St. Helen's College Hillingdon Hosts Life Skills Day
St. Helen's College prep school hosts Life Skills Day to support pupil personal growth and development.
This week at St. Helen's College every child across the school, from Nursery through to Year 6, participated in an exciting Life Skills Day, designed to teach (or allow children to practise) some essential life skills which are not always taught in school.
Age-appropriate activities were provided for all of the children to teach a wide range of skills such as financial planning, sandwich making, shoelace tying, tent pitching, den building, clothes hanging and folding, gift wrapping, car washing, recycling, making a bed, Muay Thai mindset and different ways of looking after our bodies. Parents volunteered to share their skills and expertise with the children at timetabled sessions throughout the day.
St. Helen's College Head, Ms. Drummond, says, 'At St. Helen's College we help prepare children for life now and after primary school. The children thoroughly enjoyed the day and were so enthusiastic about attempting new activities and consolidating existing knowledge and skills. We are delighted that they made the most of the opportunities on the day and hope they will put to good use the wonderful experiences they had. We would also like to extend sincere thanks to all of the parents who visited us on the day to run workshops or assist our staff - and, of course, to all of the staff who worked so hard to put on such a special day. It really was a community event and such a valuable experience for all the children.'
May 2025