Westridge High School

Science Department

SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

The department aims to create knowledgeable, scientifically literate and technological capable problem solvers. We aim to foster a spirit of inquiry, nurture our pupils’ curiosity and bring current, relevant and real world science into the classroom experience. We want to prepare our pupils to become informed citizens who are capable of comprehending, analyzing and making well-reasoned judgments on global issues.

In an attempt to make lessons interesting the department makes use of the 5E model:

  1. Engage. Focuses students’ attention on the context and concepts of the topic.
  2. Explore. Provides opportunities for students to examine ideas through firsthand experience.
  3. Explain. Introduces formal language terms, symbols and models.
  4. Elaborate. Applies and extends students’ developing ideas to new concepts.
  5. Evaluate. Encourages students to assess their learning progress.

Department Contact Info

SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
HOD: MR L. MUKOZHO

28 Anson Road, Ridgeview, Harare, Zimbabwe
+263 242 741 or +263 242 740 249 +263 731 024 606
admissions_whs@westridgeschools.org

Mon – Fri 8:00A.M. – 5:00P.M.

BIOLOGY
CHEMISTRY
COMPUTER SCIENCE , ICT AND IT
MATHEMATICS
PHYSICS
Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
Design Technology (DT)
Computer Operations & Packages (COP) (HEXCO)
Robotics

Biology offers pupils the opportunity to engage with the diversity of living organisms, and their local and wider environment. It enables pupils to understand their own bodies and the changes they experience, and to apply a range of enquiry approaches to investigating and exploring the living world.

Learning chemistry allows students to learn about the scientific method and gain skills in critical thinking, deductive reasoning, problem-solving, and communication. Teaching chemistry to students at a young age can increase student interest in STEM careers.

Forms 1 and 2 do a mixture of ICT and Computer Science. Forms 3-4 choose either ICT or Computer Science. The sixth former do either It or Computer Science. Students are supposed to write AS level examinations at the end of their Form 5 year.

The mathematics department  aspires tom instill pupils with enthusiasm and a love for mathematics whilst helping them achieve excellent results. Pupils are encouraged to explore, question, visualize and generalize when problem solving: all skills which are at the heart of mathematical thinking. They are encouraged not to fear making mistakes but revisit them until all become clear.

Physics teaches quantitative and analytical reasoning skills. Physics helps learners to organize the universe. It deals with fundamentals, and helps them to see the connections between seemly disparate phenomena. Physics gives learners powerful tools to help them to express their  creativity, to see the world in new ways and then to change it.

Computer-Aided Design (CAD)

Design Technology (DT)

Computer Operations & Packages (COP)

Robotics