{"id":195276,"date":"2019-01-23T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/195276\/germistons-independent-schools-ready-for-the-new-academic-year\/"},"modified":"2019-01-22T14:47:41","modified_gmt":"2019-01-22T12:47:41","slug":"germistons-independent-schools-ready-for-the-new-academic-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/01\/23\/germistons-independent-schools-ready-for-the-new-academic-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Germiston\u2019s private schools ready for the new academic year"},"content":{"rendered":"

The corridors of Assumption Convent School and St Catherine\u2019s School in Germiston were filled with smiling new faces as the schools opened for the new academic year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThough our first day of school was last Wednesday it was all systems go in the week leading up to it,\u201d explained principal of Assumption Convent, Neville Workman.<\/p>

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\u201cAmong other activities, we hosted a rowing camp, a swimming camp, a tennis camp and a maths and science camp.\u201d<\/p>\n

The school also hosted an orientation day for their Grade Eight learners last Tuesday to show them the ins-and-outs of the school before their first official day.<\/p>

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\u201cWe are ready for the year ahead with classes in full swing,\u201d said Workman.<\/p>\n

The school officially welcomed 53 Grade Eight girls and 35 Grade One girls.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the new intake, each new learner is unique and she brings her own special gifts and talents to the school.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited about 2019,\u201d Workman said.<\/p>\n

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St Catherine\u2019s learners were welcomed back to the school last Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The school welcomed 66 Grade One learners and 62 Grade Eight learners.<\/p>\n

Ten new teachers also joined the school this year, namely, Marie-Louise Louw, Trevor Wild, Tshepo Makoka, Paolina Rosa, Rosemary Pinkerton, Filipa Mateus, Kirsten Myburgh, Latanya Davis, Chesney Carstens and Tania Geral.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited to announce we have built a new wing at St Catherine\u2019s, due to the growth we have seen over the past couple of years,\u201d said Jacqui Powell, the school\u2019s marketing assistant.<\/p>\n

St Catherine\u2019s looks forward to a successful year ahead.<\/p>\n