Academics
AMESA 2009
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 14:39 — Isobel SobeyManor Gardens pupils have achieved well in the AMESA-KZN Mathematics Olympiad/Challenge with a number of pupils in the top 20 candidates in the grade 4 to 7 Olympiad, and in the top 15 candidates in the grade 8 Challenge. This year an estimated 50 000 wrote the qualifying first round in May and approximately 8 000 pupils participated in the final round on 20 August 2009.
Life Skills
Mon, 09/01/2008 - 14:06 — Michelle de FleuriotOur comprehensive, ongoing programme includes learning about: religion, culture, the environment, heathy living, physical education, design and technology projects and much, much more.
Numeracy is Fun
Mon, 09/01/2008 - 14:03 — Anneline AndrewManor Gardens uses the Constructivist and Problem Solving Approach to teaching Maths. Emphasis is on grasping the skills and understanding the concepts rather than a formula been taught. Children are not passive recipients of transferred knowledge. They are active participants in the construction of their own knowledge and as a result it is more meaningful.
A Unique Approach to the Teaching of Reading
Mon, 08/25/2008 - 13:59 — Anneline Andrew
Manor Gardens uses the Psycholinguistic and Language Experience Approach to teaching Literacy. This method has been used successfully for the past 20 years. It encourages reading for meaning and incorporating the child's own experiences when learning. This is integrated with Outcomes Based Education which encourages a focus on both the process of learning and the results.
The Manor Gardens Family
Mon, 08/04/2008 - 13:53 — Michelle de Fleuriot
We are a small school with about 350 children from Grade 1 to 7. There are two classes for each grade with class sizes between 20 and 30. We embrace all races, religions and cultures in an atmosphere of respect, tolerance and understanding. Our teaching methods reinforce the belief that each child is an unique individual with a variety of strengths of weaknesses and must be allowed to develop at their own pace.