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Valenture Institute is an exciting new global, online education space set to offer South African learners a highly engaging and socially rich learning experience supported by expert tutors and mentors.
The Institute’s mission is to evolve what it means to “go” to school by transforming physical limitations into digital opportunities. They do this by providing learners worldwide with a fully supported, global online high school experience, steeped in academic excellence and rooted in sustainable practices.
They believe in providing more than just a quality online education – they’re dedicated to building and empowering a purpose-driven, global student body and equipping them to make the best of both their individual and collective futures.
The Valenture Institute Offering
A major commitment of Valenture Institute is the offering of qualifications that widen future study opportunities for every student within a global context.
Their alignment with Pearson Edexcel allows for precisely that, with their International Advanced Levels (IAL) being recognised by universities worldwide for entry into undergraduate degree programmes and their International GCSEs being equivalent, grade-for-grade, to UK GCSEs and accepted by universities globally.
Admissions to Valenture close on the 26 November 2019 and the first cohort is set to begin in January 2020. Valenture Institute offer four levels of qualifications:
- Junior High: Equivalent of Grades 8 & 9
- International GCSE: Equivalent of Grades 10 & 11
- International AS-Levels: Equivalent of Grade 12
- International A-Levels*: Post Grade 12
Their curriculum focuses on subjects ranging from Maths, English, Business and Physics to Chemistry, Biology and Geography.
A Socially Rich High-Touch Approach
Students are supported throughout their academic experience by expert Teachers and Mentors. Weekly live classes per subject are taught by expert teachers. Students also work in smaller tutorial groups of no more than 20 students, facilitated by a dedicated Teacher.
Mentors provide 1:1 support to help students keep their learning and holistic development on track through bi-weekly calls. Here, students review their progress ahead of a monthly three-way check-in with their Mentor and their parents.
Valenture have created a socially rich environment where co-curricular and extra-curricular activities are not only highly valued but a cornerstone of their offering.
This is achieved through a variety of initiatives, with each student’s personal mentor aiding them in selecting the most relevant, appealing and interesting activities. These vary from online clubs and societies offered by Valenture to local sports or cultural clubs we have relationships with.
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Labs
Valenture learners are actively encouraged to participate meaningfully in solving some of the world’s biggest problems while completing a quality online high school education that equips them for success in their individual futures. The uniquely constructed curriculum prepares students for the future they want, while enabling them to preserve the future they need.
In addition to shaping tomorrow’s leaders, they’re forging progress for people and the planet through an integrated, action-oriented curriculum that aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The Team
From the board - Valenture’s Founder and CEO is South Africa’s very own Robert Paddock, co-founder of GetSmarter and an advisor to a number of online education companies in Africa and abroad. Valenture Institute’s Chancellor and Board Advisor Rob Lue, Faculty Director of HarvardX and Harvard Ed Portal at Harvard University. Valenture Institute Founding Investor, Samer Salty, is the Founder and Managing Partner of Zouk Capital with almost 30 years’ experience in private equity, sustainability, investment banking and technology.
From the leadership team - Valenture Institute’s Chief Product Officer, Amy Johnson, has spent the majority of her career leading GetSmarter’s learning design, learning technology, learning analytics and student support services, most notably on GetSmarter’s executive team as Chief of Education. Valenture Institute’s Registrar and Chief Learning Officer, Daniel Coetzer, held the position of Registrar at GetSmarter for 8 years and with leading universities around the world. Dan has built strong working relationships with university academics and administrators, and developed the skills necessary to ensure that the varied needs and requirements of partner institutions are met.
A powerhouse team equipped with years of experience in education, technology and innovation will prove to be a formidable force in the online education space and success of the Valenture Institute.
Valenture aims to challenge the way we see education, and indeed, how we educate. It’s more than a different way of learning, it is the future of education, because the world has changed so drastically since the establishment of rote education principles, that a shift is not just inevitable, but it is necessary.
The Valenture Institute philosophy is about thinking outside of what we know, it’s about thinking outside of the classroom.
With offices in Cape Town, London and Boston, the Institute truly is a global enterprise making its mark on local soil.
Admission information and requirements are available online at www.valentureinstitute.com
This post and content is sponsored, written and provided by Valenture Institute.
