The Primary Schools in Riebeek Kasteel and Paarl
In both the Montessori Junior and Senior Primary classroom, the child’s questions provide the basis for exploration of the world.
The subject matter is relevant to each individual child and provides intrinsic motivation for learning. A Montessori Primary Education does not give the child a collection of trivial facts but rather a vision, an interrelated knowledge and a love of learning.
The curriculum offers a continuum built on the pre-school experience and the environment reflects a new stage in the child’s development. The Southern African Montessori Association, through its EXCO developed a document which aligns the Montessori Curriculum with the National Curriculum Statement. The Independent Schools Association (ISASA) and the Southern African Montessori Association (SAMA) also has a representative on NAISA (the National Alliance of Independent Schools Associations), the key forum through which independent schools engage with government.
The subject matter is relevant to each individual child and provides intrinsic motivation for learning. A Montessori Primary Education does not give the child a collection of trivial facts but rather a vision, an interrelated knowledge and a love of learning.
The curriculum offers a continuum built on the pre-school experience and the environment reflects a new stage in the child’s development. The Southern African Montessori Association, through its EXCO developed a document which aligns the Montessori Curriculum with the National Curriculum Statement. The Independent Schools Association (ISASA) and the Southern African Montessori Association (SAMA) also has a representative on NAISA (the National Alliance of Independent Schools Associations), the key forum through which independent schools engage with government.
CARNEGIE HOUSE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL OFFERS:
An integration of the arts, sciences, geography, history and language that evokes the child’s imagination.
An environment that leads the way from the concrete to the abstract.
Emphasis on open-ended research and in-depth study using materials and sources other than text books.
A maths curriculum presented with concrete materials that simultaneously reveals arithmetic and geometric concepts from six years old.
The use of resources beyond the four walls of the classroom
An integration of the arts, sciences, geography, history and language that evokes the child’s imagination.
An environment that leads the way from the concrete to the abstract.
Emphasis on open-ended research and in-depth study using materials and sources other than text books.
A maths curriculum presented with concrete materials that simultaneously reveals arithmetic and geometric concepts from six years old.
The use of resources beyond the four walls of the classroom
LEARNING AREAS FOR THE 6-12 YEAR OLD CLASS
· Numeracy, Maths and Geometry.
· Language, Literacy and Communication.
· Life Skills and Orientation.
· Literature and Poetry.
· Afrikaans.
· Entrepreneurship.
· History.
· Geography.
· Science, Zoology, Biology and Botany.
· The Peace Programme - teaching tolerance, respect and conflict resolution.
· Creative Expression AND Art.
· Music Appreciation and Music.
· Physical Education and a range of games leading to the development of sporting skills
· Language, Literacy and Communication.
· Life Skills and Orientation.
· Literature and Poetry.
· Afrikaans.
· Entrepreneurship.
· History.
· Geography.
· Science, Zoology, Biology and Botany.
· The Peace Programme - teaching tolerance, respect and conflict resolution.
· Creative Expression AND Art.
· Music Appreciation and Music.
· Physical Education and a range of games leading to the development of sporting skills