Developed by an Educational Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, Speech Therapist, and Remedial Teacher.
Future Wings Academy, is a program that offers a therapeutic remedial learning centre for small groups of learners that requires individualized remedial assistance.
The program combines scholastic tasks as well as assistance with barriers to assessments/concessions. Our aim is to mentor/tutor Gr 1- 7 children to better perform and understand CAPS, the South African curriculum, by adding individual attention and therapeutic methodology in a safe and qualified environment.
What do we mean by therapeutic, well, the Future Wings Academy, is unique as the program was compiled by the team of Therapists.
The program is followed in a group setting every day in a familiar environment between set hours; therefore, forming part of their daily routine. The program also includes fine and gross motor activities, a visual perception program, sensory stimulation, and auditory discrimination activities. Other intervention programs included in our program is. Self-Regulation program which is implemented in a daily routine to assist with modulation and concentration difficulties. Giving Children Wings reading and concentration centre individual sessions may also be incorporated to assist your child if they have reading difficulties.
Why you can trust our program? Well, here's more information on who developed it.
Bessie Venter-van Zyl (Educational Psychologist)
BA.Ed B.Ed (Psych) M.Ed (Psychology of Education) M.Ed (Educational Psychology) 1997 RAU.
Bessie started her career as a secondary school teacher in 1991, whilst studying part time in order to obtain her registration as an Educational Psychologist. She did her internship at The School of Achievement (Remedial School)/Prestasieskool, where she developed a passion for working with children with barriers to learning and barriers to assessment. She has been in private practice in Kempton Park, since January 2000, and she specializes in assessments for children with ADHD, learning difficulties, and applications for assessment accommodations/concessions, as well as guidance to the parents of these learners. Bessie is a firm believer in the value of a multi-disciplinary team approach when dealing with learning difficulties. She also believes that the learning environment should be adapted to address the individual child’s needs. This is what Future Wings Academy will offer our learners and their parents.
Engela van der Heever – Greyling (Occupational Therapist)
B.Occ.Ther (UP) 2009 & Ayers Sensory Integration Trained (2017)
She has been working in Private Practice for 9 years and has a passion and special interest for Early Intervention, Sensory Processing, and children with learning difficulties. Through Future Wings Academy she aims to play a role in touching children’s lives who otherwise may not have been given the opportunity to reach their full potential. Implementing a therapeutic program in a school environment with small groups is the key to optimal learning. She believes that if we teach the students of today, the way we taught them yesterday, we simply rob them of tomorrow.
Nici Jansen van Rensburg (Speech-Language Therapist and Audiologist)
B.Communication Pathology University of Pretoria 1998
Nici started her career as a Speech-Language Therapist in a Remedial school, during which time she also completed a course Neuro-Developmental therapy specifically designed for children with neuro-developmental disorders. She has been practicing for the past 21 years in her private practice as both a speech therapist and audiologist with a special interest in auditory processing difficulties. Her passion is seeing children excel despite the odds and she believes that with the right guidance every individual can achieve their maximum potential in life.
