Rimon Montessori — Where every seed finds its garden
Enriched by Jewish values, culture and community, we offer a warm, nature-inspired Montessori preschool in Constantia. Small classes, big hearts, and muddy hands welcome.
The only Jewish Montessori in the Southern Suburbs.
6m – Gr R
Ages welcome in our intimate, mixed-age classrooms
Constantia
On the Constantia Jewish Community Campus, shared with the CHC shul
All Welcome
Open to every family who values kindness, curiosity, and community
What makes us different
When Herzlia Kerem closed its doors, Southern Suburbs parents came together to build something new. Rimon is what happens when community, conviction, and great education meet.
Only Jewish Montessori south of the M3
25% of Cape Town's Jewish community lives in the Southern Suburbs, but until Rimon there was no Jewish preschool here. No more 40-minute school runs.
Montessori + Reggio Emilia
Two world-class pedagogies woven together. Child-led exploration meets project-based discovery, grounded in 43 years of teaching experience.
On the CJCC Campus
A shared campus with the Constantia Hebrew Congregation — where school, shul, and community breathe life into one another. A first of its kind.
An open and diverse community
Traditional, secular, interfaith — what matters is the desire to give your child roots and wings enveloped by a warm, nurturing Jewish community.
Follow the Child
Every child learns at their own pace, guided by curiosity not curriculum pressure.
Cultural Enrichment
Hebrew, festivals, values like kindness and tikkun olam — a window into rich traditions.
Hands-On Discovery
Montessori materials and nature-based learning spark real understanding.
Community Rooted
A parent-driven school built on relationships and belonging.
A pomegranate is full of seeds. So is every child.
Rimon means pomegranate — a fruit bursting with potential, beauty, and abundance. We believe every child arrives brimming with possibility, ready to unfold in their own beautiful way.
Our Jewish traditions blend meaningful cultural enrichment with Montessori and Reggio Emilia learning methodologies. Children learn through exploration, sensory play, and connection — developing independence, empathy, and a love of learning that lasts a lifetime.
Every family is welcome here. Whether your home is traditional, secular, or interfaith — what matters is the desire to give your child roots and wings enveloped by a warm, nurturing Jewish community.
Our daughter lights up every morning on the way to school.— Rimon Parent
An education that nurtures the whole child
Child-Led Learning
Montessori-prepared environments where children choose their work, build concentration, and develop at their own rhythm. Small classes ensure every child is truly seen.
Cultural Enrichment
Hebrew as a second language, Shabbat preparation, seasonal festivals, and values like kindness and giving back — experienced through story, song, baking, and celebration.
Garden & Nature School
Our vegetable garden and Constantia's leafy setting become living classrooms. Children plant, harvest, observe seasons, and connect deeply with the natural world.
Learning Support
On-site support for children who need a little extra help or a different approach. We meet every child where they are, with patience and expertise.
Values & Character
Kindness, respect, gratitude, and responsibility aren't add-ons — they're the foundation. Good values become lived practice through daily classroom culture.
Aftercare
Extended hours for families who need them. A relaxed, safe space for play, rest, and creative time after the school day ends.
See our world through their eyes
Among the oaks of Constantia
Rimon Montessori sits on the Constantia Jewish Community Campus — a shared home for school and community centre alike. Surrounded by oak trees and mountain views, it's the kind of setting where childhood should unfold.
Montessori Classrooms
Light-filled, purpose-designed learning spaces with child-sized furniture and carefully curated materials
Eco Vegetable Garden
Children plant, grow, and harvest — connecting food, nature, and responsibility
Outdoor Nature Space
Constantia's oak trees and mountain views form a natural extension of the classroom
Community Hub
A shared campus where school, shul, and community centre breathe life into one another
The Southern Suburbs deserves this
The end of the 40-minute school run
25% of Cape Town's Jewish community lives in the Southern Suburbs, but until now there was nowhere local to send the kids. Rimon is on your side of the M3.
Constantia is the perfect classroom
Leafy oaks, mountain views, and garden space that bigger schools in denser suburbs simply can't match. Nature-based learning needs nature — and we have it on our doorstep.
A neighbourhood school, not a franchise
Rimon is parent-founded and community-run. Your children grow up alongside their neighbours, building friendships that last because they live around the corner from each other.
Easy access from across the suburbs
Quick access from Tokai, Bergvliet, Meadowridge, Wynberg, Bishopscourt, and Claremont. Drop off on your way to work — this school fits your life.
Where learning feels like living
Arrival & Free Work
Children settle in and choose their Montessori work — practical life, sensorial, language, or maths activities at their own pace.
Circle & Cultural Time
Songs, stories, Hebrew, and seasonal learning. On Fridays we prepare for Shabbat together with challah baking and candle lighting.
Garden & Nature Time
Hands in the soil, feet on the grass. Our eco garden and outdoor spaces are where some of the deepest learning happens.
Creative & Rest
Art, music, movement, and quiet time. A gentle rhythm that respects each child's energy and need for both stimulation and calm.
Guided by experience, driven by heart
Jos Horwitz
43 years dedicated to Early Childhood Development within outreach and Jewish community projects. Passionate about unlocking human potential, building strong teaching teams, and following practices that honour identity and strengthen community.
Melinda Hauptfleisch
Education has always been close to Melinda's heart. She believes teaching the next generation with compassion, patience, and care, while inspiring a lasting love for learning, is what makes education meaningful. She's passionate about creating a space where children feel safe, valued, and confident to explore, grow, and reach their full potential.
Rachel Bernstein
Rachel feels privileged to pass on the joy and excitement of preparing for chaggim, davening, and learning Aleph Beis. She helps children build a love of Torah and a connection to Hashem, in a warm, genuine place where every child is valued.
Bongiwe Mgogodlana
What Bongiwe loves about Rimon is the school environment, the care it offers, and the way each child is treated as an individual. She brings that same attentiveness into the classroom, meeting every child where they are and helping them feel at home throughout the day.
Catriona Howard
What Caterina loves most about Rimon is the warmth and kindness that runs through the school. The most rewarding moments of her day are the ones spent with children who are happy, laughing, and having fun.
Sue Lottering
Sue keeps the Rimon team running behind the scenes. She finds joy in the school's garden setting and loves watching the children engage with nature, art, and hands-on learning in a warm environment shaped by Jewish values.
Questions parents ask us
We welcome children from 6 months through Grade R, in intimate mixed-age classrooms that allow older children to mentor younger ones — a cornerstone of the Montessori approach.
Montessori education is child-centred, hands-on learning where children choose their own work within a carefully prepared environment. It develops independence, concentration, and a lifelong love of learning. We combine it with elements of the Reggio Emilia approach, which emphasises creativity, nature, and community.
Children learn Hebrew as a second language, prepare for Shabbat on Fridays (including challah baking), celebrate seasonal Jewish festivals, and explore universal values like kindness (chesed), repairing the world (tikkun olam), and gratitude. It's joyful and experiential, never dogmatic.
Very. We're a boutique school by design, which means your child receives genuine individual attention from their teacher. This is one of the key things that sets us apart from larger schools.
Yes. We offer extended hours for families who need them, providing a relaxed, safe space for play, rest, and creative time after the school day.
Rimon provides an excellent foundation for any primary school. Our children develop strong independence, literacy, numeracy, and social skills that prepare them well for schools across Cape Town, including Herzlia, Reddam, Bishops, Rhenish, SACS, and more.
Your journey to Rimon in four steps
Enquire
Reach out to us by email or phone. Ask us anything — no question is too small.
Visit
Book a personal campus tour. Meet our director Jos, see the classrooms, and feel the atmosphere.
Apply
Complete a simple application form. We'll arrange a short settling-in visit for your child.
Welcome
Your child starts their Rimon journey. We work closely with you through the transition.
Built by parents. Sustained by community.
Rimon was born from the determination of Southern Suburbs parents who wanted a beautiful, values-driven Montessori preschool in their own neighbourhood. Guided by experienced educators and community leaders, this school is what happens when people come together to create something better for their children.
This is more than a school. It is the beating heart of a community, and the foundation for its future.
— The Founding CommitteeCome see where your child could bloom
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