Loris Malaguzzi, regarded as the founding ‘father’ of the Reggio Approach, highlighted, ‘The wider the range of possibilities we offer children, the more intense will be their motivations and the richer their experiences’. Here, our Foundation Phase students (aged 6- to 8-year-olds), are learning how to form pots, from clay, using their hands, fingers and…
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Morning Prayer
Day Two of five days of continuous prayer, began early, just after 6.15am, as some of the staff gathered together in anticipation of ‘fresh’ revelation.
Prayer Week
As the school enters a critical period, in a significant year in its life, the staff, students, parents and members of the community gather for a week pray. Monday
Miss Ballito ’23
We are delighted to announce that Shaye Caldicott – who started teaching dance in our Foundation Phase this term – has been crowned Miss Ballito 2023. “Well done, Shaye!” “Congratulations!” – the staff and children are so very pleased for you and extremely grateful for all that you add to the school.
Coding Cards
Our Intermediate’s predicting where a series of code will lead our bot ‘Botley’.
Flag-matics
The South African flag is the only national flag in the world with six colours in its primary design; green (37%), blue (18%), red (18%), black (10%), white (10%), gold (7%). What about other flags, what % of colours do they have? If a class of 50 students wore colours to represent the South African Flag,…
Heritage Feast
Celebrating our diversity with some of the foods from each of our cultures.
Coding and Robotics
Inspired by studying ‘Rovers’ – surface exploration devices that are designed to move across the solid surfaces of planets or other celestial bodies – our Intermediate’s (12-13yrs) shared what they noticed about the School’s Bot(ley).
A Dozen (Staffordshire) Oatcakes Please
Two of our staff team prepare for the School’s Heritage Day Celebration Feast with a contribution from their culture.