Winter 2013 edition now online

All articles from the Winter, 2013 edition reproduced online.

Back to basics and wait and see: Oakley House School maximises computer use in a remedial environment

Oakley House School is a new ISASA member school based in Cape Town in the Western Cape.

Making a success of it: the Treverton Gap year course

Not too long ago, I was asked: “What have I done to help others?”

Woodridge Preparatory School Grade 7s dig deep and score a Great Tri

Since the school’s inception over 70 years ago, Woodridge ‘Preppies’ have learned to rough it, both in the Van Staden’s Valley and in the Thornhill district, between Port Elizabeth and Jeffrey’s Bay in the Eastern Cape.

A ‘Flamboyant’ approach to remedial reading

Nestled amongst the Flamboyant trees on the outskirts of the small town of White River in Mpumalanga, is a small remedial school with a big heart.

Moving forward in the mountain kingdom: Maseru English Medium Preparatory School joins ISASA

Rob Bruce has served as head at several schools in the state and independent sectors in both South Africa and Swaziland.

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