Many students who will benefit from attending Qi Education are achieving well at school and are looking to approach learning in a more individualised manner and give themselves new learning challenges that are not limited to a curriculum or aged norms.  Working among like-minded peers for a day will help these students make friends, be understood at their level, initiate and join in stimulating conversation and debate and will give them the confidence to pursue their passions and challenge themselves in new and exciting ways.

Some students who will achieve great things as a result of attending Qi Education are not currently fitting well into the education system despite their obvious ability.  Friends, behaviour, boredom, poor engagement can all be issues.  It is not unusual for these types of students to love the freedom and stimulation of the Qi Education classroom and as a result their engagement with learning, their behaviour and their feeling of self-worth improve dramatically both at Qi and in other settings.

Children educated outside of the school system love to attend Qi Education because they can learn in their own way and at their own pace but with peers and with a teacher who gets to know them as individuals and is not restricted to the National Curriculum or testing.  Qi offers a day of learning in a classroom setting where friends are made and a wide variety of topics are explored.  The learning is fun and it’s a day with peers who are also loving the chance to learn, explore, question and challenge.

Some children’s abilities are hampered by specific learning challenges.  At Qi Education the teacher will focus on what each individual does well, on their interests and their learning style.  The focus is not on what they struggle to achieve but what they excel at. Education at Qi is about being successful at being yourself.  Dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD, Asperger’s, are all no barrier to fitting in, learning and loving a day at Qi Education.

It is a cause of great frustration to the Qi Education teacher that programs such as Qi Education traditionally attract less girls than boys.  Research show that many girls will try hard to ‘fit in’ with their peers in their normal school settings and don’t get noticed as individuals who are bored and under challenged and are just keeping their head down and conforming.  If you suspect your girl is coasting, colouring beautiful borders around mediocre work and lacking enthusiasm for school topics and content PLEASE try Qi Education for a day a week! Girls can achieve great things, girls love hands-on learning, girls question and explore engineering, technology and science challenges, girls are out-going and active learnings and girls love attending a day a Qi Education.  Qi Education is about being successful at being yourself….so at Qi we encourage each student to extend themselves and use their talents and interests in a style that works for them.

Qi allows children to be successful at being themselves!  At Qi Education there are no set standards or fixed curriculum to define and confine learning and child development. We follow a child’s passions and empower them to go beyond what they already know.  There is no ‘one size fits all’ in our classroom and children thrive.

We bring ‘true’ peers together for a day of learning where each child attending has high ability in one or more areas and where they can learn at their own pace, in their own way and focus on subjects that they love.

A trusting partnership is the best relationship we can establish between home, other educators and Qi Ed and this is achieved with great communication.  If you can, come and spend time in the classroom, send e-mails, ask questions and/or give the teacher a call.  Making connections, getting to really know the children and the other environments in which they circulate helps Qi Ed to create an environment where children can be themselves and be happy.

 

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