Japari School is an independent pre-preparatory and preparatory primary school located in

Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demo ...

, South Africa. It aims to serve learners from Grade 1 to Grade 7 who experience difficulty learning in mainstream channels.

History

The school was founded in 1966 as a clinic by

Sonia Machanick Sonia Machanick (15 June 1925 – 12 November 1977) was a South African medical doctor, author and educational psychologist who pioneered new methods of teaching children with dyslexia and other learning difficulties. She founded Japari School, ...

. Machanick's work in the field of educational research was recognised by the College of Medicine of South Africa, who established the Sonia Machanick Travelling Fellowship. The name of the school was taken from the names of Machanick's four children: Janice, Paul,

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and

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. Kathleen Argyle took over as headmistress upon Machanick's death in 1978. Joan Gardiner succeeded her in 1994, Steve Rees 2002, the current headmistress is Ingrid Kamffer who assumed office in 2021.

Today

Since being founded the school has grown to almost 200 students enrolled.

Accreditation

Japari is listed as an associated school on the

Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa The Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa (ISASA) is the largest and oldest association of independent schools in Southern Africa. ISASA traces its origins back to the Conference of Headmasters and Headmistresses formed in 1929, and m ...

(ISASA) school listing website. It is also a member of: *South African Bursars of Independent Schools (SABISA) *Corporate Member of the Southern African Association for Learning and Educational Difficulties (SAALED) *South African Heads of Independent Schools (SAHISA)

References

External links

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