{"id":740839,"date":"2024-01-08T10:54:58","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T08:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=740839"},"modified":"2024-01-08T10:55:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T08:55:05","slug":"wingu-academy-flexible-schooling-to-support-extraordinary-achievers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/740839\/wingu-academy-flexible-schooling-to-support-extraordinary-achievers\/","title":{"rendered":"Wingu Academy \u2013 Flexible schooling to support extraordinary achievers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Wingu Academy is a triply recognised by Pearson Edexcel, Oxford International Curriculum and the South African Comprehensive Assessment Institute (SACAI), and is a top-rated international online school with a strong reputation for excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wingu-academy.com\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=January+2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Click here to learn more about Wingu Academy.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The online school focuses on unleashing student potential through enriched programmes that prioritise critical thinking, computational thinking, problem-solving, and design thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From primary schooling to IGCSE AS\/A-Levels, Wingu Academy empowers well-rounded children who grow up to be successful in their personal and professional lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to the flexibility of online learning, Wingu Academy is also able to support students who are high-achievers in extracurricular activities by adapting to their unique learning needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Examples of Wingu learners who have taken advantage of this opportunity include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Jade Vorster \u2013 Gymnast<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Jade Vorster was selected to join a high-performance programme in Women\u2019s Artistic Gymnastics at the age of six and currently requires between 15-30 hours of training per week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vorster has won countless medals at Western Cape and South African gymnastic events over the years and will compete for South Africa at the Junior Olympic level next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Willem Van der Merwe \u2013 Archer<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Willem Van der Merwe was part of Namibia\u2019s National Development Team that participated at the Africa Genesis Archery World Tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He achieved gold medals for Bullseye in the Namibia Junior Boys Group, and the 3D Animal Round in the Namibia Junior Boys Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Chloe Nortje \u2013 Ballet<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>South African Chloe Nortje earned ballet distinctions for two repertoire exams and high distinction for her intermediate RAD ballet exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She auditioned for Val Whyte and was selected to dance at Joburg Ballet in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nortje also danced in London in April at the Royal Ballet School, and was awarded an A++ for her first contemporary competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Brason Pitchford &#8211; Motorcross<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Brason Pitchford was chosen to represent Zambia at the Motorcross Cup of African Nations, and was placed first from the Zambian team, and 16th out of 32 riders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Delante Iannetti \u2013 Cricket<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Delante Iannetti was selected to play for the Czech Republic National Women\u2019s Cricket Team in August 2023, and again in November 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Tapiwa Lwazi Xaba \u2013 Social Equality<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>South African student Tapiwa Lwazi Xaba earned a place in the UWC Redeq 2023 Short Course programme, which is hosted by the United World Colleges Committee in Austria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spaces in this programme are highly contested, and are only allocated to students who demonstrate a passion for and a commitment to pursuing equity for all of society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Embrace your passions with Wingu Academy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There are countless other Wingu Academy learners who have achieved impressive results in extra-curricular activities such as ballet, creative writing, debating, gymnastics, and even underwater hockey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your child has an extra-curricular passion they want to follow, the best way to balance this with their schooling is by enrolling at Wingu Academy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wingu-academy.com\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=January+2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Click here to learn more about Wingu Academy.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wingu Academy\u2019s online learning structures are adaptable to the needs of children who are exceptional extra-curricular achievers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":740841,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[16330],"class_list":["post-740839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-wingu-academy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/740839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=740839"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/740839\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":740843,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/740839\/revisions\/740843"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/740841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=740839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=740839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=740839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}