Who Are We?
Vine Christian School is a private christian based school, Offering The Caps Curriculum, Our life-centered approach to learning helps us focus on a very important aspect of learning which is the emotional and mental well-being of our students. We offer outstanding an learning experience starting from Grade R to Grade 12, within a safe Christian community of staff and students. Our classroom setting is uniquely collaborative with small classes and very few students in a class. This enables us to embrace and deploy effective, globally-aligned best-in-class learning methods that engage every child in the learning process, where every student is surrounded by fellow students that learn to love learning, together! We offer a highly inspirational, disciplined yet fun environment which has a high happiness factor that motivates and inspires young children to achieve. Centered on our core values and driven by our mission – to ensure the success of every child! At Vine Christian School, we get it when God said that all human beings are fearfully and wonderfully made! We celebrate every child, recognizing them and encouraging them to be their best.
We provide an extraordinary educational opportunity for your child. We have a unique culture that is fun, effective and relevant which is part of the Vine Christian School DNA, difficult to mirror elsewhere! VCS is registered with the Department of Basic Education and accredited by Umalusi.
Vine Christian School at a Glance
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”
H Ncana — Principal
Curriculum Overview
Vine Christian School aims at offering all our students a broad and balanced curriculum that provides rewarding and stimulating activities to prepare them for the best social and cultural life.
Foundation Phase (Grade R-3)
Our learning system from Grades R-3 focuses on competencies in knowledge, skills, attitudes and values. Our learning programs are interdisciplinary by nature, focusing on 21st-century skills.
Intermediate Phase (Grade 4-6)
Primary School at Vine Christian School begins in the Foundation Phase for Grade 0 to Grade 3, and continues in the Intermediate Phase for Grade 4 to Grade 6. We celebrate our strong Christian ethos, a heritage that provides a grounded foundation for innovative curriculum delivery which is fundamental in meeting the needs of every student in a constantly changing world.
Senior Phase (Grade 7-9)
Vine Christian School succeeds in delivering to society learners who are leaders of tomorrow, each learner is supported in all facets of his/her development to achieve to their full potential.
F.E.T Phase (Grade 10-12)
At Vine Christian School, we focus on learning that is engaging, relevant, challenging, and significant. Our pedagogical approaches push beyond traditional subject-based teaching to innovative concept-based approaches
Extra Curricular Activities
At Vine Christian School, we strongly believe in promoting a healthy and active lifestyle for our students. Our sports program offers a diverse range of activities to cater to every student’s interests and abilities.
Arts and Culture
The purpose of the programme is to develop and improve the art’s practitioners’ pedagogical capabilities and skills needed to collaborate with arts and culture learning area Very importantly, this project further seeks to improve the quality of the delivery of arts, culture and heritage education and training in our school.
Our Co-curricular Activities
Athletics
Athletics is an integral part of our sports program, where students can participate in various track and field events, honing their running, jumping, and throwing skills. thletics have been a mainstay of the high school scene for decades. Today, the field has merely expanded, encompassing an even greater variety of competitive options for male and female students alike.
Indoor Sports
What do we mean by sports? The term surely encompasses all forms of games but we, the school authorities in general, prefer some forms over others, popularize them based on commerce and deprive children of the fun they could have had with the games we ignore.
Performing Arts & Music
With professionals on board, we take pride in training our students in art forms like dance, drama, painting and more.