The Strawberry Experience — Seven values at our heart

Excellence

At Strawberry Fields we aim to excel. We believe it's only by excelling that we can lead your children to reach their full potential. We provide the highest standard of education in the most enabling environment to bring out the best in each child — holding on to the best of tradition and harnessing it to the latest in innovation.

OFSTED has awarded Strawberry Fields its highest grade of outstanding in every inspection. Its reports refer to us as 'exceptional', 'stimulating', 'committed', 'exemplary', 'inspirational' and 'passionate'.

Joy

We want all of our children to associate learning with enjoyment — to come in each day with a sense of anticipation and to leave with a feeling of fulfilment. We want them to build positive relationships and to be excited by their teachers, their classmates and their learning.

Discovery should be an uplifting process that helps us become the people we were meant to be.

Learning

During their time at Strawberry Fields we see the children embark on their journey into wisdom, knowledge and comprehension. Through playing and exploring using a rich variety of resources, they arrive at better understandings and ways of doing things. They ask questions. They develop strategies. They become critical thinkers.

As parents, you will notice that your child has come a long way: he's blossomed, she's become fulfilled, she's flourished, he's reached his potential.

Creativity

There is a special emphasis on the expressive arts at Strawberry Fields. We introduce our children to the wonders of painting, sculpting, dancing, singing, acting and storytelling. We invite poets, actors, musicians, puppeteers, illustrators, authors and cartoonists to visit and share their talents.

We don't consider the arts to be a luxurious extra but one of the primary ways by which we all enter the wonderful journey of exploration.

Respect

Each child that comes to Strawberry Fields is unique and finds themselves valued, cared for, and protected. Our school is a place of affirmation, respect, safety and laughter. We not only show the children kindness but expect them to display the same to each other.

We acknowledge that learning is best enabled in an atmosphere of love and respect.

Inspiration

Strawberry Fields exists to inspire and stimulate its children. From the moment they pass through the school gate they enter a world where the senses are invigorated and the mind is moved. They learn to play and they play to learn.

The mosaics on the entrance wall are meant to be touched, the paintings in the hallway are to be gazed at, the sand in the classroom is to be filtered through fingers. The goal is always the same — to provoke the imagination, encourage exploration and increase intellectual curiosity.

Community

The school is a community of children, educators, parents and carers. Each role is equally important. When people become part of us, they feel as though they have entered a new family. When they leave us they still feel part of that family.

The Strawberry Fields community is also part of the Notting Hill community. We have forged good relations with nearby businesses and residents and through parent-generated fundraising have given back to local schools, youth clubs and hospital units.

Come and experience it for yourself.

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