Meet Junior Key Academy.
Homeschooling Tutoring Centre in Bloemfontein with a personalised learning approach focused on your child.
We structured our homeschooling tutoring centre to allow foundation phase students, in grade RR to 3, to learn according to their ability and personal need with individualised learning and small classrooms.
Small Class Rooms
Personalised Learning
Fantastic Tutors
Afterschool Care
Supportive Community
Safe Playground
What We Do
Explore a Fresh Approach to early childhood development at Our homeschooling Tutoring Centre.
Welcome to Junior Key Academy, a homeschooling tutoring centre and pre school in Bloemfontein for children between the ages of 4 and 9. Our method of homeschooling set us apart. Instead of taking on the role of homeschooling your child directly, we offer a tutoring service that does it for you. We adhere to the CAPS curriculum, in line with the requirements of the Department of Education of South Africa, ensuring that your child receives a top quality education from a young age.
Our academic year is divided into four terms. Throughout these terms, students will have daily attendance at our homeschooling tutoring centre. They will rotate between classes, where our tutors provide instructions, assessments, and conduct tests. These evaluations occur periodically within each term.
Once the assessments and exams are completed, our tutors meticulously grade the tasks and exams, Subsequently, the marks are sent to the independent assessment body. This administrative partner processes the score and take charge of generating the report cards for each term. Amid their administrative responsibilities, our core focus remains on tutoring. We maintain small class sizes, ensuring that every student receives the individualised attention they require to excel academically. Additionally, our structured educational environment allows students to engage with their peers, fostering a well-rounded learning experience.
Our Story
From Tutor To Founder, The Start of junior key academy.
For five fulfilling years, I immersed myself in the world of education at I am Academy. During that period, the centre catered to students from grade RR to 9. However as time passed, the available space seemed to shrink, and the potential growth was becoming limited. Amidst these challenges, I saw opportunity waiting to be seized. The chance presented itself for me to embark on a new venture, one where I could shape an educational haven that would cater to a wider age range, encompassing grades 4 to 12. Driven by a deep-seated desire to make a positive impact on children’s lives, I made the decision to take a leap of faith.
And so, in the vibrant year of 2023, the inception of Future Key Academy took place. This wasn’t merely the creation of another institution; it marked the birth of a space where learning would thrive, where possibilities would be limitless. I transformed my aspirations into tangible reality by investing in a property in Bloemfontein, which would serve as the conerstone of our Homeschooling Tutoring Centre. From the ground up, the property underwent a revival, a redesigning that mirrored our vision of an educational sanctuary. Future Key Academy emerged as a beacon of innovative learning, a place where students would be nurtured and their potentials realised. Today, we stand proudly with 50 eager learners who have embarked on this journey of exploration and growth alongside us. In July 2024, we have acquired I am Academy and rebranded it to Junior Key Academy where we offer homeschooling tutoring services for children from grade RR to grade 3. And once they are done they can enroll to Future Key Academy just across the the road.
As the chapter of our narrative continue to unfold, we extend an invitation for you to be a part of this incredible odyssey. Junior Key Academy is more than an educational institution; it’s a platform for transformation, where dreams take root and flourish.
With anticipation and determination,
Lucha Barkhuizen: Founder, Junior Key Academy
Testimonial
What our happy parents say.
“Best principal and awesome educators. Changed my child’s life forever. I salute you!”
~Junior Key Academy Parent
~ Junior Key Academy Parent
~ Junior Key Academy Parent
Team
A foundation Phase homeschooling educational centre in Bloemfontein with excellent tutors.
Junior Key Academy has a passionate and dedicated team of tutors ready to unlock your child’s full potential and give them the education they deserve. We believe that each child at Junior Key Academy is unique. Therefore we keep the classes small, and our tutors tailor their teaching approach to ensure that each child receives sufficient one-on-one attention to meet their needs.
Geraldine
Karla
Liezel
Deandre
Rulandie
Liandri
Makyla
Foundation
The principles that makes Junior key academy a family.
Mission
Our mission is to allow each student to learn according to their ability and to create a centre that is attentive to the emotional needs of every student. Our mission is to provide a safe and creative tutor center climate by building positive relationships, resulting in high academic and social achievement for ALL students.
Vision
At Junior Key Academy, we believe it takes a village to prepare our students for success through their educational careers and their personal lives. Key Academy’s teachers, staff, and parents work together to create an inclusive tutor-centre culture where all students can feel safe, learn, and be social.
Values
We believe that each child, parent and teacher should have good, strong values. It creates a positive learning environment that contributes to the development of each learner. By teaching children of values they learn certain skills that they can carry with them together through their lives as well as pass them on to others. Values Junior Key Academy Homeschooling tutoring centre focus on:
- LEARNING
- WELLBEING
- COURAGE
- INTEGRITY
- RESPECT
- COMPASSION
- SERVICE
- CONTRIBUTION
- EMPATHY
Disciplinary Beliefs
We strongly believe in strong discipline at Junior Key Academy and that it goes hand-in-hand with good values. Good discipline is the root of success. Discipline brings stability and structure into each child’s life which assists with academic progress by teaching a learner to be responsible and contribute to the learning environment. We believe it is necessary to incorporate good discipline and not tolerate bullying to create a positive and safe learning environment.
Our Centre
The Junior Key Academy tutoring Centre in Bloemfontein:
7 Classrooms
Grades RR - 3
30+ Students
Big Playground
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Additional information about Junior key academy.
Junior Key Academy takes the safety of our learners very seriously. We always have supervision, including break or outside time, in the morning, at drop off time, and during pick up time. Our gates are locked after drop-off time to ensure the safety of our learners.
Similar to mainstream schools, Junior Key Academy follows government school holidays and public holidays.
Junior Key Academy does not have a meal program. Each parent is responsible for their child/children’s lunchbox. We recommend that the students pack a healthy balanced lunchbox each day with a water bottle to ensure they keep hydrated throughout the day.
At Junior Key Academy, we celebrate each child’s birthday in their specific class during break/ outdoor time. Parents are welcome to send birthday cake or packets on their child’s birthday, but it is not compulsory.
