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Guiding Learners On Their Path To Purpose
Academics
Introduction to Academics
Exemplary teaching, innovative instructional activities, and authentic assessment form the core of our programme. Our learning activities are meticulously designed to cultivate a dynamic environment that nurtures learners’ natural curiosity and creativity, fostering confidence. Within this modern and technologically rich setting, educators seamlessly integrate content, knowledge, and skills. The curriculum exposes young learners to computational thinking, electronics, the sciences, commerce, the arts, and technology, laying the foundation for lifelong learning. Our teachers, specialists in their fields, foster a culture of challenge, stimulation, and achievement, setting high expectations while recognizing each learner’s unique potential, learning styles, interests, and skills.
Parklands College has consistently featured on the list of top achieving schools in the Western Cape and we are proud of our matric pass rate since our first learners wrote this exit examination in 2000.
We continue to celebrate the success of our past learners at both national and international tertiary institutions.
Curriculum implementation is guided by research and aligned with national guidelines and policies. We follow the national Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS) from Grade R through to Grade 12. Our seamless integration of technology into teaching and learning practices aims to produce learners who can:
- identify and solve problems and make decisions using critical and creative thinking;
- work effectively as individuals and with others as members of a team;
- organise and manage themselves and their learning activities responsibly and effectively;
- collect, analyse, organise, and critically evaluate information;
- communicate effectively using visual, symbolic and/or language skills; and
- use science and technology skills effectively and critically.
Throughout the College, our approach to learning is innovative, enriched and flexible, with an emphasis on success for every learner.
Short Curriculum Overview
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Culture
Arts & Culture
Culture is seamlessly woven into our curriculum, with Performing and Visual Arts serving as pivotal channels for free expression and exposure to diverse art forms.
In the realm of visual arts, learners engage with various disciplines, including painting, drawing, three-dimensional art, mixed media, and digital arts. Our art rooms boast cutting-edge technology.
Dance, drama, and music, being universal languages, transcend cultural barriers and align with our mission to nurture well-rounded learners. Through our comprehensive performing arts program, learners find creative outlets that connect them not only to each other, but also to their cultural roots and the broader cultural landscapes of South Africa and the world. Our learners enjoy frequent outings to the theatres, museums, festivals and exhibitions.
A wide range of instrument training is offered, fostering musicality and dramatic expression from Pre-Primary to Grade 12, with learners encouraged to take an instrument and join the College orchestra. Throughout the year, we organise public performances, and our professionally acclaimed musicals are a testament to their high quality. Learners are encouraged to formalise their training by participating in Eisteddfods, Royal Academy of Dance and Trinity of London music examinations.
We are proud patrons of the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra and Cape Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and host regular performances.
Arts Overview
Sports
Overview of Sports
Engagement in campus life plays a vital role in the comprehensive growth of each learner, offering them the chance to actively participate and excel in diverse sporting pursuits.
From Pre-Primary onwards, sports are seamlessly integrated into College life. We perceive these activities as platforms for learners to cultivate both physical and life skills, fostering values such as healthy competition, self-discipline, and camaraderie. Additionally, it facilitates social interaction with other schools at both national and international levels.
Sporting facilities include rugby, soccer, and astro hockey fields, multidisciplinary courts (tennis and netball), cricket ovals and nets, in addition to half Olympic and Olympic-sized swimming and water polo pools providing for aquatic activities.
Sport provides situations in which learners learn to depend on one another and offer assistance to someone else. It fosters a spirit of teamwork, mutual co-operation and a sense of working towards a common goal. Learners in the Preparatory Faculty are required to participate in at least one sport offered, per quarter.
Learners in the Secondary Faculty are required to participate in at least one sport and cultural activity on offer.
Our learners engage in competitive sport and embark on frequent national and international sports tours.
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Technology
We Pride Ourselves in Innovation
Apple Distinguished School
Google Reference School
CompTIA Partner
Certiport Authorised Testing Centre
ICDL Training and Testing Centre
MaxIQ.Space Centre of Excellence
Step into a world where education meets innovation, where we’re revolutionising learning through innovative technology and personalised experiences. Our approach goes beyond traditional teaching methods, empowering learners to discover their purpose through hands-on projects and challenges.
As an Apple Distinguished School (ADS), we’re at the forefront of innovation, recognised globally for our commitment to excellence in education. With a 1:1 Apple device environment from Grade 1 to 12, your child seamlessly integrates technology into their learning journey, preparing them for the digital age ahead.
From Robotics and Coding to advanced courses in Digital Electronics, Film, Animation and App Development, we offer a comprehensive integrated STEAM curriculum. Through making, inventing and international competitions our learners tackle real-world problems aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, developing solutions that foster creativity and critical thinking.
Our futuristic “Holodeck,” offers immersive Virtual Reality simulations where learners can explore a range of multisensory experiences, from journeying through the human body to understanding complex concepts in a captivating way.
Our commitment to preparing learners for their careers is evident in our internationally recognized certifications, including CompTIA, AUTOCAD, Adobe Photoshop ACA, Arduino, and ICDL. These certifications provide for further study opportunities, industry-recognized skills and a competitive edge in the job market.
For those interested in eSports, our gaming studio offers opportunities to develop hand-eye coordination, quick thinking, strategy, and communication skills.
Looking ahead, our partnership with MaxIQ.Space has launched our Science Technology Aerospace and Robotics Programme (STAR) to inspire the next generation of Earth and Space inventors, explorers and scientists. This initiative prepares learners for careers in space exploration, aligning with humanity’s future endeavours to understand our Earth and explore the stars.
Experience education like never before where innovation meets excellence, and every learner is inspired to build their own bright future at school.
