Science is a vitally important part of our school curriculum. In Term 2 during May, our Kairos Grade 5s, 6s and 7s participated in the Eskom Expo for Young Scientists, an annual tradition for us, and as usual our students produced projects that were original, interesting and of high quality, and our students were able …
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In The Garden
Gardening is a unique activity that teaches many lessons. It is a physically demanding activity that can grow your muscles while you grow your food. This rewarding hobby could evolve into a cooperative, communal activity that builds bonds between those who work together to grow the plants and those who enjoy the fruits of this …
Grade 3 and 4 Market Day
The Kairos Market Day is a fortnightly event held during break time, where children from all the grades get the opportunity to make and sell their products. Each class takes turns running the market every second week, although everyone is invited to participate if they wish to join. The children use the Kairos school currency …
Gardening is Farming on a Smaller Scale
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” ~ Benjamin Franklin I feel that the above quote quite accurately describes how the Kairos curriculum framework works. I have always loved the in-depth engagement of a one-month theme. Any subject can be taught during those several weeks and each …
Headmonsterly Hmmm: Our school’s camps are a journey
At Kairos we view our school camps as potential journeys that nurture the development of selfhood in our children. We endeavour to design our camps in line with each stage of a child’s emotional development. A child experiences a gradual process of individuation, a journey which Cecil Day-Lewis beautifully describes in his poem, “Walking Away”: …
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Senior pupils’ camping experience
Our senior camp which takes place once a year over 2-3 days is an amazing experience for the children aged 10-12 and is a popular event in our senior school calendar. Besides being a memory-making trip where our seniors look forward to sleeping out, our indelible camp involves practical outdoor experiences, team-building exercises, and educational …
Grade 2’s and 3’s camping experience
What a stirring Term 1 the Grade 2’s and 3’s had as they experienced their class camp in the playground at school. The excitement that the children expressed at the opportunity to sleep at school without their parents was wonderful to see. While we pitched the tents on the grass, it was delightful observing the …
Grade R’s and 1’s camping experience
The week began with particularly unpleasant rainy weather. Parents and teachers were a bit concerned as to how to proceed with our planned trip, but this did not dampen the jovial spirits of our happy pupils and soon enough, the rain held out and the afternoon saw many tents going up. Gradually the clouds became …
A visit from Mixed Arts teacher, Khathala Nkomo
A visiting Mixed Arts teacher Khathala Nkomo from the Sibikwa Arts Centre in Benoni sits down via Zoom with our Grade 5 and 6 teacher Lwazi Jele. Khathala visited Kairos weekly for most of the first term of 2023. She taught all grades and experienced being an integral part of our Kairos community. Click and listen …
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Grade R and 1 Outing
At the end of last term, the junior group went on an outing to the Parkview Library down the road.We took a walk through our beautiful neighborhood and as we arrived there, Sue, the librarian, showed us around the children’s section and told us how to choose a book, how to put it back in the …