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Maseru English Medium Preparatory School, Lesotho


Address:
300 students, 3-12 yrs
Address
PO Box 34, Maseru, 117, Lesotho
Tel: (+266) 22 312276
Fax: (+266) 22 312276
The Maseru English Medium Preparatory School (Maseru Prep) is an international day school serving the expatriate and local communities of Maseru and those in surrounding Lesotho and South Africa. A parents' committee governs the school. The school's curriculum is international and the school is currently engaged in the teacher-training and resource development required to implement the IB PYP. Teachers are recruited from a range of national and cultural backgrounds. All are qualified in their home countries. Specialists teach information technology, ESL, Sesotho, French, music, art, and physical education. Support for children with mild learning difficulties is offered. The enrollment at Maseru English Medium Preparatory School is about 300 children aged 3 to 12 in pre-school through class 6. About two-thirds of the children are host country nationals, and the rest are from 26 different countries. The school year at Maseru English Medium Preparatory School follows a northern hemisphere schedule with the first term beginning in late August and the third term ending in late June or early July. The Maseru English Medium Preparatory School school day runs from 08: 00 until 15: 00. After-school activities include choir, instrumental music, dance, drama, arts and crafts, Sesotho, French, chess, computers, soccer, tennis, swimming, rugby, baseball, volleyball, and cricket. The school is located on a spacious and secure campus in a residential section of Maseru and has 25 classrooms, science and computer laboratories, library, music room, gymnasium, assembly hall, tennis courts, swimming pool, and playing fields.
Admission to Maseru English Medium Preparatory School follows an interview and placement test. The school is open to all children who will benefit from its educational and after school programs.