Our learning approach

Our learning approach

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Beyond Exams

We ensure that our students excel on their exams, but we also go far beyond that. Nova Pioneer teachers don’t lecture, they lead discussions and facilitate projects that help students engage deeply and think critically about course material. Our students frequently apply their academic work outside the classroom to real world situations.

Holistic and High Expectations

We support every student to unlock their individual interests and passions and achieve far beyond what they thought was possible. We treat students as leaders and they rise to meet our expectations by developing the character and skills that they need to lead.

Practical and Personalized

Our learning experiences are full of engagement, creativity, and energy. For example, our students learn physics by building their own compass to explore magnetism, English by writing new chapters for novels they love, and math by surveying the local community to understand statistics. As a result, they learn the core material while developing their creativity and problem solving abilities.

21st Century Skills

Nova Pioneer students don’t just learn how to use the latest technology, they learn how to design and build it themselves. Our laboratories and maker spaces allow students to experiment with their own inventions, and graduates will emerge fluent in the innovation skills that they’ll need to thrive in modern careers.

Primary & Pre-Primary approach

A strong educational foundation is crucial to not only determining academic success, but also for life success. Several decades of research demonstrate that high-quality, developmentally appropriate early childhood programs produce short and long-term positive effects on children’s cognitive and social development.

During those early years, how that child learns and develops — mentally, emotionally and socially — is critical. At Nova Pioneer, we use a unique integrated approach to support our youngest students’ growth, offering opportunities to develop intellectual curiosity and a love of learning, even for the youngest of students.

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Our founding question at Nova Pioneer has been, ‘What capabilities will young people on this continent need to succeed in and shape the future that they will encounter, and what approaches to education will best develop those capabilities?'
Chinezi Chijioke, Chinezi Chijioke, CEO

Secondary approach

We transform students into resilient leaders through a culture of high expectations and risk taking. This is all combined with a learning cycle that involves failure, reflection, feedback and eventual success.

Neuroscience shows that this “enquiry-based learning” model results in stronger intellectual ability and character than traditional lecture-based education. With the guidance of a teacher, we give our students the opportunity to discover, develop and test personal theories leading to a richer understanding of concepts. Nova Pioneer students develop into lifelong learners who can uncover their talents and potential.

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Nova Pioneer students don’t just learn how to use the latest technology, they learn how to design and build it themselves.
Rahel Wondwossen, Chief Academic Officer

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