Crawford International Bryanston

Ndebele-Inspired Collaborative Artwork 🎨🌍
As part of our How We Express Ourselves unit, our young inquirers explored how art reflects culture, identity and creativity around the world. Our first stop was South Africa, where we discovered the bold colours, geometric patterns and striking designs of traditional Ndebele art. Each child created their own unique section of the artwork, which we brought together to create a collaborative Ndebele-inspired house. 🏠✨ Our children were Risk-Takers as they experimented with new patterns, shapes and colour combinations, confidently expressing their ideas while learning the value of creating together. Through this experience, the children developed their communication skills, learning that when individual ideas come together, they can create something truly meaningful. ❤️

Sharing the Planet | Grade 00000 Our little learners are exploring the world of farm animals through hands-on play, stories and imaginative experiences. As they engage with our farm setup, they are encouraged to wonder about the animals, where they live, what they eat, the sounds they make and how we can care for and respect all living things we share our planet with. 🌍

Women's Day is a chance to pause and recognise the women who shape our school community every day, as mothers, teachers, leaders and role models. Today and always, we celebrate their contribution and the example they set for the students who look up to them.

Our Grade 000 class explored a fun art activity called *Snap, Flick & Splash!* 🎨✨

Through this exciting experience, our learners discovered the connection between movement and mark-making. They painted an elastic band, stretched it, and gave it a flick, creating colourful paint splashes across the page. Each flick produced a unique masterpiece while encouraging creativity, exploration, and fine motor development.

🧳✈️ Our journey has officially begun! 🌍✨
Our Grade 00 learners were thrilled to begin our new Unit of Inquiry, How We Express Ourselves. With passports stamped, they set off to explore a collection of photographs, maps, postcards, souvenirs, and cultural artefacts, sparking curiosity and meaningful conversations. As Open-minded learners, the children embraced different cultures, places, and experiences with curiosity and respect. Using their Research Skills, they observed closely, asked thoughtful questions, and made connections as they began exploring how the journeys we take help us express our feelings and ideas.
We can't wait to see where this exciting inquiry takes us! 💙🌎

Our Grade 00 learners have been exploring the wonderful world of adjectives! 🌟 Through fun games, stories, and hands-on activities, we discovered how describing words make our sentences more interesting and help us paint a picture with words. From fluffy puppies to gigantic dinosaurs, our little learners had so much fun expanding their vocabulary and expressing their ideas with confidence. 💛📚✏️

Our Grade 0000 learners had so much fun exploring numbers through hands-on counting with counters! As they carefully counted, sorted, matched, and explored different quantities, they were building strong early maths foundations in a playful and meaningful way.
This engaging learning experience encouraged our little learners to ask questions, make predictions, solve problems, and discover that numbers are all around us. Through inquiry-based learning, they developed one-to-one correspondence, number recognition, fine motor skills, concentration, and confidence all while having lots of fun!

To all our families observing Tisha B'Av, we wish you a meaningful and peaceful fast. May this day be one of reflection, remembrance and hope.

Welcome back to Term 3. We hope the break gave everyone a chance to rest and recharge, because there's plenty ahead this term. To all our students and staff returning to campus, we wish you a productive and enjoyable term.

Nelson Mandela gave 67 years to the service of others. On Mandela Day, we ask our community to give 67 minutes back, in whatever way feels right, big or small. It might be a kind word, a helping hand, or time spent making someone else's day a little easier. However you choose to spend your 67 minutes, we hope it reminds you of the difference one person can make.