Staff
Natalie Holyoak
Manager
Natalie was educated in a Montessori school until she was 16 and feels it has had a hugely positive impact on her life and learning.
She spent time travelling and working in property before starting a placement at a Montessori early years setting. This and having three children cemented her belief in Montessori education and the idea of opening a Montessori elementary was sown.
Natalie has enjoyed seeing the school grow and become a part of this diverse and vibrant community.
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Qualifications:
Fine Art BA Hons
Music
Oaks provides a weekly group music/singing lessons. In addition there are one to one lessons in piano, cello, violin and singing available during school hours.
Art
Art is incorporated into the curriculum with the addition of artists and crafts people coming into the school to run a wide range of projects with the children.
Theatre
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Dance
Nature
We have a large, peaceful, mainly walled garden with many mature trees which provides the children with great opportunities to work, play and learn outdoors.
Respect and learning about nature is a big part of Oaks and the children are fully involved in the care of the garden. We are all working towards having as much wildlife living in our beautiful garden as possible.
There is always the opportunity to take learning outdoors and we encourage the children to spend time outside everyday, it is after all our natural habitat!