children take a leading role both in the planning and the delivery and will raise money for the school charity, Medical Detection Dogs.
This year, The White House Prep School in Balham has chosen Children with Cancer as their school charity. Based in Great Ormond Street, Children with Cancer is providing vital research into cancers most commonly found in children, including leukemia. Gemma from the Children with Cancer team, visited the White House Prep this term to talk to the pupils about their amazing research and to encourage them with different fundraising ideas. The White House Prep children behaved wonderfully and were very mature about this sensitive subject and are now busy thinking of ways they can raise money, including a bake sale and a fun run in the playground.
The children were fascinated with his incredible stories about his journey and all the events and problems he encountered along the way. This was such an inspirational presentation which all the pupils thoroughly enjoyed. They even got the chance to try on Nick’s equipment that he used on Mount Everest!
From September 2017, we will welcome a new Headmaster, Tony Lewis, to the White House School family. Tony has extensive experience as a Head, having recently been Headmaster at St. Nicolas Prep School in Kensington, which has an Outstanding rating from the ISI and SIS. Tony's expertise working in a co-educational school with children from 2.5yrs-11yrs and familiarity with the all important 11+ exams is invaluable and we know he will continue to develop and improve the school.
Prior to his appointment as Headmaster at St. Nicholas Prep, Tony was a long-standing Housemaster at Stowe from 2001-2011 and then Head of International Development for the school. He has many years teaching experience, having taught since 1984. With a speciality in the Humanities, particularly History, Tony is excited to introduce Headmaster's Lessons which will give him the opportunity to work with our classes across the school. Tony is committed to continuing to further enhancing academic standards and is looking forward to working with parents to enhance the experience of the children.
The Headmaster, Daniel Cummings, is quoted as saying:
"I am very excited to be able to announce that we were included in “The Sunday Times Top 100 UK Prep Schools” . We were listed at number 10 in London and number 54 for the UK. This is an excellent achievement and we are delighted to have the hard work of our pupils and staff recognised in a National publication. As important as National recognition can be, I would like to add that this has confirmed what we see throughout the school every day and we are all very proud to be part of such a wonderful school."
The British Red Cross visited The White House Preparatory School to talk to the Year 6 children about First Aid. The workshop included learning CPR and how to help if someone is suffering from a seizure. It was a fun and engaging way to teach the children about health and help them learn important life skills.
