The St. Martini Kindergarten is a German kindergarten with an attached pre-school group (Grade R), which was founded 60 years ago by the St. Martini community in Cape Town. Our teachers and assistants prepare the children in a playful and competent way for starting school at a German or other school. Our curriculum is designed to meet the learning requirements of the German School in Cape Town.

We are happy to take in multilingual children with existing German language skills from the age of 18 month and accommodate them at their desired location. There are currently five groups in the city center and four more groups in the southern district of Wynberg. Around 130 children are currently playing and learning in the Christian St. Martini Kindergarten at two locations.

For younger children from 18 months to 3 years, we offer a Playgroup at our Wynberg campus, providing a gentle and nurturing introduction to group life through play, routine, and early language development.

In our city center campus, we accommodate children from age 3 only.

The fee structure is announced each year and made available to parents. A registration fee and a deposit will be charged for new registrations. In addition to the normal school fees, there may be additional costs for lunch, afternoon care and holiday care, depending on requirements. In addition, the kindergarten offers extra murals, which the children are free to choose according to their interests.

Our lunch is freshly prepared in Wynberg every day and made available to the children. We offer delicious meals that are changed from time to time in order to offer the children a varied menu. Special requests such as vegetarian food can also be accommodated.

In the afternoon care, the children are free to choose additional exciting activities. These are extra murals that have to be paid for at the respective provider. Here the children can also be encouraged in their interests.

For children who speak German and whose parents are only in Cape Town for a short time (holidays, expats, digital nomads), the St. Martini Kindergarten offers the opportunity to be accepted as a guest child. Inquiries are possible at any time and we are always happy to welcome new children in the groups.

In our Kindergarten, we attach great importance to giving the children a holistic understanding of cultural traditions. We therefore also celebrate Christian festivals, such as St Martin’s and St Nicholas’ Day, with the support of the St Martin’s and St John’s congregations, on whose grounds the Kindergarten is located. We see it as an opportunity to show the children the diversity of the world and encourage them to respect and understand other cultures and religions. By celebrating these Christian holidays, the children learn not only about the traditions of others, but also about the importance of compassion, charity and generosity – values that are meaningful across religious boundaries. It is important to us that the children in our care develop an open attitude towards different faiths and at the same time have the opportunity to explore their own identity.

For more information regards the St. Martini congregation you can visit www.st-martini.co.za.

We offer various St.Martini merchandise products that can be purchased upon request. All children should buy a school T-shirt at the beginning of their kindergarten year. There are also caps, bottles and drinking cups.