The World Ready Journey
THE JOURNEY STARTS HERE – guiding our students to be ready for the world
Children are at the centre of everything we do at Ardingly College Prep. We believe every child has the right to a safe, happy, and exciting childhood, filled with opportunities to learn and grow. This is reflected in both our excellent pastoral care and our engaging curriculum.
KS2 – Shaping My World
When children move into Year 3, they start to shape their world. They learn to take responsibility for their decisions, reflect on their actions and build resilience. Passions are discovered and talents realised whilst knowledge and skills are developed. Learning comes to life as they relate and apply their learning to real life situations. As children move further up the school, we prepare them for the challenges they may face as they find their way in the world. In preparation for transition to Senior School, they have opportunities to experience Senior School life and a taste of the Life Skills programme.
For the pupils’ development is a programme that saw us, pupils and staff, working together closely. We want the pupils to develop independence so we teach them how to prepare themselves for anything. This development is based on 4 words ending in US. The characteristics: AdventuroUS, GeneroUS, CurioUS, and IngenioUS are the characteristics we are looking for our pupils to develop. They are easy to define and easy to remember. Below they are listed with some definition and there also follows a vast list of skills that could be taught and developed.
Whilst The Ardingly Way remain as our core values (behaviours), the Shaping My World characteristics are the very essence of our Culture and embedded in everything we do: in lessons, assemblies, on the games field, in music, in drama, in art and around school and at home too. It is taught as a discrete subject in one form time a week and there are bespoke Shaping My World days during the course of the year when a clear focus is given to the respective characteristics. At the end of the Trinity Term, we deliver a two week educational festival of Shaping My World to embed the culture in everyone’s hearts and minds at a challenging yet exciting time in the school year.
Senior School – The World Ready Journey
Once they reach the Senior School, our aim is that students gain insight, empathy and skills to live fulfilling adult lives. We encourage them to be global citizens, illustrating active engagement with global issues. They are equipped with entrepreneurship, self-reliance, initiative and collaboration. Our programme through the Senior School and Sixth Form prepares students to be World Ready in a number of ways.
Schools are places of discovery as well as education. We help students find their special aptitudes and talents and help them flourish. Students engage with the world around them with the practical application of knowledge from people in other communities and workplaces. Ardingly College students become young adults ready for life and the challenges of an inter-connected world.