The Best Futuristic School in the Republic of South Africa
Dr Indira Naidoo's Early Learning Academy
OUR EXPERTISE
We do our best to ensure the safety, comfort, health, and happiness of all children in our care. We provide a stimulating, fun, and educational environment plan. Therefore, we encourage a thinking process which will facilitate intelligent adaptability to face the challenges in this fast-changing society. This calls for an education that fosters independent thinking, an analytical mind, and spirit of inquiry and experimentation, as a life long process along with life skills.
OUR CURRICULUM
Excellent educational programme in keeping with the CAPS Curriculum:
Early Childhood Development Phase
Foundation Phase
Intermediate Phase
Senior Phase
MASTERY LEARNING
We offer a flexible and stimulating curriculum, supported with excellent resources and training. We develop learner knowledge, understanding and skills in:
Subject content - Applying knowledge and understanding to new as well as unfamiliar situations - Intellectual enquiry - Flexibility and responsiveness to change - Working and communicating in English Influencing outcomes - Cultural awareness.
The syllabuses are international in outlook, but retain a local relevance. They have been created specifically for an international student body and avoid cultural bias. Half day and full day programs from 6:30am to 5:30pm, holiday care available.
MISSION
To strive for excellence in early educational practice for the benefit of our children and the broader community.
VISION
Our Vision is to provide a balanced learning programme that develops the child holistically in an invitational environment that instils in children a life-long passion for learning and prepares them for the challenges of tomorrow.
OUR BACKGROUND
Dr. Indira Naidoo established the School of Reading and Maths and Speech and Drama in Tongaat and Phoenix/ Mount Edgecombe in 2005 and since then grown in stature to the extent that learners are excelling in grades at school. She has first-hand experience in the educational field for many years as Head of Department of Maths, Science, Computer and Technology.
Hundreds of learners have successfully gone through the portals of the School of Reading and Maths at both branches. The introduction of OBE had a huge impact on education and the implications for the culture of learning at schools, especially in the teaching of reading and numeracy/maths.
Dr. Indira Naidoo was able to bridge this educational gap in the lives of learners. All her present grade R learners are fluent readers and have good writing skills. She applies the principle of Invitational Education as researched in her Doctoral Degree of Education. She is actively involved in various intensive community programs including library forums to promote reading, lunching of the ‘Mums and Kids’ programme, facilitating the Living Values Educational Programmes (LVEP) for parents and educators to instil positive values in children of all ages. She is also a registered counsellor, who offers free counselling to parents and learners in need including ADD and ADHD children.
Dr. Indira Naidoo has added yet another accomplishment to her phenomenal list of achievements. She has completed her second Doctorate in Technology (communication, media and language practice).
If you want the best educational development for your child then Dr. Indira Naidoo’s Early Learning Academy is the answer.
LEVEL OF DIFFERENT INTELLIGENCE
Most children will experience more dominant intelligences which impact the way they learn and interact with the world around them.
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Verbal-Linguistic Intelligence: Well-developed verbal skills and sensitivity to the sounds, meanings and rhythms of words.
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Mathematical-Logical Intelligence: The ability to think conceptually and abstractly, and the capacity to discern logical or numerical patterns.
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Musical Intelligence: The ability to produce and appreciate rhythm, pitch and timbre.
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Visual-Spatial Intelligence: The capacity to think in images and pictures, to visualize accurately and abstractly.
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Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence: The ability to control one's body movements and to handle objects skillfully.
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Interpersonal Intelligence: The capacity to detect and respond appropriately to the moods, motivations and desires of others.
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Intrapersonal Intelligence: The capacity to be self-aware and in tune with inner feelings, values, beliefs and thinking processes.
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Naturalist Intelligence: The ability to recognize and categorize plants, animals and other objects in nature.
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Existential Intelligence: The sensitivity and capacity to tackle deep questions about human existence, such as the meaning of life, why we die and how we got here. Students learn in ways that are identifiably distinctive.
The broad spectrum of students — and perhaps the society as a whole, would be better served if disciplines could be presented in a number of ways and learning could be assessed through a variety of means.
