ACTIVE ENGLISH

Meet Our Inspiring Teachers

Samantha - 072 149 9254 - Eldoraigne / Pretoria - Junior and Senior
Samantha invites you to visit her bright, child friendly classroom anytime. There you will find enthusiastic ´active´ learners, aged from 6 - 12 years. The motivational methods and skills used to teach English, reading and spelling will benefit any child who demonstrates curiosity, imagination and a desire to learn.

*Klasse is specifiek vir Afrikaans sprekende kinders - 1ste Taal Engelse program lewer top presteerders*

Retha - 082 375 4237 - George - Juniors
Retha visits many nursery schools as well as pre-school classes at primary schools. Children aged 4 - 6 years are predominantly Afrikaans speaking, but a few Xhosa speaking toddlers also enjoy the classes thoroughly. Spontaneity, incidental teaching and FUN are keywords in every forty minute lesson every week. Results are amazing - the children have confidence to speak English, their vocabulary expands rapidly and they are very proud of their craft article each week. To let your child join the enthusiastic Active English Group, is undoubtedly, making an investment in his or her future!

Taryn - 084 645 9883 - Bloemfontein - Juniors - Grade 1 - 3
Taryn is currently teaching at nursery schools and offers private lessons for Grade 1 - 3 on Friday afternoons, 13h15 - 14h30 at Grey College Pre-Primary. The demand for lessons has been amazing, 80% of students being Afrikaans speaking. She uses the unique Active English Phonovisual Programme to teach Phonics. The motivating tasks and activities are aimed at teaching all children as though they are gifted.

Carol-Ann - 072 685 9299 - Roodepoort - Juniors and Seniors
Carol-Ann specializes in classes for Grade 1 - 7. Curriculum based 1st Language workbooks that develop grammar, vocabulary expansion, punctuation usage and a love for poetry have been carefully created to encourage interest and enthusiasm for learning. She also visits various nursery schools in her area.

Karen - 082 438 5089 - Durban - Juniors
Karen is a young and very enthusiastic teacher. She visits nursery schools and believes it is important to create a learning environment that encourages expression, giving young learners opportunities to communicate in English and in so doing she transforms them into confident English speakers.

Charmaine - 072 320 7333 - Polokwane - Juniors and Seniors
Charmaine believes that the key to successful teaching is to have FUN! Successful acquisition takes place in natural learning situations;
The activities must fulfil the following criteria:

  • Capture interest
  • Involve movement
  • Call for responses to indicate comprehension
  • Allow for repetition
  • Introduce new words

  • Phone today if you still want to book a place - her classes are filling up quickly!

    Louise - 083 225 2420 - Rooihuiskraal / Pretoria - Juniors
    Louise recommends Active English to second language speakers, especially Afrikaans, African and Foreign children. She visits various Nursery schools in her area. Phone today - guaranteed parent satisfaction.

    Nettie - 082 573 4694 - Risiville - Vereeniging - Juniors and Seniors
    Nettie says it is no longer acceptable for children to scrape through with poor English marks and the older the child gets the more expensive extra tutoring becomes - all tertiary education is in English - NOW is the time to invest in quality lessons that lead to positive academic achievement.

    Antionette - 082 714 1155 - Three Rivers East - Vereeniging - Juniors and Seniors
    Antionette believes that a multi sensorial approach is of utmost importance when learning a language. A child must hear, see, smell, touch and taste. The more the mind is streched the farther it will reach and the more inventive it will be. Value and believe in each and every child to develop their self-esteem and positive attitude.

    Lana - 083 453 8493 - Cape Town - Juniors
    Lana Believes that we need to provide young learners with opportunities to communicate with each other in English

    Dit is glad nie meer goed genoeg dat onskinders op skool deurskraap met swak Engelse punte en dan nog lewenslank hierdeur benadeel word nie. Die uitdaging om reeds voorskools 'n basis te lê, MOET benut word.