The sun shone brightly on Union Preparatory School’s spring celebrations early this morning, Friday, 3 September! Colourfully dressed, and sporting floral headbands and boutonnieres, the Grade 1 to 4 learners all brought along their picnic baskets to enjoy on their picnic blankets Read More
Seen here is a news clipping from 2001, featuring Union’s ‘Karoo Family Favourites’ recipe book and the three stalwarts responsible for its success. We are truly grateful to – after more than 20 years – still have these three wonderful ladies as Read More
These past two years, the COVID-19 crisis has seen so many of our school’s annual events and activities fall by the wayside. The annual Interschools clash between Union and Volkskool being the most notable one. This year, however, we just couldn’t go Read More
One of Union Preparatory School’s Grade 3 learners, young Rhyno Homveld, is featured in this week’s Graaff-Reinet Advertiser. Read the story here: https://bit.ly/DrieBroersOpTV
It’s a death toll that, unfortunately, continues to rise, and has since 2020. To many, the numbers are just that – numbers. But every single one of those numbers represents a loved one lost to the COVID-19 pandemic. To honour all those Read More
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One of the many things that make Graaff-Reinet a very special town is the fact that it is almost completely surrounded by the Camdeboo National Park. This means that from our classrooms at Union Preparatory School, we can view some of the Read More
Following a very successful book drive hosted by Union Preparatory School as their 2021 Mandela Day initiative, the school’s principal, Mrs Belinda Botha, visited the Uniting Reformed Church in Du Plessis Street, Kroonvale, on Friday morning, 25 June, to present them with Read More
On Saturday morning, 19 June, E.P Badminton hosted a ‘Shuttle Time’ clinic at the Botanics Sports Club in Graaff-Reinet. ‘Shuttle Time’ is the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Schools’ Badminton Programme that aims to support the teaching of enjoyable, safe and inclusive badminton Read More
Sure, eating dead animals is pretty gross! But did you know that vultures serve a very important purpose in the ecosystem? By swooping in to remove animal remains, these scavenger birds clean up the environment and help prevent diseases from spreading. Earlier Read More