To Year 7 at Rydal Penrhos
If you were to ask current parents why they chose Rydal Penrhos for their son or daughter, they would tell you the children here are happy, balanced, at ease with themselves and each other - yet excited and enthused by the challenges before them.
They might add that the school also succeeds in combining academic excellence with a wealth of extra-curricular and outdoor education opportunities, all underpinned by a deep commitment to the individual needs and enthusiasms of each child.
Year 7 forms the transition step from primary/prep to senior school. It is an important year in the life of a child. They need to adapt to not being at the top of the school, they need to grow in independence, they will be making new friends and meeting new teachers.
They need to learn more skills in organisation and planning and all of this while dealing with the basics of learning when lunchtime is and where the toilets are.
We, therefore, choose to have teachers who are specialists in this transition phase to be our Year 7 form tutors.
Teachers who can be empathetic and caring but give the children the tools and knowledge they need to adapt and succeed. We believe in:
“Preparing the child for the road, not the road for the child."