"Children cannot bounce off the walls if we take away the walls" - Erin Kenny. Spending large amounts of each school day in the great outdoors is such an important aspect of Pre-Prep life, providing endless opportunities for learning, exploration and imaginative play with friends. Come and visit us on Thursday 25th September for our Open Morning and discover what makes a Heath Mount childhood so magical. See link in bio to book your place. Thank you to photographer Mandy Davies @daviesmd6 1 for capturing some very special moments last term! #hertfordshire #rural #education #countryschool #privateschool #preprep #childhood #nature #outdoors #earlyyears #hertfordshiremums #hertfordshiredads #holisticeducation #outdoorplaytime

Spread the word! Our next whole school open morning takes place on Thursday 25th September, 9-11am. It's the perfect opportunity to see classes in action, tour the facilities and grounds, meet the Headmaster and gain a feel for what makes Heath Mount so special! Please book your place via our website (link in bio) or call 01920 832916 to speak to our Registrar, Mrs Cook. #openmorning #nursery #preprep #prepschool #privateschool #hertfordshire @tatlerschools @goodschoolsguide @muddystilettosschools @muddyhertsbeds @independentschoolparent

Take a look at our new castle-themed Lower School playground which was completed at the end of the summer term! It was wonderful for the children to see their vision become a reality after they first suggested a new play area at a school council meeting and helped with the design. We hope many generations of Heath Mount pupils will love playing on the ramparts! A big thank you to our parents' association, the du Maurier Society, for funding the project. #play #childhood #privateschool #hertfordshire #schoolcouncil photos: @daviesmd61

The most hotly anticipated prize at Lower School's end of term awards? It has to be the Golden Pinecone Award for best camp! Any Heath Mount alumnus will tell you that making camps in the woods at breaktime is a much-loved memory from their school days and it's reassuring to know this tradition has continued for many decades! Well done to this year's winners for showing such creativity, imagination, collaboration and, most importantly, kindness. #tradition #childhoodimagination #dens #playtime