Rare Gem Talent School Approach
Just like our motto “learning with a difference”
Our approach is one of a kind, not one that is fit for all, it is most effective for students who struggle with reading, writing, listening, expressive language and executive functioning.
Our core business is to enable and empower students with Dyslexia and other language-based learning difficulties to reach their educational and social potential through a wonderful school program completed by outreach, training and assessment.
What Makes Us Different
Rare Gem has a wonderful combination, customized for every individual student.
We have:
- A daily tutorial that is addressing individual strength and weakness
- Small classes of 10 -15 students with a teacher and a student aid.
- Supportive and engaging teaching staff.
- Nurturing and energetic community.
- Robust extra curriculum activities.
- Focus mainly directed on child strength and support given to reach out to weaknesses.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Rare Gem Talent School?
Kitengela
Baraka road, New Valley.
Kajiado county
What grades are at Rare Gem Talent School ?
We have classes from Pre-school, Primary and Secondary School, from PP1 to form four both CBC and 8-4-4.
Does Rare Gem Talent School help students with dyslexia?
Rare Gem Talent School was primarily started to support learners with Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, specific learning needs and other language based weaknesses such as expressive language and other functional needs.
Where do student at Rare Gem Talent School come from?
Students at Rare Gem Talent School come from all Kenya and beyond. We have students from neighbouring countries like Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda.
Why the name Rare Gem?
Rare Gem is just like the name suggests. It is a school of a kind. The only School in the country that takes care of children with specific learning needs, learners who do not fit in traditional special schools and yet cannot fit in the regular mainstream schools. We support the learners who are at the borderline. It is a gem that is rare too.
Is there use of assistive technology in Rare Gem Talent School ?
In many traditional content-based settings, students with language-based learning disabilities require assistive technology to be successful (e.g., text-to-speech; speech-to-text). Such technology helps students take in, process, and express the content demands of the classroom by “bypassing” their weaknesses. Although students may well benefit from these techniques once they have left us for other educational settings or careers, “bypass” techniques are not necessary in Rare Gem’s specialized setting.
Rare Gem is not a traditional setting. Our approach is skills-based, with multi-grade classrooms comprised of five to eight children with similar goals. In addition to three specific language-based classes daily (Tutorial, Language Arts, Oral Expression/Literature/Study Skills) a student’s content classes (Science, Social Studies) are language-based as well.
Students are grouped into these classes according to their reading and language needs, with grade level playing a secondary factor for developmental reasons.
In math classes, groupings are done according to common mathematics goals but here, too, the emphasis is on understanding the language load inherent in comprehending and mastering mathematical operations.
In the neediest cases with the primary goal is to facilitate learner to read and participate in the specific learning exercise, reader pens have been used.