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BUSINESS NEWS - Holistic development - that is what Curro Mossel Bay aims to provide its learners from preschool to primary school, and right through to the end of their matric year.
This means a child will not be left wanting when it comes to academics, sport or culture.
To start with, the proof of both the school's and learners' commitment to excellence is in the results of the matric class of 2023. The school not only boasts a 100% IEB pass rate for the ninth consecutive year, but a 100% tertiary pass rate as well.
The school's use of technology in the classroom as well as its continued expansion of sport offerings, are worth noting when making a decision on where to send your child.
This offering has grown tremendously over the last three years.
The school's new artificial hockey turf is an exciting development.
Needs will be met
Parents can rest assured that their children's needs will be met. On the sporting front, for the young ones, the Blaze Buddies programme is aimed at team-specific sport, developing gross motor and sport-specific skills.
From a young age children are introduced to sports such as athletics, tennis, cricket, rugby, netball, hockey, cross-country, chess and golf.
The commitment to this development from the school's side continues throughout learners' school careers.
As far as sporting facilities go, a new artificial hockey turf is proof of this. And, not only does the school have a cricket pitch, rugby field and tennis and netball courts, but a golf driving range as well.
Curro Mossel Bay executive head, Brian O'Neil, mentions the school has had a number of Eden hockey and netball players as well as boys who went to trials for rugby.
O'Neil says Curro learners participate in all the school leagues as well. Within the Curro family, schools also compete against one another.
A gym has been installed, which will launch a functional fitness facility on campus. Added to all this, Curro hosts a Parkrun every Saturday.
Kultuur
Die kultuur steek ook nie af by die res nie. O'Neil sê hul marimbas doen goed, en op die koorfront sal hulle weer vanjaar aan Applous deelneem. Die verhoogproduksie vir die jaar is ook iets om na uit te sien as jy 'n aanhanger van Aladdin is.
Leerders kry ook die geleentheid om aan die Eisteddfod deel te neem waar dit 'n tentoonstelling van die beste van die beste in die kultuurwêreld is. En, iets om vir seker nie van te vergeet nie, is die Curro Create Cas kompetisie - dis nou die ideale plek vir kreatiewe jongelinge.
Dan is daar ook natuurlik die tegnologiese aspek by die skool.
Van graad 4 gebruik elke leerder 'n per-soonlike toestel. So kry hulle elektroniese blootstelling.
O'Neil sê Robotika is 'n groot gunsteling vir hulle. Dit begin in graad R en gaan regdeur tot by graad 9. Leerders kan ook aan klubs behoort wat hulle die geleentheid bied om op streeks- en nasionale vlak deel te neem.
Jaco de Jager (facilities), Esli Meyer (head of primary school), Leané Heyneke (head of preschool), Etienne Smit (head of high school), Michelle van der Westhuizen (marketing) and Brian O'Neil (executive head).
Speletjies (gaming) laboratorium
Hy noem dat die skool eerste gekom het in die nasionale Online Inspire droning and robotics challenge. "Ons is ook in die finale stadiums om ons speletjies (gaming) laboratorium te voltooi.
"Ons o.14-span het ook die nasionale interskole gaming-kompetisie gewen.
"Hierdie tegnologiese fokus gaan oor die feit dat die skool leerders wil voorberei vir toekomstige beroepsrigtings, vir 'n wêreld wat ons nie eers weet al bestaan nie.
"Ons leer kinders om inligting te vind, dit te onttrek, dit te verifieer en dit dan te kan kommunikeer.
"Jy kan 'n kind help om deur matriek te kom, maar wat doen hy of sy dan met daardie matriek?
"Ons wil nie net daarop fokus om kinders gereed te kry vir universiteit nie, maar om hul grade te voltooi binne die verwagte tydperk."
Volgens O'Neil is hulle besig met Projek 2028. Hulle het reeds vanaf 2021 gegroei van 390 tot 640 leerders. Teen 2028 wil die skool saam met die groot skole deelneem. Dít is die uiteindelike doelwit.
Leerders leer van jongs af met tegnologie werk.
Ouers is welkom om die skool te besoek vir meer inligting.
Hulle sal op Saterdag, 3 Februarie 2024, beskikbaar wees op kampus, vanaf 09:00 tot 12:00. Vir meer inligting skakel me. Van der Westhuizen, by 071 671 0123 of besoek die Curro webtuiste by www.curro.co.za.
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