All our Learners at Fish Hoek Primary are involved with the SAQ® Programme once a week.

So why SAQ®?

Teachers increasingly see signs of developmental delay in children, problems include:

• Poor attention and listening skills
• Bad posture and instability
• Low muscle tone (floppiness)
• Uncoordinated locomotion (crawling, walking, running and skipping)
• Bad balance
• Bad organisation and sequencing, spatial awareness, sense of direction and fatigue
• Over stimulation (easily distracted)
• Poor speech and language
• Quiet, withdrawn and unobtrusive behaviour

SAQ® will:

• Assist in identifying strengths and weaknesses
• Provide preparation for skill development
• Allow intervention when skills breakdown
• Ensure enhancement during skill practice
• Engage them in vigorous, exhilarating and fun learning experiences
• Assist them in developing positive attitudes to exercise, PT lessons, sports training and keeping healthy
• Improve movement competence and self confidence

For more info contact: darren@saqinternational.co.za

All of our Foundation Phase Learners go to FUN GYM once a week with Ashley and Natalie Hobbs. This is called our 'FUN GYM DAY' and is always looked forward to by our children. 

Brawns Gymnastics is a dedicated husband and wife team, who have the children’s best interest at heart. Natalie has been involved in physical development for 14 years, with a background in gymnastics. Ashley has an Honours Degree in Sports Science from the University of Stellenbosch.

Their programme has been scientifically developed to incorporate all aspects of a child’s physical and mental development in a structured friendly environment.

The importance for a structured physical development programme:

Nowadays so much emphasis is put on the child's academic advancement, often the physical is neglected.  We at Brawns Gymnastics firmly believe that every aspect of the child’s development is of paramount importance. There is no doubt the physical enhances the intellect.

Our programme involves:

• Gross-motor co-ordination
• Strength to the upper body, especially the shoulder girdle region
• Muscle tone
• Mid-line exercises
• Bi-lateral integration movements
• Agility
• Discipline and self control
• Above all FUN in a non-pressurized environment is one of the most important aspects to our programme; this promotes confidence and develops a good self image.

    For more info contact: brawns@dslconnect.co.za

We want all our children to be water-safe and to be confident swimmers. Therefore, all children do class swimming, which ensures that everyone gets a chance to be in the water. We have a professional coach and parents who come during the school morning to offer assistance especially for our Learn to Swim group.