St Chris is based on the edge of Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, ideally located close to London, Cambridge and towns Hitchin and Stevenage yet also to surrounding countryside and Country Parks.
We make a lot of use of our location with at least one day trip per class for students each term.
Education at St Chris extends beyond the classroom walls. Our Junior School students enjoy multiple opportunities to embark on enriching day trips throughout the year, included in the school fees. These excursions are carefully curated to enhance their studies and bring learning to life. Whether it's exploring historical landmarks, delving into nature, or engaging in cultural experiences, these trips create lasting memories and broaden the horizons of our young learners. Each class takes part in at least one class trip per term.
Recent day trips have included:
Nursery: Wimpole, Willows Farm
Reception: Wimpole, Whipsnade Zoo
Year 1: London Transport Museum, RAF Museum
Year 2: Woburn Safari, Celctic Harmony camp
Year 3: The Living Rainforest, Pizza Express
Year 4: Angelsey Abbey, Hobbledown, National Portrait Gallery
Year 5: National Space Centre, Kew Garden
Year 6: Bletchley Park, Sky Studios
We also make one whole school trip a year (recently to Legoland), and there are smaller trips for example during Multi-Faith Week to local places of worship, or to local areas to support topic work. In Year 6, students make a day trip to France to celebrate the end of their time in the Junior School and transition to Senior School.
Residential Trips
Students from Year 3 also undertake at least one residential trip each year (which we call LSP – or Late Summer Programme) which increase in duration and in challenge level as the children progress through the school. For many students, this is the first time they have been away from family for such a length of time, so it is a great personal development opportunity for our students. In Year 2, we have an overnight campout at St Chris to prepare children for going away the following year.
Recent LSP residential trips have included:
Year 3 – Thriftwood Camp in Essex – camping, kayaking, climbing wall, axe throwing, ropes course – two nights
Year 4 – Bawdsey Manor Adventure, Suffolk – multi activity trip – three nights
Year 5 – Isle of Wight – multi-activity trip - five nights
Year 6 – York (to support Vikings and civilizations topic) - five nights
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[child-name] will be eligible for entry at any of the below points:
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Children can join the Nursery from the term they turn 3. As part of our School, the St Chris Nursery operates during term-time and we have a range of different sessions available for families:
In the Junior School, we welcome new students throughout the year from the ages of 5 to 11 years old. The main entry points in the Junior School are Reception, Year 3 and Year 5 and our admissions process can be found below:
Students can join the Senior School from Years 7 to Year 10 (ages 11 to 15). The main entry points are Year 7 and Year 9. View our admissions process below:
Students can join the Sixth Form in Year 12 (ages 16-17) and applications are encouraged by November in the year previous to enrolment to ensure subject availability:
