Lifelong learning begins in the Lower School. From the first moments of purposeful play and interaction in our Rising Threes program, through the integrated assessment tasks in the 4th Grade, our students are learning about themselves, each other, and the world around them. Our teachers work collaboratively to plan developmentally-appropriate, stimulating, and positive learning experiences that help children to develop a deep understanding of important and relevant themes.

Our academic programme supports children as they build a strong foundation in reading, writing, math, and science. We also believe that learning should be an active process that allows children to take risks, grow in personal understanding, and expand their knowledge of other people, places, and events. We actively encourage children to express opinions, work collaboratively, tackle moral dilemmas, and resolve conflicts.

We believe in an inquiry-based approach to the process of learning that emphasizes creative, and critical thinking, while recognising, and addressing, the inevitably broad range of developmental needs of children aged between two-and-a-half and ten. Becoming a successful reader, writer, and mathematician is a long journey for a young child.

At ACS Cobham we believe in:

• guided play-based programs that encourage positive social interaction and teamwork
• early literacy skills that are developed by using innovative reading decoding methods
• an inquiry-based approach that emphasizes creative, and critical thinking
• establishing learning goals that are in harmony with American, British and international standards
• testing to international norms, starting in 4th Grade, to ensure an easy transfer from ACS to the next step in education
• the provision for early introduction of foreign languages.

Lacy Chapman
ACS Cobham International School Lower School Principal

Heywood, Portsmouth Road,
Cobham, Surrey
England KT11 1BL
Telephone: +44 (0) 1932 867251
Fax: +44 (0) 1932 869782
Email: lchapman@acs-england.co.uk