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At Christopher Hatton, we are committed to working with parents to ensure the best for all our pupils. Working together we can build each child's confidence by creating a happy atmosphere, sharing high expectations, and ensuring everyone achieve their full potential, both academically and personally. Children learn best when they feel safe to take on challenges, are interested, and feel valued. Our vision is to inspire all children with a love of learning. We want our children to become outstanding future citizens who are resourceful, resilient, and responsible. These ' 3Rs' underpin our teaching, giving our pupils the confidence, skills, and attitudes to be successful lifelong achievers. Our children represent our diverse local community and we value the varied contributions that everyone can make to our learning. Children speak a wide array of languages, originate from many different countries and each brings their unique character to our school. It is one of the features that makes Christopher Hatton a special place. We aim to equip children for lifelong learning and to enable them to live harmoniously with the whole community. We pride ourselves on the diversity of people who make up our school community and we value the varied contributions that everyone can make to our learning. We aim to ensure that each child achieves their full potential, both personally and academically. We provide a broad, balanced and exciting curriculum that is sufficiently differentiated in content and style to ensure the best possible level of achievement for all children. We encourage children to make decisions for themselves and acquire the skills to become independent learners. Through our school organization and curriculum will aim to help children understand and respect differences. We seek to provide a stimulating school environment that creates a balance between the celebration of children’s achievements and the development of aesthetic awareness and appreciation. We pledge to work in partnership with parents in accomplishing our aims. View full school

St Chris is an independent day and boarding school that welcomes girls and boys from the ages of 3 to 18, located in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire. Founded in 1915, we treat young people as individuals, encouraging them to develop into capable, imaginative, responsible people with a zest for life. St Chris is set on a large, leafy 25-acre campus just a short train ride from London and Cambridge. The grounds enjoy a relaxed atmosphere of peace and calm. Excellent facilities include modern IT suites, an onsite swimming pool, extensive grounds and pitches, and even a ceramics studio and photography darkroom. We believe in the benefits of an informal approach – everyone is called by their first name, there is no uniform and there is a strong emphasis on promoting democracy at all levels of the School. This is underpinned by the belief that all voices, from the youngest member of the nursery to the chair of governors, should be listened to and treated respectfully. St Chris students achieve strong results in science, maths, and English, and we also value art, design, music, and drama. Despite the School’s informality, students are expected to work hard and do their best. We think exam success is a product of overall happiness not the other way around, so we place a high value on students passing through the school gates each morning looking forward to their day ahead. St Chris prides itself on the contentedness of its students, and on each one of them reach their own goals, not a standardized notion of success ­– which can be a difficult value to uphold in a world of league tables and education reforms – however, it’s this belief in its pupils and their support of them that can turn the average into the extraordinary and see children fly. St Chris is an independent day and boarding school based in Letchworth Garden City for girls and boys aged 3-18. For more than 100 years the School has been a pioneering voice in the world of education, embracing new ideas based on sound educational principles. St Chris has also established a reputation as ‘not your typical independent school.’ And there is a reason for this. St Chris seeks to be a continuously developing community of children and adults working together to enable all to achieve their best academically and beyond the classroom in an open atmosphere. All are valued as individuals and encouraged to develop curiosity, competence, judgment, kindness, and courage. St Chris aims for pupils to become both self-disciplined and self-motivated individuals independent learners and creative thinkers able to make informed choices in a modern world with a commitment to service, informality, healthy living, and self-government. The School seeks to prepare pupils for happy and fulfilled lives in the service of others. View full school

Many of the top careers today did not exist 20 years ago. Studying the liberal arts and sciences provides the knowledge you need to take advantage of today's global marketplace. Through Christopher Newport's rigorous curriculum, you will learn how to think critically and communicate effectively while developing the tools and skills to serve you for a lifetime. Small class sizes give you direct access to experts in their fields – teacher-scholars who provide outstanding instruction, conduct groundbreaking research, and publish important books and papers. Our professors' passion is teaching, and you will enjoy the intellectual challenge of working alongside them. We also offer excellent graduate programs that advance intellectual and professional development. Study abroad can be a life-changing experience. By traveling and studying overseas, students learn not only a better understanding of the world but also a greater appreciation for America. At Christopher Newport, every student can find a study abroad opportunity that fits his or her goals. You can travel in groups with faculty leaders, attend an overseas university, or study alongside other U.S. students in a foreign country. Whether immersing yourself in another culture by taking courses taught in the local language, living with a host family, or taking language classes, the choices are abundant. College is so much more than classes and assignments. It is also serious fun! A rich and exciting campus life plays an essential part in student success and includes a rich extracurricular experience. At Christopher Newport, there are endless avenues for exploration that will enhance your education, from student clubs and organizations – we have more than 200! – to Greek life, and from varsity and intramural sports to concerts and speakers and cultural events. Your years at Christopher Newport are an exciting time of adventure and discovery, and the wealth of opportunities available will empower you to engage and reach your full potential. The Trible Library is the intellectual center of Christopher Newport University. We help students develop research skills and support the academic and personal growth essential to studying the liberal arts and sciences. We combine the best of a traditional library with modern technology to create an interactive learning experience for the 21st century. We are a founding member of the Virtual Library of Virginia and offer students access to collections on a significant research university level. Local university collections are also available through the Virginia Tidewater Consortium. Here, students explore and address the pressing questions facing humanity and contribute to creating new knowledge. Through the close mentorship of professors, undergraduate research fosters independent learning and complements coursework in meaningful ways. Students learn valuable skills that lead to success after graduation. Opportunities abound for students in every discipline and result in insightful and creative papers, compelling experiments, artwork, and performances. Student work has led to publication in notable journals, presentations at conferences both here and abroad, and performances across the country. At most schools, students must wait until graduate studies to immerse themselves deeply in meaningful research. We put the focus on the undergraduate research experience. Whatever field excites you, you will find a unique opportunity to explore it here. The President's Leadership Program (PLP) is not just an academic program. At heart, we are a community determined to understand ourselves better, how we work with others, and the impact we can have in the world. Through a combination of academic study, experiential learning, and personal development, PLP will prepare you for a life of leadership, service, and civic responsibility. Each semester you participate in the President's Leadership Program, live on campus, and meet the GPA requirements, you will receive a minimum $500 residential scholarship. The Office of Counseling Services (OCS) provides a range of services to address the student body and its mental health needs. We are committed to maintaining a safe and comfortable place for students to talk about their concerns. In this place, they can not only be understood and respected but also encouraged and challenged. Our staff of dedicated mental health professionals is devoted to providing the highest quality of counseling services to the campus community. At Christopher Newport, students lead diversity and inclusion efforts through their involvement in the Student Diversity & Equality Council and our cultural and identity-based organizations. Annual events like the Intercultural Festival, the Conference on Leading Change, the MLK Celebration, and Umoja work to strengthen, challenge, and celebrate our campus community's diversity. You will be challenged and exposed to social issues and identities different from your own to heighten self-awareness, get outside of your comfort zone, and increase confidence. We are also committed to creating inclusive and supportive spaces on campus through programs like Safe Zone, Conversations on Racial Equality, and diversity training programs with student leaders, staff, and faculty. Our approach to the liberal arts and sciences at Christopher Newport University is unique and not available at any other public college or university in America. We earned a perfect "A" rating from the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) for our curriculum's strength in What Will They Learn? ACTA's study of 1,098 colleges and universities. View full university