Apple Distinguished
The Forefront of Innovation
What is an Apple Distinguished School?
Apple Distinguished Schools are internationally recognised centres of innovation, leadership, and educational excellence. This selection highlights our continued success in creating an authentic, technology-infused learning environment that engages learners and provides opportunities for them to share their voices and understanding globally.
Parklands College Apps on the App Store
We have 11 apps on the Apple App Store. Our Mobile Application Development team of learners continues to develop apps, impacting our community.
Parklands College Music on Apple Music
Parklands College Music on Apple Music Parklands College Studios has released four digital albums, a total of 41 tracks, on Apple Music.
PARKLANDS COLLEGE HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AN APPLE DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL
(2016 – 2027)
Recognized for innovation, leadership, and educational excellence using technology
September 1, 2024 — Parklands College is pleased to announce it has been recognised as an Apple Distinguished School for its fourth consecutive programme term, 2024–2027. Schools apply and are selected for this distinction based on their commitment to continuous innovation in education and using Apple products to inspire, imagine, and impact teaching and learning.
Apple Distinguished Schools are centres of leadership and educational excellence, with a clear vision for how technology-rich environments support learning goals. In Apple Distinguished Schools, forward-thinking leaders and their communities work to inspire, imagine, and impact teaching and learning, and they have documented results of academic accomplishments.
Schools all over the world are using iPad and Mac to transform learning. As teachers incorporate technology into their lessons, they empower students to lead, learn, and thrive, to discover new opportunities, and to make their world a better place.
Parklands College is a Pre-K to 12, Top 20, private, independent, co-educational school proudly representing the diverse culture in South Africa.
Our shared vision is to foster a sense of purpose and ignite a passion for life-long learning within our Parklands family. We encourage learners to effectively communicate ideas, work collaboratively, identify and solve challenges using creative and critical thinking, all while taking action to positively impact our gl
obal community. This is our “Growing Minds” philosophy – the heartbeat to our expression of education.
Leveraging innovative educational technology and a modern connected environment, our educators utilise new approaches to extend the learning experience. We encourage our learners to find and practice their purpose through authentic, experiential project and challenge-based learning.
“Reaching Outwards, Growing Minds, Building Futures”, our mission statement, concisely describes the core of our purpose, our “What”, “How” and “Why”.
