New England Pre-Primary School

On 22nd July, 1969 New England Pre-Primary School opened it’s doors as St John’s Nursery School with 26 children enrolled at the school. The Supervisor was Mrs Price and her assistant, Mrs Buchanan Clarke. The school was inspected and registered by the Natal Education Department on 19th September, 1969. By June 1970 the number of children enrolled at the school had risen to 65! St John’s Nursery School was sold to the New England Pre-Primary School Parents Association in 1982 and was registered with the Natal Education Department as New England Pre-Primary School with effect from 1st January 1982. New England Pre-Primary School started with 4 groups and a full intake of 90 children. Over the years our family has grown and we now have six, very busy, very happy groups. New England Pre-Primary School is a Private school for young children catering for the pre-primary and Grade (R) years. The teachers, all specialists in this field, are dedicated and ready to guide the children to develop socially, emotionally, physically and intellectually. These teachers all work together, helping to plan the educational programme, implement it and evaluate its success. The Principal as well as the five teachers each have a group of children with whom to observe and plan activities, where an active fun approach is used to enhance the growth of the children through work and play.