We pride ourselves in not only our excellent standard of education but also our dedicated and enthusiastic staff, who are always striving to improve the standards within our school. Please note that we are working on updating this section of our website.
Executive
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Ms Heather Broodryk
Principal
Ms Broodryk has served as the Principal years of Edenglen Primary School for three. She is eager to continue with the good tradition of maintaining high standards, no matter what sphere, throughout the school. Her motivation is the fantastic teachers she works with and their positive attitude and zest for life, not to mention each and every child who plays such an indispensable part in the school.
Mrs Enicah Kunene Deputy Principal
Mrs. Kunene has been teaching at Edenglen Primary for more than five years. Her aim when she became a teacher was - and still is - to make a difference. It gives her great pleasure to see a child believe in her or himself. Her dream for education is to have quality education no matter what the socio-economic status. She is a teacher that will not quit - even if her shoes give up on her (she mostly wears heels).
Ms Auckland
Deputy Principal
Ms Auckland-Dry is a firm believer that every child has a unique and special potential that needs to be uncovered and made into something beautiful. She is passionate about making a difference in the lives of teachers and children and believes that if children love school, she has achieved an important goal in helping the child to reach self-actualisation.
Mrs Corlia Vorster
Departmental Head (Grade 5)
Mrs Vorster believes that every child has the ability to achieve success.
She constantly strives to empower teachers and learners, and provide them with opportunities to reach their full potential.
Together we attain "Knowledge for Life".
Mrs Iris Mnisi
Departmental Head (Intermediate Phase)
Mrs Mnisi is a long-serving staff member at Edenglen Primary School. She is a subject specialist and has a passion for teaching Social Sciences and Life Skills, as this can prepare our learners for life beyond school. She is a devoted mother of four children and uses these skills to connect with our learners. Her dry sense of humour and pragmatic approach has endeared her to many.
Mrs Sanet Eksteen
Departmental Head (Intermediate Phase)
Mrs Eksteen has been at the school for many years. She is a fan of the cultural arts and is active in promoting participation in this area. She regularly undertakes professional development activities so that she can improve her knowledge and understanding about education. Her knowledge is clearly practised in the classroom as learners love being in her class.
Ms Dimitra Parpottas
Departmental Head (Foundation Phase)
Ms Parpottas has been a member of staff at Edenglen Primary for just over three years. She is passionate about teaching and says that she was “born a teacher.”
Ms Parpottas believes that, no matter the circumstances, all children have the potential for greatness. Miss Parpottas also has a keen interest in teacher development as well as the personal development and well-being of the staff.
“All children are capable of extraordinary things. There is no happiness gene, and no ‘doer of extraordinary things’ gene. The potential for happiness and greatness lies in all of them, and will mean different things to different kids.” – Karen Young
Ms Kamini Iver
Departmental Head (Foundation Phase)
Ms Iver has joined our team at Edenglen Primary School with a spirit of compassion and love for the teaching fraternity. She advocates kindness, firmly believing that respect, tolerance and acceptance emanates from it. Based on this foundation, she seeks to aspire our learners to lead a life of significance and purpose. She has faith by believing that a teacher is a compass that activates the magnets of curiosity, knowledge abd wisdom in every child.
