***Public Meeting to discuss Community Activities at 20 Daws Lane***
We invite the community to a meeting to discuss and propose community usage at the new Etz Chaim Jewish Primary School on Daws Lane, Mill Hill.
The meeting will be on Sunday 13th May 2012 at 5.30pm, Copthall School for Girls, Pursley Road, Mill Hill.
The School undertook a community questionnaire at the beginning of the year focussed on what sort of activities the community would like to see taking place at the school. We are keen to share the results and hear about other opportunities for the school to be used to increase community involvement and participation, raise people’s skills and creativity and improve the quality of people’s lives.
In addition to providing outstanding education to local children, we hope the facilities being built on site will enable the school to become a hub for communal activity. The initial questionnaire identified a number of possible activities…we are sure there are many more.
Please come along on Sunday 13th to make your suggestions and find out more about this exciting project.
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Some suggestions arising from the questionnaire are Zumba; University of the Third age study facilities; Badminton; Bridge Clubs; Social Groups; Brownies and many more.
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5th September 2011 – Etz Chaim Jewish Primary School Opens!
Etz Chaim Jewish Primary School opened its doors for the first time this morning as over 50 three and four years old started term. Situated in the heart of Mill Hill, Etz Chaim is one of the first wave of flagship ‘Government Free Schools’ opening this September. The school will start in temporary accommodation for 12 months before transferring to a permanent site next summer. Increasing by a class of 28 each year, at full capacity in 2017, Etz Chaim will have around 220 pupils. Headteachers Mrs Mullish and Mrs Baron said that they were ‘delighted to be pioneering such an exciting project’ and promised that the children would receive ‘an outstanding education in an outstanding setting.” As a free school, Etz Chaim will enjoy the ability to set its own curriculum; manage its own budget and report directly to Central Government.
Set up by a group of parents and teachers in response to an overwhelming demand for extra school places in the area, Etz Chaim has a modern Orthodox Jewish ethos under the auspices of the Office of the Chief Rabbi.
Education Secretary, Michael Gove, said: "The most important thing for any parent is to be able to send their child to a good local school, with high standards and strong discipline. That is why we are opening Free Schools across the country.
Schools Minister Lord Hill added: "I am very pleased that Etz Chaim Jewish Primary School will open this September. The school will provide members of the community in Barnet with a school that responds to parental demand. “Free Schools will improve choice for parents and allow more children to have a first class education that's close to home. “I wish Etz Chaim the best of luck and I look forward to watching it grow in the coming years."
Chair of Governors Adam Dawson confirmed that contracts had now concluded for the purchase of the schools permanent home with building works beginning in October. The trust have a 102 years lease on the 2 acre Daws Lane plot. Mr Dawson said that he “was very pleased that site issues had now been resolved and that the Governors and Staff could focus on the essential business of providing fantastic education, experiences and opportunities for local children.” Philippa Wolfin, Vice Chair added that a “series of events were being planned for the local community” and that she hoped in time, Etz Chaim would become a cornerstone of the Mill Hill community.”
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Etz Chaim Jewish Primary School is a modern orthodox Jewish, one form entry primary school in Mill Hill, London.
Etz Chaim means "Tree of Life" in Hebrew and symbolises new beginnings; moral, spiritual and physical growth through nurture.
The school is an academy and is one of the first ‘Free Schools’ to be established in the United Kingdom in 2011. The school has a Nursery and caters for children between the ages of 4-11 years old (Nursery to year 6 inclusive).
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