About Us

Our Story

My name is Leigh and I have been teaching since 2005. I have a husband and three children. 

Two of my children find school challenging. This is not to say they are not bright children; they just find it incredibly difficult to read and write. Throughout my children’s primary school years, they have struggled to read, do homework and study for exams. As the years have passed, I realised the need to help children like mine is far greater than I imagined as there are very few high schools that offer remedial support / concessions with small classes of no more than 10 children in a class. 

It all happened a few years ago in 2015 when I was talking to an occupational therapist. She expressed how even therapists are battling to find a suitable place for children who suffer with delayed learning. 

This is where my journey truly started! 

I decided then and there that I needed to make a difference. I needed to help these children learn in a kind, loving and caring environment. There had to be a better way to make learning fun for these children who constantly battle at school. I knew that there were many parents who felt just like I did:

  1. Those who do not know what to do anymore as their children are lost in the system, and
  2. Those who need a place that will keep trying with IEPs in place to make sure their children are learning, and most importantly, happy.

 

Thus, in January 2019 Little Oaks and Oaks Private Academy was officially born. Since then, we have grown in leaps and bounds with the most amazing teachers, staff, children and parents who absolutely make Little Oaks & Oaks Private Academy what it is today.

Thank you for taking the time to read my story.

Much Love

Leigh

The school where
learning barriers become bridges

School Organisation

Director

Finance & Marketing

Head of Communication

Principal

Academic & Staff

Administrative Assistant

Deputy Principal:

Pastoral Care

Support staff

Wellness Coach

SBST Co-ordinator & Team

Foundation Phase

Head of Phase

Grade RR

Grade R

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

Intermediate Phase

Head of Phase

English Home Language

Afrikaans FAL

Mathematics

Life Skills including Creative Arts

Natural Sciences & Technology

Social Sciences: Geography & History

Creative Arts

Senior & FET Phase

Head of Phase

Senior Subjects

English Home Language

Afrikaans FAL

Mathematics

Life Orientation

Natural Sciences & Technology

Social Sciences: Geography & History

Creative Arts

Deputy Principal:

Training & TOC

English Home Language

Afrikaans FAL

Mathematics

ITC

Life Orientation

Early Childhood Development

Agricultural Studies

Consumer Studies: Food Preparation

Office Administration

Physical Education

FET Subjects

English Home Language

Mathematical Literacy

Computer Application Technology

Engineering, Graphics & Design

Mathematics

Afrikaans FAL

Accounting

Life Studies

Consumer Studies

Tourism

Life Orientation

Business Studies

Physical Sciences

Mechanical Technology

Geography