Our
History
Starting with merely a handful of learners and only three educators, Raslouw Academy has grown to accommodate approximately 200 learners, while providing a safe, structured environment where learners can grow emotionally, socially and academically. A need for a separate property to accommodate our Foundation Phase learners (Grade R to 3) was identified, with Raslouw Junior Academy becoming operational in 2017. An exciting occasion in the history of both Raslouw Academy and Raslouw Junior Academy was when both schools were awarded full Umalusi Accreditation in 2020, verifying that our learners are exposed to continuous quality teaching and learning.
Our
Mission
Raslouw Academy and Raslouw Junior Academy provide a one-stop solution for remedial learners in a safe and supportive environment, catering for a variety of learning difficulties and scholastic challenges. We recognise achievement every day and reward responsibility every hour, as progress in itself is something to be celebrated!
This personalised approach to teaching makes for happy, well-adjusted learners, who are able to face the challenges of school and beyond with preparedness, confidence and a love for learning. By providing the opportunity for a good education, our learners stand shoulder-to shoulder with their peers as they enter the world with a recognised National Senior Certificate.
Raslouw Academy and Raslouw Junior Academy are led by our Golden Circle, believing that why we operate is at the heart of how and what we do.
Why: To allow individuals to meet the future with confidence
How: Through a supportive and safe environment
What: With a mutidisciplinary and individualised curriculum catering for specialised education within the CAPS system.
At Raslouw Academy and Raslouw Junior Academy, we truly live by our Mission and Vision statements, allowing our learners to enter the world and live to their potential by meeting the future with confidence.
What makes us
Unique?
The dedicated and highly qualified educators at Raslouw Academy and Raslouw Junior Academy teach according to the principle of providing continuous support to each learner individually. They accept that every learner’s journey is unique, especially since they may have been referred to the school for reasons such as a non-specific learning disorder, ADD, ADHD, dyslexia, high-functioning Autism, neurological and/or other social and emotional problems.
At Raslouw Academy and Raslouw Junior Academy, we endeavour always to recognise that all learners are unique, even if mainstream systems opt to classify them in terms of broad brushstrokes such as “special needs”, “at risk” or even “unteachable”.
Our skilled educators recognise too, that every learner develops at his or her own pace, both emotionally and academically, and adapt their teaching to ensure that the school provides a stimulating and structured environment. By turning the learning experience into a joyful one, learners are assisted at becoming ever-more respectful, responsible and confident individuals.
Our goal at Raslouw Academy and Raslouw Junior Academy is to prepare our learners to educate themselves throughout their lives.
What Makes Us
Different
Hyper-personalised learner support plans
Calm, structured, predictable environment
Strong emotional and social development focus
Small class sizes (“just the right size”)
Strong parent partnership and communication
Focus on barriers to learning (ADHD, dyslexia, anxiety, high-functioning ASD)
Strategic location serving Centurion, Raslouw, Midstream and Midrand