OVERVIEW
At Maragon Private Schools we believe in a well-balanced curriculum and base our award system on the following five pillars: Academics, Sport, Cultural activities, Leadership and Service. To enable our learners to take optimal advantage of the opportunities at Maragon Private Schools, a well-planned extra-mural timetable is drawn up, enabling a holistic approach to the development of our learners.
HOUSE SYSTEM
As of 2012 a new house system was introduced in the school. Each pupil in the High School will be allocated a house - Wahlberg (yellow), Martial (Blue) and Bateleur (Red). Each pupil will receive a blazer button that they can wear with pride with their school uniform.
Each house has their individual banner, mascot and warcry.
All houses will compete in the fields of academics, sport and culture, but in addition to that, the houses have been allocated charities whom they will support during the year.
For this year charities are:
Wahlberg: FORA animals in distress
Martial: Bethany House Trust
Bateleur: Connie Mulder Centre for Disabled
Charity drives will take place throughout each term.
At the end of the year the house cup will be awarded to the house which has made the greatest contribution overall in all the pillars that make up Maragon Private Schools.
Houses are run by the Housemaster and are assisted by their house captains and each grade in the house has their own house monitor.
Housemasters:
Wahlberg: Mr J Bissett & Mrs K Olls
Martial: Mr C Raats & Mrs M Corrans
Bateleur: Mr G Kenning & Mrs G Lee
We believe that each child in the school should be known and loved and through our house system, a safe environment is created for individuals to grow and reach their full potential in whatever field they choose within the Maragon family.
FINAL TIER SYSTEM/EXTRA MURALS
As part or our ongoing quest to develop our children to their fullest potential, we shall be embarking on a stringent drive to involve all our pupils to participate in the very diverse extramural activity programme on offer, at Maragon Private Schools.
Our aim is to develop young adults across the five pillars on which the Maragon Private School Mission is based, namely; Academics, Leadership, Community Service, Sport and Culture. To this end, we require the commitment from our pupils AND our parents, to support us in our drive. Our school policy states that every pupil SHALL participate in one Sporting or Cultural activity of their choice, per term.
We will be inducing a Tier system whereby certain sports and cultural activities will take preference over others to increase the participation in our mainstream areas. A pupil will be required to participate in a Tier One activity per term in order to participate in a Tier Two extra mural if they choose to do so.
There is no doubt that it is of utmost importance that a child needs to be balanced as they go through High School, however it has become a common trend in co-ed schools that students when given the choice do not participate in a school extra mural but rather loiter in and around the school premises. Extra lessons are also on offer to the pupils in the afternoons before the extramural timetable commences to ensure your child's academic needs are taken care of. The tier system has been introduced to increase participation in mainstream activities (sport & culture) while allowing a student to be involved in more than one extramural activity if they choose to be. Students should not be leaving school earlier than 4PM on a regular basis.
We are aware of the fact that there are many of our pupils who willingly participate in many activities throughout the year, and for that we thank you for your loyalty and commitment to our school. It is definitely noted.
We ask that as parents and pupils, you will support the Tier System and our endeavour to ensure the continuing growth of Maragon Private School. Please indicate your choice by placing a tick in the check-box of the activity you will be committing yourself to, on the reply slip. Make a careful choice, as you will be required to follow that activity through to the end of the term. All students involved in the Debating, ATKV Redenaars or Eisteddfod will be exempt from participating in a Tier 1 activity due to the fact that they will be involved in these activities on a full time basis.
Once completed, the reply slip must be returned to the register teacher by no later than Monday the 23rd of January, who will compile a list of names for each activity, which will be handed to the Master in Charge of the activity. Role-call will be called at ALL practices in the afternoons and a record of participation will be entered into the pupil's Learner Profile at the end of each term for future leadership references.
Attached is also a parent code of conduct which has been developed as a guide as to the expectations we have of you as parents and spectators around our extramural activities.
We trust that you and your child/children will support us whole heartedly. Our best interests arein the best interest of your child/children!
A Tier System extra mural timetable with the reply slip is available from the Register Teacher.
EXTRA MURAL POLICY
It is preferred that learners should take part in at least one school-based extra-mural activity per term. Learners should attend all practices and be punctual. If a learner is absent from school, it is essential that parents inform the relevant coach timeously. A note to support this will enable the coach to keep an accurate register. If a learner does not attend 80% of all practices, he/she cannot be taken into consideration for awards, colours etc.
Learners must wear the correct sports attire at all times. The correct sports attire is available from both our school stockists - Student School Wear at Featherbrooke Centre in Ruimsig and Viva Sports in The Highway, Florida.
The following extra-mural activities are offered in the High School Phase:
AWARDS POLICY
In order to be able to fairly compare Cultural awards with Sports awards, a point system is used. This ensures that a pupil who does not excel in a specific activity, but displays continued commitment and application is able to obtain half or even full colours by accumulating points over the course of his/her school career.
The learner who does excel, however, is not disadvantaged by this system as inclusion in a provincial or national side is weighted to ensure the achievement of immediate half or full colours.
EXTRA MURAL PLANNER
To view and download the extra-mural planner, click here.
OVERVIEW
At Maragon Private Schools we believe in a well-balanced curriculum and base our award system on the following five pillars: Academics, Sport, Cultural activities, Leadership and Service. To enable our learners to take optimal advantage of the opportunities at Maragon Private Schools, a well-planned extra-mural timetable is drawn up, enabling a holistic approach to the development of our learners.
HOUSE SYSTEM
As of 2012 a new house system was introduced in the school. Each pupil in the High School will be allocated a house - Wahlberg (yellow), Martial (Blue) and Bateleur (Red). Each pupil will receive a blazer button that they can wear with pride with their school uniform.
Each house has their individual banner, mascot and warcry.
All houses will compete in the fields of academics, sport and culture, but in addition to that, the houses have been allocated charities whom they will support during the year.
For this year charities are:
Wahlberg: FORA animals in distress
Martial: Bethany House Trust
Bateleur: Connie Mulder Centre for Disabled
Charity drives will take place throughout each term.
At the end of the year the house cup will be awarded to the house which has made the greatest contribution overall in all the pillars that make up Maragon Private Schools.
Houses are run by the Housemaster and are assisted by their house captains and each grade in the house has their own house monitor.
Housemasters:
Wahlberg: Mr J Bissett & Mrs K Olls
Martial: Mr C Raats & Mrs M Corrans
Bateleur: Mr G Kenning & Mrs G Lee
We believe that each child in the school should be known and loved and through our house system, a safe environment is created for individuals to grow and reach their full potential in whatever field they choose within the Maragon family.
FINAL TIER SYSTEM/EXTRA MURALS
As part or our ongoing quest to develop our children to their fullest potential, we shall be embarking on a stringent drive to involve all our pupils to participate in the very diverse extramural activity programme on offer, at Maragon Private Schools.
Our aim is to develop young adults across the five pillars on which the Maragon Private School Mission is based, namely; Academics, Leadership, Community Service, Sport and Culture. To this end, we require the commitment from our pupils AND our parents, to support us in our drive. Our school policy states that every pupil SHALL participate in one Sporting or Cultural activity of their choice, per term.
We will be inducing a Tier system whereby certain sports and cultural activities will take preference over others to increase the participation in our mainstream areas. A pupil will be required to participate in a Tier One activity per term in order to participate in a Tier Two extra mural if they choose to do so.
There is no doubt that it is of utmost importance that a child needs to be balanced as they go through High School, however it has become a common trend in co-ed schools that students when given the choice do not participate in a school extra mural but rather loiter in and around the school premises. Extra lessons are also on offer to the pupils in the afternoons before the extramural timetable commences to ensure your child's academic needs are taken care of. The tier system has been introduced to increase participation in mainstream activities (sport & culture) while allowing a student to be involved in more than one extramural activity if they choose to be. Students should not be leaving school earlier than 4PM on a regular basis.
We are aware of the fact that there are many of our pupils who willingly participate in many activities throughout the year, and for that we thank you for your loyalty and commitment to our school. It is definitely noted.
We ask that as parents and pupils, you will support the Tier System and our endeavour to ensure the continuing growth of Maragon Private School. Please indicate your choice by placing a tick in the check-box of the activity you will be committing yourself to, on the reply slip. Make a careful choice, as you will be required to follow that activity through to the end of the term. All students involved in the Debating, ATKV Redenaars or Eisteddfod will be exempt from participating in a Tier 1 activity due to the fact that they will be involved in these activities on a full time basis.
Once completed, the reply slip must be returned to the register teacher by no later than Monday the 23rd of January, who will compile a list of names for each activity, which will be handed to the Master in Charge of the activity. Role-call will be called at ALL practices in the afternoons and a record of participation will be entered into the pupil's Learner Profile at the end of each term for future leadership references.
Attached is also a parent code of conduct which has been developed as a guide as to the expectations we have of you as parents and spectators around our extramural activities.
We trust that you and your child/children will support us whole heartedly. Our best interests arein the best interest of your child/children!
A Tier System extra mural timetable with the reply slip is available from the Register Teacher.
EXTRA MURAL POLICY
It is preferred that learners should take part in at least one school-based extra-mural activity per term. Learners should attend all practices and be punctual. If a learner is absent from school, it is essential that parents inform the relevant coach timeously. A note to support this will enable the coach to keep an accurate register. If a learner does not attend 80% of all practices, he/she cannot be taken into consideration for awards, colours etc.
Learners must wear the correct sports attire at all times. The correct sports attire is available from both our school stockists - Student School Wear at Featherbrooke Centre in Ruimsig and Viva Sports in The Highway, Florida.
The following extra-mural activities are offered in the High School Phase:
AWARDS POLICY
In order to be able to fairly compare Cultural awards with Sports awards, a point system is used. This ensures that a pupil who does not excel in a specific activity, but displays continued commitment and application is able to obtain half or even full colours by accumulating points over the course of his/her school career.
The learner who does excel, however, is not disadvantaged by this system as inclusion in a provincial or national side is weighted to ensure the achievement of immediate half or full colours.
EXTRA MURAL PLANNER
To view and download the extra-mural planner, click here.