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Bridge House School

Gender: Coeducational
Type: Day and boarding school
Age range: 2 - 18

Bridge House is an independent, co-ed day and boarding school for 800 students from Pre-Primary to Grade 12. The school is situated close to Franschhoek, Stellenbosch and Paarl in the Western Cape in South Africa. With its emphasis on future-thinking and relevance, Bridge House is a distinctive, vibrant school that embraces innovation and change.

The IDEALS in our school

Bridge House participates actively in the exchange programme and a delegation of students attends every regional and international conference. Our student body includes full-time and short-term students from all over the world. The Student Leadership Council is elected by the students, implementing the principles of a democratic system. Facilities are designed to minimise their environmental impact and awareness about sustainability is raised in the classroom as well as in extra-curricular activities. Bridge House offers a wide range of camps and hikes of varying difficulty and these constitute an integral part of the educational offering. Students engage in ongoing service interactions which recognise our shared humanity with our communities. The President’s Award (Duke of Edinburgh Award in South Africa), is closely linked to Round Square and underpins our service offering at Bridge House.

What being a Round Square school means to us

For students at Bridge House, Round Square provides a global platform for developing a deeper understanding of the world and their place within it. It allows for collaboration between students from a variety of backgrounds and cultures, giving them a better understanding of how their own cultural perspective fits within the wider global community. Students have access to an extensive range of educational opportunities, such as adventure, leadership and service-based activities, as well as providing a framework for learning about the environment and sustainability. By promoting this holistic approach to learning, Bridge House provides its students with a well-rounded education, teaching them the depth of our interconnected world.

Where to find us

Website
http://www.bridgehouse.org.za

Address
Waterval Farm , R45 , Franschhoek , 7690 , South Africa