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Kirby is an independent, non-sectarian school serving 275 students in grades 6 through 12. We know that offering a healthy balance of rigorous academics, artistic expression, and athletics participation are vital to your student's sstudent's development. Parents of younger students find that learning in an integrated middle and high school campus opens up valuable academic opportunities. We can challenge your student by placing them in math and language classes based on readiness, not just grade level. Once in high school, they can choose to specialize with a focused graduation path or follow the general path, enriched with extensive electives and optional AP classes. Within our academic program, the arts are supported as an equal partner with math, science, and humanity. So your student can weave music, visual arts, theater, and dance into a custom Kirby education. And after school, sports take the field. Over half of our students play on a Kirby sports team. Here at Kirby, we believe in balance, not burnout. Through intellectual challenge in a responsive environment, Kirby empowers students to shape their futures with confidence. Our students learn to think critically, develop their creativity, and engage diverse communities with thoughtfulness and respect. We believe: Offering academic challenge across the disciplines at all age levels maximizes the growth of each Kirby student Kirby'sKirby's inspiring faculty cultivate and model lifelong curiosity Our commitment to small class sizes enables us to be responsive to every learner Student confidence is supported by our close-knit culture of kindness and mutual respect Young people who have an active voice in their education and community will be motivated and enthusiastic learners When adolescents are taught and encouraged to lead healthy, balanced lives, their learning capacity, and happiness increase Development of creativity and adaptability are crucial to a growth mindset and enhanced through exploration of a wide variety of arts, electives, and experiences Collaboration among parents, faculty, and students is fundamental to student success Culturally responsive education is a conscious, ever-deepening process of recognizing, exploring, and embracing our differences Kirby was founded on the belief that students who are respected and encouraged to explore their potential as unique human beings achieve a higher level and tremendous enthusiasm for the learning process. We want our students to find their education exciting, challenging, and rewarding. Expectations are high at Kirby, but we provide a caring climate, encouraging students, teachers, and parents alike to see themselves in a mutually supportive "partnership for excellence." We encourage a close, warm, and considerate relationship between students and teachers. Our teachers serve as the students' role models, guides, and mentors in learning and living. The purpose of these guidelines is to give clear direction regarding appropriate conduct and boundaries between staff and students. The expectations for the conduct outlined in this document are not intended to serve as an exhaustive list of requirements, limitations, or prohibitions on staff conduct and activities established by the school. Short of attending Kirby School, the best way to understand what happens here is to see it through the community's eyes. Students love the opportunities they are offered. Faculty love the chance to share their passions with engaged students, and parents love knowing that their children are energized by the environment and cared about by their teachers. These are only a few of our stories. However, together they illustrate the intellectual curiosity, the accepting community, and the dynamic interplay of students, teachers, and families that characterize what one student calls our "love of learning." Middle and high school education at Kirby is characterized by active, personalized learning that fosters curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking. Small classes (averaging twelve students) provide flexible pacing and individual attention and allow teachers and students to forge close working relationships. Teaching is vibrant, innovative, project-based, and student-centered. We believe that creative expression is fundamental to the human experience and that work in the arts enhances learning in other areas. Visual and performing arts are an integral part of the academic curriculum, offering students the opportunity to broaden their horizons and gain new skills. Learning goes beyond the classroom, engaging students'students' natural enthusiasm and creativity. Creative writers share their poems, stories, and personal essays in Kirby'sKirby's student-run literary magazine, Interrobang. History students prepare professional research projects in reports, documentaries, table-top exhibits, or dramatic performances to compete in National History Day. The study of sound involves producing music in Kirby'sKirby's recording studio. Students with computer technology expertise apply their skills to maintain Kirby'sKirby's network and online interface. Art and music students perform in multiple schools and community productions and competitions. View full school

Welcome to Bruce Grove Primary and Nursery School. We are a busy but friendly two-form entry school that caters to Nursery to Year 6 children. Our students come from a wide variety of cultures with a great many children speaking a second language. Over recent years the progress made by our children has been very good although we are continually striving to improve. Our School Aims are: To enable every pupil to reach their full potential. To prepare all pupils to embark on a happy and successful life. To achieve this we believe they need: Self-motivation, self-discipline, self-confidence, and independence. A sound grasp of the basics of Literacy and Numeracy and the ability to express themselves clearly. The ability to work with others. The ability to respect themselves, their peers and develop as good citizens. To develop a moral understanding of their actions and choices. To have a good standard of manners, presentation, and personal hygiene. At Bruce Grove Primary School, we have developed an engaging and inspiring curriculum that will ensure children have high-quality learning experiences to develop their skills and become lifelong learners. Children in our Nursery and Reception Classes form our Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). This is a separate curriculum for children in this stage of school. It is planned to enable each child to explore the world in the ways that best suit them. We believe that children are active learners who learn through their senses, through investigation, experimentation, listening, watching, social interaction, questioning, and exploring. Your child is a special and unique individual and will be encouraged to develop their confidence, skills, and talents in these early years of education. Our Nursery prides itself on providing a safe and caring environment that offers the children both the opportunity to have fun and learn at the same time. The children have the opportunity to play, learn, experiment, and explore both inside and outside of the Nursery. We are learning to write and count all of the time in many different and fun ways. We also have an area for writing and reading, numbers, puzzles and games, painting, role play, building, sand and water, the list goes on. Pop in and have a look for yourself. Our goal is to enhance and embellish this curriculum, whilst maintaining a strong emphasis on acquiring the basic tools vital to early schooling. Every day is an adventure and a time of discovery. However, we carefully structure the work to help children develop their skills and relationships to enable them to reach their Early Learning Goals milestones by the end of the Reception year. We recognize that not all children develop at the same speed, or in the same way, so we differentiate accordingly allowing our more able children to achieve very high standards. By observing all children at work and play we can continuously assess progress and attainment. We maintain a profile of each child's development. At Bruce Grove Primary we use the Read Write Inc (RWI) program to get children off to a flying start with their literacy. RWI is a method of learning centered around letter sounds and phonics, and we use it to aid children in their reading and writing. Reading opens the door to learning. A child who reads a lot will become a good reader. A good reader will be able to read more challenging material. A child who reads challenging material is a child who will learn. The more a child learns, the more he or she will want to find out. Using RWI, the children learn to read effortlessly so that they can put all their energy into comprehending what they read. It also allows them to spell effortlessly so that they can put all their energy into composing what they write. Bruce Grove Primary is a culturally diverse school and we are proud to celebrate and promote our different backgrounds and beliefs. Our school motto is ‘Unity is Strength’. The ability to respect themselves, their peers and develop as good citizens is at the core of our aims and values. At Bruce Grove, children learn and reflect that their behavior choices affect their rights and those of others. The Bruce Grove Benchmarks form part of our school ethos and behavior policy in particular being ‘Respectful and Honest’. Pupils are part of discussions and assemblies related to what this means and how it is shown. Respect for others is reiterated through our classroom and learning rules, as well as within our behavior policy. View full school