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The Quality Education Divide in the COVID-19 Digital Age
How do you bridge the socio-economic gap during the COVID-19 digital age?
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National Lockdown: How to stay focused as a student
At first, when we were told about the online learning program, I was worried. I didn’t want to spend all of my study time on a computer. I know that I’m more likely to retain knowledge if I can apply it in the real world. So I thought to myself,
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Am I doing this right? Nova Pioneer teachers become work-from-home parents
Over the past few weeks, parents have had to wear multiple hats. However, not sure if anyone has mastered wearing the "work-from-home" parent hat.
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Parents become students at Instructional Evening
Nova Pioneer North Riding recently hosted a Parent Instructional Evening where parents got a glimpse of how learning occurs in the classroom. Our parents embraced the school’s learning experience and got a taste of what it feels like to be back in the classroom. An Engaged Parent
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Students under the butterfly effect
Every year, swarms of white butterflies descend on Johannesburg during their annual migration from South Africa’s west coast towards Mozambique. Our Nova Pioneer students were recently treated to the wonderful sight of white butterflies flying across the sky and the teachers decided to use it as a learning opportunity.
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Academic Goal Setting With Your Child
As we look forward to a new year, a lot of us may already have set our new year’s resolutions. For parents however, the question is, “have you taken time to set academic goals with your child?” If your answer is no, or not yet, then now may be the
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Cupcakes and Coding at Nova Pioneer
On 19 October, Nova Pioneer North Riding hosted its first Cupcakes and Coding event at their Jackal Creek based campus. The three-hour-long workshop taught teachers from all over Johannesburg the basics of Swift coding, which is a language used by some of the top application developers worldwide. Coding 101
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Our International Benchmark Assessment Tool
Nova Pioneer has introduced International Benchmark Assessment tool called MAP (Measuring Academic Progress) at all campuses. The tool helps us identify student strengths and areas of need. It also allows teachers to better prepare students for their exams. Creating cross-geo consistencies Our shared mission as Nova Pioneer is to
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Learning through play at Nova Pioneer
Our Nova Pioneer Boksburg students took learning through play to the next level by participating in World Play Day to acknowledge the child’s right to play as outlined in article 31 of the United Nations Conventions on the rights of the child. Play is also a big part of Nova
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Harvard and Lego Foundation partners with Nova Pioneer
Nova Pioneer Schools have been directly involved in research on the pedagogy of play project with Project Zero of Harvard Graduate School of Education. They work with teachers from around the world to determine best practice for learning through play. Mardell and his research team visited Nova Pioneer to observe lessons. Nova Pioneer
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