A word from Reinet, the owner:
“This is a new concept formulated by my years of experience as a, Registered Counsellor, Centre counselor and educator, and being a Mom of a child with ASD/ Asperger’s. I have more than 25 years of extensive involvement in education, home centering, and counseling. During these years I have come to realize that High Functioning Autistic Children and Sensory Sensitive Children need their own unique space to learn and grow.”
Welcome to Wonderfully Made Centre for High Functioning Autistic and Sensory Sensitive Students.
Welcome to our Learning Centre! We offer small classes with a focus on individualized attention for children with unique learning styles, passions, and sensory challenges. Our teachers are trained in Emotional Logic, learning styles, personality, sensoty processing, and dyslexia support, Integrating Learning Therapy, and working with 2E children. While we welcome children from any background, our centre is founded and run on Biblical Christian principles such as love, service, and integrity.
At Wonderfully Made, we understand the importance of providing a safe and supportive environment for children with high functioning and sensory sensitivity. Our vision is to help these children reach their full potential and realize how wonderfully made they are. We believe that a place is crucial for learning and growth, especially for those who have experienced trauma in the past. Our specialized approach to education allows our students to learn their own unique way and thrive in a supportive environment.
Our mission
At Wonderfully Made, we are a centre that allows high functioning Autistic individuals, often emotionally sensitive and vulnerable and with sensory sensitivity, to flourish academically, socially, and emotionally by:
- Wonderfully Made centre draws on research and ideas from Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Cambridge, and more to develop an ecletic approach to learning.
- This is rooted in being child focused and not time or curriculum driven.
- Learning styles, personality, sensory issues, and areas of passion and genius/ giftedness are incorporated to develop a personal learning plan.
- Learning is holistic, incorporating the child’s whole being, cognitive, emotional, psychological, physiological, social, and spiritual.
- Students are actively involved in goal setting, planning, and assessment. Narration and critical thinking are valued.
- Parents form an integral part of our team as we support, grow, and teach the children.
- Partnering will take place with various experts to facilitate excellent and effective outcomes.
Our Why
Specialized exercises for specific needs
Every child has their own challenges and preferences, but many of them struggle with participating in sports. Still, physical activity offers them important benefits.
Creative, hands-on, real life learning
Hands on learning is a form of education in which children learn by doing instead of simply listening to the teacher. The student then engages with the subject matter to solve a problem or create something.
Sensory sensitive environments
Our carefully designed spaces minimize sensory overload and create a calm, supportive atmosphere that enhances focus comfort. By prioritizing sensory-friendly settings, we ensure that each child can learn and grow in an environment that respects and adapts to these sensory needs.
Individualized, customized workstations
We offer individualized and customized workstations designed to create an optimal learning environment for each student. Our approach ensures that every child receives personalized support and resources, empowering them to thrive academically and socially in a space tailored just for them.
Save spaces in a natural environment
Outdoor spaces include a range of different natural features such as sand, soil, grass, a variety of different plantings and trees. It is not enough for children to look at trees and plants in education and care services, they must be able to actively explore, engage with, and experience different types of natural environments.
How we help
At Wonderfully Made, we are dedicated to providing the best possible support for our students and their families. We understand that every child is unique, and we work closely with parents to develop individualized plans that meet their child’s specific needs. Our team of experienced professionals is committed to creating a safe, nurturing environment where students can learn, grow, and thrive. We believe that with the support and resources every child has the potential to succeed, and we are here to help them every step of the way.
School for students ages 6 to 18
- Academic
- 6 in a class
- Emotional support on site
- Art (optional extra)
- ILT: Integrated Learning Therapy
- 4IR skills: collaboration, critical thinking, problem solving
- Matric in GED, Cambridge or NQF4 skills
Support for Autism Parents
- Parents support takes place at Wonderfully Made Academy therapy rooms.
- Group sessions and courses can be booked at a venue of your choice.
- Processing losses associated with special needs parenting.
- Processing of diagnosis.
- Parent coaching focused on Autism parenting.
- Solving the Autism puzzle: 3 hour morning for parents – min 6 parents.
- Supporting siblings: A special 2 hour course on how to best support siblings of Autism and how to grow as a family.
Support for teachers
- Support for Teachers
- We come to your school – prices vary – contact us for details
- Solving the Autism Puzzle
- Understanding and working with autistic students – talk (1 to 2 hours) or full course of 3 – 6 hours, depending on needs
- Emotional Logic:
- Understanding and navigating the emotional turmoil associated with autism
- and working with autism – talk 3 hr taster or 6 hour course
Support for therapists
- We come to your school, please contact us for details
- Solving the Autism Puzzle
- Understanding and working with autistic students – talk (1 to 2 hours) or full course of 3 to 6 hours, depending on needs
- Emotional Logic:
- Understanding and navigating the emotional turmoil associated with autism
- and working with autism – talk or
- 3 hour taster or 6 hour course
Our Vision
To provide a specialized environment where children with high functioning Autism and sensory sensitivity can find a safe place of understanding and learning. Where they can reach their full potential, grow in excellence, enjoy learning in their own unique way and realize how wonderfully made they are.
We do this through teaching the way they learn, using high quality providers for learning material and following our individualized, child centred approach to learning.
Every student is like a precious treasure chest. They have their own strengths, challenges values and interests. This makes them so valuable. It is our privilege and role to find the key that unlocks the treasure chest to the world around them…
