What we do
What we do
Various assessments are available and include vocational guidance (aptitude, personality and Intelligence testing) for the purpose of choosing subjects for Matric and for career or educational guidance. We have a Counseling Psychologist as part of our team and she
consults on our premises. She also does Cognitive assessments, does the required testing to help organize concessions for learners with learning needs. Concessions include extra time, own venue, readers and scribes for exams. We also have a Speech and Language Therapist and two Occupational Therapists who work with different age groups (babies to adults.) These two disciplines also focus on Foundational skills for learning such as motor, visual and auditory perceptual skills. Our Educational Therapists offers full Educational assessments which provide guidance for parents and teachers and help an individual understand his or her current academic performance levels and assist in setting short – and long – term goals regarding education and recommended intervention. The focus is to understand a learner’s academic strengths and weaknesses and to determine the necessary levels of assistance where necessary and to design individual programmes.
Individual and group Remedial and NILD Educational therapy are offered to help learners overcome barriers to learning and to provide them with the skills to become independent learners and to help them reach their potential. We also offer extra-lessons in English,
Mathematics, and Afrikaans. We offer support and information on ADD/ADHD. We also do school readiness assessments and screening for vulnerability for learning difficulties and provide a programme for early intervention. (Gr 0 – Gr 1)
Periodically, courses are run on study skills and teaching learners to understand Higher Order Questions and to apply good reasoning skills and critical thinking.
Our Mission:
Training teachers, developing minds and changing lives. Bridging the gap for those who learn differently.
If a child is apparently quite bright and yet is not achieving, has learning difficulties, a language barrier or needs to catch up on education missed, the bridging classes may offer the perfect solution.
The bridging classes of 2026
SCILD has a Christian ethos and strict code of conduct, including having respect for each other, no matter our differences.
Grades 1-3 learners attend classes at the SCILD Centre from 7:30 to 12:00/13:30 pm daily depending on their grade.
Grade 4-7 learners attend classes from 7:30 – 14:00. We sometimes have Creston – Curro registered learners attending Maths and or English at SCILD according to their timetable. We have a maximum of 10 learners in a class so that they can get a lot more individual attention. We also have a specialist teacher that helps support learners individually or in small groups – especially in literacy.
The learners receive tuition and assessment tasks in English, Afrikaans, Math’s, Music and cultural subjects. We follow the CAP’S curriculum supported by other educational material to assist learners progress in their academics. The goal is to make small steps of success in order to build a positive self-image and to move towards “bridging the gap”. We also offer Arts and Crafts, and other therapy lessons on the SCILD campus. We offer hockey, soccer, touch rugby, cross county and ball skills in the afternoons or during our PE lessons. Our Soccer and touch rugby teams participate in matches against other schools in
the area. Some of our learners have represented UGU or KZN sports teams.
SCILD is adjacent to and readily accessible to Creston College Curro.
SCILD has their own school uniform, which includes Navy shorts, a white golf shirt with the SCILD logo and a navy dry mac and or navy jersey. They also have a navy and red tracksuit for the winter. The children can wear white takkies and white socks or black school shoes. The senior Primary girls have white shirts and blue skirts. There are two sports houses, Falcon (blue) and Eagle (red).
SCILD also has a beautiful LEGO room. Lego provides a way to master many other kinds of emerging skills, to name a few:
- Problem solving
- Persistence & patience
- Planning
- Teamwork & collaboration when playing with others
- Enhanced creativity & experimentation
- Concentration & improved attention
- Self- confidence & Perseverance
Homework clubs and aftercare are also available.
How are children admitted into the SCILD Bridging classes, what criteria should be met and what are the procedures?
Entrance Requirements and Procedures:
Criteria for acceptance in the Bridging school:
1. Intellectual assessment
The learner having been assessed by a registered Clinical, Counseling or Educational Psychologist on a recognized intellectual assessment should be in the average or above I.Q. range.
The following would contribute to a positive prognosis and progress:
- Parental support and co-operation by following recommendations made.
- Parental supervision with regard to a child’s homework and school programme.
- Even if homework is done at school, we encourage parents to listen to their child read at home as well as to read to your children. This enhances language development which in turn develops good reasoning and thinking skills.
- Having a good understanding of the extent of scholastic lags on admission.
- Willingness and responsibility of parents to accept guidance and counselling when necessary.
- Learner’s level of motivation and extent of secondary emotional problems or attention difficulties.
2. A legal agreement between SCILD and the parents must be signed and witnessed.
Learners who do not meet the Criteria
a) Primary Emotional Problems/ Behaviour problems that interfere with other children’s learning.
b) Primary Physical Disability
c) Primary Deteriorating Physical Condition
d) Autistic (High Functioning Autistic children will be considered, see note below.)
e) Aphasic
N.B. d) and e) will depend on the severity of problem and the extent to which other learners in the group may be affected.