Expo offers schools a platform for marketing
Edumatics held a highly successful education expo at Riverside Mall over the past weekend.
Edumatics’ recent education expo offered different schools the opportunity to market themselves to the public from last Friday to Sunday.
Organiser Sheldene Sander-Smit told Lowvelder that experts showcased and displayed what their schools had to offer.
Curro represented its three schools: Curro Nelspruit, Meridian Karino and Curro Academy Mbombela.
Amanda Steven-Jennings, a representative of the school, said they are more than just an independent school and cater for children of all ages.
“We are a one-stop shop. We have a variety of offers at affordable prices.”
Metropolitan Group of Schools, which was also present, consists of seven schools: Metropolitan College, Metropolitan Academy, Nelspruit Private College, Watershed School, Alberton Academy, Hazyview Private College and Noah’s Ark Private College.
They are spread across Mbombela, Hazyview, Barberton and White River.
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School representative, Honest Tasaranavwo, said they are known for excellence. “We also want people to know that applications have not yet closed. We are still accommodating learners who have not been placed.”
Annemarie Kleynhans, principal of Destiny College, said they were situated in a different environment.
“We are in a former holiday resort. It is farm-like, and this natural experience has an effect on the learners. We are a boarding school with only 10 day scholars. We are family-oriented and pay attention to each child.”
The King’s School principal, Marick Coetzee, said their learners use Edu-pads for textbooks, lessons and PowerPoints.
“This assists learners to catch up at any time. We cater for pupils from preschool to grade 12. We have hostels and offer holiday and Saturday schools. We make use of all opportunities to educate our learners”.
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Sander-Smit said they hope to expand to other provinces to help parents choose the institutions that suit them best.
