the Montessori element existed. It had finished 2019 with a deficit of over 172,000 euro, and, net of a director's loan, had only recovered 44,000 of that during the next operating period. The High Court in May 2020, taking into account monthly salaries and rent of around 100,000 euro, and Covid-19's impact on income, approved winding-up and the appointment of liquidators. Relaunch From May 2020 efforts were made to try to relaunch the school. The original operating company having been wound-up at the High Court, and all staff released, a new corporate structure was proposed, and preparations made to reopen the school from September 2020. The plans envisaged a new operating company, working with the Headfort Trust and a UK trust acting to support fundraising as well meantime. Kevin Allwright, former principal of Aravon School, Bray, was appointed as Head for the proposed relaunch. In August 2020 it was announced that with reasonable subscription for places, the school would reopen in September 2020, and it did so, with, as of 2021, 51 day pupils and 10 boarders. Pupils Headfort caters for both day and boarding pupils from the ages of four to thirteen. In 2002 the school started a Montessori school division, which catered to children from the age of three to six. Curriculum The prep school curriculum includes the core subjects of the Common Entrance Examination, while also meeting the requirements of the Irish national curriculum. English, Maths, History, Geography and French or Spanish are timetabled in addition to Religious Studies, Computer Science and Science. Science included practical work in the laboratory, as well as theoretical work. Parents are also offered a choice between Latin and Irish. Singing, Art, Design and Music classes are also regularly timetabled., while afternoons are devoted to Games, including hockey, rugby, cricket, horse-riding, squash, tennis and swimming. Sports and games Afternoons are devoted to Games, including hockey, rugby, cricket, horse-riding, squash, tennis and swimming. Pupils can bring and stable their own ponies. Ethos Headfort aims to inculcate in its pupils a robust self-confidence, encouraging them to express their own individuality whilst balancing these individual rights with a sense of duty and obligation to the wider community. The school is non-denominational, respecting all religions and the right to have none. Popular media A documentary film on Headfort was shown at Sundance, and both in cinemas and on television, and was nominated to the Oscars longlist.