Illovo Glen Private Primary School

Vision
At Illovo Glen Private Primary School, we aim to cultivate an exploratory and collaborative learning environment that seeks to nurture emotionally connected, cognitively engaged, adventurously creative and physically enthusiastic children that have
a vibrant passion for learning.

Mission
We believe that every child has a future purpose, unlocked through a personal, guided pursuit of intellectual, emotional, spiritual and physical discovery, which will achieve authentic leadership capable of transforming family, community and economies alike.
We seek to redesign industrial learning methodologies through an adaptive and modern, learning environment that allows for engagement, inquiry, innovation and collaboration.
Timetables are structured with space that allows for reflection, introspection and activities that engage multiple senses that enrich the learning environment.

Who We Are
Illovo Glen Private Primary School is a private Christian school for the community to help uplift education and give children an opportunity to grow and develop holistically. We offer a Christian Based Ethos where family and community values are of vital importance. Children are developed academically, emotionally, spiritually and physically.
Our children are encouraged to learn at their best and we teach toward learning for understanding. It is vital that children have critical thinking and problem solving skills and can apply these in life. The staff at Illovo Glen Private Primary School aim to create an environment where children can be themselves, feel secure, are nurtured and are taught to be responsible, caring and self-motivated individuals.
At Illovo Glen Private Primary School, we have 6 core values that guide us in every aspect of school life.

1. Emotional development
At Illovo Glen Private Primary School, we are passionate about developing children emotionally. We are intentional about equipping learners to become knowledgeable, responsible and caring adults.
There is a need for emotional intelligence and social emotional learning in schools and we have a program centered around this. Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is the capability of individuals to recognize their own emotions and those of others discern between different feelings and label them appropriately, use emotional information to guide thinking and behavior and manage or adjust emotions to adapt to environments or achieve one’s goals.
Emotional Intelligence is a key to both personal and professional success and having a high emotional intelligence level is crucial for our children in today’s world. They are faced with hundreds of decisions to make every day, they have to manage their emotions, handle the pressure of a fast-paced lifestyle, advances in technology, limited family time and so much more. By getting to know our emotions and being able to understand them, and those of others, we can have empathy and develop into leaders and world changers.

2. Curriculum
Illovo Glen Private Primary School values academics and offers education at a high standard. Our children are exposed to different learning styles (outdoor learning, structured learning, experiential learning and formal traditional methods of learning) so that they develop a sound understanding of the world around them and are able to succeed in an ever-changing and developing world.
We follow stipulated standards set out in the National Curriculum Statement documents by using the Impaq Maths, English and Life skills Curriculum. Here learners are provided with necessary learning experiences beginning with the concrete and pictorial stages, followed by the abstract stage to enable them to learn Mathematics, Life skills and English in a meaningful way.
The Impaq learning system aims to help our children thrive in a fast-changing world. It is important to provide research-based Mathematics, Life skills and English education that will equip our learners with the 21st century skills necessary for a globalized economy.

3. Family values
At Illovo Glen Private Primary School we believe in the importance of family. We aim to foster a sense of belonging where Godly traditions and family values can be upheld and developed in our community. We aim to partner with parents and not replace their role in training up their children. We desire to equip parents on how to invest in their children’s lives and foster healthy family relationships.

4. Sports development
Learners are actively involved in their school day, from learning through sport and play, to focusing on specific sporting skills in the afternoon. The following sport will be offered as extra mural sports, which are coached by individuals who are passionate about the sport they coach and are included in the fees. All sports will take place at school.

Summer Sports (Terms 1 & 4)
· Mini-Cricket
· Mini Hockey
Winter Sports (Terms 2 & 3)
· Rugby (boys)
· Netball (girls)

Grades 1 – 3 will not be engaging in competitive sports as our primary focus will be to develop ball skills, hand-eye co-ordination, gross and fine motor skills, team work, life skills and fun!

5. Sustainable living
At Illovo Glen Private Primary School, we aim to create awareness and action around environmental sustainability both in school and the surrounding community. By teaching children how their decisions and actions affect the environment, we will build knowledge and skills necessary to keep our environment healthy and sustainable for the future.

6. Community outreach
Illovo Glen Private Primary School looks to partner with the community and allows the learners and their families to serve with partnered organizations for the betterment of the Warner Beach/Amanzimtoti area.