Page 11 - Cherry Orchard Prospectus 2015-2016

They will thrive on challenge - working on objectives at a deeper level and having opportunities to reflect on and evaluate what they have achieved. The needs of gifted and talented children are addressed by the range of opportunities available and the harnessing of expertise - from music tuition to sports coaching.
EFFECTIVE LEARNING
We acknowledge that people learn in many different ways and we recognise the need to develop strategies that allow all children to learn in ways that suit them best. We take into account these different forms of intelligence when planning teaching and learning styles.
We offer opportunities for children to learn in different ways. These include:
 investigation and problem solving;
 research and finding out;
 group work;
 pair work;
 independent work;
 whole-class work;
 asking and answering questions;
 use of IT;
 fieldwork and visits to places of
educational interest;
 creative activities;
 watching media, responding to live
music and recorded material;
 designing and making things;
 participation in athletic or physical activity;
 after school clubs;
 guest visitors and performers;
 access to a range of resources.
TRIPS, VISITS & THEME DAYS
Part of the Cherry Orchard experience is broadening
horizons. We plan a stimulating range of exciting and
educational visits for every year group. Trips have included
Severn Valley Railway, Goodrich Castle, Malvern Hills,
Hartlebury Museum, Tudor House Museum and Bishops
Wood. There are also trips to the cinema, the theatre, visits
to areas of local interest such as Worcester Cathedral and
weekly swimming in Years 3 and 4. Touring Theatre
Companies also visit the school, as well as the school itself
going out ‘on tour’ to sing at the local Nursing Home. As children reach the later years, they then have the opportunity to go on residential visits. Year 5 stay at a chateau just outside Paris, to immerse themselves in the culture and try out their French phrases. Year 6 enjoy an outdoor pursuits week based at an Outdoor Centre. Both of these trips help children to further develop their independence and responsibility.
A valuable way of making the curriculum ‘come alive’ is through Theme Days. These range from days in which the focus is traditional storytelling such as Fairytale Day to History studies such as those of the daily life of Norsemen in Viking Day. Each year we have an Arts Week, which brings in a range of performers to school and provides a lot of opportunities for ‘awe and wonder’. We have a variety of curriculum-based theme days and events as well as specific ones such as our ‘World Book Day’ and the Science and P.E. based ‘Healthy Living week’.
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