Children come to us as toddlers. They will leave school as young adults, their personalities and potential largely determined by their experiences in school. The primary school years are perhaps the most significant. By the age of eleven the child has learnt how to read and has grasped the rudiments of number and quantity; but more than that she should have learnt to love reading, to be fascinated by numbers, and to enjoy finding out things in answer to her own questions. At Cambridge Primary School we believe that a successful child is one who wants to learn and that exploration is easily the best way to learn.

Nature study is quite literally the study of nature by growing flowers and vegetables, or bird-watching by the Yamuna; mathematics is understood by actual measurement and estimation as much as by solving sums on paper; communication or language skills are developed through storytelling, story reading and eventually the writing of original stories and poems; drama becomes a way of exploring relationships, and even resolving problems; the joy of music is discovered in full-throated song as well as by listening to tapes, videos and live concerts; and other regions and cultures are discovered as much through stories as by project activities. To support these objectives our new school building has a splendid 3000 sq. ft. library, music rooms, a nature study room, an art room, a children’s kitchen, playing fields and a horticultural garden.