The main curriculum is given to students in “bite-sized” modules known as PACES. Students are each given their own academic prescription and they work at the level at which they can comfortably achieve. Although they are encouraged to maintain academic balance, it is not unusual for a student to work at lower levels in the subjects they have most difficulty with. Students work, usually on their own, on one PACE at a time in each of their chosen subjects. They are taught how to set goals, how to plan the amount of work to be covered in a day and, most importantly, how to achieve them!
After completing a section of work in a PACE, Students are required to score (mark) their own work. Students will know that it is time to score when they come to a “score strip” which is located at the end each section. Work has to be diligently marked and corrected before students are permitted to continue with the next section of the PACE.
Throughout the PACE, are revision tests known as “check-ups” which are done, under test conditions, to ensure that students have mastered all the content up to a specific point. An 80% pass mark permits the student to continue with his or her PACE while a mark of 79% or below indicates to the teacher that the student is not ready to continue and needs some additional assistance.
After completing the entire PACE, students are required to hand in their PACE work for checking by the supervisor who will ensure all scoring has been accurately completed, that handwriting is neat and that all required assignments and essays have been turned in. The following day, students are given a PACE TEST under examination conditions. These tests are forwarded by Siloam to the approved Zimbabwean monitoring body (C.E.T) who submits the results for graduation.
We believe that some subjects, such as history and biology, require more student interaction than is typically achieved when PACEs are used as the sole mode of teaching. We therefore add classroom sessions, additional research essays and debating sessions to compliment PACE work in these subjects
After completing a section of work in a PACE, Students are required to score (mark) their own work. Students will know that it is time to score when they come to a “score strip” which is located at the end each section. Work has to be diligently marked and corrected before students are permitted to continue with the next section of the PACE.
Throughout the PACE, are revision tests known as “check-ups” which are done, under test conditions, to ensure that students have mastered all the content up to a specific point. An 80% pass mark permits the student to continue with his or her PACE while a mark of 79% or below indicates to the teacher that the student is not ready to continue and needs some additional assistance.
After completing the entire PACE, students are required to hand in their PACE work for checking by the supervisor who will ensure all scoring has been accurately completed, that handwriting is neat and that all required assignments and essays have been turned in. The following day, students are given a PACE TEST under examination conditions. These tests are forwarded by Siloam to the approved Zimbabwean monitoring body (C.E.T) who submits the results for graduation.
We believe that some subjects, such as history and biology, require more student interaction than is typically achieved when PACEs are used as the sole mode of teaching. We therefore add classroom sessions, additional research essays and debating sessions to compliment PACE work in these subjects
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