02/09/2026
Happy new year! Yes, we know this sounds funny, but in the world of education, we tend to live our lives around the school year!
Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to tell you how excited we all felt yesterday to start the new school year - 2026-2027! A funny day to start the school year on - Tuesday, as both pupils and staff mentioned, so in our good old tradition, we still all met at the gym in the morning for the briefest possible Assembly, just to see each other, say hi to all the friends we missed, see how many new faces are joining us this year, and just to feel that vibrant buzz of school energy!
Our new Year 1 was welcomed by their predecessors, with an appropriate welcome song and sighs of empathy ('We know how you feel - we've been there!'), hugs from parents and carers, and then our new generation of Year 1 entered school premises and took a walk around the school!
In years 2-7, class buddies were assigned to new pupils to help them through orientation, school supplies placed into cubbies and lockers, new labels placed on our notebook covers and, best of all - summer adventures shared with smiles, a bit of nostalgia for the summer past, yet passing through corridors and classrooms you could also hear lines such as:
'I missed you so much!'
'Wow, our new classroom is so interesting!'
'You've grown taller than the teacher!'
'I love first days of school!'
'This is such a fun day!'
When the day ended and parents and carers came to pick their children up, some of our more experienced pupils lingered on the playground, as always, not wanting to leave the place where they will be spending so much time in the following months. There was still so much to share!
As we embrace new challenges and new opportunities, we welcome all the curious minds joining Bright Horizons and wish everyone a great new school year!
