School Profile

Valley Pre-Primary was founded in 1968 by a group of enthusiastic parents and was originally housed in a small cast-iron building near the sea. In 1977 we moved into the historical buildings once occupied by Kronendal Primary School (now situated just across the road). Set amidst trees and well-established gardens, the school is only minutes from the Hout Bay beach and shopping centres. The school's peaceful and well-secured grounds, together with our team of dedicated teachers, provides a safe and caring learning environment for its ±150 learners.

Learners are encouraged to:

• Develop self-motivation, self-confidence and positive self-esteem
• Develop acceptable social skills
• Learn self-discipline and a sense of responsibility
• Acknowledge and take pride in performance
• Solve own problems creatively and make own decisions

Our philosophy is:

• Based upon positivity.
• To educate children toward independence, self-sufficiency and maturity.
• To build children's belief in themselves by encouraging them to make their own decisions and by teaching them to solve their own problems creatively.
• To recognise children as individuals with differing needs and capabilities.
• To develop a curriculum which reflects the specific needs of the individual.
• To develop an interest in learning in our children.
• Not only to educate children for the time they are with us - but to educate them for life!

Staff

Valley has a closely-knit team of eight dedicated and highly qualified teachers with a wealth of experience between them. Each of them is passionate about teaching young children and finds great satisfaction and joy in helping them to develop to their full potential. Valley also has eight caring and experienced assistant educators, each with extensive in-service training. With this excellent educator-learner ratio, each child received unprecedented individual attention.