Centres and cottage schools don’t have their own place in the law. Help us to enable you to run your centre or small school legally.

To show the DBE how centres and small schools actually function and to remind them that the legislation for these institutions is completely unrealistic, we need data from people actually running such institutions.

You can help us by completing this anonymous Survey Monkey. Your contribution is important! Thank you!

How do I join my school/centre:

E-mail the following documents to admin@pestalozzi.org:

(1) Pages 1 and 2 of the application form. Use a separate page if you need more space to give the details of the teachers/facilitators. Download the form HERE.

(2) The List of Learners in Excel format. [Please keep the list in EXCEL. We can’t use it in pdf format.] Download the list HERE.

(3) A detailed, extensive description of your curriculum, your approach, and how you provide for your individual learners’ needs in your institution. Take your time over this document; it is of the utmost importance.

(4) Details about your registration with the PED or not: any correspondence, any letters, any documents?

(5) A completed and signed POPI consent form from the parent/guardian of each learner at the Institution. The Trust requires these forms in order to be able to consider your application. Download the form HERE. Please send us a link to your Google Drive where you have saved these completed forms.

(6) The contract between you and your clients (the parents).

(7) The registration form for independent schools that you have downloaded from the website of your Provincial Education Department, and information on how far you have proceeded with completing the form. (At present the only way in which an educational institution like yours can operate legally unfortunately is by registering as an independent school.)

PLEASE DO NOT E-MAIL us your photos. Save it to a Google Drive, and simply e-mail us the link to the photos in the e-mail that you send with your application form. We need photos from the inside and outside of the institution, as well as of the ablution facilities. Thank you!

Please wait before making a payment. We need to invoice you first. After having received your invoice from the Trust, you may send in your proof of payment, your stop order, or the Commitment to Make Payments (available from the Pestalozzi Trust) in Excel format.

Important: Please use your MEMBERSHIP NUMBER as a reference on our bank statement when making the payment. Thank you!