The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Prepare to succeed at Craigclowan
Craigclowan Prep School, set on a hillside to the south of the Fair City of Perth, provides a warm and nurturing environment for boys and girls aged three to 13.
Surrounded by stunning grounds with magnificent views over Perthshire, the school has a distinguished history, a reputation for the highest standards and expectations, and a passion for childhood.
The school’s learning environment delivers a modern and distinctive education within a framework of proven traditional values, effectively balancing the best of old and new in education. Beginning with the youngest pupils – who join the nursery after their third birthday – Craigclowan provides a healthy balance between free play and a more teacherdirected, structured approach to learning through play, valuing children’s input in planning activities, engendering curiosity within each child and promoting opportunities to explore, progress and flourish at their own pace.
Grant funding is available for nursery children and particular attention is paid to the transition period as nursery children begin their primary education to ensure that every child has a happy start.
With an average class size of 12 pupils, and a friendly, caring and supportive ethos, the committed staff are able to get to know the children closely and treat them as individuals in all they do. Staff value imagination, individualism and variety and want the children in their care to fulfil their talents wherever they lie.
Each child at Craigclowan will have a talent or gift for something and their teachers regard it as their mission to discover and nurture this, to allow them to thrive. Every pupil is encouraged to achieve their all-round potential, academically, on the sports field and in more than 50 extra-curricular activities on offer.
School is a hive of activity and the outdoor classroom, all-weather training ground, sports fields, forest school and trim trail are in daily use. Staff aim to make the most of the world outside the classroom through a wide range of outdoor activities that build confidence and resilience, encourage creativity and problem solving and ensure rosy cheeks and muddy boots.
When it comes to moving on to senior school, all of the children once again secured places to their first choice senior school for the start of the 201718 academic year, many having been awarded scholarships. The values the school instils in its pupils during their journey through Craigclowan are the qualities that allow them to thrive after they leave.
The school minibus fleet collects children from across the region, including: Kinross, Alyth, Blairgowrie, Coupar Angus, Woodside, Meikleour, Spittalfield, Gleneagles, Auchterarder, Dunning and Cupar. To assist busy working parents, the breakfast club is open each morning from 7.30am and free after-school care is available for all children until 6pm daily. Craigclowan also runs holiday activity camps during the summer, Christmas and Easter holidays.
Staff would be delighted to welcome prospective pupils to an open morning to demonstrate what a Craigclowan education has to offer. However, every day is an open day so if you would like to arrange a visit at another time, please contact Jennifer Trueland on 01738 626310. You will be assured of a very warm welcome and will find a school in a stunning location with tremendous spirit.