About Us
The Story Of Our Directors
HF Joubert and Carol Joubert, began when they moved from Gauteng to Hazyview, Mpumalanga, to pursue farming. Soon after settling on their farm, they realized there were no schools nearby for their four-year-old son, Johnny. Seeing this need, Carol decided to start a preschool so that Johnny would have a place to learn and grow. This small initiative became Panda Preschool. The school was based on Christian values as Teacher Carol believed that, in those years of apartheid, God designed the school for His glory. The Preschool grew into five classes thanks to our wonderful parents in the early years, namely the Silinda family whose girls were among the first to join, and other amazing parents too many to mention. Koetso Theledi was our first little girl from the local community to join.
This preschool eventually fed the first-ever Grade 1 students for Hazyview Primary School. What started as a simple preschool for one child grew over the years into a full-fledged school, developing into the thriving institution we know today.