Curriculum at Ruislip Gardens Primary School

The ‘Cornerstones Curriculum’ is based on inspirational learning activities which take place in a classroom environment that allows children to learn in a way that motivates and interests them. Cornerstones will provide our children with challenge, giving them opportunities to solve problems, apply themselves creatively and express their knowledge and understanding across the curriculum.

Every class will experience 6 projects in a year- a range of ‘Imaginative Learning Projects’ and some ‘Knowledge Rich Projects’. During some terms, there will be ‘companion projects’. Each individual project is split into four stages of learning: Engage, Develop, Innovate and Express.

Engage- At the ‘Engage’ stage, children:

gain memorable first-hand experiences, such as going on a visit or inviting a special visitor into school
get an exciting introduction to the projects
begin researching and setting enquiry questions
get lots of opportunities to make observations
develop spoken language skills
take part in sensory activities
have lots of fun to fully 'engage' with their new project.

Develop-At the ‘Develop’ stage, children:

improve their knowledge and understanding of the topic
develop and practise their new skills
compose, make, do, build, investigate, explore, write for different purposes and read across the curriculum
research their own questions and those set by others
Follow new pathways of enquiry based on their interests.

Innovate- At the ‘Innovate’ stage, children: