INTRODUCTION
Years 7 and 8 are a golden time for our students : they enjoy all the benefits of secondary school but with none of the pressures . Free from impending exams , free from the diktats of national syllabus and assessments , and free from prescriptive micro-management often found for this age group , students are encouraged to enjoy these years , to use their time for work and for co-curricular pursuits , for service and for fun .
Lower School students are treated similarly to the other students in the School . They have the same classrooms , the same teachers , the same co-curricular facilities , and are given practically the same independence as the other year groups . They do have their own Common Room and they are given first place in the lunch queue , but apart from that , there is little Lower School students cannot or will not do that separates them from the older ones . Students thrive on this and relish the opportunities it brings .
We want Lower School students to have a go , to try everything , and to be busy with whatever they enjoy . In the years to come , there will be plenty of hard work , responsibilities , and long hours , so they should make the most of this special time .
Jesse R Elzinga Headmaster
THE LOWER SCHOOL | AT SEVENOAKS 3