St Martins Pre-Primary School Durban Pre-School is located in Durban North. St Martins Pre-Primary is a busy, happy place and this necessitates everyone knowing exactly what is happening, when and where! We pride ourselves on our communication.
St Martin's Pre-Primary School is an independent school registered with the Independent Schools' Association of Southern Africa, the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education and Culture and the Department of Social Development. High standards are maintained and teachers keep abreast of the latest educational trends. The School has public benefit organisation status, i.e. it is non-profit making.
St Martin's offers a 3 year programme catering for children aged 3 to 6 years old, in 4 classes.
Grade R Classes
5/6 year olds
Middle Groups
4/5 year olds
Younger Groups
3/4 year olds
St Martin's offers a 3 year programme catering for children aged 3 to 6 years old, in 4 classes.
A well-researched programme, which is planned and organised carefully, is offered. Structured teacher-directed and free-choice play periods promote concept formation, language development, pre-reading, pre-writing and pre-math's skills, confidence, self-discipline, problem-solving, social skills, etc. Age-appropriate lessons include the following:
In exploring Music, the children learn about timbre/quality of sound, dynamics/loud and soft, pitch/high and low, tempo and notation, etc. These musical concepts are discovered through song, movement, instrumentation, verbal dynamics and creative activity.
Functional Movement lessons promote muscular control and co-ordination, whilst consolidating intellectual concepts, e.g. body image, locomotion, eye-hand co-ordination, eye-foot co-ordination, ball skills, balance, climbing, etc.
In Expressive Movement and Dance, the children use the body, how it moves, where it moves and how it moves in relationship with other individuals and groups in investigation.
In Drama rings, the children dramatise a story, an event, an emotional experience, a fantasy scenario or a problem situation; the focus being the communication of ideas and feelings through words, sounds, actions and role play.
Object Studies allow children to develop analytical skills whilst examining familiar objects. Language advancement is one of the most important aspects of early childhood education; our programme fosters the acquisition of vocabulary as well as the children's ability to articulate, to express their understanding and to use language creatively.
Stories and Puppet Shows further enhance language skills and teachers illustrate these enjoyable experiences with pictures, charts, real objects and puppets - and lots of drama and theatrical sound effects!
Zulu is also offered.
Active learning is encouraged and children explore and learn in various ways, i.e. discovering with the five senses, working with real objects, playing educational games, interpreting posters and expressing conceptual understanding through artwork; thereby allowing each child to progress in his/her own way and at his/her own pace.
The curriculum is presented progressively, with the children building upon past experience, in a hands-on, fun and age-appropriate manner - lots of movement, action and noise! For example: lessons for 3/4 year olds will be of 15-20 minutes duration whilst lessons for the Reception Class/Grade R will be of 20-30 minutes duration.
Monday
07:30 - 16:00
Tuesday
07:30 - 16:00
Wednesday
07:30 - 16:00
Thursday
07:30 - 16:00
Friday
07:30 - 16:00
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed
24/06/2026 05:37 local time
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