Welcome to The Village School for Girls
The Village School for Girls is a non-selective independent school for girls aged 2 to 16.
“A small school in delightful surroundings providing a warm, attentive, well-rounded education.
Those who wish to move on do so successfully, but the school will now cater for anyone who wishes to remain for the secondary years.”
Good Schools Guide, 2024
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As we prepare for World Mental Health Day, Mrs Hampshire led a thoughtful assembly on `Worrying` - discussing what our fears might be, however irrational they may seem. She then shared, `Ruby Finds a Worry` with the school. 💙💛
#mentalhealthday #mentalhealth #worry #sharingworries #caring #thevillageschoolforgirls #belsizepark
Oct 8
Sometimes nature takes your breath away, and today was one of those days @thevillageschoolforgirls.
Over the weekend the leaves have turned from green to the most glorious shades of red, orange and pinks, framing our wonderful half acre site. Topped with the autumn sunshine, you couldn`t help but be stopped in your tracks. A stunning reminder to take in your surroundings and appreciate the beauty of nature. 🍁 🍂
#autumn #autumncolors #autumnleaves #nature #beauty #appreciatingnature #belsizepark #outdoors
Oct 7
**COMMUNITY EVENT!**
*Friday, 18th October, 9-10am*
The Village School for Girls
2 Parkhill Road, NW3 2YN
Courtesy of our wonderful Parent organisation FoVS, we are thrilled to be able to offer the opportunity to hear Dr Tara Porter, a renowned clinical psychologist and best selling author, talk about how to manage anxiety in children.
Dr Tara Porter has worked as a Psychologist in the NHS for 28 years and was Lead Psychologist in an Eating Disorders CAMHS team in North London.
She is the author of the Sunday Times Best Selling `You Don’t Understand Me: The Young Woman’s Guide to Life` which was published in 2022, and the follow-up, `You Don’t Understand Me Journal` in 2024. Her books have been translated and published around the world, and her next book for parents, `Good Enough: A Framework for Modern Parenting` will be published in April 2025. Dr Tara Porter contributed a chapter about eating disorders to the recently published `Child Psychology: Pathways to Good Practice` edited by Pote et al, and she writes articles about psychology for the Times Educational Supplement and mainstream media.
Childhood anxiety is increasingly common, affecting 1 in 8 children in the UK, so this will be a highly topical discussion and a wonderful opportunity to gain some valuable tools as to how to manage experiences/episodes of anxiety. The event is free of charge and one not to be missed!
Please register your attendance on the link below.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/parent-talk-with-psychologist-and-best-selling-author-dr-tara-porter-tickets-1029890398907?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm_source=email&utm_medium=sparkpost&utm_campaign=postpublish
We look forward to welcoming you to @thevillageschoolforgirls.
@drtaraporterpsychologist #parenttalk #communityevent #belsizepark #hampstead #camden #childanxiety #anxiety #community
Oct 7
A very big thank you to Jenny - Elise`s mum - who took the time to come and talk to the girls about celebrating Rosh Hashanah. The class loved learning more about the festival and its traditions, and were very excited to share the apple and honey, and challah bread. 🍎 🍯
#roshhashanah #tradition #culture #thevillageschoolforgirls #belsizepark #sharingtraditions
Oct 4
Over the past couple of weeks, the Prep class have been working incredibly hard on their maths skills: practising their adding using a number line; practising one more up until 5; gaining confidence in both identifying the numeral and writing it, and learning about how to find the greater group. The girls have been counting huge numicon, making their very own greater groups of a given number, and have been learning to say the whole sentence when answering. Fantastic work, girls! 👏
#eyfs #maths #buildingconfidence #numeracy #earlynumeracyskills #thevillageschoolforgirls #belsizepark
Oct 4
The Year 2 class have been exploring some of the adaptations that polar animals have to help them survive in harsh, freezing conditions. 🐧 🐻❄️ 🦭
The girls first put their hands into a bowl of ice, and then into a different bowl with ice and butter, with the butter representing blubber. They noted that it was definitely warmer with blubber!
The experiments continued as the girls drew comparisons between dropping water onto a penguin coloured with felt tips, versus a penguin coloured in using crayons. They were surprised to see bubbles form on top of the crayon, however it perfectly illustrated how the oily, waxy feathers of a penguin serve to help them dry them more quickly, with the wax acting as a protective coat. A super, hands-on lesson for the girls! 💫
#thevillageschoolforgirls #experiment #handsonlearning #topic #polar #belsizepark
Oct 4
FROM OUR INSPECTION REPORT
‘The curriculum extends way beyond what is typically found in primary schools.’
Ofsted, 2020
