The Story of the new Christian Schools - Sylvia Baker and David Freeman

Prayer prepares the way
In the early 1970s, some Christians in Bradford-on-Avon became concerned about the need for a Christian school in their area. They held some meetings in their church, but nothing concrete ever came of it. For some of them, the burden remained and they prayed through the years that God would eventually establish a school, even though by now it was too late for their own children to benefit from it. Click here to read the chapter from this book which tells the story of Emmaus. 

The book is available from Christian Focus and Amazon. 

Recently classes 1 and 2 visited Sevington Victorian, near Chippenham. 

The Experience
An authentic village schoolroom, opened in 1848, closed in 1913 and still almost unchanged, with some of the original desks, slates, coal fires and oil lamps.A present day class of 30 pupils can have a first-hand experience of Victorian education, in costume and in role. The day is run by ‘Miss Elisabeth Squire’, the Sevington schoolmistress and her sister ‘Miss Hannah Squire’. There are reproduction toys for use at playtime, our hobbyhorses proving the most popular item with KS1 pupils.

Click here to see pictures of the day and read some of the children's work that they did after their visit.