Berea Primary School Foundation phase

The first years of school are very aptly named "The Foundation Phase" for it is in these years that the foundations are laid upon which all future learning takes place. It is imperative that these foundations are strong, or trying to build on them in later years will be that much more difficult.

The Breakdown

We have 3 Grade R classes and 3 classes of each from Grade 1 to Grade 3. We take boys from Grade R to Grade 3, but thereafter we become an all-girls school. This is because we do not have the space for the sporting and other facilities that growing boys require.

Each teacher in the Foundation Phase is assisted by a volunteer, who comes in once or twice a week to assist with listening to Reading, or to help with children who are experiencing problems with aspects of the curriculum. In summer, swimming lessons are incorporated into the curriculum and in winter this is replaced by physical education lessons.

These are the learning areas that are offered and catered for at Berea Primary School for our Foundation Phase learners.

These are our Foundation phase educators. A writer once said, "The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires"

To help your children along on their academic paths, you are free to utilise these resources.

This is a generalised view of our Foundation Phase timetable.