Summerwood Mission and Values

Committed to Education

Our Vision is achieved by:

Ensuring that all educators are well qualified, have a high degree of professional integrity and embody the values of Summerwood;
Providing a safe, caring and happy environment conducive to learning, sport and play;
Teaching children skills for effective living and contributing to a changing world;
Encouraging learners to be the best that they can be;
Maintaining a balanced approach to academics, sport and cultural activities;
Recognizing both effort and excellence; and
Encouraging the development of interests and skills that contribute to a fuller enjoyment of life.

Values

Respect for Diversity

Promote a high degree of respect for all human beings, fostering an environment in which diversity is celebrated and appreciated;
Committed to accessibility and inclusivity of all;
To see diversity as strength;
Care for ourselves, others and the environment; and
Promote an open society where a multiplicity of opinions and experiences are actively encouraged.

Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.

Albert Einstein

The Summerwood Primary School Philosophy

Learning With No Bounds

Our philosophy is simple - to embrace and provide for all types of learning.

We respect the individual needs of all our learners and believe that WITH THE RIGHT KIND OF GUIDANCE, DIRECTION AND DISCIPLINE, ALL LEARNERS CAN SUCCEED.

Our educational approach empowers learners to:

question conventional thinking and to
pursue their academic understanding with dedication and originality.

The Summerwood Primary School Code of Conduct

Everyone in this School has the the right:

TO WORK AND LEARN WITHOUT BEING DISTURBED BY OTHERS.
TO BE TREATED COURTEOUSLY AND RESPECTFULLY.
TO BE TREATED FAIRLY.
TO WORK IN A CLEAN, SAFE AND ORDERLY ENVIRONMENT.
TO TAKE PRIDE IN SUMMERWOOD PRIMNARY SCHOOL..

The Summerwood Primary School Song

Learning With No Bounds

Bless this school O Lord we pray

Make it safe by night and day

Bless these walls so firm and stout

Keeping want and trouble out'

Bless the roof and gables tall

Let Thy peace lie over all

Bless this door that it may prove

Ever open to joy and love.

Seen ons skool dit bid ons Heer

Om te strewe tot u eer

Seen die mure wat so sterk

Om ons waak terwyl ons werk

Seën ons skool met grond omheen

Vul ons skool Heer met u Seen

Mag die deur vir ons ontsluit

u Genade en Liefde wyd.

Where the surf meets the ivory sand

Stand a school with a record grand

It's a school which we honour,

serve and love

Where we're thankful for guidance

from above

Here we're taught to do our best

Here we work and play with zest

With our motto to guide us as we go

"Do ye even so.""

Kom Summerwood strewe na vore

Geesdriftig, gelukking en bly

Ons sal u naam altyd hou

Ons kan met trots op u leuse bou

O Summerwood.