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I am also referring to the privilege we enjoy Girls and Boys Prep Schools. We believe the
in having an Academic Support Team, impact of the programme is twofold. The
headed up by an Educational Psychologist, individual intern is given the opportunity to
with three remedial teachers and a follow their dream of becoming a teacher,
dedicated teacher, who work with small which will ultimately have a positive impact
groups to assist the class teachers in all on South Africa’s education, and St Peter’s
our classes from Grades 0 to 5. This team is children benefit each day by having an
further strengthened by two Occupational additional teacher in their classroom.
Therapists, a Speech Therapist, and a
Physiotherapist. A critical aspect to any element of character
development for a child at school is to
Further to this, we have an Intern Teacher ensure they have exemplary role models to
in each class in our Junior Prep. Our Intern emulate. This is not only in terms of who the
Programme, sponsored by donations role models are, as kind and compassionate
from parents, teachers, and NGOs, human beings, but because of their ability
currently supports 21 intern teachers from to motivate young children with their
disadvantaged backgrounds, in both our own passion for a particular subject or

level of teaching, as well as representing a professional. If you visit our school during if they fall, they pick themselves up, rub off
particular sector of our wonderfully diverse break time you will see girls, without shoes, the grass or dirt, and keep going.
population. At St Peter’s Girls Prep School, climbing trees and playing on jungle gyms.
47% of our staff complement is currently You will also see chickens walking amongst If we want our girls to be world leaders,
comprised of individuals of colour, which our girls in the Middle School playground. they need to learn to be resilient and take
roughly reflects the overall ratio of our girls You will notice slides next to stairs! You will calculated risks. Teachers from Grades 0
from Grades 0 to 7. We also have nine men seldom see girls in our Senior Prep lining up to 7 all understand this critical aspect of
on the Girls Prep School staff. or walking in straight lines. If they are late education, and all understand the negative
or want to get to a place in a hurry – they impact of society’s expectation that women
Our philosophy at St Peter’s is informal, yet do what children should do – they run! And should be ‘effortlessly perfect’ in every way!

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