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Lilyvale School

For many years, the staff and management at Lily of the Valley have supported the local state schools in Mophela and Sankontshe – both in sending our own children to the schools and also through the provision of resources. In the last three years it has become increasingly clear that the psychosocial trauma many of our children have endured has severely affected their learning ability.

The decision was then made to open Lilyvale School and focus on a sound foundation phase (grade 1 – 3) in order to give our children the best possible start to their education adventure.

The purpose of Lilyvale School is to offer a high standard of education that possesses academic excellence, spiritual depth and moral integrity. We believe that education cannot take place in a moral-vacuum. The school consequently has a strong Christian foundation and ethos.

We recognise that education is not limited to academic learning; there must be a holistic perspective in our methods. The school is therefore committed to providing a healthy balance of academic, physical, spiritual, emotional and social development for its pupils. Lilyvale School, like most private schools, uses the national curriculum, which we develop and flesh out according to our own Christian ethos.

The school aims to provide a good balance between formal and informal activities. Attention is paid to the all-round development of the child. We recognise that the programme needs to encompass the spiritual, emotional, social, academic and physical areas.