Unicorn Preparatory School in Tzaneen welcomed their new Grade 1 class this morning at the start of the 2023 school year. After headmaster, Ian Houston, welcomed the new pupils they were led to their classes by Hendrika Beggs and Shelley Hoets.
Most of these new Grade Ones are used to a school environment since the inception of the Grade R pre-schooling system which eases them into the norm of uniforms, class times and recess. Instead of having to comfort sad children, teachers Beggs and Hoets had them sat behind their desks ready to start learning before first break.
Unicorn’s theme for the new year is “Seek Excellence” and the new group of bright eyed first graders will be guided along this path by the caring staff at Unicorn to help them along their way to a sustainable future.
“Excellence is not an act, but rather what we repeatedly do, so that it eventually becomes a habit”, Houston said.
