FREEtake me home! Surrey East IN THIS ISSUE WIN a family ticket to Godstone Farm and other great prizes! Plus... Exam Preparation Techniques Healthier Easter Cookies Celebrating Mother’s Day Helping children believe they can do anything Singing, dancing and acting classes for 4 - 18 year-olds DORKINGDORKING REDHILL LEATHERHEAD 08000800 007 007 5482 5482 0800 0070208 5482 394 2244 stagecoach.co.uk/dorkingstagecoach.co.uk/dorking stagecoach.co.uk/reigatestagecoach.co.uk/leatherhead REIGATE OXTED REIGATE LEATHERHEAD 0800 007 5482 01883 708 158 0800stagecoach.co.uk/reigate 007 5482 0208 394stagecoach.co.uk/oxted 2244 stagecoach.co.uk/reigate stagecoach.co.uk/leatherhead REDHILL COULSDON0800 007 5482 OXTED 0345stagecoach.co.uk/reigate 078 0805 01883 708158 stagecoach.co.uk/coulsdon stagecoach.co.uk/oxted Stagecoach Performing Arts is the trading name of Stagecoach Theatre Arts Limited. Stagecoach Theatre Arts schools are operated under franchise and are independently owned by their Principals. Stagecoach and Creative Courage For Life are registered trademarks of Stagecoach Theatre Arts Limited. Issuefamiliesonline.co.uk 75 March/April 2020 familiesonline.co.ukFamilies Surrey East 2020 Open Mornings Tuesday 25th February Wednesday 29th April Thursday 25th June To book your place visit: www.dunottarschool.com or call 01737 761945 Dunottar School, High Trees Road, Considering your plans for Reception 2020 and beyond? Reigate, RH2 7LE. Join us for a Percy the Park Keeper themed morning and see for yourself what makes life at The Hawthorns School, Bletchingley, so special. Reception Taster Morning Tuesday 24th March at 9am Call Debbie to fi nd out more 01883 743048 www.hawthorns.com Essendene Lodge Preparatory School and Nursery Are you looking for more than just day care? Are you looking for full time or part-time 51 week nursery for your child? Are you looking for a competitive all inclusive rate? Essendene Lodge School now has provision Whole School Open Morning for 2 year old children. We have a child centred approach that ensures your child is Friday 20 March ahead of age related expectations. We start our reading programme and focus on giving the pupils structure as well as play Activity Morning for Reception 2020 based opportunities to extend their learning. Wednesday 25 March Come and visit our friendly school and find out what makes our children stand out from the crowd! Book online Telephone:01883 348349 for more bansteadprep.com/visit information or to arrange a visit to the school or email [email protected] Free Stay and Play Sessions every Tuesday 9.00am-10.30am. Come and have a chat with our friendly staff and see for yourself how much fun our children have! Come to our Free Stay and Play Sessions Essendene Lodge School, Call 01883 348349 Essendene Road, [email protected] SUTTON LANE | BANSTEAD | [email protected] | 01737 363600 Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5PB www.essendenelodge.co.uk 2 Families Surrey East familiesonline.co.uk Invisible Goodness Wrapped Up in Fun Surrey East Perform founder, Lucy Quick tells us Editor Tamar Pearson more. [email protected] Perform classes are a Design Rebecca Carr bit like a pasta sauce that’s filled with hidden vegetables: kids think it’s really [email protected] tasty and don’t realise that it’s full of healthy nutrition. I see our classes like Printer Print Mates this - invisible goodness wrapped up in an hour of games, role-play, dance 21,000 copies printed routines and songs. The children think 42,000 readers per issue they’re enjoying an hour of fun but they’re also being equipped with essential confidence-building social skills. Next issue May/June Booking deadline 10 April We all want our children to be happy, feel confident enough to try new things and interact well with others. Taking part Cover Image Depositphotos in regular drama activities encourages confident and fluent speaking, boosts reading and writing abilities and enhances coordination and spatial awareness. Rescuing a mermaid from Welcome to issue 75 a pirate ship might seem like just imaginative improvisation for 6 year olds, but it’s teaching problem-solving and team- This issue is all about celebration – celebrating the changing work too. seasons as the sunshine plays peek-a-boo, in between spring showers. Celebrating our Mums and Motherhood, the greatest gift Early drama, dance and singing lessons changed my life of all, and celebrating new life and new beginnings. and helped shape my vision for Perform - to deliver classes with a specific focus on developing a child’s We have some useful insights on how to help our children confidence and social skills - not to create prepare for exams, and a fortune of fun activities to do over Easter. just another drama school. £40 Intro Try a FREE no-obligation drama class Discount Our Kids Corner has some great games for the little ones to do, in East Surrey. Visit www.perform.org. Quote with some very cool prizes up for grabs. uk/try to book. Quote SE300420 for SE300420 an introductory £40 discount when you Tamar book. xx In this issue 4. News 6. Education News 8. Exam Preparation Techniques 9. Independent School Open Days 11. Celbration of Motherhood 12. Healthier Easter Cookies 14. What’s on in March & April 18. Easter Holiday Camps 19. 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Every care is taken in the preparation of this magazine, but Families Surrey East; our distributors, the franchise company, Families Print Ltd, and Lifecycle Marketing cannot be held responsible for the claims of advertisers nor for the accuracy of the contents, or any consequence thereof. familiesonline.co.uk Families Surrey East 3 News Give your Child Warlingham Dance Studio have Creative Courage rebranded as the Katie Cox Dance for Life with Established in 2010 and now celebrating their ten-year anniversary, Stagecoach the Katie Cox Dance Studio was founded by local dance teacher and Performing Arts former professional dancer Katie Cox AISTD FDI. The Katie Cox Dance Studio offers professional grade training in Performing arts allows children to a rewarding and encouraging learning environment. The team of be themselves and to be confident experienced teachers are all highly qualified and experienced within in who they are. The skills they the industry. learn at Stagecoach are not only fun and engaging, they also provide them with experience and key life skills, such as discipline, perseverance, The friendly, caring and professional approach helps to get the best resilience, adaptability, and creativity. Stagecoach calls this Creative out of every student and have achieved an outstanding record across Courage for Life. all graded dance examinations in Ballet, Modern, Tap, Jazz and Acrobatic Arts. Stagecoach Performing Arts in Redhill, which has recently been changed ownership and now is part of the Dorking & Reigate Stagecoach Katie Cox Dance Studio offers classes from as young as 2½ right up to partnership, offers singing, dancing and acting classes for children aged the advanced grades and adult classes. Everyone is welcome at Katie 4 to 18. We offer Two-Week Trials which provide you and your child with Cox Dance Studio, whether it’s for enjoyment or to pursue a career in the perfect opportunity to meet the teaching team, and experience what the entertainment industry so come along and join in the fun. Stagecoach is all about. Saturday classes are at the Centre for Performing Arts at Caterham Why not come and see Stagecoach in action with our Free Discovery School. More info at www.katiecoxdancestudio.com Day which is taking place on Saturday 18th April. For more information and to book your place, call Principal, Sarah on 0800 007 5482 or email [email protected]. Pop and Rock School Helps Spaces available Young Stars Shine at new special A pop and rock school in Croydon is winning rave reviews for boosting the needs support musical skills and self-confidence of nursery in its students. The Rock Project offers young people Tadworth, Surrey the opportunity to learn electric guitar, bass guitar, drums and vocals as well as experience playing Offering both morning and afternoon sessions to children aged 2-5, together as a band. Tadworth Tots is located within The Children’s Trust School, set within a 24-acre woodland site. Students are taught by professional, working musicians and each class is split into junior or senior sessions, to ensure teaching is tailored to the We welcome all children to Tadworth Tots and have particular students abilities and experience. strength and experience in supporting children with; brain injury or neurological difficulties and complex education, health and care Clara Priestly who runs The Rock Project Croydon with her husband needs e.g. tracheostomy, assisted ventilation and suction. Graeme said: “The Rock Project stimulates the imagination and creativity of young people. It helps them develop not only their musical abilities but Learning and development is delivered by skilled staff through also their self-confidence.” planned, purposeful play and a mix of adult-led and child-initiated activities. We are currently accepting new pupils and have 15-30 The Rock Project takes place on Saturdays at Sunnydown Primary hours of statutory funding available per week. School, Caterham with juniors (7-11 years old) from 10am-12pm and seniors (12-18) from 12:15pm-2:15pm.