a lot happens in each learning day
Flexible learning. Students choose which days they wish to study with us. They can choose 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 days.
Click here to download a pdf of our 11-14 yrs timetable with details of teachers.
engaged learning
Classes, tutorials, workshops for 11-14yrs
our timetable
mondays
Start the day gently with conscious movement and mindfulness. The check-in gives everyone the opportunity to share how they are feeling and any news they may have.
The time we live in has been called both “The age of information” and “The age of mis-information”. Never has it been more important to learn how to critically read, explore and think about the condition of the world we live in and how we can make a change for the better!
We will choose together which issues affecting our world we want to learn about, and learn what can be done about them!
My background with this: I am a peace activist from a war zone, a guest university lecturer in how to read media and have a degree in Education for Social Change (Nimrod).
Get some fresh air, move around, shake it all about.
What stories do people across the world tell about how the world began? How did they think people were created, and why does this even matter? We will look at monsters, chaos, nature, life, and early man as part of our “origins” theme this term.
This class is an opportunity to study the chosen topic in the context of its effect on human beings and on their complex relationships with each other, and can include any combination of history, culture studies, geography, sociology, psychology and religious studies.
My background with this: I have taught humanities for 9 years, and I love it! I have an MA in exploring the connection between how people think and how our society acts (Nimrod).
Time to eat your lunch, take a walk or hang out in the Common Room with your friends.
In this lesson of “Students Decide” we are going to be entrepreneurs! We will decide on an initiative we want to do – and we will actually do it! On the way we will learn important practical skills, manage a budget and interview experts,
My background with this: I am no great businessman myself, but I have initiated many social projects, such as a mini-music festival, a summer camp, an alternative shop, webinars and a tour of a theatre company (Nimrod).
Get some fresh air, move around, shake it all about.
We will “fly” to Spain and Latin America to discover fascinating cultures and countries. We will focus on Spanish as a living vibrant language, learning to communicate, laugh and sing in Spanish.
My background: I am a qualified Spanish-language teacher. I speak 5 and a half languages and lived in 4 different countries (Monica).
tuesdays
These classes are available to join now!
Start the day gently with conscious movement and mindfulness. The check-in gives everyone the opportunity to share how they are feeling and any news they may have.
Extend your Maths skills and learn everything you need to master numbers, geometry, algebra, and data… We make maths fun and effective with the our interactive tools.
Shake it all about, or have a cup of tea. The choice is yours.
We spend 3/4 of this day learning about Science.This gives us time to conduct simple experiments together to learn practically.
Biology: We learn about the wonders of the living world in this subject, from the amazing features of the human body to the complex relationships of organisms in their food webs.
Chemistry: We learn about atoms, elements, and compounds, and how they interact in all of the exciting reactions that happen all around us every day.
Physics: We learn about energy, light, sound, and the forces that govern our world.
Time to eat your lunch, take a walk or hang out in the Common Room with your friends.
We spend 3/4 of this day learning about Science.This gives us time to conduct simple experiments together to learn practically.
Biology: We learn about the wonders of the living world in this subject, from the amazing features of the human body to the complex relationships of organisms in their food webs.
Chemistry: We learn about atoms, elements, and compounds, and how they interact in all of the exciting reactions that happen all around us every day.
Physics: We learn about energy, light, sound, and the forces that govern our world.
Accordion Content
We spend 3/4 of this day learning about Science.This gives us time to conduct simple experiments together to learn practically.
Biology: We learn about the wonders of the living world in this subject, from the amazing features of the human body to the complex relationships of organisms in their food webs.
Chemistry: We learn about atoms, elements, and compounds, and how they interact in all of the exciting reactions that happen all around us every day.
Physics: We learn about energy, light, sound, and the forces that govern our world.
Wednesdays
These classes are available to join now!
Start the day gently with conscious movement and mindfulness. The check-in gives everyone the opportunity to share how they are feeling and any news they may have.
This double session supports students to develop their techniques in painting, drawing, collage, sculpture & graphic design. Students are encouraged and supported to develop their individual style and interests.
Time enough to make a few slices of toast and play with the cat.
This double session supports students to develop their techniques in painting, drawing, collage, sculpture & graphic design. Students are encouraged and supported to develop their individual style and interests.
Time to eat your lunch, take a walk or hang out in the Common Room with your friends.
Students study different genres, composition, lighting and many styles and techniques and are supported to find their own way. We also look learn about editing images and videos.
Time to stretch it all out, get some fresh air, have a snack.
Everyone has something unique to say and when encouraged to write about that, writing flows from even the most reticent writer. The students can write about whatever they like in the form of poems, stories, diary entries or articles. The class begins with an introduction exploring an aspect of storytelling, e.g. how to make readers laugh, how to build a character, plot construction, different genres of fiction…
Then the students write about something connected to this or not, it is their choice! Feedback is always given on work handed in, and it is always positive and encouraging!
Thursdays
Start the day gently with conscious movement and mindfulness. The check-in gives everyone the opportunity to share how they are feeling and any news they may have.
Extend your Maths skills and learn everything you need to master numbers, geometry, algebra, and data… We make maths fun and effective with the our interactive tools, maths building skills and quizzes. All this ensures great brain development in order to tackle our scientific investigations!
Time to stretch it all out, get some fresh air, have a snack.
A creative blend of all the sciences focussed around the termly student-elected topic. Take part in team activities, projects and learn something new about the wonderful world around you.
Time to eat your lunch, take a walk or hang out in the Common Room with your friends.
Humanities is a combination of history, geography, citizenship and cultural studies. This helps us to understand each chosen topic in the context of its effect on human beings and on their complex relationships with each other.
Time to stretch it all out, get some fresh air, eat a snack, chat with your mum.
Our ‘students decide’ sessions are an opportunity for students to study something different. Students receive a budget and are supported to decide together what they want to learn about and, if necessary, to find qualified, experienced people to work with them.
Fridays
Start the day gently with conscious movement and mindfulness. The check-in gives everyone the opportunity to share how they are feeling and any news they may have.
Improve your maths to discover how things work, to quicken your mind and to develop your analytical thinking. Take part in fun group games to grasp mathematical concepts.
Put some music on and do a little dance. Put the kettle on and make a cuppa. Eat an apple. The possibilities are endless.
The students decide together which books to study in Literature. They submit options, we read the first three pages together and then decide on a book to read over the following weeks. We pre-read pages at home and in class we discuss the themes, characters and events and connect to our own lives and the world we live in. A beautiful element of this class are the storied that students share about themselves that relate to the book we are reading.
* our homework is usually optional, however the reading at home is a necessary part of this class.
Time to eat your lunch, walk the dog or hang out in the Common Room with your friends.
We’ll be creating a “passport to growing up”, the activities in this lesson will be documented for each student into their own metaphoric passport, with steps that helps us become more independent and understand ourselves.
ECONOMIC
Bills & finances (tracking responsibilities and planning for financial responsibilities)
Value of money (what money is good for and not good for; who pays the price for my stuff?)
Budgeting (e.g. what I earn/spend)
Making good choices (investing in time vs money)
Dealing with bureaucracy
EMOTIONAL
Rules for safe container (discussion with examples and group negotiation of terms)
Dealing with deep feelings
Intuition
HEALTH/PHYSICAL
Body awareness & sovereignty
Self-care
SOCIAL
Friendship (what makes a good friend?)
Where I am socially (cards with symbols)
Family/roots project
Reading environments
Internet safety (collectively bringing in and discussing real scenarios)
Non Verbal Communication &
CONFLICT
Agreeing on principles ahead of time, doing some acting out with scenarios and then using it in real time week by week
COOKING
Preparing ingredients ahead of time
Measuring out ingredients
Seasoning
Approaches to experimenting/substituting
Accommodating other’s needs (allergies, vegans)
With a not-heavy touch of nutrition and balance in meals
SEXUAL
Consent
Different types of relationships
Gender and sexual orientation
Changing bodies & going through puberty
SELF AWARENESS
Where do I come from? (personal history timeline)
Who am I?
Where do I want to go?
What does it mean to be “well”?
Click here to download a pdf of our 11-14 yrs timetable with details of teachers.
* Timetables are subject to democratic change.
All times are UK local time (GMT).
Democratic Meeting
The whole community is invited to participate in the weekly democratic meeting.
This is currently held on Mondays 6-7pm