Seven Oaks School

Great school so far! We are happy we made the choice to send our 5-year-old son (now 6.5) to Seven Oaks. He has been allowed to develop at his own pace and is now showing a huge interest in learning. Before school, it used to take him longer to learn things than his peers, and he was quick to put himself down. He now feels very confident and has a positive disposition towards learning. The small class size has meant that he hasnt slipped through the cracks and has been able to get the positive attention he needs. Cant wait to send our youngest boy to join him next year!
Oct 31st, 2020

We chose Seven Oaks because of its holistic, child-centred approach to education. In todays environment of large class sizes, Seven Oaks provides a great alternative where the needs of the individuals can be catered for and supported by appropriately paced learning. Children at the school have the opportunity to build quality relationships with educators who care deeply for their well being. Both our children have thrived in the Seven Oaks environment.
Oct 30th, 2020

Amazing school. My daughter was not coping well with the modern learning environment at her previous primary school. She was falling behind and had very low self esteem. Moving her to Seven Oaks was the best decision we have ever made. The nurturing environment with small class sizes, and caring educators that know your child's individual learning style, have transformed my daughter into a happy, confident girl who looks forward to going to school everyday. Highly recommended!!
Oct 17th, 2020

Seven Oaks School would have been off my radar had it not been recommended by a leading Christchurch Business Woman, whose son had attended. I am so grateful she did. It is probably best to sum up in the words of my son: "I really like Seven Oaks School because at my last school I could not learn much in a big class because there were so many distractions. Mostly everyone was mean to me including some teachers. Seven Oaks makes me feel safe and accepted, even when I find things hard. They listen to my ideas, so I listen to them. I now want to learn more because I do not have to worry about being judged because the teachers and students understand we are all different. Seven Oaks School is like my family and community." My son is now doing well academically because his energy can be focused on learning and not worrying about being singled out because he got something wrong. Often Seven Oaks adapt tutoring to real world applications. To me this is brilliant, because as someone who is fully qualified in two professions, I know you apply a very small percentage of your curriculum to real life. The school fees at Seven Oaks are a fraction of other private schools. When your children are adults, you will look back at it being a small investment into something that was a huge part in making them grow their individual character, they see that others and themselves can accept their strengths and weaknesses, and most importantly know how to nurture their own well being. I highly recommend you go visit Seven Oaks School for yourself and take your child/ren.
Jan 11th, 2021

We are delighted with our experience at Seven Oaks School. All of the educators, as well as the Head of school, are highly skilled and educated, thoughtful people, who live the life they teach. While they attend to the individual needs and interests of each child they are nicely protective of the group. Their calm is palpable which they offer to each person with whom they come in contact. The children get to spend time playing outdoors, which grounds them. Our boys are really enjoying the mountain biking and the scootering. The release from exercise and the joy that buoys them, allows for focus on their academics. Our boys look forward to going to school and they are engaged in their work. We have really enjoyed getting to know the other families and their children too. We really hope the school offers a year 9 and 10 in the future.
Nov 14th, 2020