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Ten Reasons to come to DAHS
Irrespective of economic circumstances, the school's mission remains the same. The individual girl matters very much to us, and we work hard to get to know her well and to cater for her individual needs. Dame Alice Harpur School exists to provide a caring and challenging environment for the academic and personal development of girls.
The following ten reasons are why you might choose to send your daughter to Dame Alice Harpur School.
1. Exceptional Learning Environment
Your daughter will be provided with a learning environment which is both challenging and secure, where each pupil is encouraged to pursue the highest academic and personal goals of which she is capable. It goes without saying that academically, our girls do exceptionally well, fulfilling their potential and achieving results of which they can feel proud.
2. Single Sex Education
We focus exclusively on the needs of girls. We are committed to the benefits of single-sex education for girls, knowing that girls think and learn differently from boys and have specific needs within the classroom. However, we actively encourage girls to engage in extra-curricular co-educational activities beyond the classroom, including opportunities for Dame Alice girls to work with boys and girls from the other Harpur Trust schools.
3. One School
The continuity and coherence of education we offer to the girls as they move up through the school is a significant strength and, for this reason, we actively promote the age 7-18 structure and the opportunities this affords your daughter at all stages of her education.
4. Individual Needs
Dame Alice Harpur School girls are individuals and are celebrated as such. We organise our school and curricular provision in acknowledgement of, and respect for, the varying needs and talents of all our pupils. This starts from before your daughter even joins Dame Alice. Throughout the assessment procedure we begin to develop a relationship with the girl and with her family so that by the time she joins us we are already tuning in to her individual temperament and her learning requirements. This is a practice that will continue throughout your daughter's education at Dame Alice Harpur School.
5. Extracurricular Range
We offer girls as wide a range of extra-curricular activities as possible, both sporting and non-sporting, as a means of enhancing your daughter's educational experience and of developing her social skills. The activities form an integral part of the learning experience, but it is very much learning about life, its challenges and opportunities; as such, it comprises some of the most valuable things that a Dame Alice education has to offer.
6. Family School
Dame Alice Harpur School is a family school. We promote the development in our pupils of a sense of shared purpose and school identity. We very much extend this invitation to parents and other family members, welcoming the help, skills and enthusiasm that parents can provide the girls.
7. Strong Values
We promote a school environment which reflects traditional values and principles, emphasising the culture of kindness, mutual respect and concern for others. The school embraces girls from a wide range of backgrounds, respecting all faiths represented in and beyond the school community.
8. Confidence & Self-Esteem
We provide an environment that encourages the development of your daughter's confidence and self-esteem. She will feel good about herself and will be equipped to make an active and effective contribution to society.
9. Fabulous Campus
Dame Alice Harpur School enjoys a spacious riverside location providing a pleasant working environment for your daughter and for staff where all the facilities, including the sports grounds and access to the river, are on one site. We are committed to maintaining and enhancing the school's buildings and grounds to the highest possible level.
10. Community Links
Dame Alice Harpur School is very much part of the local community. Your daughter will have many opportunities to participate in local and national charitable fund raising initiatives and will promote and maintain active links with the local community.