Hartmann House Preparatory School

Hartmann House Preparatory School

Hartmann House Crest

Hartmann House Crest
Ex Fide Fiducia
Latin: From Faith Comes Confidence
Address
3 Borrowdale Rd, Borrowdale
Harare
Zimbabwe
Information
Type Independent, preparatory school
Denomination Catholic
Founded 1957
Rector Fr Joe Arimoso SJ
Headmaster Jon Calderwood
Grades 4 to 7
Gender Boys
Campus type Suburban
Houses 4
Colour(s) Red and white
Nickname HH
Tuition US$1,800.00 per term [lower-alpha 1]
Feeder to St. George's College, Harare
Affiliations
Website www.hartmannhouse.co.zw
  1. Academic year has 3 term[1]

Hartmann House Preparatory School (commonly known as Hartmann House) is an independent, preparatory, day school for boys in Harare, Zimbabwe. The school was founded in 1957 and named after Fr Hartmann SJ, a chaplain to the Pioneer Column who lived at St. George's College, Harare.[1][2]

Hartmann House Preparatory School is a member of the Association of Trust Schools (ATS) and the Head is a member of the Conference of Heads of Independent Schools in Zimbabwe (CHISZ).[3]

History

In 1957, 30 years after St George's College relocated to Salisbury (now Harare), it was decided to build a separate preparatory school on the newly acquired land near the Borrowdale Road. It was realised that junior boys had need of quite different teaching styles and care as compared to the senior boys. A fine building was opened as Hartmann House in 1957. It had three Jesuit priests on the staff- Fr Farwell as housemaster with Fr Nixon and Fr Walsh plus some lay teachers.[2] There were 6 classes of 25 boys each in Standards 4 and 5 with 100 of these in boarding on the upper floors. The 100 boarders mostly came from Zambia and the farming areas.

At Independence, the pressure for day places grew and declined for boarding. The boarding hostel was phased out in favour of classroom space between 1980- 1993 when the hostel was completely closed. Hartmann House has developed extensively with several buildings having been erected thereafter which included the recently completed Golden Jubilee Hall.[2]

The Crest

The Grant of Arms was made by the Royal College of Heralds on 19 October 1931 and aimed to recognise three outstanding characteristics:

Houses

The houses at Hartmann House are named after the four prominent Jesuits, who were among the founding fathers of St. George's College in Bulawayo.

Academics

The following subjects are offered at Hartmann House:

  • Art
  • English
  • General Paper (consists of)
    • Environmental Studies
    • Home Economics
    • Religious and Moral Education
    • Social Studies
  • Information and Communication Technology
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Physical Education
  • Shona

These subjects (English, General Paper, Mathematics and Shona) are examined by ZIMSEC.[5]

Sports

The sports offered at the Hartmann House include athletics,[6] cricket,[7] cross-country,[6] football[8] hockey,[9] rugby,[10] swimming,[11] table tennis,[12] and tennis.[12]

All the boys are expected to participate in one sporting discipline.[7]

Developments

Hartmann House will expand its intake of pupils by incorporating Grade 0 to 7 in one preparatory school. They year 2017 will see the commencement of Grade 0 and Grade 1 classes. That same year will see the school commencing the Cambridge Primary program, developed and examined by Cambridge International Examinations.[5][7]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "ATS CHISZ HARTMANN HOUSE PREPARATORY » » Schools Directory". ATS CHISZ. ATS CHISZ. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Hartmann House Prep". Hartmann House Preparatory School. Hartmann House Preparatory School. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  3. "ATS CHISZ Primary » » Schools Directory". ATS CHISZ. ATS CHISZ. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Hartmann House Crest". Hartmann House Preparatory School. Hartmann House Preparatory School. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Academics". Hartmann House Preparatory School. Hartmann House Preparatory School. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Athletics and Cross-country". Hartmann House Preparatory School. Hartmann. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 "Hartmann House "Growing Down"". Hartmann House Preparatory School. Hartmann House Preparatory School. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  8. "Soccer". Hartmann House Preparatory School. Hartmann House Preparatory School. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  9. "Hockey". Hartmann House Preparatory School. Hartmann House Preparatory School. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  10. "Rugby".
  11. "Swimming". Hartmann House Preparatory School. Hartmann House Preparatory School. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  12. 1 2 "Tennis". Hartmann House Preparatory School. Hartmann House Preparatory School. Retrieved 22 December 2015.

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