Opportunities have become available for an #IntermediatePhase educator as well as for a passionate #FoundationPhase teacher to join the dedicated team at Union Preparatory School in picturesque Graaff-Reinet.
On Saturday, 2 November, Union’s u/9 cricket team, consisting of Qhama Jacobs, Janco du Plessis, Joubert Voster, Aidan Jaftha, Tristan Hudson, Evan van der Westhuizen, Phillip Kayster, Jake Hobson and Carl Verheul, participated in Herbert Hurd Primary School’s Mini Cricket Festival in Read More
Local pigeon fancier, Mr Garth Heunis, gave a talk on pigeons and pigeon racing to learners at Union Preparatory School earlier today (Thursday, 7 November). [Pigeon racing is the sport of releasing specially trained racing pigeons, which then return to their homes over Read More
Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year and to get your Christmas season off to the best start possible, you are invited to join the learners of Union Preparatory School for their annual Carols by Candlelight event. The event will Read More
Union Preparatory School’s Grade 4s were treated to a 3-day excursion in and around Jeffreys Bay last week. The learners set off bright and early on Monday morning, 21 October, with their first stop being the VWSA plant in Uitenhage. Here the Read More
Union Preparatory School started a new chapter with its newly appointed principal, Mrs Belinda Botha, today. Mrs Botha was welcomed to the school at a special assembly attended by parents and members of the community. Mrs Botha joined UPS from Asherville Secondary School, Read More
On Monday morning, 14 October, the Union Schools celebrated the reopening of Max Kroon House with a delightful brunch. At the start of the second term, the school embarked on an extensive renovation of Max Kroon House – the Grade 4 boys’ Read More
Celebrating 12 years of togetherness In 2008, a group of 32 Grade 1s started their school careers at Union Preparatory School. For the following twelve years – as they went from prep school, to middle school, to high school – they learned together, Read More
Union Preparatory School’s tennis players had a successful day on the courts yesterday (Monday, 14 October). In an encounter against Somerset East’s Gill Primary, the u/10 boys won 12 – 0 and the u/10 girls won 9 – 0. Well done!
Ms Noeline Lanser was welcomed as the new assistant matron of Max Kroon House on Tuesday, 1 October. As assistant matron, Ms Lanser supports matron Ros Rubidge in creating a happy and well-disciplined atmosphere throughout the hostel as well as looking after the health Read More