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Parent and Toddler The Parent and Toddler group meets one afternoon a week at school, and is open to any parent or carer of a baby or young child. Read more...   Nursery and Kindergarten Soon after they are three years old, the children start in Nursery, where the safe and loving atmosphere helps them to make their first move away from the security of their own home. Read more...   The Main School In the September following their sixth birthday, the children enter Class One and meet their class teacher who will stay with them, ideally, until Class Eight (ages 13 to 14). Read more...   The School Day Each school day begins with movement, rhythmic activities, singing, recitation, recorder playing and mental arithmetic. Read more...   Class 1 In Class One (ages 6 to 7) the children’s imagination is inspired by the archetypal images of fairy tales, whose re-telling and acting out helps to develop fluency of spoken language and reinforces their natural feeling for stories and poems. Read more...   Class 2 In Class Two (ages 7 to 8) the children continue to live in ‘the dream-time’ in which they retain a magical sense of unity with nature, including the ability to communicate with animals and the natural world. Read more...   Class 3 For Class Three (ages 8 to 9) the stories are taken from the Old Testament, beginning with the Creation and followed by the story of the Garden of Eden and the Fall from Paradise. Read more...   Class 4 Class Four (ages 9 to sees within the children an intensification of the sense of separation and independence already evident in Class Three. Read more...   Class 5 By the start of Class Five (ages 10 to 11), the children are ready for the great panorama of ancient history, presented to them through the mythologies of India, Persia, Babylon, Egypt and Greece. Read more...   Class 6 Class Six (ages 11 to 12) marks another important transition for many children. Read more...   Class 7 Class Seven (ages 12 to 13) is the year of Discovery. Read more...   Class 8 In Class Eight (ages 13 to 14) the study of historical change parallels the turbulence of puberty. Read more...   The Upper School Classes 9 and 10. Children in these classes (ages 14 to 16), whose judgment and critical faculties are now considerably more developed, need the expertise of specialist subject teachers who are able to answer the children’s particular emotional needs. Read more...   Class Trips The list that follows is intended as a general guide to the trips that have been done in the past, and may be expected during your child’s time at HWS. Not all teachers will necessarily do these particular outings, but we hope this may act as a guide to the pedagogical objectives and approximate costs to you. Read more...