Are you searching for a top-notch private school in Hillcrest? Look no further! We’ve compiled a list of the top 5 reasons why Hillcrest Collegiate is the perfect choice for your child in the Upper Highway area of KZN.
Staff have been asked by parents and community members what differentiates Hillcrest Foundation Phase and Hillcrest Junior College from other schools that offer 2024 school admissions. This two-part blog will answer this question by looking at the progress that two of our alum have made in the school and the strategy that the school uses to ensure that every learner thrives in the school.
Head of the school, Janice Breetzke speaks fondly of two learners who came into the Hillcrest primary school barely able to speak any English. The girls are now in grade 10 and have gone from strength to strength. Through much effort and patience from staff, parents and the learners, the girls grew in confidence and success. Enrolment at the school offers parents and learners a combination of benefits that are unique to Hillcrest Collegiate. In this article, we list the top 5 benefits that our Grade R – Grade 12 admissions enjoy:
- Holistic Education Approach
Hillcrest Collegiate believes that successful learning is a direct result of emotional well-being and learner confidence. From inception, the school has adopted a holistic education approach that prioritizes the emotional and physical well-being of the learners in order to facilitate their academic growth.
- Emphasis on Personal Growth
Teachers and staff at the school use emotional intelligence training tools to encourage personal growth and character development. We actively use strategies to help our learners develop frustration tolerance, a growth mindset, self-compassion, empathy, self-esteem and social skills. These are all essential skills that help a learner to build confidence in their ability to learn and be successful within a learning community.
- Academic Growth
Our teachers and staff use innovative teaching approaches to bring out the best in every learner. They achieve this by giving our learner’s individual attention, encouraging their strengths, helping them to overcome their weaknesses using positive language and teaching them helpful learning tools. We teach children to persevere and not lose hope so that they can take responsibility for their academic growth long-term.
- Preparation for Lifelong Success
Our holistic approach is aimed at building confidence and self-esteem to set our learners up for lifelong-success. Our teachers and community have a policy of celebrating achievements and progress. We have found that our learners who came in struggling academically due to their lack of confidence became motivated to learn as we celebrated their academic successes, big and small.
- Inclusive and Supportive Community
Hillcrest Collegiate strives to maintain a positive learning environment that is inclusive and supportive. We do this by maintaining a safe space for our learners that is free from bullying and victimization. This is achieved by staff at the school modeling and practicing acceptance to our learners, in order to encourage self-acceptance and peer-acceptance. Our staff also model supportive behavior by encouraging individuality and handling a learner’s weaknesses with tact, positive encouragement and compassion. This approach fosters good relationship skills which helps to build an inclusive and supportive community at the school. Our learners build strong relationships with each other and their teachers. Staff at the school work with parents and caregivers regularly. This creates an inclusive relationship between teachers, parents and the learner that is focused on the learner’s holistic growth.
Get your child on the path to lifelong success! Hillcrest Foundation Phase and Hillcrest Junior College are still open to applications for the 2024 school year. If you want more details on admissions and school fees at Hillcrest Collegiate, feel free to reach out to us.