Welcome to St Christopher’s: a warm, fast-paced, creative, and exciting place in which to learn. We set high standards for ourselves and our girls, which are met with enormous enjoyment and a dynamic, flexible approach to teaching.
Every visitor comments on the warmth and the joy in the schoolgirls feel “at home” in our wonderfully conceived site – it is like entering Narnia. From the beautiful Edwardian house that holds court in the center of our grounds to the elegant architect-designed buildings that skirt the edges of the site, girls find great delight in exploring our fairy garden, the fort, the Alice in Wonderland garden, Smaug’s cave, and our “room with a view” – the outdoor classroom with stunning views across the London skyline.
The hallmarks of our approach are uncompromising academic standards, achieved through an immensely flexible, creative, and imaginative approach to developing our girls’ higher-order thinking and communication skills. One particularly wonderful tradition reflects this approach: our termly “OWL Awards” – awarded to one girl in each class for her effort, perseverance, creativity, social conscience, and positivity. These are presented by Owlyn – a rather beautiful, disheveled owl – with an imaginative presentation involving staff in a dramatic re-enactment. Our girls adore the ceremony – and the kindness and joy they show for their peers receiving awards are heart-warming.
Our aim at St Christopher’s is to inspire in our girls a curiosity in the world around them, a confident articulacy, a warmth of engagement with others, and a lively mind.
St Christopher’s Aims:
- To achieve high academic standards by encouraging independent learning in a stimulating and child-centered environment that fosters our pupils’ ability to take their own decisions
- To integrate creativity in all its aspects across the curriculum
- To instill an atmosphere of mutual trust, tolerance, and friendship centered around respect – for self, for each other, and for the community and environment in which we live and work
- To help our pupils develop over time into responsible, self-confident, and aware young people, ready to embrace the challenges of secondary education and the modern world beyond
- To engage with and support the wider community in which the school is located through charitable work, providing access to the school’s facilities and resources, and providing financial assistance to those who may not otherwise be in a position to benefit from a St Christopher’s education
