About Us
Welcome to
Crawford International Ruimsig Junior Preparatory
Crawford International Ruimsig Junior Preparatory is situated on a beautifully designed, spacious campus in the heart of Ruimsig making us an ideally located Roodepoort pre-primary school
It is a safe, welcoming, warm environment that encourages independent thinking and self-expression. We build a firm foundation for lifelong learning by encouraging our students to explore, discover and experiment through meaningful play and fun opportunities.
The educational philosophies and culture of communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking are supported and encouraged, offering our students a personalised learning journey.
Our innovative and future-focused methodology fosters academic excellence and a thirst for knowledge.
Empowering student voice, choice and ownership of learning by encouraging perseverance, adaptability, and reflection.
We measure our students’ performance against credible international standards. Crawford International Preparatory
Schools have been awarded authorisation as International
Baccalaureate (IB) World Schools offering the International
Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP). The programme is internationally recognised and aims to develop students as global citizens. Our Junior Preparatory forms part of the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) for children aged 18 months – 12 years.
Academics
Age requirements for admission per grade:
KINDY
18 MONTHS TURNING 2
GRADE - 0000
AGE 2 TURNING 3
GRADE - 000
AGE 3 TURNING 4
Fully toilet trained
GRADE - 00
AGE 4 TURNING 5
GRADE - 0
AGE 5 TURNING 6
GRADE - 1
AGE 6 TURNING 7
GRADE - 2
AGE 7 TURNING 8
GRADE - 3
AGE 8 TURNING 9
Our innovative and student-focused methodology is central to our teaching and learning, where the academic philosophy of THINK, UNDERSTAND and APPLY is the foundation. Future-focused skills are developed throughout each student’s learning journey.
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
- role play and dramatisation
Personalised Learning Journey
Our holistic approach to education encourages our students to become fully rounded, unique individuals through a personalised learning journey.
Physical : Challenging outdoor experiences to enhance large muscle development, which is vital for future learning.
Social & Emotional : Our dedicated staff create a safe, nurturing environment where each student can develop confidence and social skills.
Intellectual : We follow the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme. Our students explore the three learning areas of Mathematics, Literacy and Unit of Inquiry. Units of learning and the related conversations encourage our students to evolve as inquirers, both within and beyond the classroom.
Creative : We celebrate the Arts through dance, drama, art, and music and consider them instrumental in building self-esteem and allowing students to express themselves.
Meaningful Play
We tap into our students’ unique abilities and talents, relying on their natural sense of curiosity and provoking their thinking through meaningful play opportunities and inquiry-based learning. Our students are encouraged to explore, discover, and experiment.
Sports, Arts & Culture
We motivate our students to pursue new interests by offering a variety of opportunities within and beyond the classroom. Qualified coaches help our growing students develop core physical skills, which are vital to enhancing future learning. Gross motor movement, dance, art and music are incorporated into our school programme.
We offer the Sporty Tots programme to all our pre-primary students as part of their physical development. The programme runs throughout the year and each class attends on a weekly basis. Sporty Tots uses fun activities to develop large and small muscle groups, improve coordination and strengthen the core.
Further to this, the Grade 0 and 00 students are fully immersed in school-based activities and participate in organised mini-tournaments and matches.
The following sports and cultural activities are included in our school fees:
Academics
At least two activities a week during the school morning:
- Baking (Grade 0000 - 0)
- Fine and gross motor-skills
- Music
- Drama
- Art
- STEAM (Grade 1 - 3)
- Sporty Tots Programme
- Conversational French (from Grade 1)
Sport & Cultural Activities
- Mini Netball
- Mini Soccer
- Mini Hockey
- Mini Cricket
- TAU Rugby
- Mini Tennis
- Dance
- Choir
- Choral Verse
Additional Activities
In addition to the school-based offering, we also offer the following activities at our school, subject to demand and at an extra cost to parents.
- Ballet
- Karate
- Judo
- Hip Hop
- Pottery
- Rugga Kids
- Golf
Facilities
Aftercare
We offer all inclusive half-day and ad-hoc aftercare options and provide students with a freshly prepared hot lunch, mid afternoon snack and a fully structured activity programme.
Atelier (Art Studio)
The atelier is a vibrant, colourful space that encourages creativity and a love for creative arts.
Digital Literacy
Our programme helps students develop essential 21-century skills and enables them to navigate, analyse, and create using various tools across multiple platforms.
Fees for 2024
Crawford International Ruimsig Pre-Primary provides an all-inclusive offering* to give our students every opportunity to develop holistically.
Please see our fee structure below.
*We also offer several private activities to enrich our offering, subject to demand, and at an extra cost to parents.
Download our fee structure below.
Contact Us
Crawford International Ruimsig Junior Preparatory
Cnr of Peter Road and Kuilstok Road
Ruimsig, Roodepoort
Tel: +27 11 958 0707
Crawford International is part of the Schools Division of the ADvTECH Group, a JSE-listed company. Being part of a bigger group ensures ongoing investment, financial stability, efficient online systems and academic excellence.
