Orban learners excel at NEA 2020 awards
The winners for national item and category winners from National Eisteddfod Academy 2020 were announced on Saturday 4 September, at a ceremony at Curro Aurora Orban learners received numerous awards in the foundation phase [...]
STEAM learning solution inspire Orban learners using LEGO WeDo
During this particular STEAM learning solution class, each learner got to build a fan, connect it to an iPad/computer via Bluetooth and explored the world of coding by programming the speed/time and direction of [...]
Gr. 3 Masterchef’s wow judges with lip-smacking creations
For weeks the excitement and planning of the annual Gr.3 Masterchef cook-off, was all our pupils and parents could talk about! Due to Covid regulations, Orban teachers once again found a creative and innovative [...]
There is a new school publication in town – The Purple Overview
Orban school recently announced the launch of their first-ever newspaper publication, run and compiled by the learners themselves. The Purple Overview / Die Pers Oorsig was the name chosen from suggested titles submitted by [...]
Orban support ‘Beanies for the brave’
Orban School learners, parents and teachers picked up their knitting needles and supported the latest Johannesburg Mini Council project. The 'Beanies for the Brave' project aim is to donate 200 scarves and beanies to [...]
Orban launches first Active day at Delta parkrun
After last Friday's rain, the world was washed clean and a glorious sunny morning awaited all Orban teachers, student and their families that reported for the first active day and some early exercise in [...]
Orban introduces Six Bricks
"Six Bricks is a hands-on tool for learning. Through fun and short activities with sets of LEGO® DUPLO® bricks in six bright colours, children can practice their memory, movement, creativity and more. You can adapt [...]
Colors galore at the annual Orban Art Exhibition
Orban opened its annual Art Exhibition with a gala evening in the school hall. Brownen Findlay, lecturer in Fine Arts at UJ and Wits, opened Orban's annual art exhibition on Tuesday 5 November, and the [...]
‘Night at the Orban Wax Museum’ a huge success
Orban School's annual 'Night at the Orban Wax Museum' yet again surpassed parents, and fellow students, expectation. This annual event sees Grade 7 students pick from a list of historical iconic figures to present in [...]
Time capsule tradition lives on!
A few weeks ago, Orban Grade 7 pupils exhumed the time capsules they buried in Grade 1 – with many surprises. Some content was entirely consumed by water, soil and insects, but there were also [...]
Orban’s 10 year winning streak at National Eisteddfod
Last night Orban School won the National Eisteddfod Academy Award for the Best Overall Performance of an Institution in the Johannesburg South/Central/East region for the 10th year running. Our Art Department teachers Zanele Montle, Stephen Hawkins, [...]
Orban Purple Hearts support community with winter projects
The Orban Purple Hearts initiative had a busy winter helping those in need. The Orban Purple Hearts is a student initiative within the school which support their community through fund-raising, care projects and physical hours [...]
