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Celebrating Nova Pioneer’s Matriculating Class of 2020
Please join us in celebrating and congratulating our Nova Pioneer Ormonde Secondary students and teammates following the release of the Cambridge results for our students. Our Grade 11, 12 and 13 students (at our Nova Pioneer Ormonde Campus) recently received their Cambridge IGCSE, AS and A-Level exam results respectively, concluding
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What Makes School Psychologist Services Essential?
Did you know that all children have psychosocial support needs. These needs can vary depending on a child’s age, their life experiences, their family situation, gender, and even their individual personalities. According to Unicef, disruptions caused by COVID-19 have also had a profound impact on the mental wellbeing of children
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Nova Pioneer Teachers Welcome Students Online
Nova Pioneer welcomed students to the first day of school today, 20 January. However, orientation week is a bit different this year. Instead of struggles with the morning rush and first day of school traffic delays, parents instead had to navigate logging onto Google Classrooms so they, together with their
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Using MAP testing to assess skill gaps caused by school closures
School closures in 2020 caused some disruptions for all schools and particularly for the students. In a normal school year, we are able to observe the growth of a students on a day-to-day basis and not only based on the work produced but also by observing how they engage with
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What you can expect in Intermediate Phase at Nova Pioneer
At Nova Pioneer, we use the enquiry-based model, along with Reggio Emilia philosophies, to ensure our learning spaces are beautiful and interactive. While the Cambridge Curriculum is academically rigorous with 90 minutes of numeracy and literacy per day, the Nova Pioneer environment is highly stimulating. This is because we generally
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Reggio Emilia Inspired Toddler Classroom
Nova Pioneer Schools for Innovators and Leaders are inspired by the principles of the Reggio Emilia approach. The principles of relationships, spaces and environment are reflected in Tammy Gertzen’s classroom at our Boksburg campus. At the heart of the Reggio Emilia approach is relationships. The school environment and spaces have
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Our Learnings through COVID-19
Michaela Kruger, our Grade 00 teacher at our North Riding campus, speaks to her continued learning through COVID-19. How do you get 4-5 year olds to practice social distancing? In our class this term we first began by explaining social distancing to our students. Distance is a challenging
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The new normal, learning through COVID-19
The excitement has been mounting as we finally welcomed back our learners onto campus. It is important to note however that even though teaching and learning have resumed on campus, we are continuing to teach on our online platform in order to cater to our parents and students who have
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Inside a Nova Pioneer Classroom
As a parent you may be wondering what differentiates us from other schools? Perhaps you’re wondering what the inside of a Nova Pioneer classroom really looks like? Well, certainly learning looks a little bit different at Nova Pioneer. From how the classrooms are designed, to the language our students and
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Being a Grade 12 Learner in the time of COVID-19
A Grade 12 Student reflects on what it is like to be in Grade 12 during the time of a global pandemic
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