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Our Pre-Prep

Childhood is a time for fun and discovery through a wealth of learning opportunities. Our Pre-Prep is a special and unique place. Our aim is to give children the best possible start to their educational pathway, where friendships are made, individual academic excellence is achieved and happy memories are created. We are an independent Nursery, Pre-Prep and prep School in Liphook situated in 175 acres of stunning grounds in the South Downs National Park on the borders of Hampshire, Surrey and West Sussex. Children in our Pre-Prep develop their social, emotional and cognitive skills through play-based activities. Every day your child will have to opportunity to apply what they have learnt in the classroom to activities in their shared areas or out in our fabulous 175-acre grounds. These hands-on opportunities give your child’s learning meaning and a grounding in the real world.

Our Pre-Prep children visit forest school several times a week. It provides a stimulating and engaging environment that encourages exploration, creativity and curiosity. Through being outdoors your child will develop an appreciation for the environment. They will learn to understand the significant impact they can have on sustainability for themselves and future generations by learning about environmental issues and taking meaningful actions to reduce their carbon footprint. We are fortunate to have two libraries at school and one is reserved for exclusive use by our Pre-Prep children. It has been carefully curated to instil a love of books and reading in all our children and to help your child to discover the magic that books bring, inspiring them in every topic from expeditions and exercise to Fairtrade and faraway places. Storytime and our robust phonics programme will help your child to develop crucial skills such as communication and comprehension.

Alongside the core curriculum, in the Pre-Prep your child will enjoy weekly swimming lessons in additional to their games and PE lessons. They will develop a positive attitude toward exercise and will grow to understand that a healthy body means a healthy mind, helping your child gain insight on how they learn best. A Pre-Prep education is one to be cherished. It is a time to develop the foundations for a love of learning where challenges are seen as positive experiences and every activity is approached with a smile, laughter and a can-do attitude.

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Seeing the pre-prep children jump into wellies and waterproof trousers in record time and charge out to break was fabulous.

Lessons

Our Pre-Prep timetable has been meticulously curated to ensure we get the best out of your child throughout the day. Your child will benefit from being taught maths and English every morning by their highly-qualified class teacher. They then embark on a day full of incredible lessons, including music, games, PE, Spanish and swimming which are all delivered by subject specialist teachers. Lessons are either taught as a single lesson of half an hour or to allow, your child to really get stuck in, some lessons are scheduled as a double one-hour lesson.

The timetable also ensures the Pre-Prep children can make the most of our incredible facilities as well as our amazing teachers. The acres of woodland just a stone’s throw from their classroom door is home to your child’s forest school lessons. Our on-site, 25-metre indoor swimming pool, which is heated by a renewal energy source in the shape of our woodchip biomass boiler, is where your child will learn to swim. For their music lessons, your child will head over to our purpose-built Music School to be surrounded by musical inspiration and every instrument they could possibly dream of – everything from African drums to a grand piano. Our Art Studio is where our Pre-Prep and Prep school children delve into painting, pottery and collage, allowing your child to share their creative vision with their older peers. The sports hall, astro and endless fields and pitches will give your child the space to breathe, stretch their physical muscles and discover their sporting prowess.

Food

Great children need great food which is why we hire a fantastic team of chefs, bakers and cooks to keep your child well fuelled throughout the day. Morning break is at 10am, the same time as our Prep school children. Your child will enjoy a carbohydrate-based snack to provide them with a slow release of energy to power them through their morning lessons.

Lunch break for our Pre-Prep children is at 11.45am when your child will enjoy a good run around outside as well as a nutritious meal before returning to lessons at 1pm. Your child’s lunch is freshly prepared on site by our in-house Catering Team. We offer a wide choice of dishes to ensure we cater for all tastes. There are always hot and cold options, with plenty of fresh fruit, vegetables and salads. Vegetarians, vegans and those with special dietary requirements are well catered for.

Our seasonal menus operate on a three-week rotation and aim to educate your child about healthy choices and responsible eating.

Logistics

The Pre-Prep week

7.30am Breakfast club (Optional £)

8am Before school care

8.15am Gates open

8.30am Registration

10am Morning break

11.45am Lunch break

3.30pm School day ends

3.30pm After school clubs (optional)

4.30pm Clubs end

4.30pm Picnic tea and play (optional £)

6.30pm Last pick up

Drop off

The doors to our pre-prep swing open for children at 8.15am ready for your child to start their day promptly at 8.30am. We know and completely understand that mornings can be busy for many families, with parents juggling school drop off, work and other commitments. It’s important that your child’s start to the day is calm and stress free to set them up for a successful say of learning. That’s why we offer an earlier 8am drop off option for those families who need it, at no extra charge.

Many of our families make use of our breakfast club, which opens for our Nursery children at 7.30am. Breakfast club takes place in the dining hall and your child will be spoilt for choice for what to have for breakfast. There is always a hot option such as beans on toast as well cereal, porridge, yoghurt, toast and fresh fruit. A truly hearty breakfast to kickstart their active day ahead.

After school

The school day finishes at 3.30pm but your child’s time with us does not have to stop there. There is a plethora of after-school clubs for your child to choose from. But not before they have had a snack for a well-earned energy boost to see them through the next hour of excitement. There are four categories of clubs: academic, skill development, artistic and physical and we encourage your child to try to choose one club from each group to give themselves the opportunity to explore new interests. Many of our clubs are run by our teachers who are passionate about a certain sport, subject or hobby and are free of charge. We also invite external professionals to run clubs such as Karate, modern dance or cookery, which do incur additional costs.

If there isn’t a club that takes your child’s fancy but you need your child to be looked after, they can join our after school care which runs until 4.30pm. We know life is exceptionally busy for all families which is why, in addition to our after school provision, we also offer picnic tea and play. In this popular session your child will be served a high tea which they will enjoy as a picnic with their friends. There will be lots of games and activities on offer for your child until 6.30pm.

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What we’re up to…

Such is the extent of our children’s exposure to specialist teaching in the arts that you can visibly see their confidence rising day by day when they take to the stage to perform. And nowhere was this more evident than during our amazing house music competition on Friday, when solo singers, duos, ensembles, instrumental musicians and groups raised the roof and the decibel levels in the school theatre. #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex #SpringTerm #Music

That magical moment when you get a wonderful round of applause after bravely performing in front of your peers and parents at a school concert. #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex #SpringTerm #Music #Concert #SoloPerformer

Ten gymnasts have done the school proud at the Danes Hill School Gymnastics Festival, with Rosie H delighted to pick up silver medals in her age group for her floor and vault routines. The girls train regularly after school with coach Mrs Ogilvie, who said she was “extremely proud” of the way the team performed. Pictures courtesy of DE Photo. #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex #SpringTerm #Gymnastics

We’ve had the most amazing house music competition today, featuring brilliant solo singers, duos, ensembles and instrumentalists, not to mention the all-important ‘shout’ element where all pupils in their respective houses perform a big group hit. And the winner? Agincourt! #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex #SpringTerm #Music

Our theatre reverberated to the sensational sounds of Samba and the rocking rhythms of Rio today as the excellent Jo from Dance Days gave our pre-prep children a dancing masterclass. The enthusiastic children learnt a series of key steps and body movements as they created a real carnival atmosphere. #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex #SpringTerm #SambaWorkshop

Happy songs and happy children were the order of the day at our informal spring concert in the pre-prep today. #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex #SpringTerm #MusicConcert

Do you want to discover why Highfield and Brookham School was recently named ‘best prep school’ by an educational agent during their visit? Then why not join us for our next Open Morning on 15th March? Explore our fantastic grounds, superb facilities and nurturing environment for children aged 2-13. Don’t miss this opportunity to see first hand what makes our school so special. To reserve your place, simply click the link in our bio! #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex #OpenMorning #ComeAndSeeUs

We’ve had some fantastic sports action against our friends from Westbourne House School today, with the girls giving their all on the football pitches and the boys playing some great hockey on the astro. The children really do wear the school colours with such pride as they welcome visiting teams on Wednesdays and Saturdays. #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex #SpringTerm #SchoolSport #BoysHockey #GirlsFootball

Want to discover why Highfield and Brookham School was recently declared the ‘best prep school’ by an educational agent during their visit? Then join us for our next Open Morning on 15th March! Explore our fantastic grounds, superb facilities and nurturing environment for children aged 2-13. Don’t miss this opportunity to see first-hand what makes our school so special. To reserve your place, visit bit.ly/3wB8kPB #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex #OpenMorning #ComeAndSeeUs

Our extra-curricular Drawing Club in the pre-prep has been in full flow this afternoon, with the eager young children adding more imaginative and creative pictures to their ever-growing portfolios. Cool cats, jazzy jeeps and brilliant buildings were among today’s artistic achievements. #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex #SpringTerm #Drawing #Art

Our children are a pretty healthy bunch, so they didn’t need asking twice to take on the Great Smoothie Challenge. With team names, logos, ingredients, colourful and informative posters and fruit preparation all done by the the pupils in true entrepreneurial spirit, the acid test was how the smoothies tasted. Well, it looks like they tasted good, very good indeed… #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex #SpringTerm #HealthyEating #FruitSmoothies

We’ve rounded off another wonderful season of inter-school swimming galas with a battling win against our friends from @stivesschoolhaslemere, maintaining our proud unbeaten record. Our children have loved swimming home and away against some very strong squads and look forward to crossing swords with them in the pool again next year. #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex #SpringTerm #Swimming #InterSchoolGala

Colourful, charismatic and downright fun literary characters were brought to life as our children celebrated last week’s World Book Day in fine style. #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex #SpringTerm #WorldBookDay

Not all heroes wear capes, but some do. As today was Break The Rules Day, it seemed very appropriate for Spiderman – aka coach extraordinaire Mr Dilworth – to give our U9 boys a pep talk ahead of their hockey tournament next week! #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex #SpringTerm #Hockey @haslemerehockey

The school regulations have been royally flouted today as part of Break The Rules Day, with funds raised going to our cherished Highreach charity which provides holidays for disabled children. Home clothes, jewellery, hats in classes, (fake) tattoos and coloured hair were the order of the day for the children, who also closely inspected Head of Boarding Miss Van den Berg’s uniform. Luckily for Miss van den Berg, her uniform was up to scratch! #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex #SpringTerm #BreakTheRulesDay

Happy International Women’s Day to the wonderful ladies who, unstintingly and selflessly, bring so much joy, care, love, laughter and devotion to every aspect of our whole school community. #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex #SpringTerm #InternationalWomensDay

We’ve had the most amazing day celebrating World Book Day UK. Dressed as their favourite book characters, the children staged a colourful parade in the sports hall before our pre-prep children were joined by their prep school peers for some quality reading time and a morning of book-themed arts and crafts. #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex #SpringTerm #WorldBookDay

Long live the magic of World Book Day. #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex #SpringTerm #Books #Literacy

Don’t forget it is our Open Morning on 15th March! Join us and discover why Highfield and Brookham School was declared the ‘best prep school’ by an educational agent during their recent visit. Explore our fantastic grounds, superb facilities and nurturing environment for children aged 2-13. Don’t miss this opportunity to see first-hand what makes our school so special. Head to our website to book. #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex #OpenMorning

No matter what your age, there is always something new to discover, to learn, to investigate, something that captures the imagination and inspires us. Our children teach us this every single day. #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex #SpringTerm #Learning

Parents and peers of our talented young musicians have been treated to another lovely cushion concert, this time featuring two solo singers, a flautist and a pianist. It’s wonderful to see the children grow in confidence and stature each time they perform. #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex #SpringTerm #Music #CushionConcert

Young eco warriors in Year 5 have been getting their hands dirty today planting the first of 400 trees. Having taken receipt of the first batch of hawthorn, blackthorn and silver birch trees as part of a brilliant project run by the The Woodland Trust, with the second batch due in the autumn, the children prepared an area of ground and planted the first saplings on the golf course. #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex #SpringTerm #Trees #TreePlanting

Excitement levels in pre-prep have reached fever pitch as the first of Reception’s five fluffy ducklings has hatched. Tweet, named by the children in Bluebells, has been having a wonderful time strutting around in the spotlight as he waits for his friends to join him! #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex #SpringTerm #ducklings

Pre-prep children have been exploring their emotions at an after-school club which promotes calmness and wellbeing. Having discussed feelings associated with being happy, sad, angry and excited, the children crafted colourful mindfulness wheels with a moveable top layer which allows them to show how they feel at any given time. And the overriding feeling during the activity? Happy, of course! #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex #SpringTerm #Mindfulness

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