About Us

Nota Bene Learning Centre is a friendly, safe and loving environment for learners who require individual and more specific attention. Our aim is to be a facility which is committed to provide quality education with a holistic approach. We strive to provide a quality programme to enhance the development and skills of each learner with the help of dedicated educators and classroom assistants. We aim to help all learners excel within the National CAPS curriculum. We believe each learner is unique and has the ability to grow. We aim to build a relationship with each learner and his/her family. The centre boasts with a specialised kinetics programme, remedial classes, sensory room and on-site therapeutic rooms.

In addition to the above, our learning centre also provides aftercare services for our learners.

Our Wish

That learners will be respected and loved.
That each learner will feel at “home” and safe.
To create the perfect environment where they will be happy and where they can develop socially, emotionally and academically to the best of their ability.
For parents, to believe in us and to trust us with their child.
To know that we will take care of your child as if they were our own.

Our Mission

To create a friendly, safe and loving environment for learners who require individual and specific attention.
To enable the learner to develop to the best of his/her ability.
To create a programme specifically designed for each child’s individual needs (IEDP) in conjunction with the National CAPS curriculum.
With help from dedicated educators, therapists, and parents we develop a programme to strengthen each learner’s abilities.
To provide support and love to each child and his/her family.
Providing a holistic approach to learning.
Our focus is to enhance our learner’s emotional development.

Our Objectives

To provide quality education specifically designed to accommodate each child’s individual needs within the expectations of the National CAPS curriculum.
Providing learners with a carefully planned daily educational programme.
Providing on site therapeutic rooms with outsourced qualified therapists.
To equip each learner with the necessary tools, skills and knowledge to reach their physical, sensory, intellectual and social and emotional goals.
To provide a safe, calm and loving environment for each learner.
To provide a programme designed to enhance motor development.
To analyse motor skill development, technique correction and to determine and support each learners’ ability to cope with the demands and play of everyday life.
We monitor and evaluate each learner using specific assessment tools to ensure that the learner reaches his/her goals.
Working closely with therapists to ensure each learner’s Individual Educational Developmental Plan (IEDP) is incorporated in the daily routine.
To provide each learner with the tools to enhance their lives and boost their well-being and self-confidence.
To create a caring environment where each learner can reach his or her full potential, grow and develop.
Providing well-rounded and loving after-care service.

Our Curriculum

We follow the National Curriculum and Assessment Policy (CAPS); which is a single, comprehensive, and concise policy document implemented by the Department of Basic Education for all the subjects listed in the National Curriculum Statement for Grades R to Grade 12. CAPS provides detailed guidance for teachers on what they should teach and how to assess. Not only does the CAPS curriculum allow our teachers to focus more on each learner’s individual education and development plan, but it also empowers us to adapt the assessments and make accommodations for all our learners’ specific needs. We supplement the CAPS curriculum by implementing an Individual Educational Developmental Plan (IEDP) for each learner. This additional intervention aids learners in areas of development in which they may have some difficulty and is done in collaboration with the CAPS curriculum.

We aim to provide a holistic and multisensory approach to teaching by including a gross motor development program. Edu-Kinetics forms part of our curriculum and is included in our school fees. Our kineticists are highly qualified and registered with the South African Professional Institute for Kinder Kinetics (SAPIK). They are educated and trained in analysing motor skill development, support technique correction, and to determine and support each child’s ability to cope with the demands of the curriculum and everyday life.

Our curriculum aims to develop each learner’s cognitive abilities, communication skills, social interactions and relationships, and fine and gross motor skills, as well as supporting them with regulation of their behaviour and emotions.

Our teachers also provide individual remedial classes for our learners after school to further support our learners’ development and education.

Admission Criteria

Nota Bene Learning Centre accommodates learners with various barriers to learning. Learners with the following educational barriers are accepted at our learning centre:

Academic challenges in reading, writing/spelling, communication and/or mathematics.
Barriers to learning such as ADD, ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Specific learning disorders, high-functioning Autism, sensory processing disorder, or a syndrome that presents with the same symptoms.
Emotional barriers requiring a small classroom environment, including anxiety and/or depression.

In addition, the following criteria apply:

The learner should be able to function within a small group.
The learner should be able to cope with the language of instructions being English and/or Afrikaans.
The learner should be able to adapt to the learning environment of Nota Bene Learning Centre.
The learner should be able to cope with the CAPS curriculum provided he/she will receive additional support and accommodations/concessions.
No learner will be accepted without a psychologist’s report, which should not be older than two (2) years.
Verbal IQ is a good indicator of academic abilities. Nota Bene Learning Centre does not accept learners with an IQ lower than 70.
No admission without the compulsory one-week observation period.
No admission without 3 months financial statement from pervious Educational institution.
No admission without completed behavioural questionnaire from pervious Educational institution.
Any denomination is accepted, with the acceptance that Nota Bene Learning Centre’s functions and events are based on Christian principles and that all learners at Nota Bene Learning Centre must fit in with Christian principles, regardless of his/her denomination.
Parents must accept and respect the school’s code of conduct and disciplinary code.

The following learners will not benefit from admission to Nota Bene Learning Centre (Exclusion Criteria):

Learners with serious behaviour difficulties.
Learners with severe psychiatric disorders and/or personality disorders.
Learners with drug-related dependencies.
Learners that are not able to keep up with the academic demand of the CAPS curriculum.

Fees

The school fees, and all other services provided, are payable strictly in advance, by means of monthly electronic fund transfer (EFT) or debit order. The annual centre fees are payable in twelve monthly instalments on or before the 7^th of each month. Payments received after the 10th of the month will carry a late payment penalty fee of 15%, which will be charged to the account in the following month. If the account holder neglects to pay the account, the learning centre may refuse the learner access to the learning centre until a payment has been received.

Notice: The account holder undertakes to give 30 calendar days’ notice of termination of the enrollment of the learner, with the liability to pay the full amount of the following month’s fee.

The learning centre’s fee increases will take place in January of each year.

Please note:

There is no exemption from school fees.
There are no school fee subsidies available.

Fees for 2025

For 2025 our learning centre fees will be as follows:
Application and screening evaluation; inclusive of one week observation period (once off for all new learner applications)	R1 950
Administration fee for new learners (once off, non-refundable fee)	R 1 060

	12 Installments	11 Installments
One child	R6 050	R6 600
Two children	R11 350	R12 380

Aftercare fees	11 Installments
Lunch and afternoon snack, as well as drinks, included. Per learner:	R2 150
December fee will be calculated by the number of days.

Centre Times

Parents may drop learners off from 06h30 in the morning and pre care services will be provided.

Our academic day programme is as follows:

Grade	Opening time	Closing time
Grade RR	07h30	12h30
Grade R	07h30	13h00
Grade 1	07h30	13h30
Grade 2 & 3	07h30	13h45
Grade 4 to 7	07h30	14h30

On Fridays, our academic programme for all learners ends at 13h00. We offer an aftercare service until 17h30. On Fridays, our aftercare services ends at 17:00.

Terms for the Academic Year

The learning centre follows the school terms as outlined by the Western Cape Education Department. Our learning centre will be closed during school holidays and on public holidays.

The provisional dates for the academic year will be as follows:

Term #	Opening date	Closing date
Term 1	17 January 2024	20 March 2024
Term 2	3 April 2024	14 June 2024
Term 3	9 July 2024	20 September 2024
Term 4	1 October 2024	11 December 2024

*A holiday programme and care will be available at an additional cost *

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