The Pastoral Care Programme at Maritzburg College
Pastoral Care at Maritzburg College is a whole-school programme working towards building a community within the school, creating supportive systems and positive relations between all members of the Maritzburg College community, and promoting a strong ethos of mutual care and concern – a brotherhood or a sense of brothers for life.
At Maritzburg College, our programme aims to enhance for each boy his:
- health, safety and well-being
- academic growth
- development of self-discipline
- building of resilience
- gaining of self confidence in social interactions
- practising of leadership
The Pastoral Care Programme includes:
- a formal Pastoral Care curricula educating boys on College values and psycho-social issues during formalised, timetabled Mentoring lessons
- mentoring on a one on one basis during some Mentoring lessons to build a healthy pupil-staff relationship
- an individual focus with reaction, intervention and prevention programmes in place to serve pupils with difficulties or challenges in their lives
