Welcome to

Crawford International Fourways Pre-Primary

At Crawford International Fourways Pre-Primary, we inspire a curiosity for learning and encourage our students to explore, discover, and experiment through meaningful play opportunities.

Our campus allows students to express themselves in an integrated learning environment. We offer an enriched programme including gross-motor and physical activities, swimming, digital literacy, art, drama, and music. Our innovative and student-focused methodology is essential to foster excellent academic standards. The educational philosophies and culture of communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking are encouraged.

We nurture each student’s confidence and self-esteem not only in the classroom but outside as well.

We trust in each student’s potential, and we encourage students not only to think for themselves but to believe in themselves! We achieve this by implementing an approach that is caring, empathetic, and recognises each individual’s needs. We aim to make every day exceptional and work towards creating magic for each student in the classroom.

At Crawford International Fourways Pre-Primary, we equip students with the skills and competencies they need to succeed in a formal learning environment when they move to Grade 1. Our Pre-Primary forms part of the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) for children aged 3 – 12.

Future-Focused Skills

Emphasis is placed on gross and fine motor, perceptual, cognitive, language and numeracy development. Thinking skills are honed, and students are encouraged to explore a variety of options when problem-solving to discover a workable solution. Through thinking routines, we teach our students to question and form opinions, which are expressed through:

• Discussion and reflection;
• Voice, choice, and ownership of learning;
• Drawing, painting and creating;
• Baking, drama and music, and;
• Role play and dramatisation. 

A school readiness assessment is done on all our Grade 0 students with the additional optional support of hearing and eye tests conducted during the Grade 00 or Grade 0 school year.