{"id":69,"date":"2012-07-31T02:15:48","date_gmt":"2012-07-31T02:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theme-fusion.com\/avada\/?page_id=69"},"modified":"2017-11-09T14:34:15","modified_gmt":"2017-11-09T14:34:15","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kidzinthegrove.co.za\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Our school"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"one_half\">\n<div class=\"flexslider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:100%;\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li class=\"image\"><img src=\"http:\/\/kidzinthegrove.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/images-e1431335922576.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/li><li class=\"image\"><img src=\"http:\/\/kidzinthegrove.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/images-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"one_half last\">\n<div class=\"title\"><h2>About our school<\/h2><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>School times<br \/>\n( 7 am \u2013 5 : 30 pm)<br \/>\nArrival<br \/>\nThe program is structured but informal, so children can be brought to school between 7 and 8 am.<br \/>\nPick Up Times<br \/>\n(3pm &#8211; 5 :30 pm)<\/p>\n<p>Classes (About our school)<\/p>\n<p>There are 5 classes at present:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Toddlers (18 months &#8211; 2yrs)<\/li>\n<li>Yellow (2 &#8211; 3 yrs)<\/li>\n<li>Orange (3- 4 yrs)<\/li>\n<li>Red (4 &#8211; 5 yrs) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(Grade OO)<\/li>\n<li>Purple (5 &#8211; 6yrs) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(Grade O\/R)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"one_half\">\n<div class=\"title\"><h2>Who Is Kidz in the Grove<\/h2><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"accordian\">\n<h5 class=\"toggle \"><a href=\"#\"><span class=\"arrow\"><\/span>Our Aim<\/a><\/h5><div class=\"toggle-content \" style=\"display: none;\">Like trees, shape children whilst young.<\/div>\n<h5 class=\"toggle \"><a href=\"#\"><span class=\"arrow\"><\/span>Our Mission<\/a><\/h5><div class=\"toggle-content \" style=\"display: none;\">For a quality education.<\/div>\n<h5 class=\"toggle \"><a href=\"#\"><span class=\"arrow\"><\/span>Our Philosophy<\/a><\/h5><div class=\"toggle-content \" style=\"display: none;\">Kidz In The Grove strives to serve the best interest of the child, and through him, the interests of the neighbourhood and the community at large.<br \/>\nAll facets of our rainbow nation are represented at our school and all religious views and beliefs are respected.<br \/>\nMoral values are inculcated through religious and formal instruction with emphasis on tolerance, respect and recognition and love for a higher deity.<\/div>\n<h5 class=\"toggle \"><a href=\"#\"><span class=\"arrow\"><\/span>Our Curriculum<\/a><\/h5><div class=\"toggle-content \" style=\"display: none;\">We follow the New Curriculum Statement with CAPS with emphasis on the following learning areas :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>LLC ( Language and literacy)<\/li>\n<li>MLMMS (Numeracy)<\/li>\n<li>Life skills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our curriculum is pretty much mainstream, with a touch of Montessori and a touch of the Waldorf method.<br \/>\nThe Waldorf school of thought, stresses the importance of nature and fantasy play, where as those who subscribe to the Montessori method believe that children should rather be encouraged to \u2018work\u2019 by exploring their everyday environment and choosing their own activities.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"one_half last\">\n<div class=\"title\"><h2>School times<\/h2><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>( 7 am \u2013 5 : 30 pm)<br \/>\nArrival<br \/>\nThe program is structured but informal , so children can be brought to school between 7 and 8 am.<\/p>\n<p>Pick -Up Times<br \/>\n(3pm &#8211; 5 :30 pm)<br \/>\n<\/div><div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"demo-sep sep-none\" style=\"margin-top:30px;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"title\"><h2>Meet Our Team<\/h2><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"one_third\">\n<div class=\"person\"><img class=\"person-img\" src=\"http:\/\/kidzinthegrove.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/thank-you-teacher-image-1.jpg\" alt=\"Teachers\" \/><div class=\"person-desc\"><div class=\"person-author person-author-dark clearfix\"><div class=\"person-author-wrapper\"><span class=\"person-name\">Teachers<\/span><span class=\"person-title\">Qualified<\/span><\/div><span class=\"social-icon\"><a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\" target=\"\" class=\"facebook\">Facebook<\/a><div class=\"popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Facebook<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/span><span class=\"social-icon\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\" target=\"\" class=\"twitter\">Twitter<\/a><div class=\"popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Twitter<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/span><span class=\"social-icon\"><a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\" target=\"\" class=\"linkedin\">LinkedIn<\/a><div class=\"popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>LinkedIn<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/span><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-content\">REST ASSURED, ALL TEACHERS ARE QUALIFIED WITH TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND HAVE THEIR FIRST AID CERTIFICATES (including our assistants).<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"one_third\">\n<div class=\"person\"><img class=\"person-img\" src=\"http:\/\/kidzinthegrove.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/images-5.jpg\" alt=\"Security\" \/><div class=\"person-desc\"><div class=\"person-author person-author-dark clearfix\"><div class=\"person-author-wrapper\"><span class=\"person-name\">Security<\/span><span class=\"person-title\">Safety<\/span><\/div><span class=\"social-icon\"><a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\" target=\"\" class=\"facebook\">Facebook<\/a><div class=\"popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Facebook<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/span><span class=\"social-icon\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\" target=\"\" class=\"twitter\">Twitter<\/a><div class=\"popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Twitter<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/span><span class=\"social-icon\"><a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\" target=\"\" class=\"linkedin\">LinkedIn<\/a><div class=\"popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>LinkedIn<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/span><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-content\">Stallion Security, in the area offers us security as well as armed response.<br \/>\nAll classrooms have emergency switches and panic buttons.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"one_third last\">\n<div class=\"person\"><img class=\"person-img\" src=\"http:\/\/kidzinthegrove.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/images-3.jpg\" alt=\"Fire Drills\" \/><div class=\"person-desc\"><div class=\"person-author person-author-dark clearfix\"><div class=\"person-author-wrapper\"><span class=\"person-name\">Fire Drills<\/span><span class=\"person-title\">Safety<\/span><\/div><span class=\"social-icon\"><a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\" target=\"\" class=\"facebook\">Facebook<\/a><div class=\"popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Facebook<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/span><span class=\"social-icon\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\" target=\"\" class=\"twitter\">Twitter<\/a><div class=\"popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Twitter<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/span><span class=\"social-icon\"><a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\" target=\"\" class=\"linkedin\">LinkedIn<\/a><div class=\"popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>LinkedIn<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/span><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-content\">A simple and very effective fire drill is practiced often which the children just love to do. \u201cDrop and roll\u201d is practised.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"demo-sep sep-none\" style=\"margin-top:60px;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"title\"><h2>Fees<\/h2><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<strong>Registration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A registration fee of R200 is required.<br \/>\nIt is a once \u2013 off fee that is non &#8211; refundable.<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 66px;\" width=\"542\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"2\">SERVICE<br \/>\nPre \u2013 school with<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: 1.5;\">aftercare<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"2\">TIMES<br \/>\n7:00 am \u2013 5:30 pm<br \/>\n(Full day)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"2\">COST PER MONTH<br \/>\nR 1400 (11 months)<br \/>\nDec Fees R700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The price includes the school holidays!!<\/p>\n<p>YES!!!<br \/>\nWe are opened during the school holidays with a special holiday program in place, with no extra charge.<\/p>\n<p>PLEASE NOTE<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>FEES ARE PAYABLE BEFORE THE 7TH OF EACH MONTH<\/li>\n<li>ONE MONTH\u2019S NOTICE MUST BE GIVEN WHEN LEAVING OUR SCHOOL<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>BIRTHDAYS<\/p>\n<p>A special birthday ring can be organized with the teacher. All that is required is a birthday cake as well as some party packs. Parents are welcome to join us at 11am.<\/p>\n<p>HEALTH<\/p>\n<p>Since our children are in close contact with each other and therefore susceptible to infections and illnesses, it is advisable that seriously sick children remain at home.<\/p>\n<p>Children with minor illnesses can attend the cr\u00e8che, but remember to sign your child in and out giving clear instructions to the caregivers concerned regarding medication, please ask for the medical register.<\/p>\n<p>Although every necessary precaution will be taken to prevent accidents, some still occur.<br \/>\nA well equipped first aid kit is available and all staff are trained in first aid, CPR and emergency situations.<\/p>\n<p>In case of an emergency, your child will be taken to the nearest hospital<br \/>\n(Linksfield Clinic) or doctor and you will be notified immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Please inform the caregivers of any allergies or special needs your child may have before he or she enters the cr\u00e8che.<br \/>\nIt is vital that we are aware of these.<\/p>\n<p>MEALS<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 104px;\" width=\"455\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" rowspan=\"3\">We offer 2 meals a day<br \/>\nA cooked lunch<br \/>\nAfternoon snack<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" rowspan=\"3\">Parents provide<br \/>\nBreakfast<br \/>\nMorning snack<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>All meals are freshly prepared and baked on the premises.<br \/>\nNo added sugar or colourants are used<br \/>\nMenu\u2019s consist of mainly chicken and fish products, for health reasons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Registration A registration fee of R200 is required. It is a once \u2013 off fee that is non &#8211; refundable. SERVICE Pre \u2013 school with aftercare TIMES 7:00 am \u2013 5:30 pm (Full day) COST PER MONTH R 1400 (11 months) Dec Fees R700 The price includes the school holidays!! YES!!! 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