Although national policy prescribes inclusive education, the truth is there are limited educational options for learners who learn differently.
CJEdu offers educational solutions for families and our educational partners through Bridging Class solutions.
CareJuction Education Philosophy:
CareJuction Education aims to meet children at their current academic ability and help them achieve to their full potential. Strong emphasis is placed on building communication skills where the child’s academic aptitude as well as the need for social and emotional development are taken into account and form part of our holistic approach to teaching. We endeavour to be fair, understanding, enthusiastic and creative in teaching practice and with these principles encourage children to work to achieve their individual goals.
Academic Structure:
At CareJunction Education each child is seen and taught as an individual. The academic curriculum is adapted and specific to each child’s needs. CareJunction Education bases their adapted scheme of work on the guidelines provided by the ISASA Early Childhood Development (ECD) curriculum. These curriculum guidelines focus on social and emotional development, cognitive and perceptual development, and physical development as the basis for education at this stage. Built on these fundamental skills, language and literacy, numeracy, knowledge and skills and the creative arts are taught.
In addition, PIVOTS - a system that specifies performance attainment targets (P scales) and performance descriptors for pupils with special educational needs are used to mark progress and attainment of skills across both academic and social-emotional fields.
Each child will have an Individual Educational Plan (IEP) which is a plan created by the team who work with the child. The aim of this document is to create specific academic, social, personal and emotional goals for the child to work towards achieving. These goals are specific to each child and are promoted through the assistance of all who work with him/her.
Therapy and Intervention:
CareJunction Education classrooms and activities are specifically set up to promote effective communication, structure and routine. Structured teaching uses visual stimuli or cues to help the child focus on the relevant information. For a child with autism, being able to distinguish relevant from non relevant information can be difficult. Structured teaching environments help to address challenging behaviours in a proactive manner as they reduce stress and anxiety. The day is routine based and children follow a visual timetable of stipulated events and activities.
Speech and Language and Occupational therapy form part of the timetable as class lessons and intervention is provided on a weekly basis.
