HAPPINESS IS AT OUR HELM DRIVING , DEVELOPING OUR THRIVING CHILDREN’S LEARNING POWERS

creating a thriving educational journey through specialist subjects. embracing and enhancing your child’s natural abilities and talents through our nurturing and caring creating a thriving educational journey through specialist subjects. embracing and enhancing your child’s natural abilities

OUR VISION IS TO HAVE A SCHOOL OF HAPPY AND SUCCESSFUL CHILDREN ALL OF WHOM ARE ENCOURAGED AND SUPPORTED TO ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIAL IN LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT.

UNDERPINNED THROUGH OUR CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY WE ACKNOWLEDGE AND VALUE THAT:

• EVERY CHILD IS UNIQUE
• CHILDREN LEARN BEST WHEN THEY ARE HAPPY, SAFE AND SECURE
• OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY IS ENRICHED BY DIVERSITY
• IT IS NOT WHO A CHILD IS BY BIRTH THAT MATTERS BUT RATHER WHAT THEY MAKE OF THEIR LIFE (NON QUIS SED QUID).
• PERSONAL, SOCIAL, MORAL AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT ARE EQUALLY IMPORTANT AS ACADEMIC SUCCESS

Under the headship of sister lucy of the order of st. Michael and all angels for just 12 day pupils and 7 boarders. The original building was a bungalow and which over the years is now a school which boasts a chapel, a dedicated nursery, specialist subject teaching rooms and a wide and varied curricular for 270 children.

The order of nuns ran the school until 1972 when miss mary warren took over as headmistress. The last nun, sister joy left in the late 1970s.

Although the building and our staff have changed our school ethos has remained the same and which is why so many former parents choose to send their children to st. Michael’s.

• TO PROVIDE ALL CHILDREN WITH THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING AND TO INSTIL IN THEM A THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE AND A LOVE OF LEARNING.
• A COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE A BROAD AND STIMULATING CURRICULUM IN ORDER TO DEVELOP THE WHOLE CHILD TO IDENTIFY AND CELEBRATE THEIR INDIVIDUAL TALENTS
• TO CREATE STRONG PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN HOME AND SCHOOL TO ENABLE EFFECTIVE LEARNING
• THROUGH STRONG PASTORAL SUPPORT THAT PERVADES EVERYDAY SCHOOL LIFE, CHILDREN LEARN THE VALUE OF EMPATHY AND CARE.
• DEVELOP IN CHILDREN THEIR SPIRITUAL AWARENESS AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE BELIEFS OF OTHERS.
• DEVELOP EACH CHILD’S CONFIDENCE, SELF-ESTEEM, INDEPENDENCE AND INTEGRITY
• TO EQUIP CHILDREN WITH STRATEGIES TO ENABLE THEM TO ACHIEVE A HEALTHY AND BALANCED APPROACH TO THEIR WELLBEING
• FOR ALL CHILDREN TO BE HAPPY AND SUCCESSFUL
• TO PROMOTE A CULTURE OF CARE, RESPECT AND TRADITIONAL VALUES WITHIN OUR SCHOOL FAMILY AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY

SENIOR MANAGEMENT, GOVERNING BODIES, RECEPTION, ADMISSIONS, NURSE & MAGGIE THE DOG

UNDER THE HEADSHIP OF SISTER LUCY OF THE ORDER OF ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS FOR JUST 12 DAY PUPILS AND 7 BOARDERS. THE ORIGINAL BUILDING WAS A BUNGALOW AND WHICH OVER THE YEARS IS NOW A SCHOOL WHICH BOASTS A CHAPEL, A DEDICATED NURSERY, SPECIALIST SUBJECT TEACHING ROOMS AND A WIDE AND VARIED CURRICULAR FOR 270 CHILDREN.

THE ORDER OF NUNS RAN THE SCHOOL UNTIL 1972 WHEN MISS MARY WARREN TOOK OVER AS HEADMISTRESS. THE LAST NUN, SISTER JOY LEFT IN THE LATE 1970S.

ALTHOUGH THE BUILDING AND OUR STAFF HAVE CHANGED OUR SCHOOL ETHOS HAS REMAINED THE SAME AND WHICH IS WHY SO MANY FORMER PARENTS CHOOSE TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO ST. MICHAEL’S.

UNDER THE HEADSHIP OF SISTER LUCY OF THE ORDER OF ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS FOR JUST 12 DAY PUPILS AND 7 BOARDERS. THE ORIGINAL BUILDING WAS A BUNGALOW AND WHICH OVER THE YEARS IS NOW A SCHOOL WHICH BOASTS A CHAPEL, A DEDICATED NURSERY, SPECIALIST SUBJECT TEACHING ROOMS AND A WIDE AND VARIED CURRICULAR FOR 270 CHILDREN.

THE ORDER OF NUNS RAN THE SCHOOL UNTIL 1972 WHEN MISS MARY WARREN TOOK OVER AS HEADMISTRESS. THE LAST NUN, SISTER JOY LEFT IN THE LATE 1970S.

ALTHOUGH THE BUILDING AND OUR STAFF HAVE CHANGED OUR SCHOOL ETHOS HAS REMAINED THE SAME AND WHICH IS WHY SO MANY FORMER PARENTS CHOOSE TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO ST. MICHAEL’S.