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... more Sophisticated Thinking
. .... more Sophisticated Thinking

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am coordinates to stretch the wa
ery School progr
Every School program coordinates to stretch the way our
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students think and e xpand their cognitiv e abilit ies. Our
students think and expand their cognitive abilities. Our
Thinking to our
application of Harvard University’s Cultures of Thinking to our
application of Harvard Univ
ersity’s Cultures of
rigorous progr ams of learning, across all ages an d all subj ects,
rigorous programs of learning, across all ages and all subjects,
equips students with a comprehensive range of thinking
equips students with a comprehensiv e r ange of thinking
aining
ategies. W
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routines and str
routines and strategies. We are also very intentional in training
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ery intentiona
them to distil information to its essential essence, lin k concepts
them to distil information to its essential essence, link concepts
together and reason their way to the solutions of problems.
together and reason their wa y to the solutions o f problem s.
Our outstanding debaters perform e x ceptional ly well in
Our outstanding debaters perform exceptionally well in
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ain sophisticated th
ers who
competitions because we tr
competitions because we train sophisticated thinkers who
know that their arguments will be tested and their e vidence
know that their arguments will be tested and their evidence
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elops inno
vativ
y
placed under scrutin
placed under scrutiny. Our STEM program develops innovative
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. Our STEM progr
y requiring students to integr
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thinkers by requiring students to integrate knowledge and skills
ate kno
ers b
wledge and skills
learned in other disciplines to design and constr uct solut ions
learned in other disciplines to design and construct solutions
y grow
to problems, including sustainability challenges.
to problems, including sustainability challenges. As they grow,
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they become familiar with coding, 3D printing, green-screen
y become familiar with coding, 3D printing, gr
technologies and animation software. The evidence of our
technologies and animation software. The e vidence of our
success is that every year we have entered numerous teams
success is that e v ery y ear we ha v e entered num erous teams
in the F1 in Schools progr am where our School ha s topped
in the F1 in Schools program where our School has topped
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ankings for man
national r
ears.
national rankings for many years.
. .... more Vibrant Creativity
... more Vibr
ant Creativity
Creativity is central to the unique value we each bring to the
Creativity is centr al to the unique value we each bring t o the
world. We nurture creativity by feeding our students’ vibrant
world. W e nurture creativity b y feeding our stu dents’ vibr ant
imaginations. W
pply
imaginations. We celebrate when they courageously apply
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their imaginations to the solutions of challenging p
their imaginations to the solutions of challenging problems and
s and
enterprising approaches to opportunities. We strengthen their
e strengthen their
enterprising approaches to opportunities. W
creativity by equipping them with design principles and a range
creativity b y equipping them with design princip les a nd a r ange
of techniques and then gifting them the freedom of persona l
of techniques and then gifting them the freedom of personal
expression as they craft what their mind has imagined. This
e xpression as the y cr aft what their mind has im agined. This
thematics
creativity is then e
creativity is then expressed in the solving of a Mathematics
xpressed in the solving of a Ma
problem, the writing of a story or the fr
aming of
problem, the writing of a story or the framing of an argument.
an argum
ent.
We are committed to
Creativity is best nurtured in The Arts. Every student has
Creativity is best nurtured in The Arts. Ev ery student has W e are committed to
the pursuit of e
cellence
x
the opportunity to perform annually in one of our four major
the opportunity to perform annually in one of o ur four major the pursuit of excellence
and embr
acing a culture
dramatic productions. These are spectacular performances and and embracing a culture
amatic productions. These are spectacular per
formances and
dr
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en more significant for the life-changing e
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xperiences t
even more significant for the life-changing experiences they of innovation in all
vation in all
of inno
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o further nurture creativit
offer young people. To further nurture creativity, specialist
, specia
oung people. T
areas of the curriculum,
Music teachers nurture our students’ musicality from Pre-
Music teachers nurture our students’ musicality from Pre- areas of the curriculum,
using technology to
Kindergarten. W
Kindergarten. We then introduce them to strings in Year 2 and using technology to
s in Y
ear 2 and
e then introduce them to string
other band instruments in Y ear 5, before giving them the option promote efficiency and
other band instruments in Year 5, before giving them the option
promote efficiency and
to perform in one or more of our many ensembles. To round off
to perform in one or more of our man y ensembl es. T o round off
effectiv
eness, whilst
our offering, our superb Visual Arts progr am equip s all st udents effectiveness, whilst
our offering, our superb Visual Arts program equips all students
oung people
equipping y
to be artists and some to become e
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to be artists and some to become exceptional. equipping young people
ceptional.
for the future.
for the future.
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