We are excited to announce that our new Midrand campus is taking shape. The new site is located on Third Road and is less than 250m from the current school campus. The new property will allow us more space for the grades that we will introduce each year.

“Due to the realities of Covid-19 and weeks of lockdown, development had been delayed. However, we are happy to announce that the Senior Primary grades will now move to the new campus in January 2021, we will also be growing into a Secondary School which we are extremely excited about,” says Jeanine Kerr, Head of School for Nova Pioneer Midrand. 

 

Construction is continuing at a fast pace

 

Campuses highlights include: 

• A full-size sports field, a pool and a hardcourt which will extend our sports offering to all our students, including the lower grades who will remain on the Matuka campus
• Our Matuka campus will become further specialised for younger grades
• A science lab which will further develop our vision to grow innovation 
• An Amphitheatre to assist in developing performing arts
• More room for family events, such as picnics, concerts and fun days
• The uniques layout allows for team teaching to enrich learning
• A studio space that allows for small groups to work collaboratively outside their classroom but still under-cover
• Airy interior with classrooms windows facing inwards onto the studio space, creating a sense of community and connection with other students
• Breakaway classrooms for additional language teaching
• A counselling room to facilitate the holistic care of our students, including their social and emotional wellbeing
• Specialised playground equipment designed with the physical developmental needs of the upper primary student in mind

“The phase two building of our Secondary School which will be built shortly after phase one completion, will give our students the opportunity to complete their school careers using the Cambridge Curriculum. We look forward to having our students complete their entire career of schooling (Grade 000 to Grade 13) with us”, says Jeanine. 

The school’s academic team works very closely with the Nova Pioneer Property company in defining how the schools look and feel. The continuous collaboration between the two ensures that the buildings help facilitate the learning process for every Novaneer.

Nova Pioneer Midrand will include Grade 7 in 2021 and launch our inaugural Grade 8 class in 2022. For more information, contact our Midrand admissions team on admissions.midrand@novapioneer.com.

Have a look at our architectural rendering below:

 

 

 

 

 

Novaneers made history when they came together to compete in the first InterNOVA Sports Day!

We recently saw our Nova Pioneer Paulshof campus host the inaugural InterNOVA Sports day that brought Nova Pioneer Students from our Grade 1 and 2 classes from across our network of schools in Gauteng to compete in this exciting event.

Watching the buses arrive with excited athletes from Midrand, North Riding and Ormonde was a sight to behold, and another momentous occasion for Nova Pioneer as we brought together our students in the spirit of #GreaterTogether and further realise our vision.

As the young Novaneers hopped off the buses, and ran onto the field, a Paulshof student was overheard saying, “They have the same shirts as us – they must be Nova Pioneers too!” Such is the culture of a #GreaterTogether organisation!

This spirit ensued throughout the day as war cries from each school reverberated across the campus. Many exciting events including athletics, basketball and soccer matches were run smoothly throughout the morning, thanks to our energetic coaches from Fielding Dreams and the different campuses

We look forward to enjoying the same spirit for the rest of our Grades soon. All are welcome to come and join us at Nova Pioneer Paulshof to enjoy the Novaneer spirit! Stay tuned to our blog for more updates.

 

Nova Pioneer School broke ground on a new piece of land which will house an extension of the current premises on 2 October.

 

Press Release: Head of school Jeanine Kerr said a new campus would be built and will accommodate Grade 4 to 7 learners. She added, “It will be a senior primary campus. Our oldest grade this year is Grade 5 so they will be moving to the new campus next year.”

The campus will be situated about 250m from the current one and will include sports facilities.

The school hosted a small ceremony to mark the occasion with Kerr saying the new campus would benefit the growth of their school and learners. There is the hope of a high school opening in 2022.

Property development manager for Nova Pioneer Carel Dill said, “We will be starting with the earthworks. We want to start with building in January next year with the school opening in our third term next year.”

Article published in the Midrand Reporter