In our Kreedo department, encompassing Years 2 to 5, we embrace a hands-on approach to our learning, building on the child-centred foundations set in the Early Years. We strive to engage our children, foster their strengths and challenge each individual to be the very best that they can be.
In keeping with our school ethos – to encourage learning, independence of thought and the cultivation of self-belief, skill, wisdom and curiosity – we believe a thematic curriculum (one where the different elements of the children’s learning centre around a common topic) offers the ideal platform.
Subjects are introduced with exciting trips/Tours and experiences.
Primary years is an exciting time for the children at Sunrise English School, The children continue to study the skill-based Primary Curriculum,bringing their learning to life through cross-curricular termly units of work and developing their understanding of the world around them. Our teaching is child-centred whereby the children’s interests are explored and then incorporated into our teaching.
In addition to the core curriculum subjects, the children continue to study as well as enjoying an extensive games and PE programme and INNOVATIVE SUNRISE CRICKET ACADEMY.
Foundation Learning aims to provide a more comprehensive and experiential learning experience for students. The Foundation Learning approach focuses on developing skills, attitudes, and values in students that go beyond the traditional academic curriculum. The Foundation Learning programme is designed to be activity-based and experiential in nature. This means that students are encouraged to participate in hands-on activities, projects, and field trips that enable them to apply their learning in real-world contexts. The programme is also designed to be inclusive and student-centered, with a focus on personalized learning and student engagement.
- Inclusive vs. selective
- Caring vs. strict
- Concerned about the development of well-being and character vs. academically rigorous
- Robotics and Coding classes
- Academic vs. pastoral
- Holistic learning
- Good for the lowest/highest performers vs. good for all
- Fostering social mobility vs. bringing all to the same level
We believe that if we are to have the schools our children deserve, we have to look beyond this binary thinking, and we certainly do so at Sunrise English School.
In recent times, many schools have been driven by the need to deliver and demonstrate headline results and measurable data, so that they can clearly exhibit improvement over time or place themselves towards the top of league tables in a highly competitive marketplace. Whilst it is certainly clear that additional accountability has been part of a development of teaching standards over the past 25 years, We believe that the need to produce such quantitative data is now impacting too greatly on our thinking and decision-making at the expense of the best interests and well-being of our young people.
We are delighted to announce that admission is now open for the upcoming academic year at Sunrise English School. We welcome applications from students of all backgrounds and abilities, and we are committed to providing a stimulating and supportive learning environment that promotes excellence, creativity, and personal growth.
