Term Dates 2012


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Pre-School

The Pre-school at TLCS offers a highly integrated curriculum designed to give your child an excellent head start on life. We offer small class sizes and every classroom has both a teacher and an assistant allowing our staff to give each child the attention and help they need to give them a good foundation for their education.

In K3 and K4 our students are taught the alphabet, phonics, and how to recognize numbers. By the end of K4 most of our students are reading words with one vowel.

In Reception they continue this progress to fluent reading using an enhanced phonics programs. They also begin to learn math concepts and skills and most can do basic math by their graduation from Reception.

To give your child a well-rounded education Monkeynastics is included with the tuition at TLCS. We also offer art, music, swimming and gross motor skill as part of our Pre-school curriculum.



Primary

At The Learning Center School we have created a nurturing positive environment in which your child can reach their full potential. We offer a Christian based curriculum that fully aligns with the Botswana Government syllabus.

In addition to an excellent sport and physical education department we offer an on campus Play Abacus program, drama, music, Discovery Club and Monkeynastics as part of our primary level education.

Please contact us for more information or stop by our campus. Our friendly staff will help you with all your questions and concerns.



Secondary

At the Secondary level we offer two scholastic programs. Both are committed to giving excellent education and maintaining highest standards. The majority of our Secondary classes are guided by the IGCSE syllabus. Our campus is a Cambridge testing center for the IGCSE. Also on offer, is an internationally recognized, computer-assisted curriculum which enables students to work at their own pace. Students in this program are required to sit for the SAT exam. At the Learning Centre we encourage self-discipline and good character and work hand in hand with the parents to prepare students for the future as confident, knowledgeable, spiritual and socially responsible citizens.



Special Needs

The Learning Center School has Gaborone�s leading special needs department. We have a qualified, compassionate staff that is specially trained and dedicated to our special needs students.

We offer a range of sections within this department to help serve the different varieties of disabilities including mild learning disorders, Down syndrome, Autism, and mental retardation. Please feel free to contact the school for more specific information about how can help your child.

As with everything we do, TLCS is moving forward and improving our Special Needs Department. We are placing increasing focus on an individual approach to each student.

We do this by doing a in-depth assessment of each child and creating and implementing of an I.E.P. (Individual Education Plan) based on the results of this assessment.

We are also developing a more creative curriculum that will incorporate a more hands-on learning experience.



Sport and Physical Education

At The Learning Center School we endeavor to produce well-rounded students. We hope to help develop not only their academic and creative minds but also a healthy body.

Our caring, qualified staff of coaches teach through our competitive sports and physical education, the concepts of a healthy body and mind, and promote the ideas of unity and teamwork.

The Learning Center School competes in Cricket, Table Tennis, Soccer, Netball, Swimming, Badminton, Volleyball, Basketball, and Softball.