Bed Time All the children have a very busy day and so an early bedtime is strongly recommended to ensure a positive day for your child at DUCKS. Before School Care and Beyond the Classroom (Infants’ School Only) The Infants’ School offers fully supervised Before School Care and After School Care, which we call Beyond the Classroom. Please note that places are limited. Before School Care runs in the Hall and Library from 8.00 am - 8.45 am every morning. Children are offered a breakfast of cereal, toast and juice or water until 8.30 am. We offer a range of activities and after tidying up, the children are taken to their classes at 8.45 am. Before School care is an additional cost and this paid on a termly basis in advance. Beyond the Classroom runs from 3.30 pm for Early Years and Key Stage 1. The children are given an afternoon tea and we offer a wide range of activities and clubs. These include: Art, Chess, Clay modelling, Cricket, Dance, Drama, Football, Lego, Multisports, Rugby, Sewing, Swimming and Tennis. Clubs are run by Teachers, TAs or external coaches. Beyond the Classroom is an additional cost and this is paid on a termly basis. The cost includes the afternoon tea. A Beyond the Classroom request form is sent home near the end of each term and you will receive notification of the clubs your child has been offered before the end of term. Pick-up time is 4.30 pm from clubs, stay and play runs until 5 pm. We do ask that, if you are unavoidably held up, you contact the school and let us know your estimated time of arrival. Please remember Before School Care and Beyond the Classroom are not a drop in facility and must be booked in advance using the form sent via DUCKSPost each term or via the School Office. Community Service and Prefects At the College prefects are voted into their posts every year. There is a DUCKS prefect and he liaises with school, ensuring the prefects provide support e.g. leading assemblies, supporting DUCKS Readathon and Sports Day, helping at DUCKS and working with the children and adults during the school day. At the beginning of the academic year, Dulwich College boys from Year 10 upwards can volunteer for Community Service. This is a fantastic opportunity for them to work in the wider community and develop skills beyond those taught in a classroom and they are excellent role models to our children here at DUCKS. The College boys attend for a session each week to carry out a variety of jobs with the children and for the staff. Curriculum The curriculum offered at DUCKS provides the children with a solid foundation for all future learning through a focus on characteristics of effective learning throughout the EYFS and a skills based curriculum covering the National Curriculum subjects. Our environment further
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