KEURBOOM NURSERY SCHOOL
School in Cape Town

Today it is situated in a lovely old home in Rondebosch off Milner Road with beautiful welcoming gardens and a huge play area. Today Janine is head of the school and together with enthusiastic and energetic teachers and assistants they make a great team who always have the children’s best interest at heart. Keurboom Nursery School prides itself in being a happy family school with caring staff. Both the learners and the staff come from diverse cultures and the learners quickly learn to understand and respect each other. The school serves the community well taking children from age 2 till the end of Grade R. The primary schools to which the children move speak highly of the children’s readiness for Grade 1 as well as their confidence and good manners. The school offers an exciting curriculum including specialist teachers in creative dance, music and a science programme called Curious Cubs. The older children visit the library every second week. The extra mural programme offers ballet, arts and crafts, karate, swimming and ball skills. Outings are also organized including visits to the Iziko Museum, picnics in the park or a trip to the aquarium. As part of the daily programme many different learning areas are incorporated to develop the whole child and to ensure that each child has the opportunity to reach his or her full potential. The children learn through play and hands on activities. Our older classes also follow the Letterland programme as a fun way to learn the letter sounds and formations. The children are encouraged to experiment with a variety of different art media in a fun and educational way. Here they are given the opportunity to play, climb and balance in our well-equipped playground. Our equipment is geared towards stimulating the children as they play as well as helping to develop their muscles. We also have a qualified Occupational Therapist together with a Speech Therapist and Physiotherapist who work at the school. This programme allows a child time away from their parents to build trusting relationships with adults outside the family. High-quality preschool programmes like our own, nurture warm relationships among children, teachers and parents. Teachers build a close personal connection with each child in their care. Eating a healthy diet helps children stay alert during class, fight off illnesses, and grow into strong, healthy adults. School children get up to half the food they need each day at school, which makes schools an important place for learning healthy eating habits. We find our children, even the fussiest of eaters copy their peers and end up eating a good healthy meal each day with little coaxing, much to their parents delight. They are also allowed an hours nap or rest-time after lunch. We understand many parents work long hours, so what better place to leave your children with peace of mind that they are being stimulated, taking part in fun activities, getting a hot meal cooked at lunch-time, as well as taking part in fun afternoon activities. Aside from our qualified teachers and after school activity specialists, we also have Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Speech Therapists on our premises. These highly trained individuals work with everyday developmental issues during school hours, where they observe the children in their classroom environment and identify any issues before they start Primary School. Added to this we have speech, hearing and eye tests done once a year for every child in the school to be sure no problems arise.