Extra-Mural Activities at Hout Bay Montessori

Hout Bay Montessori organises a host of extra-mural activities that are open to pre-school children (specially mentioned ones are available to nursery children too).

All the extra-mural activities have been chosen to give your child the opportunity to boost his/her self-esteem, enhance co-ordination, develop life-long skills and discover their own unique talents and interests. We offer playball, yoga, art, drama, grade R enrichment, marimba, judo and playball.

​The primary children have cricket, softball and soccer lessons as part of their weekly schedule.

Download The Primary Extra-Mural Schedule

Play ball

Lauren de Wet
Playball has been designed for children between the ages of 2 and 6. Our program is age specific with the children progressing from basic gross motor and ball skills to more structured sports participation.
All classes take place in a positive, safe and non - threatening environment. It is important to involve parents and teachers in the learning process which is why we provide regular feedback sessions with the teachers and give parents feedback twice a year in the form of written reports.
Lauren De Wet has been coaching Playball at Hout Bay Montessori for the past 15 years. She is passionate about the Playball programme and brings a dynamic energy to all her lessons

Marimba

Alistair Dickerson
Alistair grew up in Cape Town and is passionate about music. He is a qualified Marimba teacher and is very enthusiastic about spreading music to the people he teaches. He has been performing for over 10 years and teaching Marimba for over 6 years – in group lessons as well as private individual lessons. Alistair teaches Marimba to a group of children at Hout Bay Montessori, who are all experiencing music in a whole new way

Yoga

Anja Neugebauer
Anja completed her Yoga4Kids Teacher Training in 2009 and has been teaching since 2010. She is a Yoga Teacher in Cape Town, specialising in Kids Yoga. She is focused on blessing others with the gift of learning about the miraculous life changing benefits of Yoga, especially children. ​

Creativity

Rechinda S​lingerland
Richenda has been guiding Hout Bay Montessori children on colourful journeys of creative self-expression since 2006.  They experience joyful freedom while developing their confidence, fine motor skills and concentration. By utilizing a varriety of mediums and exploring an ever expanding love for art, as well as themselves, they flourish.

Speech & Drama

Bronwyn Marx
Bronwyn Marx achieved her Advanced Ballet Certificate and Teachers when she was 19 years old and taught classical ballet. Bronwyn achieved her Trinity College Speech and Drama Certificate when she moved to Cape Town 25 years back and has taught speech and drama in schools in Hout Bay and Llandudno. Bronwyn’s first drama classes started at Hout Bay Montessori and are held here every Wednesday for both pre-primary and primary students

Growing In Sports

Ashlynne Hendricks
Ashlynne is the CEO & Founder of Growing In Sport. He is a Sports Science, Gross Motor Development Specialist as well as an Early Childhood Bodily Movement and Nutrition Specialist. The Physical Ed program to develop gross motor skills, child's rhythmic skills, as well as coordination.

isiXhosa

Thelma Tom
Thelma is the isiXhosa teacher in the Senior Primary classroom. She has been teaching in many Montessori classrooms, preschools and even colleges included. She recently joined the HBM team and has been using her skill of teaching the isiXhosa language to the Senior Primary classroom.

Whispering Pines Horse Riding School

Nola Muller
We believe in focusing on personal private individual attention, keeping it safe and getting you started with the correct basics, in order to get full benefit from your riding.
We have horses for every level of riding and encourage bonding in and out of the saddle.
Our instructors are friendly and understanding and strive to get the most out of their students in every lesson.
Whispering Pines is run by Nola Muller who has been a riding instructor for 18 years and has schooled many young horses in her time. She also competes regularly on her thoughbred, Walk The Coals.

​​Dance Mouse

The Dance Mouse syllabus offers an awesome foundation to many forms of dance: Ballet, Modern, Hip Hop, Jazz, African-Jazz, Freestyle, Disco, Cheerleading, Contemporary,Rock 'n Roll, Hip-Tap, Latin American Basics, Gymnastics Basics to name a few.
Warm-up is an integral part of the syllabus and includes Ballet, Modern, Body conditioning, Pilates Basics,Proprioception Skills and Silk training! Strengthening, Stretching and core training is part of our passion in warm-up!
The benefits to the child are incredibly diverse but include improved co-ordination, balancing skills,core strength, fitness, proprieception, spatial awareness and vitally improves confidence. These benefits allow the child to select their preferred form of dance in a safer environment while benefiting them in other sporting activities as well. Props such as scarves, hula hoops, fans, ribbons, poi etc are also included to promote these skills whilst dancing!

Sporting Chance

Group of Coaches
Over the years Sporting Chance has grown to become one of the leading sports coaching and development organizations in South Africa with a powerful and recognizable brand. Sporting Chance aims to empower youth to recognize the ability to use sport to introduce education and learning initiatives. Through sport and team play many life-skills are identified and nurtured to bring about a positive change in society today.
Sport speaks a universal language, which breaks down barriers and cuts through income and ethnic divides. It is this belief in the power of sport to positively change young lives, which has motivated Sporting Chance since it was established 25 years ago.

Woodstock Academy of Music

Bronwyn 
The Woodstock Academy of Music offer lessons for all levels and ages. Learn guitar, piano, drums, bass, saxophone, trumpet, violin, cello or vocals with a professional team of dedicated teachers.
Woodstock Academy of Music is an inspiring and affordable place to learn and study music in Cape Town. They offer private and group lessons on a wide range of instruments for all levels and ages.
Hout Bay Montessori had their own piano on the premises and outsources a teacher from The Woodstock Academy of Music to do lessons with the children interested in learning how to play the piano.

Learn to Surf

Liam Wood
Operating since 2001 we are one of the oldest and most qualified surf schools around. We are a fully registered, insured Surf School based in Hout Bay. We offer top professional surf/ SUP lessons, tours  across Cape Town with SA top qualified instructors (ISA & SSA Level 1|2) and offer top of the range core surf, SUP & Skate goods and board rentals at our Surf Store!
Liam Wood has a passion for the ocean, surfing and open spaces. Stepping away from a career in design, marketing and sport management, Liam and his Team of instructors  have come together to share their passion with the world.

​Kung Fu

Siphiwo's been doing Kungfu for 20 years and has practiced in many different styles of Kungfu.
Siphiwo started with competitive Kungfu in 2004 known as Wushu and entered his first competition the same year. His record is: 8 times undefeated South African Champion in Sanshou (fighting(Wushu)).
Siphiwo has represented SA in three different World Champs:  2005 Vietnam - 8th World Wushu Champs - Achieved 4th place; 2007 China - 9th World Wushu Champs - Achieved 6th place; 2009 Canada - 10th World Wushu Champs - Achieved 4th place.
Siphiwo now teaches kids from 6 years old to adults from the Houtbay Library and has produced two SA champs, one Senior and one Junior in fighting. He currently has 8 junior SA champs in Forms (Taolu) aka set performance pieces.