Knights Preparatory School, Randburg
Important School Information: Knights Preparatory School, Randburg
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Location |
Milner Rd, Kensington B, Randburg, 2194 |
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Type of school |
Independent Primary School |
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Admissions |
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Gender |
Boys and Girls |
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Grades Taught |
Grade 000 - Grade 7 (Pre-Primary and Primary School) |
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Telephone |
011 789 6778 |
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Latest Fees |
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We are a Primary School that prepares our children, by
providing a safe place, to be secure in their uniqueness, so
that they can impact the world they live in.
Talents are God-given and the way we think and live
establishes the platform for success. The reality of life is
nestled in our daily existence and our dreams and ambitions
form our true self. At Knights Preparatory we link our faith
with our dreams and realities. Dedicated, Christian
teachers, committed support staff, involved parents, and
visionary leadership form the median for success, the
building blocks for future well being and internal self-realisation.
This creates a positive school environment with high
expectations for life.
We live in a rapidly changing world and it is our desire to
nurture skills and values that will enable our learners to
navigate through and succeed in life. In order to support
our vision of children who can impact the world around them
because they are secure in their uniqueness, Knights has
adopted a cognitive education approach.
Jean Piaget said, "The goal of education is not to increase
the amount of knowledge but to create the possibilities for
a child to invent and discover, to create people who are
capable of doing new things."
This encapsulates our thinking at Knights Prep School, our
classrooms are learner centred as we seek to encourage our
children to invent and discover - to feed each child's
natural curiosity and provide ample opportunities to explore
the world. We seek to do this in a safe, loving environment
where each learner is secure in the knowledge that they are
uniquely created by God.
Each learner is given the opportunity to nurture and develop
their individual gifts and talents. While following the
National Curriculum, collaboration, communication, critical
thinking and reflection are encouraged through projects and
discussions. Our learners are shown how to be "explicit
thinkers" who will make a positive contribution to the
society in which they live.
Underpinning the curriculum is Carol Dweck's concept of a
Growth Mindset which says that intelligence is not fixed but
that people can become smarter because the brain is
malleable. When students believe this, the research has
shown that they are prepared to work harder as they
understand that effort makes them stronger and their level
of achievement improves.
Knights is affiliated to Thinking Schools South Africa and
we are currently working towards accreditation as a Thinking
School with the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom
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