 The Founding of a School where Everyone Mattered …
Auckland Park Preparatory School (APPS) was founded in 1921 by Mrs Maud Trenery. One of the most important cornerstones of APPS was imparted by Mrs Trenery which is that every child is important. If a child received a postcard and brought it to school, Mrs Trenery would respond to that event as if it was the only postcard she had ever seen. Mrs Trenery was a wonderful woman. She believed that every child should be rewarded. They all got a prize and the parents loved it. The appreciation of our girls continues at APPS today.
Mrs Trenery was Headmistress at APPS for 25 years and set the foundation and the tone for the happy, thoughtfully run school with the excellent reputation that APPS enjoys today.
APPS is a school which has grown from the solid foundation of an inspiring history filled with fascinating characters, who have helped shape the values and philosophies that make us special today. If there is one consistent thread running through the history of the school, it is that APPS is a family school, which treasures many special traditions. The school’s birthday celebration is a typical example.
Children arrange flowers, grasses and vegetables to create a festival of colour and joy. The youngest girl, assisted by the oldest, lights the birthday candles of an enormous birthday cake and everyone enjoys a slice of cake.
The school has continued to grow physically. From one small “school house” with 22 pupils in 1921, it now covers most of the suburban block that houses it. Today there are over 270 pupils, guided through their preparatory years by highly motivated, trained and professional staff.
APPS girls leave this school confident of their own abilities and well prepared to meet the challenges of high school.
Auckland Park we salute you;
And thank you one and all.
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