Grade 7 students (and their Flour Babies) got to experience compelling storytelling at its best during their recent field trip to the Cape Town City Hall to watch Mona Golabek, a Grand Pianist from America, perform and tell the story of her mother. She describes her mother, Lisa, as her best friend and teacher, not just of piano; but also of[Read More…]
Grade 7 Engineers and Constructors are hard at work as they set out to design and construct a 3 dimensional model of the most prestigious “Raphael Sol Art & History Museum,” a building designed to be a replica of “The Lourve” in Paris, with a uniquely South African, rectangular based pyramid feel. The planning of the museum’s construction is extensive and requires[Read More…]
Every year out Grade 7 students take on the infamous task of the Baby Project, a task closely associated with fun, laughter, responsibility and on occasion some mild annoyance. This year is no exception, our students were keen to tackle the task. The various Grade 7 partners now carrying the titles of “Mom” and “Dad” dived into the task to[Read More…]
Co-operative learning continues to be a pivotal structure in Grade 7, even during Assessment Week. This ‘home’ of learning not only makes learning more enjoyable and interactive, but also allows for peer-teaching which results in better long term retention and a broadening of perspectives. Gathering in study groups to rehearse work aloud helps students to develop competence in memory, attention, sequencing of words,[Read More…]
It is a sign of technology advancing when spherical-robots are accessible by the touch of a digital pad. No longer are we resigned to seeing these cute little roller-balls communicating with Luke Skywalker through a galactic adventure. We now have the opportunity ourselves to pioneer new creative pathways in education and teleport ourselves into the future of problem-solving. The Grade[Read More…]
This week, Grade Seven Hall and Meyer tackled Table Mountain in the pursuit of education! Waking earlier and leaving before 07:30, our Grade 7s arrived at the base of Constantia Nek’s Table Mountain Hiking Trail. The task was monolithic to say the least, with some of the steps reaching half the size of our kids. Despite this, our little legends[Read More…]
It is no doubt that the annual Grade Seven camp is one of the highlights on the Grade 7 calendar. This fun-filled three days is hosted at High Africa in the scenic Breede River Valley. This camp is supervised by qualified personnel to ensure a high standard of safety and service is offered to our students. The programme at High Africa[Read More…]
Mathematics has the power to change lives. We take this phrase very seriously and don’t just see it as a “fun” slogan that has been designed to propel ones learning. We base our entire way of educating processes on this phrase and this has propelled us into our very first Maths Talent Development Conference for Grade 7, 2019. To understand[Read More…]
In any school, leadership is critical, as is the inclusion of students as part of that leadership. The position of “Inter-house Cheerleaders” is a position of responsibility and one which provides an important connection between pupils, peers and friends. As for bringing the “Gees”, aka the vibe, at the swimming Gala – well, that’s just part of parcel of the[Read More…]
Robert Kiyosaki in his book “Rich Dad Smart Kid” said, “All of us need to pay attention when our bankers ask for our financial statements instead of our report cards.” As teachers and parents we need to be preparing our children for a real world – a life after school, where financial intelligence is required in a country like SA,[Read More…]
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