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HeronBridge College

#educatingwithheart

PAINT YOUR WORLD BLUE

he energy was tangible at
HeronBridge College on the first
Tday back at school. Some learners
arrived very early, squeezing their mom’s
hand excitedly as they waited to meet
their new teacher. Teachers welcomed
each learner with kindness, energy
and personal attentiveness. “How was
your holiday? Oh, how you’ve grown!
Welcome back!”, buzzed around the
corridors and playgrounds. Learners
were heard shouting each other’s
names and ran to embrace one another,
reuniting after a long break. A teacher at
HeronBridge said, “Seeing these beautiful
faces bound into school today makes me
realise how much I missed them.”

At HeronBridge, our motto is: ‘to educate To symbolise this vision, the Preparatory All of these traditions have significance. They
with heart’. Please excuse the play on gives each learner a blue wooden heart serve to remind all of our learners that their
words, but this has a “deep and heartfelt” with an engraving of the year they started blood will always be blue and that their blue
meaning for us all. We pride ourselves at HeronBridge. These can be found in hearts can change the world. So, as you go
in providing excellent education with each class arranged in the shape of a about your day, remember you are royalty,
strong academic, co-curricular, and social- heart, representing the individual and the leave your mark of love and kindness wherever
emotional input. We love, guide, and community. Their blue hearts follow them you go and - Paint the World Blue.
support our learners with the passion of from year to year as they grow and develop
what we call “our blue hearts”. Our hearts into well-rounded, happy, and confident Jolene Knowles
are blue, and so is our blood. Each learner individuals, curious about the world. Head of Learner Support, HeronBridge College
is seen as royalty: sons and daughters of
the living God. Our school is built on the At the final Grade Seven Valediction each
COME VISIT US
pillars of self-control, respect, integrity, learner is presented with a larger wooden
PRE-PREP MOBILITY PLAY DAY
kindness, and stewardship. These values heart, in which the blue heart sits. To mark
underpin all we do and are at the core of the end of their journey in the Preparatory 1 March 2025 | 08:00
our blue hearts, with Christian principles School, they take their blue hearts home to COLLEGE GRADE 8 2026 OPEN DAY
at the very centre. remind them of their time with us. 1 March 2025 | 08:00

We aim to cater to each learner’s needs On the very last day of school, our Matric
in our vibrant mainstream environment. students run through a guard of honour
Teaching with heart means supporting formed by each learner and teacher
the whole child and every aspect of their throughout the entire College. This embodies
development. In addition, our focus for the privilege of walking the school learning
2025 is on the 5C’s “Community, Care, journey with our learners. On a day like this,
Collaboration, Communication and we can hear our Father say to all, “Well done,
Courage”. Our goal is to foster a happy my good and faithful servant. You have been
place of learning where everyone can faithful in handling this small amount, so now
thrive. I will give you many more responsibilities.”

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