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Founded in 1856.
The Grey Vision
Grey remains as one of the leading schools in the country, with a culture and value system that support its fine heritage.
Grey is recognised for its competitiveness and excellence in academic, sporting and cultural activities, as well as for its ability to consistently produce leaders.
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Staff
Subject Head
Marc Brown: BA Ed (HMS) (UPE)
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Corbyn Dolley
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Garron Everts: BCom (Ed)
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Ryan Laurie: BA (HMS), PGCE (NMMU), BEd (Hons) (Cum Laude) (NMMU)
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Suzie du Plessis
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General Policy
Grade 8 & 9:
With the study of Geography in grades 8 and 9 at Grey High School we endeavour to promote:
- Enquiry skills to investigate key concepts and processes in Geography;
- Knowledge and understanding of the interrelationships between people, resources and the environment; and
- Critical analysis of development issues on a local, national and global scale.
In Social Sciences – Geography, learners will explore:
- Social inequality and forms of exploitation with regard to land and environmental issues;
- The decreasing availability of resources;
- The deteriorating quality of the environment; and
- Strategies for change.
Grade 10 to 12
With the study of Geography in grades 10 to 12 at Grey High School we endeavour to:
- Expand on the foundations developed in the General Education and Training band in the Social Sciences Learning Area with the emphasis on people- environment relationships over space and time;
- Build on the foundations laid in the study of physical processes partly dealt with in Natural Sciences in the GET band;
- Develop a greater capacity for abstract thinking by the application of concepts to a range of complex challenges and;
- Develop a more advanced level of formal assessments; practical work and field work in line with the assessment standards criteria as per outlined in the National Curriculum Statement.
Social Sciences – Geography for Grades 8 & 9
Introduction to Geography
Definition
The Social Science Learning Area studies relationships between people and between people and the environment. These relationships vary over space and time. They are also influenced by social, political, economic and environmental contexts, and by people’s values, attitudes and beliefs. The concepts, skills and processes of Geography form key elements of the Social Sciences Learning Area in the school curriculum.
Purpose
A study of Geography in grades 8 and 9 enables learners progressively to develop:
- A knowledge and understanding of the place in which they live, of other people and places, the significance of location and how people and places interrelate and communicate;
- An understanding of the ways in which people and the environment interact in response to physical and human processes;
- An awareness of spatial relationships and an understanding of the changing world in a balanced, critical and empathetic way;
- An informed concern for the world around us and an ability and willingness to participate in actions for a sustainable environment; and
- Attitudes, values and actions in a world of constant social, economic, political and environmental change.
Geography Grade 10 to 12
Introduction to Geography
Definition
Geography is a science that studies physical and human processes and spatial patterns on earth in an integrated way over space and time. It examines the spatial distribution of people and their activities, physical and human features, ecosystems and interactions between humans, and between humans and the environment in a dynamic context.
Purpose
The study of Geography at Grey High School aims to:
- Enable learners to explain processes and spatial patterns;
- Make well-informed judgments about changing environments and contexts;
- Think more critically and creatively about what it means to live sustainability;
- Recognize how values and attitudes influence and effect the environment;
- Apply a range of geographic skills and techniques to issues and challenges in a rapidly changing world.
Subject Frameworks
Grade 8
- Maps and Globes
- Climate Regions
- Settlement
- Transport and Trade
Grade 9
- Mapskills
- Development issues
- Surface forces that shape the earth
- Resource use and sustainability
Grade 10 CAPS
(Focus on local and global scale)
- Geographical Skills and Techniques
- The Atmosphere
- Geomorphology
- Population Geography
- Water resources
Grade 11 CAPS
(focus on local and continental scale)
- Geographical Skills and Techniques
- The Atmosphere
- Geomorphology
- Development Geography
- Resources and Sustainability
Grade 12 CAPS
(focus on local and national scale)
- Geographical Skills and Techniques
- Climate and weather
- Geomorphology
- Rural and urban settlement
- Economic geography of South Africa