Early Childhood and Lower School (age 2-11)

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Welcome from Lower School Principal, Cindy Blanes

At ACS Egham, children are at the heart of our community. Our team of highly dedicated and experienced teachers know their students as individuals, believing in their ability to succeed and always having the highest expectations of them. We want every child to feel special and valued and our role is to give each child the necessary support to become the best they can be. Work is differentiated to match each child's individual needs, as we want all our children to feel empowered as they work towards their own personal learning goals.

Our curriculum is built around the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IBPYP).  This is an inquiry-based approach to learning that allows children to build on their individual knowledge through an emphasis on learning how to learn, and how to find out. Our curriculum is designed to ensure that children receive a sound grounding in the traditional basics of literacy and numeracy, but also recognises the importance of other areas such as broad communication skills, problem solving skills, teamwork, and the ability to apply learning to new situations.  At ACS Egham, it is important that our curriculum also affords children the opportunity to have a sense of personal wellbeing: the ability to feel empathy, self-confidence, belonging and responsibility.

We work hard to support new children through their transition into our school. Our children are encouraged to respect and enjoy the diversity of cultures, beliefs and ideas that exist both here in our own school community and the world around them. Internationalism is a focal part of school life and our curriculum, with over 270 children in the Lower School representing over 30 countries.

At ACS Egham, we strive to imbed a sense of real passion and excitement for learning that will give children a sound foundation in their academic future, their careers and their life.