insideKENT Magazine Issue 30 - September 2014 | Page 135

EDUCATION

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

St Lawrence College
St Lawrence College in Ramsgate is a thriving independent coeducational school for children aged 3 to 18 years. A mediumsized school – small enough to ensure that individual pupils
receive the attention and care they require, but large enough
to provide facilities that would be the envy of many larger
schools – St Lawrence maintains a reputation for punching well
above its weight in school competitions.
Nursery
Offering flexible attendance and an optional
extended day, nursery pupils are overseen by
well-qualified, experienced staff. Enhanced
afternoon sessions also provide additional learning
opportunities.

Junior School
Children flourish in the school's secure and
positive atmosphere, with every opportunity to
fulfill their potential. Meanwhile, a wide range of
experiences are provided both inside and outside
of the classroom, and a flexible extended day,
including breakfast, supper and occasional
boarding, is available.

Senior School
The school has a long record of providing an
excellent academic education within a supportive
community, but it is also modern in its outlook,
and very well suited to preparing pupils for a
rapidly changing world.

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“We believe in academic excellence, and that
this fundamentally should be built around happy
children in a happy school. For me, this has to
be the backdrop against which all other success
is considered.
"A happy childhood is entirely consistent with
academic excellence. In fact, I would say it is
usually the essential foundation for success in
life. If we are aiming as a school to encourage
the development of well-adjusted, socially aware
and confident young people who have a genuine
love of learning, I can see no better starting point
than ensuring that they are happy. There are no
league tables in pupil happiness, but it is a key
way we measure ourselves here at St Lawrence.”
Antony Spencer MA (Oxon) ACA,
Principal of St Lawrence College
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