Here are some ways we promote learning
throughout our school.
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Teaching is
child-centred – in line with one of Aduvie’s core values which is child centredness,
teaching methods are child-centred, catering to the needs of visual,
kinesthetic and auditory learners.
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Each lesson is
taught with learning in mind – teachers understand that lessons are successful
only when every student has learned.
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Learning is
prepared for – Teachers do not approach lessons haphazardly. Rather, they plan
for each class in order to make a difference.
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Learning is owned
– they recognize that in order to succeed, they must actively take part in all
learning activities.
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Learning is
personalised – every child’s success is important and so, teachers engage in
differentiated instruction and one-to-one sessions as the need arises.
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Learning is
rigorous – children are made to think and solve problems through open-ended
questions and tasks.
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Learning is fun –
various activities which help to make students feel good about learning are
carried on during lessons.
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Learning is
celebrated – achievements are recognized and rewarded to encourage students to
strive harder or maintain the tempo.
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Learning is
supported – the school provides learning support to all students who deserve
it. Learning support is structured, rigorous and targeted at helping students
improve academically.
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Learning is
digitalized – teachers use a variety of IT tools such as internet, google
classroom, videos etc. to promote learning.
Aduvie uses a blend of both the Nigerian and
British curriculums right from creche to the secondary school stage. This offers
flexibility to students in terms of where to study after they leave Aduvie. A
good number of our students take the IGCSE pathway and proceed to universities
outside Nigeria after completing Year 12. Others, content with the WAEC/NECO
pathway go on to attend leading universities in Nigeria. Our text books and
teaching strategies reflect this blend. Our teachers are trained regularly in
order to be able to deliver our curriculum effectively and also keep abreast
with the latest developments in the education world. Our teachers are IGCSE
trained.
Children
are admitted to our school on the basis of their age and academic potential.
However, our placement tests are mainly diagnostic – we will usually admit a
student who is age appropriate even if their grades fall short of our
expectations. This is because, we are confident that no child is dull and every
child can be supported to succeed when the environment is right. Admission is
open to children in creche to Year 11 classes. Our classrooms are spacious and designed
for learning. Each classroom is fully furnished with chairs, tables, book
shelves, air conditioners and lots more. In addition, there is a projector in
every classroom.
In
the high school, learners scoring below 60% are enrolled for the learning
support classes.
Learners receive instruction from teachers other than their
class teachers. As a school, we realise that learners come in different shades.
Some are auditory learners while other are visual or kinesthetic learners.
According to Stanislas Dehaene, a leading neuroscientist, the four pillars for
successful learning include attention, active engagement, feedback and
consolidation. Therefore, our learning support program promotes this dimension
of learning.
This program comes at a cost for Day students.
In
the nursery and primary sections, our main aim is to improve the mathematical
skills of learners who attend the afterschool program. So, mathematics is
offered on Mondays through Thursdays. In addition, learners offer English on
Mondays and Wednesdays, and Science on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
They also
practice solving past questions in these 3 subject areas during this time. Homework
issued on Mondays to Thursdays is also attended to during afterschool classes.
This
service also comes at a cost.
Please
visit the front desk officer for more information about the costs for the
afterschool/learning support programs.
The
schedules for our learning support/afterschool programs are shown below.
Nursery/Primary High School
Mondays
2:30 – 4:00pm
Mondays
7:15 – 7:55am; 3:40 – 4:30pm
Tuesdays
2:30 – 4:00pm
Tuesdays
7:15 – 7:55am; 3:40 – 4:30pm
Wednesdays
2:30 – 4:00pm
Thursdays
7:15 – 7:55am
Thursdays
2:30 – 4:00pm
Fridays
7:15 – 7:55am
Aduvie
boasts a world class special education needs department manned by qualified and
experienced special needs personnel.
In fact, the school has presented students
with special needs for external exams such as IGCSE, WAEC, NECO and Checkpoints
since 2019. Sometimes and depending on the nature of the special needs, the
school recommends shadow support for certain students with special needs.
The
school provides special services such as speech and behavioral therapies to
students who may require such at no additional cost. Some of our non-educable
students are encouraged to pursue vocational pathways such as photography,
catering and fishery. Individual Education Plans (IEPs) are prepared for each
learner at the beginning of every session and subsequently reviewed on a termly
basis.