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Time to Wild Your Child Again!

  • 4 min read
Connecting Deeply with Nature this Summer Many of us are ‘re-wilding’ our gardens and urban spaces; that is, letting Nature take over with its riot of colours, sounds and scents. Summer is a great time to re-wild our children too; allowing Nature to fill a part of every day, inviting your child to feel its

Why the Arts are Essential

  • 3 min read
A strict hierarchy of academic subjects has been in place in our schools and  universities for the last two decades: governments across the globe have powered and  funded the STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) at the  expense of the rest of the curriculum.  What‘s behind this astonishing government push?   Why such an open
TALKING TO CHILDREN ABOUT DISTRESSING NEWS STORIES

Talking to children about distressing news stories

  • 5 min read
Many of us are struggling with global events; we’re processing wars, terrorism, global injustice and ecological destruction on a daily basis. Added to that, our smartphones feed us a constant stream of updates, keeping us in a heightened state of alert and anxiety. Our children are also drawn into this. How can we as parents:

Primary Music education

  • 7 min read
My journey from Kodály to ORFF and what that looks like in our Primary Music programme at the Olive Tree School. As a qualified Kodàly music practitioner, I’ve experienced the benefits of a logically structured learning approach that emphasises an experiential, kinaesthetic, “whole-body” engagement with rhythm and pitch elements. (Kinaesthetic? Think singing and clapping games,

Your Child at Ages 3-5: Learning through Curiosity, Exploration & Creative Problem-Solving

  • 4 min read
Families’ questions about early learning How does a young child learn best? What do these educational philosophies believe: Montessori, Waldorf, Reggio Emilia? How do they enrich our work at The Olive Tree?  How does this sit alongside the British curriculum? Placing your child at the heart of her/his learning At The Olive Tree, we draw

Home & Belonging

  • 5 min read
What does the concept of ‘home’ mean to an international child? Many of us have left our country of origin to set up a new home, perhaps more than once. What do our children and young adults have to say about this? How do our ‘Third Culture Kids’, as they’ve been termed, define the concept

Child-centred Education

  • 8 min read

What child-centred education means, why it matters & how to spot it

Music Recitals

  • 2 min read

Music recitals at The Olive Tree School

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