11 Before 11
Why 11 Before 11?
Life is an adventure – and school should be too!
It is essential that our children can read, write and add up to the level that you would expect for their age, but at Chapel End Junior Academy, school always has been about so much more.
Think back – what do you remember about your primary school days? Was it phonics lessons or learning how to do long division? Or was it a brilliant school trip where you camped under the stars? Or built a raft and crossed a lake? Or built and launched rockets from the playground?
These types of great opportunity – the memorable experiences that cement themselves into your psyche – happen in every school. What’s different for us is that we consciously codify it into a set of promises so that it becomes something that EVERY child is entitled to.
And “11 Before 11” is the way we do this; it’s a set of promises that help our children to be in the driving seat in their own lives. We are ambitious for our children to have broad horizons in life and high aspirations for themselves. We want our children to be inspired and challenged so that each one can develop their unique potential to the full.
11 Before 11 takes our children beyond the usual, to open opportunities in life and inspire them to move forward in their own life’s adventure. We are incredibly proud of “11 Before 11”. We know the impact that it has had so far, and strongly believe that its importance has only grown because of COVID-19 and the impact that the pandemic has had on society, on our communities, and on our families. We will continue to invest in delivering it, so that every child’s experience of school with us is exceptional and memorable for all the right reasons.
Our promises and what they mean!
Why this promise is important to us
Why this promise is important to us.
Looking up at a starry night sky is probably one of the most magical things that children can do. Every person at some point in their life will have thought what it would be like to go into space and wonder what exists beyond our planet. We want all Chapel End children to unlock their adventurous spirit and to be curious about truly spectacular things.
Spending the night away from home with friends will represent one of the most exciting things many children would have done, particularly with sleeping outdoors. Combining the two things together has the potential to deliver a truly memorable experience.
This promise takes place in Year 5
Why this promise is important to us.
Why this promise is important to us.
Why this promise is important to us
Within our communities, there is so much talent that we can go seek out and find. Every city, town and village will have unique, cultural experiences at their fingertips- if we only reach out and explore. This is precisely what the Culture Vulture promise is for.
Like the vulture scanning from the skies looking for its next meal, let's go hunting for new cultural experiences for our children close by. From the local choirs, orchestras, brass bands, amateur dramatic groups to cultural dance groups, pop-up galleries and museums and many, many more- a wealth of exciting, enlightening delights are waiting just around the corner for you to find.
Why this promise is important to us
Why this promise is important to us.
Why this promise is important to us.
Why this promise is important to us.
There has never been a clearer message to look after our planet than there is now and this can start in our own playgrounds, fields and gardens. Conservation for all living things is something that children should learn from a young age. Instilling a sense of responsibility for all the creatures we share this planet with can start with the simplest of tasks locally but come with the huge rewards of encouraging strong sense of self-awareness and reflection.
This is a Year 4 promise.
