Have a read through an interesting infographic showcasing the difference in Montessori vs Mainstream curriculums, provided by the Association Montessori International / USA. Click here to view: ami-usa-montessori-vs.-mainstream.
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Wall Street Journal – The Montessori Mafia
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Montessori Under the Microscope at Newberry House
Montessori under the Microscope at Newberry House
Q & A with Head of School, Alistair Green
Your initial impressions of Newberry House? After initially being blown away by the breathtaking scenery and unique location of Newberry House (not many schools can lay claim to being located on a world-renowned wine estate at the foot of a beautiful mountain range!), my subsequent thoughts can be summed […]
Newberry House Welcomes New Head, Mr Alistair Green
Newberry House staff, parents and children are excited to welcome Mr Alistair Green, new Head of School, who takes up his post on 28 August 2017. The following official announcement was made by Mr Andre Shearer, Board Chairman, regarding Mr Green’s appointment: NHMS Letter from the Chairman 19 June 2017 […]
Socratic Seminars in Middle and High School
Last week students from Middle and High School (as well as a few very excited upcoming Upper Elementary learners) were treated to two in-house Socratic Seminars on the topics of Project Management and Financial Analysis. Owen Bosman (parent, civic engineer, professional project manager and a co-author of […]
Newberry House Assists Lourensford Community During Cape Storm
As predicted, the rain and winds came in force as the Western Cape took the brunt of the first cold front of the winter season this past week. The experience was different for all, depending on where you lived or worked, and the community behind our school took some strain […]
Newberry Chairman, Mr Andre Shearer, attends and presents at Annual Horasis Conference in Portugal
Mr. Andre Shearer, our highly respected Newberry Chairman, CEO of CapeClassics and Founder of the Indaba Education Fund, recently attended – along with Chief Executive Officers of some of the world’s leading companies and other influential global leaders – the Horasis Global Meeting in Cascais, Portugal. http://www.horasis.org/event_global_2017.php According to Dr. […]
Newberry “Winter Warm-Up Drive”
Our Newberry Community Service committee (Marina, Chantall, Deidre, Katie, Noline, Urlene and Evette) are driving a project called “Winter Warm-up Drive”. There are many in our community who are struggling in various ways, and as winter cold and wetness approaches, so things seem to get more difficult. With this in mind, […]
Our Not-So-Ordinary Open Day – May 2017
After many weeks of marketing, promoting, planning and preparing, Saturday 13 May dawned bright and sunny and our first Open Day of 2017 became official. Staff and children had been working hard all week to ensure our indoor and outdoor environments were just perfect and were very excited to showcase […]