Hi, I'm Chelsi.
Foundation Phase teacher, Bellavista-trained in remedial therapy, and the one-person team behind Wild About Learning.
Why I built Wild About Learning.
[Placeholder — Chelsi to draft 300 words. Starting prompts: Why teaching? Why Foundation Phase? What moment made you realise some children need more than a busy classroom can offer? What did Bellavista teach you that changed how you work? Why Ballito?]
I believe that learning should feel possible. When a child has spent a year being the one who doesn't get it, the problem isn't intelligence — it's the fit between how they're being taught and how they actually learn. My job is to change the fit.
How I teach
Every child I work with gets the same four things:
- A real diagnosis of the gap. Not a label — a clear map of what's working and what isn't.
- Hands-on, multisensory teaching. Letter tiles, number rods, story-telling, movement. Children learn with their hands first, their heads second.
- Continuity. The same teacher every week. No rotation, no handoff, no "our therapist was away."
- Honest progress reports. I tell you what's shifting and what isn't, in plain language.
Who I work with
Foundation Phase learners — Grade R through Grade 3. Some children come to me because their school has flagged a concern. Some come because their parent has a feeling. Either is a good reason to start.