Play-based Learning in Cokethorpe Pre-Prep

Play-based Learning in Cokethorpe Pre-Prep

Reception Class Teacher, Mrs Brash, explains the benefits of play-based learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage, followed in Cokethorpe Pre-Prep. What is play-based learning? The main thing that differentiates play-based learning from other types of learning is...
Baarmy Bethlehem

Baarmy Bethlehem

Expectations are always high for the Pre-Prep Nativity, and when it comes to setting a mood of reverence or exuberance, this year’s Pre-Prep performance, Baarmy Bethlehem, unapologetically opted for the latter. A trio of party loving sheep named Rascal, Cheeky and...
Little Red Hen

Little Red Hen

Year 1 dressed as farmers, started their performance of The Little Red Hen chatting about gathering the harvest with the children offering to help. They then retold the much-loved tale assisted by Year 2 narrators. The hard-working red hen Harriet (Year 2, Gwyn) lives...
Puzzle Challenge Day

Puzzle Challenge Day

The Happy Puzzle Company certainly put a smile on the faces of Prep School pupils as they were welcomed to Cokethorpe as part of STEM week. During the Puzzle Challenge Day, pupils from Reception Class to Year 6 took part in tailored workshops, focusing on developing...