A modern learning approach leveraging technology to empower students in a digital world.
The core of the Etham experience is relationships, and we look forward to welcoming you and your family to experience firsthand the power of a Etham College education.
Well-rounded development that blends academic learning and vocational preparation
Etham College is a Christian based school that focuses on. Etham College offers learners an experience where academic excellence is realised through an individualised blended learning model. We offer 21st century skills development, entrepreneurship masterclasses, EQ development programme, tech enabled teaching and learning environments and homely.
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At Etham College, we believe in the value of every child and adult who enters our doors. By feeling valued and respected, as an individual, we seek to encourage each person to show value and respect towards one another, joining to build a happy, forward thinking community.
During this all -important phase of pre -schooling, our focus is on teaching and learning through play and exploration in Grade R. The activities and the curriculum are carefully considered to prepare our boys and girls for their formal learning phases. During this year, making sense of the world and acquiring skills, values and knowledge is paramount. Entrepreneurship and emotional intelligence are already woven into all our lessons, instilling in our learners an understanding of the concepts of our very important value -offerings
The co-educational inclusive environment throughout our school, affords our girls and boys in Grade 1 to Grade 3 the advantage of shared learning experiences. This assists our learners with being able to interact, share perspectives and function in a problem solving and empathetic manner.
The curriculum in this phase includes English Home Language, First Additional Language (IsiZulu / Afrikaans), Mathematics, Life Skills and Personal Development. It is further enhanced with Etham College’s well-planned value offerings of an integration of Entrepreneurship, Emotional Intelligence and Robotics and Coding into our teaching and learning. Our teachers are passionate about teaching and this is proven in our excellent results.
The boys and girls in their Intermediate Phase of schooling have the benefit of being taught by subject specialists. As the intermediate phase is preparation for High School and all the challenges that it brings with it, we instil an accelerated pace in working through the subject content while ensuring that the teaching and learning of their subjects – English Home Language, IsiZulu First Additional Language/ Afrikaans First Additional Language, Mathematics, Life Skills and Emotional Intelligence, Natural Sciences and Technology, Social Sciences, Robotics and Coding and Entrepreneurship – are of a standard that meets our requirement for academic excellence. We ensure these learners have an entrepreneurial mindset through not only the stand alone subjects, but by exposing them to the concepts of see, think, and innovate.
Our inclusive, co-educational focus in the High School offers our learners important guiding principles of academic excellence and continued encouragement to explore, experiment and investigate. Our additional value offerings of Emotional Intelligence, Robotics and Coding and a set curriculum for Entrepreneurship broadens and challenges the minds of our future leaders with a relevant and holistic education. All our teachings and learnings stand firm on our distinctive Christian foundation.
With our goal to prepare our learners for the social and economic realities of our time and the time to come, we embrace the twenty first century learning ideals considering the needs of our country and the world so that they can contribute to a broader global society. Our very successful blended learning approach, with the use of laptops and e-books prepares our learners well.