Welcome from the Head of DUCKS
Dear Parents,
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you and your family to DUCKS and I look forward to working with you to ensure that your child has the best possible start to their learning journey. Children here are happy; they are simply excited to come to school. This is directly attributed to the team of incredible professionals who understand what it takes to create a warm and caring environment for our youngest learners. Walk through our doors each day and you can be sure of a warm welcome where every child is known, valued and celebrated. Exploration, enquiry and high quality play based learning are part of the fabric of daily life here at DUCKS. We pride ourselves in creating a warm family feel where trust is built so that children have the room needed to ask questions, investigate answers and create worlds. Surrounded by green open spaces, we match the enthusiasm of our teachers and teaching assistants with the wonderful outdoor spaces and resources that Dulwich College has to offer across the campus. We even have our very own Forest School where outdoor skills are further developed and mastered. Children’s interests and passions lie at the heart of our robust, high quality Early Years curriculum. Our learning focused environment provides the space needed for children to direct and shape their experiences in partnership with our Early Years specialists. As our older children advance through DUCKS, we encourage greater links with our local community and increase the opportunities for leadership that help develop skills of confidence, communication and collaboration. As the first educators of your child, we know that parents are the keystone to a child’s early learning experiences. At DUCKS, we hold true to the sense of belonging created by ensuring strong bonds between home and school. Enabling children to feel safe and secure while being challenged through enriched learning experiences leads to happy, safe learners. Morning chats and smiles, formal reports, open mornings, home-link books and Parents’ Evenings are key examples of the value we place on supportive dialogue that maintains the well-being and learning of all our DUCKS children. I am very much looking forward to working together with you and celebrating your child’s next steps in learning.
With warm regards
Miranda Norris Head of DUCKS
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