Fish don’t climb trees
LATEST NEWS Fish don’t climb trees There is a saying that suggests that if we judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its life believing it is a failure. At Knights it is believed that our children must be secure in their uniqueness. Perhaps, at the...
What is Inquiry Based Learning?
LATEST NEWS What is Inquiry Based Learning? Do you remember that one topic in primary school? All the names, dates and places? No? Yea, me neither. In a world and schooling system so obsessed with jamming content down our throats, it is a relief that some of us (the...
The importance of language development
LATEST NEWS The importance of language development The importance of language development in Pre School – at home and at school Language development is about more than talking. It includes all the different ways a child understands and communicates, only part...
The leap between pre-school and primary school
LATEST NEWS The leap between pre-school and primary school As the year gears down to it’s last quarter, the Grade R’s are gearing up for their annual School Readiness testing. School readiness is determined when a pre-school child has already turned 6 years...
Who Is This Kid? – 5 Ways for Parents to Reconnect
Parents and children have been having disagreements as far back as parenthood goes, but our modern world provides children with ways of alienating themselves from their parents that simply didn’t exist 100 or even 20 years ago.
Never Ending Story
It is day 473 of lockdown, we’ve gone through the first and second wave. The third is currently breaking on the shores of several provinces.
We like to move it, move it!
Some of the smartest things teachers can do are the simplest. When we keep students active, we keep their energy levels up and provide their brains with the oxygen-rich blood needed for highest performance.
Mindfulness as a practice at Knights Prep
It comes as no surprise that since the beginning of 2020, families across the globe have felt an increase in anxiety, fear and loneliness. Within a few weeks, we had to find a new way of being and existing in a world filled with uncertainty and ambiguity.
Let Us Read
How can we, as parents, encourage our #YoungKnights to read more and grow a love for all things literary? Read our latest blog by Miss Philip, aptly titled: Let Us Read.
