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Our approach is to integrate the
academic and leadership curriculums
so that students experience the
school day as a balanced journey of
personal development.
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ACADEMIC CURRICULUM |
Our academic curriculum comprises
two bands and phases:
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General Education and
Training (GET) Band – Senior
Phase (Grades 7- 9) |
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Further Education and
Training (FET) Band –
Grades 10-12 |
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LEADERSHIP CURRICULUM |
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We devote special attention
to the development of the
students’ leadership
competence. In particular,
we aim to inculcate the
pursuit of service
leadership. Service
leadership is the ability to
guide people toward the
achievement of goals that
will enhance their quality
of life. We recognise that
the competent performance of
a service leadership role
requires the acquisition of
specific knowledge, skills
and behaviours.
The development of service
leadership competence is the
unifying thread that runs
through the daily life of
the Academy. Opportunities
for the students to develop
their service leadership
abilities are provided for
in all facets of the
students’ daily experiences
of the Academy – in the
classroom, sports field,
theatre, music room and
boarding house. |
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We promote pedagogical practices
that provide students with an
education that is critical and not
assimilative.
To provide an education that is
critical, the students are actively
involved in the learning process in
such a way that what they learn
becomes a part of them. In essence,
the pedagogy practised is concerned
with intellectual growth, and the
development of leadership skills
coupled with the contextual
understanding of when and how to use
the skills.
In keeping with the notion of
critical education, the
dominant pedagogy is student-centred
and activity-based rather than
instruction. In activity-based
learning, the students use their
intellectual capacities to make
sense of what they are learning
rather than merely being physically
active or “doing something.”
Our curriculum for the Senior Phase
consists of the eight learning areas
set down in the Revised National
Curriculum Statement Grades R-9
(Schools).
The learning areas are:
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Languages |
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Mathematics |
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Natural Sciences |
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Social Sciences |
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Arts and Culture |
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Life Orientation |
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Economic and Management
Sciences |
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Technology |
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We teach English (the language of
learning), IsiZulu, SeSotho and
Afrikaans. |
