Dear families,
I am delighted to give you a very warm welcome to our Primary Section and tell you a little bit about this wonderful part of Craighouse School!
The Primary Section, a section where enormous amounts of energy and enthusiasm, happiness and laughter abound every day of the year, is the biggest section of our school comprising 6 levels from PK to Year 4!
Each Year group has 7 classes with approximately 20 pupils each. Our pupils are immersed into English from the moment they start school in PK, thus making the English language the natural and spontaneous way members of staff and pupils communicate with each other every day.
In PK and K two highly qualified teachers are in charge of teaching, guiding and supporting our pupils.
From Year 1 onwards, there is a Tutor per class who is in charge of delivering the English, Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Art and Technology curricula, facilitating, guiding and collaborating with our pupils’ learning.
There are specialist Spanish teachers, Music teachers, Religion and Sports teachers who, through their subjects and working collaboratively with the class tutors, greatly contribute to the development of our pupils’ various skills and student profile.
Our Formative Area, psychologist and special needs specialists, are a fundamental asset to our section and work closely with our students, teachers and families offering support, guidance and ensuring the wellbeing of all the members of our community.
The Primary Years Programme promotes the integral development of our pupils, academically, socially and emotionally as well as Agency and Inquiry from the very start of their education at Craighouse School. Our pupils are active learners who are the protagonists of their learning journey which eventually culminates in our section in Year 4 with the presentation of their PYP Project.
The Primary Section offers children a very happy, energetic, fruitful learning environment where all our pupils have the opportunity to gain confidence in themselves, develop independence, autonomy, inquiry, and become passionate lifelong learners.
