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Welcome to Hargrave Park School. Situated in the heart of our community in Archway, Hargrave Park School is a primary school with children’s center facilities our children range in age from 6 months to 11 years. Our School Motto Is – We Aim High. We have the highest aspirations for our children and strive to ensure that our provision enables them to achieve their very best. As a result, there is a strong ethos of care, guidance, and support. We are growing from one form of entry to one and a half forms of entry. In 2013 and 2014 we were asked by the local authority to provide bulge classes in Reception. We have now formally moved to 45 places since September 2015. Our expectations are high. We offer an enriched curriculum, which engages and excites children to drive their learning with increasing independence. Our Vision: To be inspired by the world o be flexible in their thinking To be confident and independent learners To be resilient and hard-working in their approach To be ambitious for their future To be healthy, with a strong sense of community and self-respect To embrace their social responsibility To understand their impact on and potential within the world around them The EYFS curriculum is organized into six areas of learning: personal, social, and emotional development communication, language and literacy mathematical development knowledge and understanding of the world physical development, and creative development. The EYFS applies to children from birth to the end of the Reception year based upon four principles: A Unique Child Positive Relationships Enabling Environments Learning and Development The Characteristics of Effective Learning support these four principles and are a key part of our Early Years Curriculum. These are grouped into three categories: Playing and Learning Active Learning Creating and Thinking Critically Enrichment and rigor in acquiring key skills are the core principles underpinning our curriculum. Learning through the creative arts provides visual, tactile, and sensory experiences as an engaging way of understanding and responding to the world. It stimulates creativity and imagination, enabling children to communicate what they see, feel and think using a variety of processes and materials, thus embedding understanding more meaningfully. Outcomes in the arts are included in all units of work including Art, Dance, Music, and Performance Poetry. We believe it is important to ensure that pupils have a good understanding of the range of opportunities available to them in their local community and know how to manage themselves safely when exploring their local area and when on public transport. British values are defined as mutual respect and tolerance individual liberty the rule of law and democracy. These values are promoted both through our curriculum and the wider provision for the children in our care. All adults in our school model respectful interactions with other adults and children. We remind children of the important Habit of Mind – Listening with empathy and understanding and this is discussed through class meetings and assemblies. We also reflect, through our vision statement, about wanting our children to ‘understand their impact on and potential within the world around them. In our school, we encourage children to be independent learners who can make safe choices in our environment. Within our vision statement, we want our children ‘to be healthy with a strong sense of community and self-respect’. We have high expectations for behavior in our school. Our behavior system is understood well by our children and families and benefits from a consistent approach. Children understand and can articulate what is expected of them both in class, around the building, and in the playground. They understand that rules help everyone in our community to feel safe. Our behavior rules are reflected on regularly and children understand that there are consequences for unacceptable behavior. View full school

Hargrave is a National School of Character. We are the only high school in Virginia, accredited by Character.org. Our unique Leadership Program extends into high school and post-graduate programs with the 18-week Leadership 1 and Leadership 2 courses. Our short-term goal is to inspire our Cadets to want to learn and grow as leaders. The outcome of these formal courses is to develop Cadets into leaders that: Strive to be men of character and take action when required. Want to be positive and contributing citizens in their communities. Desire to make a difference and promote change. Ability to communicate effectively and make sound and ethical decisions. Hargrave Supporting Principles: College Prep Offers a comprehensive college preparatory program that sets a foundation of knowledge for lifelong learning. Creativity Encourage creative abilities in drama, music, writing, and other co-curricular programs. Habits Build habits in study, self-discipline, and time management practices that pave the road for success beyond Hargrave. Structure Establish a structured schedule that allows for study, athletics, recreation, rest, and spiritual growth. Athletics provide physical development opportunities and teach sportsmanship through team sports, intramural programs, and recreational activities. Respect Foster an environment in which students respect others regardless of their socio-economic background, racial or ethnic identity, gender, political viewpoint, or religion. Military Maintain a military program that provides organization, structure, routine, discipline system, and leadership opportunities to challenge and develop Cadets' potential. Potential Help students develop their potential and gain self-confidence through an appropriate recognition of achievements. Faith Provide faith development through individual prayer opportunities, voluntary participation in Bible study, dedicated devotion time, and access to spiritually-based extracurricular activities. Democracy Develop in the students an appreciation for and understanding of the American democratic process. Hargrave Military Academy is an exceptional private military boarding school steeped in tradition that carries its legacy through our alumni's lives and their contributions to their communities and society as a whole. Since 1909, Hargrave's founders recognized the need to reinforce an educational experience with Christian values. The entire Hargrave team embraces the importance of spiritual development and interweaves the spiritual component throughout the Cadet's time at Hargrave. The result is a Cadet grounded in Truth and applies a sound moral and ethical perspective to life's decisions. When a Cadet graduates, they will have earned the respect of those that have come before, those with whom they made the journey, and will forever be a part of an extended-standing family of leaders. Our fundamental premise is to use the military model within a college preparatory boarding school environment to develop young men into character-prepared leaders for lifelong success. The military model approach uses structure, routine, accountability, leadership, teamwork, decision making, and personal pride as vehicles to holistically develop a young man to their fullest potential. Our four pillars of academics, sports/athletics, character, and spiritual development, are fully integrated into a challenging and purposeful curriculum. Our Cadets graduate and are not only prepared for the rigors of college but prepared to face life's journey with determination, perseverance, and resolve. The Hargrave man is confident and focused on achieving any goal they set. Our holistic approach to development across the four pillars results in a young man who is a leader with a strong work ethic, sound principled morals, and an appetite for lifelong learning. While attending Hargrave Military Academy, the Cadet is surrounded by a genuinely concerned cadre of teachers, coaches, and staff dedicated to their success, ready and willing to work through challenges to see the Cadet's potential realized. View full school