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Waterstone Campus

once said: ‘educating the mind
without educating the heart is
no education at all’. This remains
as true today as it did 2300 years
ago and we ensure our learning is
wholesome and holistic.

Whether it is the pupils of Woodhill
College knitting blankets for
underprivileged learners as part of
the 67 Blankets for Madiba Project
or the donation of a truckload of pet
food collected by Curro Thatchfield
for the Centurion SPCA, or having
Springbok rugby captain, Jean
de Villiers, provide a 90-minute
coaching session to the Curro
Serengeti Under 15 rugby squad,
what sets us apart is the way we
educate our learners. Practicality,
coupled with theory, ensures a
steady tread on the path of life. Our
learners and their educators have

staged brilliant plays, performed
in national school competitions
and participated in numerous
community outreach programmes.
From blood donor drives to the
Caring for Girls campaign and the
Santa Shoe Box Project, we are
extremely proud of our learners and
their efforts.
At Curro, we believe education
means empowering individuals to
achieve their potential, and that this
is the cornerstone of any society.
Our campuses are designed to
encourage our holistic approach
and students sit in modern, wellmaintained classrooms and facilities
filled with warmth and friendliness,
what one teacher described as
creating a sense of ‘I belong’.
Curro Holdings is continuously
growing, with 40 campuses across
South Africa and over 37, 000
learners. However, we have never
lost sight of our vision that the
essence of a school is successful
learning. We have achieved this

through our dynamic curriculum
development and professional staff.
Every great nation is measured
by the willingness of its citizens to
fashion a civil society with respect
for the rule of law, an inclination to
care for those less fortunate and the
readiness to look after children and
the elderly. Our mission is to provide
our pupils – the future adults – with
the knowledge, experience and skills
to achieve this and be able to build
this great nation.
We know our icons – our pupils –
are not automatically destined to
become good citizens. However, we
believe we have instilled in them a
commitment to their colleagues and,
more importantly, to themselves
to continue that journey towards
becoming good – if not great –
citizens.
For more information visit:
www.curro.co.za