Impact
We create spaces to share stories of best teaching practices within and across faculties, at local and national conferences and to cross-border communities, such as ADE and ADS programmes. Our learning enrichment centre, home to neurodiverse children, uses iPad accessibility features to support their learning and ensure their success in our school. Learners collaborate and share ideas and inventions internationally in the Creative Solutions Project Showcase and other worldwide events. We survey learners and parents in order to reflect and review our impact on learning and teaching. We contribute to international research to improve educational practices in the Global South.
Creative Solutions Project Showcase '24
(Serra HS, Notre Dame HS, Parklands College)
(Serra HS, Notre Dame HS, Parklands College)
Our school has partnered with Serra High School in California, USA to showcase innovative projects across boarders to an international online audience. Our school has used this platform to share Apple App ideas that will impact our community
Unicorn Awards
Every year our grade 10 learners are tasked with making a movie on iPad or MacBook that addresses a social issue such as gender bias, body shaming, social media impact and diversity. The top 10 movies each year are showcased at our prestigious Unicorn Awards. These movies are judged by an external panel. Below are some of the 2022 and 2023 movies directed, shot, edited and produced entirely by teams of grade 10 learners.
'PAUSE' by Maya Mthwana & Amelia Bola.mp4PAUSE
A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING BY SAM MBHELE AND EREN O'SULLIVAN.mp4A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Amy is a ballerina final cut version.mp4Amy is a Ballerina
You Never Know.MP4You never know
We have 11 apps on the Apple App Store and our Mobile Application Development team of learners continue to develop apps that impact our community
Parklands College Studios has released four digital albums, a total of 41 tracks, on Apple Music.
T4 World Education Week
The recording of our online showcase presentation after being selected as one of the Top 100 Global Schools for T4 World Education Week 2020.
Showcasing Team CapeAble and Impact at an international class - Creative Solutions for the Global Good
Article: Biz Community
South African Property Owners Association
In 2020 we won a SAPOA award for our Innovation Centre
Article: SAPOA (dhk)
A Creative Arts Collaboration of "Kind" by Mango Groove (South African Band)
Two College Alumni, Stephan and Luke, launched an IOT startup called "Neon Solutions" in January 2019 (Luke was in his final school year at the time).
They also developed and released the app "Simple Learning Time" in April 2016. It is used extensively in our Preparatory school and has over 41000 downloads internationally
2021ParklandsCollege_CapeTown_SouthAfrica.pdfADS 2021 - 2024 Submission
Sharing with the Global Community
