Junior SCHOOLS
Uniform exchange
Second hand
uniform shop in school office, open school hours.
Thrift shop in school. Open Monday, Tuesday and Friday
mornings or by appointment
Uniform Shop on Campus
Astroturf Pitch Most recent
investment to aid teaching & learning
We have introduced BOFA – an online learning platform to help prepare pupils for their pre-tests to senior schools.
Wrap around care
3 Diverse after- school activities
Water polo Highland Dancing 24 hours
Turf Club with trips to Musselburgh and Kelso racecourse
Nursery – P3 8am-6pm Ages 8-13
Two brand new astro turfs and Beach Kindergarten
Evening clubs until 8pm
Flexi and weekly boarding also available
8am – 6pm
Coding Skiing
Fly tying
Climbing Science
Golf
We hold quality used uniform
sales each term in school.
Acquisition of 20 additional ipads
1 to 2 deployment in Nursery – P5 1 to 1 deployment in P6 & P7
At Junior School 1st Wednesday pm and
Saturday am of every month
N/A as pupils wear own clothes to school
Yes - as part of school shop
Available from 7:45am to 6pm Monday to Friday
Early Birds Club 8-8.30am
Sector leading in the innovative use of tablet technology
After School Club 3-6pm
Holiday Club
outwith academic terms
ACTS project: to develop suite of new qualifications; the first now Ofqual approved and on UK Register.
CTOUCH screens in all classrooms
After school until 5pm
Drama Skiing Hockey
Latin
Football Coding
Basketball Chess
Ariel & Circus Skills Golf 24 hours
Horse-riding Sailing
Thrift shop at playing fields, Goldenacre on Saturday mornings
Thrift Shop on campus open
Mondays & first Saturday of
the month and term.
On campus Mondays to Friday
Junior School cookery classroom built
7.30am – 6pm and holiday care open 50 weeks a year
Surfing Drama
StopMoGo Animation
Sets of ipads in every Nursery - P4 class. 1-to-1 iPads for P5 - P7.
7.45am – 6.00pm, plus Holiday Club (care available 50 weeks of the year)
Drama Skiing
Pipe Band
Upgrading of ICT, including new iPads for every pupil
On campus - on request
This year, our younger junior pupils have been working hard to produce their own Learning Portfolios (reflective learning logs) using their ipads.
Yes on campus
Fully redeveloped programme of teaching Art, new Promethean screen in each classroom, new VR Headsets to support learning experience.
On Campus Open some Thursday
afternoons and Saturday mornings.
New approach to languages P1 -P4 Outdoor learning programme Digital Exchanges
7.45am – 6.30pm
Science & Technology Highland Dancing Forest School
24 hrs
MasterChef Climbing
Engineering Debating 7.45am – 6pm
Restaurant Venture Unicycling
Judo
7.45am – 6pm 50 weeks a year.
Science Club Chess
Residential camps and outdoor learning programme. Fantastical Forest tree house
Junior School choir perform at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo for sixth year running.
Opening of new teacher-led Pre-School, welcoming the first intake of children ages 3 - 5 from September 2019.
Small class sizes Family atmosphere All round education with vast range of extra-curricular activities Specialist teaching in Art, Music and French from Pre-School
No.1 UK Junior Ranking Golf School, ISGA
We smooth the progression from Junior to Senior education, which avoids the steep ‘step-up’ boys can experience when moving on from Primary education. Juniors are introduced to Senior School teachers and teaching methods from age 10, and so benefit from all the resources and expertise of the Senior School.
Enormous breadth of curricular and extra curricular programmes. Commitment to our 9 values. Unrivalled challenges, professional musicals to overseas tours.
Emphasis on individual attention, diversity and flexibility in small classes. Educational excellence for girls. Strong partnerships with parents. Seamless transitions at all stages. Pioneering international education programme. Dedicated science room and specialist teaching in expressive arts. Large open, green spaces for outdoor learning.
Information has been supplied by the schools and is correct at the time of compilation, June 2019
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Choir won both the Choir of the Year and the Scots Choir of the Year at the Edinburgh Music Festival.
All Primary 7 pupils awarded places at their first choice secondary with a number of scholarships. Winner of East Lothian’s Small Schools Swimming Competition.
Our principle is that a child’s time at school should be a happy one. We encourage strong personal values such as care and respect, polite and responsible behaviour, high standards of appearance and personal organisation and our children derive great satisfaction from meeting these expectations. Our children benefit from and thrive within our small class sizes.
Friendly school in central location with a separate, spacious, purpose-built campus that includes on-site playing fields, all-weather pitch, tennis courts and sports centre with a climbing wall. Huge emphasis on finding individual strengths. Specialist junior school teachers in technology, music, PE, art, languages and science enhance a broad approach to education with the emphasis on individual fulfilment.
Large-scale production of Oliver! in collaboration with Upper School; and took part in innovative educational pilot that arose out of international ACTS Project. Nobel Prize Winner Thomas Sudhof is ACTS Patron.
An amazing drama production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream featuring all 1st & 2nd Form pupils & the T Form Latin/Classics trip to Rome.
In line with the rest of Europe, the start of formal learning is delayed until the age of six years. We offer a strong international focus with an emphasis on helping our pupils to become creative, flexible and entrepreneurial learners.
A thriving, caring community with superb pastoral care that nurtures the individual and thrives on the encouragement of good family values. Excellent academics further augments our offering.
25 Leavers to top UK public schools north and south of the border. 11 scholarships from 18 candidates.
Junior/Prep School highlight of 2018/19
What makes your Junior/Prep School different?
Full boarding and day with a genuinely caring and committed pastoral staff who create a home from home. A beautiful setting right on the coast allows for many beach activities on Belhaven Bay and the adjoining golf course. What other prep school is only 30 miles equidistant from all that Edinburgh and Berwick upon Tweed have to offer? Strong academics with a high proportion of awards to the best schools North and South of the border.
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16 Scholarships to senior schools in Edinburgh and across Britain.
Small, busy, aspirational
Stunning musical production of ‘Mary Poppins’ Where Everyone Matters
Local and wider afield outdoor learning experiences for all pupils
Our Learning Enhancement department’s development of the life skills of pupils from Nursery to P7. Focus on philosophy, resilience, mindfulness and team-building.
UNICEF Rights Respecting Schools Gold Award.
The breadth of the Watson’s educational experience, both academically and extra-curricularly, in a warm family atmosphere.
INDEPENDENT JUNIOR SCHOOLS
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