A warm welcome to Douglas Dzinoreva, Joanne Erasmus and Tanya Correia. Their expertise, energy and care, together with ThriveEd's purpose-driven approach, set the stage for strong results and an inspiring experience for our students from the very start.
Douglas Dzinoreva, Mathematics and EMS. Douglas brings more than ten years of teaching experience, holds an Honours degree in Mathematics and is an avid chess coach. Colleagues describe him as "empathetic", "approachable" and "deeply committed to student success". One remarked: "I have seen students go to him for support during his free lessons, and he would willingly help them even when he had planned to do something else." His results speak for themselves: under his guidance, 91.5% of students at Nova Pioneer Ormonde recently exceeded their CAT4 predictions in IGCSE (Cambridge) Mathematics.
Joanne Erasmus, Natural Science and Mathematics. Joanne has more than six years of teaching experience and joins St Luke's College from Crawford International in Pretoria. Former colleagues speak with great fondness of her integrity, intelligence and collaborative spirit, describing her as "one of our most innovative teachers", "wonderful", "gentle" and "a favourite with students". As one colleague noted: "She sets the bar high, and students inevitably rise to the occasion."
Tanya Correia, Mathematics and EMS. With more than two decades in the classroom, Tanya brings exceptional expertise and passion. Colleagues describe her as "very knowledgeable", someone who turns Maths into a "creative and rewarding" experience. She is a firm believer in the potential of every child and always willing to "go the extra mile" so that students build deep mastery and firm foundations.
What sets Maths and Science apart
High-impact teaching. There are many ways to teach, and research shows they are not all equally effective. We commit to what works: strategies that drive engagement, deepen understanding and build student ownership. Guided by ThriveEd's Thriveway framework, our teachers use approaches proven to make learning stick.
Purpose-driven education in action. Learning is never only about mastering content. It is about preparing students for purpose. In Science this comes to life through project-based learning, which research shows is most powerful when students apply and deepen knowledge they already understand. So our classrooms balance direct instruction and practice with real-world projects, where students learn to contribute, and contribute to learn.
Clarity and ambition. We set bold, shared goals, and in Maths and Science that means aiming high: we aim to exceed typical IEB benchmarks both in the share of students taking core Mathematics and Science and in their results.