Curriculum
ECD
The pupils learn through play and directed activities, using indoor and outdoor facilities and resources. They are encouraged to listen attentively and to enjoy discovering and experimenting. Surrounded by many learning opportunities the pupils can enjoy great success. They learn to read, write and use numbers in an exciting way and gain understanding of the world around them through many different topics.
Infants
We expect all pupils to achieve the following areas of learning by the end of Grade 3:
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development
- Physical Development
- Communication and Language
- Literacy
- Mathematics
- Understanding the World
- Expressive Arts and Design
Primary
A broad and balanced curriculum, complemented by a range of interesting and inspiring school visits, is offered to all pupils. The curriculum at is well planned and is carefully monitored to keep up to date with important new educational initiatives.
The core subjects taught at Hillcrest Preparatory are:
- English
- Mathematics
- Computers (all pupils have access to computers from Grade 1 through to 7)
- Environmental Science
- Art
- Religious & Moral Education
- Shona
- Music
- Physical Education
They enjoy using the Computer Lab. There is a good balance of different learning and teaching strategies so that pupils experience working in a variety of ways:
- whole class teaching
- silent working time
- small group activities
- individual attention.
- using interactive technology (ICT)
