Parent Information
Admission & Policies
New applicants need to provide all required information to the school.
New applicants need to be able to function and advance on his/her own.
It is expected of parents to meet all school obligations financially as well as to form part of the schools activities and support events.
Application will be confirmed in writing or telephonically.
Requirements for Admission:
- Parents to view the school on an Info/Open day or make an appointment for a morning visitation.
- Submit Application Form & Application fee (R100).
- Date will be given for two-day assessment (Age 4 and up).
- After assessment parents will be notified regarding acceptance.
- Upon acceptance the school will issue an Acceptance letter.
- Registration fee payable.
If your child is accepted, to secure your child´s place please ensure you have submitted:
- Enrolment form.
- Consent and indemnity form.
- Letter of undertaking.
- A copy of your child’s birth certificate.
- A copy of each parent/guardian’s identity documents.
- A copy of your last Telkom/Municipality accounts.
- Previous reports from therapists.
- Previous reports from any school attended/portfolios.
- Signed payment policy document.
- The non-refundable registration fee.
- The last page of this handbook must be signed as proof that you have read it and agree to all aspects of it.
Parents need to adhere to Rainbow Montessori School curriculum.
The Montessori pre-school through to the primary school classes are a 3-year cycle and it is of the utmost importance to the child’s full development that the full cycle is completed.
RAINBOW MONTESSORI SCHOOL RESERVES THE RIGHT OF ADMISSION
Montessori Books
of the montessori teaching Method:
| Title | Author |
| The Absorbent Mind | Maria Montessori |
| The secret of childhood | Maria Montessori |
| The discovery of the child | Maria Montessori |
| Maria Montessori – Her life and work | E.M. Standing |
| To educate the Human Potential | Maria Montessori |
| Children of the Universe | Michael and D'Neil Duffy |
| Spontaneous Activity in Education | Maria Montessori |
Diet
At Rainbow Montessori School we place great emphasis on the importance of good nutrition as the first step to a lifelong wellness education program.
Lunch is a very important part of not only your child's day, but of his/her wellness education as well, and we need to count on you to work with us to teach her/him about health and nutrition.
Obviously, we all want to pack lunches that our children will eat. The challenges is to help them discover that wholesome, sugar free foods can taste even better than junk food and do not have the negative effects on our bodies.
For young children, it is a good idea to prepare food in small, easy to handle servings, such as cutting sandwiches into quarters, slicing up fresh fruit and preparing bite sized slices of cheese.
Please no sodas! We, encourage all our children to drink water and diluted pure fruit juice. Please make sure that all containers have your child's name on them.
Do not allow your child to share his/her food with a friend as we have a few children who have special diets.
Code of Conduct
Everyone has a right to privacy and concentration.
Everyone has a right to his/her own personal belongings.
We encourage everyone not to touch anything that does not belong to them.
Everyone has the right to feel safe and secure.
We encourage all not to express anger or bad feelings in a way that insults or threatens someone else.
We do not fight, push, trip, bite or use aggressive behaviour or bad language.
We always use the playground equipment as intended to be used.
We let everyone play who wants to join in the games.
Scary games are not played at our school.
Sand is always kept in the sandboxes and the sand toys are always kept clean and always packed away in the correct places.
We never throw sand around the sandboxes.
We always say goodbye before leaving the premises with our guardians.
We do not throw stones or hurt trees, animals or plants.
We are allowed to pick 2 flowers.
Rainbow Montessori School cannot tolerate any irresponsible and dangerous behaviour, acts of violence, threats of violence, emotional or sexual harassment or verbal abuse directed towards anyone. It is absolutely illegal and forbidden to bring or carry a weapon to school or to use any common objects as a weapon.
Class Ratio
19/20 children
1 Directress and two assistants
Preschool (3-6yrs)
25 children
1 Directress and 1 Assistant
Junior Primary (6-9yrs)
25/30 children
1 Director/Directress & 1 Assistant
Senior Primary (9-12 yrs)
25/30 children
1 Montessori Director/Directress; 1 Mainstream teacher and or 1 assistant
Rainbow Montessori School
The school started in 1995, in the home of Mrs Clark in Kenridge, Durbanville. At the end of the first year there were 10 pupils from the ages of 3 − 6 years. The school was moved to larger premises, a Church building in Eversdal, to accommodate the growing numbers of pupils.
Contact Us
Office Hours
Monday to Friday - 07:30 - 15:00
Tel Number: 021 975 4831
Cell Number: 082 833 2512
Email: info@rainbowmont.co.za
2 Kapokberg Crescent, The Crest, Durbanville, 7551