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Nova Pioneer Fosters Positive Behaviour From An Early Age
At Nova Pioneer we believe that the objective of discipline is to encourage awareness, and that discipline, rather than punishment, should focus on inclusive methods of communication, reinforcement, and modeling. Above all, we want to create a warm and supportive environment in which children can grow, learn, and learn to
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A Checklist for Choosing a Pre-Primary School
“Young children learn in a different manner from that of older children and adults, yet we can teach them many things if we adapt our materials and mode of instruction to their level of ability. But we miseducate young children when we assume that their learning abilities are comparable to
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Nova Pioneer students exceed global benchmarks in their Cambridge A-Levels
Nova Pioneer Schools for Innovators and Leaders, recently celebrated their Ormonde Senior School students’ Cambridge A-Level results, with 83% of Nova Pioneer’s graduating class already achieving University Exemptions. Nova Pioneer students exceeded the global subject pass average in English, Physics, Chemistry, Geography, Business and History. Nova Pioneer is a pan-African
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How Student Data Informs Teaching at Nova Pioneer
The expectations we set for our students are based on the data we collect, that also guides us in mapping their educational growth goals. Our view, is that our students are capable and competent individuals with unique abilities to achieve their goals. Our job is to facilitate the process and
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The Transformation of education begins with teachers
“Teaching is conceptual and intellectual, abstract and concrete, creative, and sequential. It’s about people but framed through ideas. It’s about content, hearts, minds, the past, the future–whatever we can imagine, teaching and learning are both causes and effects.”-Teach Thought Staff It has been said that “those who can’t do, teach,”
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Five misconceptions about Cambridge
In our fast and ever-changing world, it is important that children learn a few key skills from a young age, most of which should be taught at school level. A student’s ability to become successful in the real-world (and face the daily challenges presented in the workplace) weighs heavily on
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Post School Success – Preparing students to thrive post school
Many elements can impact a student’s ability to succeed after completing secondary school. We want to ensure that students perform well academically and that they feel supported and prepared to succeed beyond Nova Pioneer. To that effect, we introduced a Post School Success (PSS) Team at all our Secondary Schools
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The difference between IEB, CAPS and Cambridge
Our secondary school team has embarked on a #NextLevelCambridge roadshow, taking us to various primary schools across Gauteng. Our mission as a team is to introduce the Cambridge curriculum to students and empower them with the information that they need to make the best decision regarding high school, particularly when
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Why study A-Levels?
One of the reasons that drew me to Nova Pioneer five years ago, apart from the desire to be a member of a team of educational pioneers in South Africa, was the opportunity to teach within the Cambridge system. And five years down the line, I do not regret that
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Nova Pioneer students celebrate strong Cambridge results
Nova Pioneer Schools for Innovators and Leaders, recently celebrated their Midrand students’ Cambridge Checkpoint results. Nova Pioneer students achieved scores ahead of the international benchmark for English and Science, whilst staying at pace with international trends for Maths. Nova Pioneer is a pan-African independent school group that builds and
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