ASK - All Special Kids, the Geneva based, non-profit organization set up to help families of children with special needs and learning differences, has just announced it is launching a new after-school program in the region.
Created in response to an ever-growing demand in the region for improved special needs support, the classes will be held at the ASK offices in Grand Saconnex, and will include two “streams”: The Study Skills & Homework Club for both primary and secondary children, and the Intensive Study Skills Program targeted at secondary students only.
The Study Skills & Homework Club will be offered in 10 session blocks, which can be booked on the same day of the week: Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays between 16h30 and 18h, and Wednesdays from 9h30 to 11h00 or 16h30 to 18h00. Individual catch up sessions will also be on offer, subject to availability. Each lesson will include 25 minutes of Study Skills, 20 minutes using the “Lexia and Catch Up Math” computer program (www.lexiauk.co.uk - licenses pending) and 45 minutes of homework help.
Starting in September, 2011, TutorsPlus will offer children aged between 8 and 12 the option to sign up for study support classes in either Maths or English. The new classes, which will be taught in small groups by qualified teachers, will be ideal for those students who need a little extra support in these subjects, either because they need further reinforcement of what they are learning in school, or because they need a little help catching up. They will be particularly useful for those students who have just arrived in the area from another school, and who need some extra help getting up to speed with the new curriculum.
No matter what the current academic level of the children in each class, Tutors Plus will design individualized learning plans that will allow each child to advance at their own pace. With each tutor trained to match their teaching style to those of their students, students can grow in confidence, and become independent learners, capable of achieving the best possible academic results.
A new international school will open its doors in Morges this September. Welcoming both international and local students, the LLIS Lake Leman International School will provide classes from Kindergarten (age 3 years) through to grade 5 (age 11 years), and will also offer a crèche for babies aged from 3 months upwards, operated by the LLIS partner, Cap Canaille.
The LLIS Secondary School will open the following academic year (2012/13), preparing students for the IGCSE and International Baccalaurate (IB).
Children in the primary school will follow the International Primary Curriculum (IPC), which provides an innovative approach to education in an international environment. It is based on a set of explicitly defined learning goals for every subject in the curriculum, for personal development, and for the development of “international mindedness”. More details can be found on the IPC website.
Geneva English School (GES) is embarking on an exciting new development, designed to move the school forward and build on the high quality of learning opportunities already provided. This will mean new and improved facilities and the creation of more primary places.
The school, which is situated in magnificent grounds overlooking Lake Geneva and Mont Blanc, will open three new classes in September for Reception, Year 1 and Year 3 students. The new classes represent the first stage in a carefully planned expansion programme, which will see the school move to parallel classes running in all year groups by 2013.
With a strong reputation for high academic standards based on the English curriculum, the school has spent many years consulting with parents to consider the various options that would allow it to expand. The construction of a new building, including new classrooms and additional multi-purpose spaces, was deemed to be the best option that would allow GES to offer two classes per year group as well as develop its expressive arts programme and extra-curricular activities, without comprising the existing high standards of teaching already on offer.
A new bilingual school will open this September in Vaud’s La Côte region, offering a high quality, English-French Montessori education to children aged between 3 and 12 years old.
Called Montessori “Seeds of Knowledge”, the new school will be located at two sites in the region, one in Tartegnin (close to Rolle) and the other in Nyon. Teaching will follow Montessori principles, providing children with a stimulating environment, based on the child’s individual needs, and respecting his/her own rhythm of development.
Heading up the new school will be Marie Littman, co founder of the school with her husband Daniel Littman, who will manage the school’s administration and finance. As a Montessori-qualified teacher and mother of three children, Marie understands only too well the importance of allowing children to learn at their own pace. She says,
“I am an ardent believer in the Montessori pedagogy, which is focused on each child’s natural development and does not conform to a standardized teaching manual. Montessori teachers are encouraged to establish a pedagogic programme for each child, based on his or her natural development and sequence of interests.”
She continues, “Each of the new teachers we have recently appointed to the school has a thorough understanding of the young child and of the Montessori pedagogy. They all appreciate that sharing, collaboration and communication are indispensible values, required to accomplish our objectives.”
The school will open two classrooms in September, each of which will employ:
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