This entails an in-depth analysis of the student’s academic, social, verbal, emotional and physical needs. The academic and therapeutic history provides insight into the student’s current and future needs and goals.
As part of the initial family interview, we will evaluate the student’s current academic standing and investigate the opportunities for further education and training.
After the family interview, we will gain further insight from other professionals, such as the student’s Occupational or Speech therapist, Psychologist or Behavioural Therapist
We hand-pick mentors from our team of tutors. It is crucial for the success of the program that students enjoy the lessons and “click” well with the tutors.
The well trained and vetted tutor will come to your home for the one-on-one lessons.
We set structured homework based on the student’s capabilities and requirements. Practice, independence and student buy-in is key.
We incorporate practical experiments, demonstrations, excursions, and projects to keep the lessons interesting and increase student engagement.
We teach meta-academic skills such as time management, energy management, motivation, structure, evaluation/test technique, study skills and stress management.
We have regular feedback sessions and progress measurements.
We supervise, guide and support the programme to ensure that the student’s needs and expectations are met and exceeded!
Family Interview:
Our process starts with a family consultation at our assessment centre in Fourways. We get to know the student – we find out about their study habits, routines, interests and goals. This includes both an in-depth qualitative and detailed quantitative review of the student’s scholastic career up to that point.
Team Selection:
Tutors, if tuition is deemed necessary, from our team are selected based on an optimal match in terms of learning style and personality. We aren’t an agency; we know all of our tutors personally, and as far as we are concerned, choosing the right mentor – someone your child will look up to and connect with – is crucial!
One-On-One Lessons In Your Home:
Lessons happen one-on-one in your home or at your school. The tutors build a working relationship with the student and move through the outcomes effectively and constructively. We set and keep track of work to be done in between lessons.
Teaching note-taking techniques to a student who is not sleeping well, eating well, and doing some kind of regular exercise really is like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. Despite this, there is so much hype around teaching students study techniques and learning modalities and very little emphasis on the fundamentals.
The reality is that a student really can drastically improve their focus, alertness, energy, and effectiveness by making a few small tweaks to their sleeping habits.
Prescribing vs Professing
Andrew Huberman is an American neuroscientist and tenured professor in the Department of Neurobiology at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Learning podcast. The tools described in this article are a brief introduction to some of the mechanisms that Huberman describes in his podcast, and we highly recommend you take the time to listen to it in its entirety (the first few episodes are on sleep).
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