Our Vision:
To be a boy’s best foundation for life.We believe that a boy’s foundation is secured by building and developing SAVY.

1) Skills (Knowledge) : These two aspects need to be developed in all the boys so that they are able to cope confidently in a changing and competitive world.
2) Attitude (Passion and Motivation) : Our boys need to be inspired, dedicated and focused on doing the best they can in the activities they are exposed to.
3) Values : Boys at Cordwalles need to be instilled with the following core values:
Respect - for God, oneself, others and the environment
Courage - to stand up for the truth and what is right
Compassion - to care for the wellbeing of others in our community
Integrity - in all things to act with honesty and fairness
Responsibility - to act and take responsibility where necessary
4) Y – Why! : Critical thinking is so important to develop in our boys.

These aspects contribute to ensuring that boys leave Cordwalles with confidence and self-belief providing them with the essential foundation for life.

Our Mission Statement:
Cordwalles is an Anglican Independent Boys’ Preparatory School, which strives to provide a balanced and relevant education in a nurturing environment. Through the provision of innovative, quality teaching and learning resources and the exposure to varied activities, each boy is inspired to develop respect, empathy, personal excellence, leadership qualities, independence and a belief in himself.

Our Values:
Respect: for God, oneself, others and the environment.
Courage: to stand up for the truth and what is right.
Compassion: to care for the well-being of others in our community.
Integrity: in all things to act with honesty and fairness.
Responsibility: to act and take responsiblity where necessary.

Key Goals:
• Society and nation building
• Developing a multicultural and non-racial learning environment
• Developing a respect and appreciation of environment
• Promoting a nurturing, involved and supportive school community
• Delivering a relevant and balanced education
• Developing personal excellence
• Emphasising boy-centred education
• Developing Leadership, Independence and interdependence
 

Personal excellence and the development of all boys have always been a priority at Cordwalles. Boys are extended and allowed to exert their individualism throughout their School careers from Pre-primary to Grade 7.

Guided by experienced, enthusiastic teachers and support staff, our boys are encouraged to be confident, independent and creative problem solvers.

To achieve this our academic programme is relevant to the boys. Each child is encouraged to reach his maximum academic potential. The Pupil Support Programme is extensive and of great benefit to our Boys.

In addition to the traditional languages of English, Afrikaans and Zulu our thrust in the Senior Primary Phase(Grade 3 to 7) is that of Integrated Studies, combining the Human and Social Sciences of Geography and History. We are thus able to concentrate on the skills required in these subjects rather than the pure content. The Natural Sciences of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, along with Mathematical Literacy remain the corner stone of our school. Specialist teachers are employed to develop pupils' Entrepreneurial skills, Music and Speech and Drama. An extremely well structured and balanced academic programme is in place for the boys. Our Boys achieve outstanding results in Public and Scholarship Examinations thus enabling them to be accepted to the Senior School of their choice.

Our Media, Information Technology, Design Technology and Art centres, staffed by professional specialists in each field, are at the cutting edge of education.

A great deal of care is taken to ensure a healthy balance between Academic, Cultural and Sporting Activities.

Cordwalles provides an activity for every individual at the school.

Grades 1 and 2 are offered cricket, soccer, hockey and swimming with tennis and ball skills available to interested parties. The boys are instructed by at least eight male Student Masters ( a ratio of 1:8).

Grades 3-7 are offered swimming, cricket, rugby, cross-country, athletics, tennis and hockey.

It is policy to provide a team for each boy and to ensure that all teams take part in weekly and equitable fixtures. Cordwalles at present has thirteen male sports coaches who are either members of the academic staff or resident boarder masters. Coaches attend regular clinics (both internally and externally), are enthusiastic and are well equipped to provide boys with an excellent grounding in all sports.

In addition to interschools fixtures, interhouse competitions are held in all activities and the school team represents us at Interprep activities. All our teams are competent, well drilled and always give an excellent account of themselves against any opposition.

 

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