Skills Phase

Head of phase: Karen Meyer

HOD: Technical subjects: Roedolf Smit

Life Skills Program

Vision:

In the Skills Phase, the National Curriculum (Diff Caps), adapted for inclusive education for learners with physical and other disabilities, that do not benefit from the academic or technical occupational phases of New Hope School.
80% functional academic /practical work
20% academic

LS 1 Michelle Grové (8 – 11 years)
Number of Learners: 10
LS 2 Daleen Hamman (11 – 12 years)
Number of learners: 10
LS 3 Jean-Mari van der Veen (12 – 13 years)
Number of Learners: 10
LS 4A Kayla Ferreira (13 – 14 years)
Number of Learners: 10
LS 4B Armand Marais (13 – 14 years)
Number of Learners: 10
LS 5 Anette v d Westhuizen(15– 20 years)
Number of Learners: 10

Mission:

  • To expose learners to basic academic training.
  • To present learners with the opportunity to learn basic computer skills.
  • To equip learners, according to ability, to learn basic life and work skills.
  • To equip learners to be valued citizens of the country and to fulfill their role in society.
  • To develop and encourage entrepreneurship.

Admission Requirements:

  • Learners of New Hope School who, at any given time, (Grade R to Grade do not fulfill the requirements of the CAPS standards.
  • Do not have the ability to complete the academic or TOP of NHS are moved to the Life Skills Phase .
  • Consultation process must be involving all role players, including LS teachers.
  • Learners who are not older than 19 on 31 December of the previous year and who still benefit from the training.
  • Learners who do not have behavioral problems that affect the learning of other learner, and who fulfill the requirements as stated above, will be granted into the phase.

Assessment:

Informal report end of first term.
Formal report half year and end of the year.
Per Term: 2 Formal and 5 Informal assessments.

Individual Support Plan:

ISP’s individually done according to the child’s ability and areas of improvement.

Technical Occupational Curriculum

Vision:

To present the national curriculum (TOP), adapted for inclusive education for learners with physical and other disabilities, that do not benefit from the academic phase of New Hope School
Technical Occupational Program (TOC)

50% Functional curriculum
50% Practical Skills
TOP 1: Elizma Bester
Number of Learners: 12
TOP 2-3: Willie Ferreira
Number of Learners: 12
TOP 4: Ilze Du Plessis
Number of Learners: 12

Mission:

  • To equip the learners, according to their abilities, to learn functional academic, life and work skills.
  • To equip learners to be valued citizens of the country and to fulfill their role in society.
  • To encourage and develop entrepreneurship.
  • To place learners in an open/sheltered working environment.
  • SKILLS TRAINING DEVELOPMENT.

Admission Requirements:

  • Learners of New Hope School who, at any given time, do not fulfill the requirements of the CAPS standards.
  • Do not have the ability to complete the academic phase.
  • Learners are moved to the TOP after a consultation process involving all role players as well as the GDE.
  • Learners admitted from the primary school, will be placed in the LS 4B class. As soon as the learner reaches the admission age and emotional readiness of the TOP class
  • (+/- 14/15 years), they will be placed in TOP 1,2 or 3.
  • Learners who cannot be accommodated in a vocational school due to physical or other limitations.
  • Learners who are not older than 19 on 31 December of the previous year and who still benefit from the training.
  • Learners who do not have behavioral problems that affect the learning of other learners, and who fulfill the requirements as stated above, will granted admission into the phase.
  • With any admission consultation process, the TOP teachers MUST be included.

Assessment:

Term 1: Informal report, academic and practical
Term 2: Formal report, academic and practical
Term 4: Formal report, academic and practical

Individual Support Plan:

Continuously done throughout the year according to the child’s ability and areas of improvement.
Year 1,2 and 3
Transitioning Team (Curriculum Vitae) (Willie)
Year 4 (or for learners who leave school earlier) and School to work program, parents.

School to Work Programme:

  • Learners from 16 years old are eligible to work in the program.
  • Learners are chosen according to their abilities and skills to work in the open market or sheltered environment.
  • Every Wednesday, learners are sent to their various institutes/companies:
    • Spar, Nursery, Panel beaters, Dischem, Florist, Uitkyk slaghuis, Allowood, Employment Solutions, City gifts & toys, HiQ, Newlands Total garage shop, Hardware shops.
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