About · Blue Hills, Midrand
About Orchard Learning Academy
A CAPS and Cambridge school for Grade 1 to Grade 7, on the same campus as Royal Kids Montessori
Our story
The next step, on familiar ground
Orchard Learning Academy is the next step for children leaving Royal Kids Montessori, and a school of choice for families across Midrand who want small classes without giving up a full curriculum.
Orchard runs its own school, and our teachers teach every lesson: in class on campus, online, or a hybrid of both. Learners follow CAPS or Cambridge, with teachers who know them by name.
Our crest and motto
Scientia et Progressus
Knowledge and progress. On our crest, the open book stands for knowledge, the torch for learning that lights the way forward, and the laurel for the achievement that follows steady work.
Building capable, confident, future-ready students
What we build
Capable
Strong foundations in reading, writing and maths, then the subject depth that high school asks for.
Confident
Learners who speak up, ask for help and take on new work without fear, because someone knows them well.
Future-ready
Comfortable learning online and in person, organised, and used to managing their own time.
Our learning resources
A CambriLearn affiliate
Orchard is a CambriLearn affiliate. CambriLearn gives us its curriculum materials, learning platform and certificates for CAPS and Cambridge.
Everything else is Orchard's: the school, the timetable and the teaching. Our own teachers teach every lesson, in class, online and hybrid. How learning works at Orchard
42 Orchard Road, Blue Hills, Midrand
The campus
An open plot in Blue Hills with classrooms, outdoor space and room to run on Fridays. Come and see it for yourself on a free school tour, in person or virtually.
Get directions ↗One campus, from 3 months old to Grade 7
Royal Kids Montessori cares for babies, toddlers and preschoolers up to Grade R. Orchard takes learners from Grade 1 to Grade 7. Both are led by Dr Len Andrew.
Visit Royal Kids Montessori ↗Your first three steps are free
Meet our faculty in an online meeting or in person, or take a virtual tour of the school.
Book a consultation- 1ConsultationAn online meeting, or an in-person consultation with a tour.
- 2AssessmentA free assessment so we know where your child is.
- 3School tourWalk the campus with us, or take a virtual tour from home.