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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
The origins of Parktown Boys' High School may be traced back to 1920 when the school was established on a site now occupied by the SABC in Auckland Park. In 1923 the present school was founded in Wellington Road, the original building now being a National Monument. Past Parktonians have acquitted themselves as leaders of commerce, renowned academics and international sportsmen.
VALUE STATEMENT
We believe in commitment to the school’s ethos of excellence and quality, honesty, integrity and gentlemanly conduct, tolerance and empathy, trust and respect, self-discipline, initiative and enterprise, leadership and team spirit, full participation, personal and social achievement, free communication. The motto of Parktown Boys' High School, “Arise”, inspires the tradition, values and spirit of the learners, parents and staff of the Parktonian family.
PHILOSOPHY
Our stated values are applied in a day-to-day school life that strives for mastery of the basic learning tools and resources including: communication in spoken and written language, number skills, mathematical reasoning, entrepreneurial skills and spatial relationships, logical inquiry and their applications, creative, imaginative and intuitive ways of thinking and experiencing, the ability to apply and use knowledge symbols, processes and skills’ perception, expression and appreciation through the arts and crafts, motor and other physical skills, management of bodily and mental health, the articulation of experience and thinking into value and belief systems.Academic Philosophy Education at Parktown draws significantly on proactive discovery-based learning, problem-sharing opportunities and the principle of freedom of expression.
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