Class 1 to 3

The Foundation Phase is an adventure story. It is filled with characters a child can identify with when learning to read, write and calculate. Even during free play, characters like “Minus” and “Divide” act out their roles.

• Pictorial introduction to the alphabet, writing, reading, spelling, poetry and drama.
• Folk and fairy tales, fables, legends, Old Testament stories and African tales.
• Numbers, basic mathematics processes of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
• Nature stories, house building and gardening.

Class 4 to 6

During the Intermediate Phase knowledge of numeracy, literacy, life skills and arts and culture are deepened and further enriched by artistic geometry, map drawing, geology, nutrition, gardening, building and construction, camps, outings, adventures, music, drama, movement and exploration.

• Writing, reading, spelling, grammar, poetry and drama.
• Norse myths, history and stories of ancient civilisations and African mythology.
• Review of the four mathematical processes, fractions, percentages and geometry.
• Local and world geography, comparative zoology, botany and elementary physics.

Class 7

The Senior Phase links up with the last phase of the CAPS-system of the GET (General Education & Training) band of the Gauteng Department of Education & Training.

• Creative writing, comprehensive reading, spelling, grammar, poetry and drama.
• Medieval history, the Renaissance, world exploration, African and some European history and biographies.
• Geography, physics, basic chemistry, astronomy, geology, biology and mathematics.

Learning Areas Offered in Classes 7

Subjects are grouped and comply with the learning areas required by the Gauteng Department of Education & Training, namely the following:

First and second language, literacy and communication.

• Mathematical literacy, general mathematics and mathematical science.
• Design and Technology.
• Human and social sciences.
• Life orientation.
• Natural science.
• Arts and culture.
• Economics and management science.

Specialised Subjects covered (Class 1-7)

• Handwork: Knitting, crochet, sewing, cross stitch, basic weaving, toy making and woodwork.
• Music: Choral singing, marimbas, recorder, drumming, and music theory are taught to all grades. Private tuition in individual instruments such as piano, violin, drum kit and guitar are also available.
• Art:  Wet-on-wet water colour painting, form drawing, beeswax and clay modelling, perspective drawing and creative geometry.
• Movement: Games, drama and creative movement.