Question 1

Food and Snack Times

Accepted Answer

he children’s health and diet are carefully monitored by the staff. Healthy snacks are provided and included in the fees and consist of fresh local fruit and other snack options; cornflakes, crackers, yoghurt or bread sandwiches. Parents are requested to send a bottle of water only. No snack boxes are allowed in school please.

Lunch is provided by an approved, licensed catering company. The price of lunch is not included in the school fees. Invoices will be issued by the caterer at the start of each term. Meals are healthy with an abundance of vegetables, no processed foods, no pork and with two vegetarian meals per week.

Question 2

Birthdays

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Please refer to the birthday policy, if you would like to organise a celebration during school hours, we would prefer small healthy cupcakes rather than big sticky sweet iced cakes. No party bags or gifts allowed.

Question 3

Toys

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If children bring toys to school it often leads to disappointment and resentment. So please no toys. If children would like to share any particular object of interest, books and pictures, it would be welcomed and shared with the other children.

Question 4

Holidays

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The School will generally follow the term and holiday dates of the Seychellois schools.

Click here for this year's School Calendar.

Question 5

Teaching and Learning

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The Children’s House follows the Montessori philosophy of learning, based on self-directed activity, hands on learning and collaborative play.

Through teacher observation, careful plans are created to follow the child’s needs and interests.  Children work individually, in groups or with the teacher.
Each classroom is designed to meet the needs of a specific age range Preschool (2.5 to 6 years) Lower Primary School (6 to 9 years) Upper Primary School (9 to 12 years).
Maria Montessori observed that children learn best in a non-competitive environment, where self-motivated children form positive images of themselves as confident successful people.
The curriculum flows continuously from Preschool to Primary, as children progress, learn and develop their achievements form the foundations for later learning.
The specifically designed Montessori materials are used by the children to gain deep understandings, all of which are closely linked to the British National Curriculum

Question 6

Extra Curricular Activities

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Extra Curricular Activities include swimming, dance, athletics, music and singing, art class, rugby, gymnastics, French and Creole.

Question 7

Parent Communication

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Parent communication is done through:
 
Termly face to face Parent/Teacher meetings
Open Days
Through the website/digital platform Transparent Classroom, sharing of photographs and information to celebrate the children’s learning and progression through the curriculum.
Parent Workshops
Family Fundays
Friends of the Children’s House  - is a group of active parents who give their time to help organize fund raising activities, support the staff in many ways and generally provide a helping hand when they can.  Any parents can be a member and offer their help.  Meetings are generally held once per month.
Community Projects.  Each term the staff organize a variety of Community Projects, involving the children in activities outside school.
If parents feel that they have any skills or hobbies that they could share with the school and children, it would be most welcomed.  Parent participation is very much encouraged.

Question 8

Uniforms

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Every child attending school is required to wear a school uniform. This is designed to make life easier for parents, staff and ultimately the children. Please make sure that your child comes to school each day wearing a clean, clearly named uniform.

Question 9

Parent Workshops

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Parent Workshops will be held once per term, so that parents may have a clear understanding of what and how their children are being taught in the school. They cover specific aspects of the Montessori philosophy. Parents are encouraged to play an active role in their child’s education, and to be part of the school.

Question 10

Parent Teacher Meetings

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Each term parents will have the opportunity to discuss their child’s progress individually with the Director and teachers. If, at any other time parents would like to discuss anything with the Director, appointments can be made for after school hours. (12.00 noon)  School reports will be given at the end of the year.

Question 11

Parent Contributions

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If parents feel that they have any skills or hobbies that they could share with the school and children, it would be most welcomed.

Question 12

Child Collection

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If your child is to be collected by someone other than yourself or spouse, please inform the staff.

Question 13

Health & Safety

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It is the schools priority to protect the school community at all times.

Contagious Illness: if your child has a fever, or any signs of contagious illness, kindly keep him/her at home until he/she is well. If your child develops signs of sickness at school, you will be contacted immediately, for collection. Incase of accidents, our first aid trained teachers will take care of your children, until medical advice can be sought, and parents informed. Children will not be allowed to school with antibiotics.

Head Lice: if found in a students hair, the School's procedure will be followed.

Please refer to the Health and Safety Policy.

Question 14

Friends of the Children's House

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'Friends of the Children's House' is a group of active parents who give their time to help organize fund raising activities, support the staff in many ways and generally provide a helping hand when they can.  Any parents can be a member and offer their help.  Meetings are generally held once per month.

Question 15

Community Projects

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Each term the staff organize a variety of Community Projects, involving the children in activities outside school, making links with different organizations such as the School for the Exceptional Child, the President’s Village etc.  Through the termly Craft Fair, children also learn how to raise money for those that are less fortunate than themselves; wheel chairs, book corners for the hospital, learning materials for a local child minder are some of the projects already covered.

Question 16

Wildlife Club

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‘The Little Snapper Wildlife Club’ actively participates in National events and projects, to help raise the children’s awareness of the environment and nurture their inherent attachment to nature.

The school also put together their own Little Snapper Cookery Book on sale at the Duty Free Shop

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