Pre-University
The Pre-University level Foundation Phase offers access to the development of 25 Skills which are run as a series of 1-month short-courses. The Foundation Phase does not offer an academic-qualification. It provides access to university-level degrees accepted by our academic partners. It also offers skills development through our academic partners such as Microsoft, Thinking Skills, CIDALearning, and other learning partners for specific short-courses.
These 25-skills courses have several purposes, which include bridging and remediation: students study English and mathematics every day as well as have intensive introduction to computer skills. Our 10-years of experience in this field has shown matriculants with Grade 12 from the South African education system are not sufficiently prepared to cope with university-level studies. This allows students who have not done sufficiently well at high school to bridge into university-level education.
There are 3 sub-phases in the Foundation Program, across which the 25-skills courses are offered:
Core phase
Accelerate phase*
Foundation Phase 2
* Students who pass maths and English at Level 4 during the Core phase are exempt from the Accelerate phase which offers even more intensive mathematics and English classes.
Foundation Programme Sustainability Curriculum
25 SKILLS FOR ACADEMIC AND CAREER SUCCESS
| Personal Sustainability | Economic Sustainability | Environmental Sustainability |
|---|---|---|
|
Manage stress and develop your full brain potential using the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi technique |
Start a business or organisation (including creating a successful business plan) with the Cisco Entrepreneur Institute |
Live in a more sustainable way: ‘Be green’: · Use natural materials for construction and living · Recycling waste/ materials · Understand global warming and how to reduce your impact |
| Develop your physique, poise, balance and health, with physical health practices including yoga stretch exercises | Work in a company, and get a comprehensive range of 20 work-skills through Invincible Outsourcing |
Be ‘off-the-grid’: Use solar and wind in your family house · Lighting · Heating [program still to begin at Ezemvelo] |
| Develop perfect health through proper diet, nutrition, and a better lifestyle with daily and seasonal routines | Do basic mathematics, particularly algebra, and get to love maths as a core part of daily life, using the MediaWorks accredited mathematics system | Current events and topical issues, understanding: cultures, geographies, world events |
| Cook for health and wellness | Cook for health and wellness Communicate effectively in English, and improve your reading, writing, and speaking skills through the MediaWorks English Communication system and ReadOn. You will also learn how to make effective presentations. | Harvest/ catch rainwater for household use; Put in ground water pump for vegetable growing |
| Build a basic family eco-friendly house (in just weeks) in complete harmony with nature at very low cost and designed for health and well-being (at Ezemvelo, this program still to begin) | Manage your own money: personal money management | Grow organic vegetables, make compost, heal soil. Learn to grow your own healthy food: vegetables and fruits |
| Provide your former high school with HIV, money management, and other life skills education | Type at 30 words a minute with 95% accuracy |
Conservation principles in a Nature Reserve Identify animal-species, bird-species, and plant-species |
| Develop your leadership skills, including learning about your own indigenous culture, and developing African leadership wisdom | How to use computers, including: word, excel, powerpoint, and open office, with our Microsoft Academy including the Digital Literacy program | |
| Raise consciousness to reduce crime & violence in the community and create a healthier and more positive community and nation | Use social media for marketing; networking (Facebook, Twitter, etc.); and how to design a basic web-site and how to blog, run by Quirk e-Marketing and Yola web-design | |
| Protect your health through healthy sexual practices, including HIV prevention, and physical health practices, including fitness, games, and sport | Use the internet and email to connect with the world, and access the world’s information | |
| Develop your talents and passions through art, music, video-production and editing, photography, theatre, cultural appreciation, debating, and other forms of expression | Linear and Lateral thinking skills: Think clearly; be creative; solve problems; and learn with Thinking Skills cc | |
| Set-up and manage an office with basic office administration skills | Manage and lead small teams as well as how to be effective in a team in the practicum program | |
| Manage a project with the latest project management skills | Fundamentals of Business: understanding Marketing; HR; and Finance | |
| Gain Career Skills and manage your career successfully | A series of short soft skills courses |
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