Azaria’s story, summarised:

Despite years of interventions, extra lessons, and determined effort, Azaria continued to struggle with reading, writing, comprehension, and maths. By Grade 3, he had fallen further behind and begun to believe that he was not clever. After joining Edublox for twice-weekly lessons, Azaria made encouraging progress. However, it became clear that he needed more intensive, consistent support and time to strengthen his learning foundations. This prompted his parents to enrol him in Edublox’s EASY programme.

Today, Azaria is thriving academically, emotionally, and socially. He reads beautifully, enjoys learning, and approaches school with renewed confidence. His story shows that meaningful progress takes time and that, sometimes, more intensive support is exactly what a learner needs.

The unedited version:

Azaria’s Parents Yidnekachew Tenkir (Father) and Mimi Gemeda (Mother) wrote:

Azaria is a fun-loving child who enjoys socialising. He works hard and wants to succeed.

Since starting school, he has struggled. Reading, writing, comprehension, and mathematics were his worst nightmares. He never finished his work in class, and getting him to do his homework was a battle. At the end of Grade 1, his teachers discussed whether he should repeat the year, but they hoped things would improve in Grade 2. We were told that he was a playful, typical little boy and that things would change as he got older.

Grade 2 started much the same as Grade 1, but things became progressively worse. Azaria fell further and further behind. He had to sit next to the teacher’s desk, stay in during break to finish his work, and attend extra lessons.

We arranged numerous assessments to determine how we could help him. He was diagnosed with various disorders, and additional support was recommended, particularly in mathematics, reading, and writing, where his scores fell below the expected level for his age. We considered moving him to another school but were advised that, if we put all the recommended support in place and arranged extra lessons, things would improve.

Azaria tried his best and was determined to succeed. He attended numerous extra lessons during and after school and worked nonstop without ever complaining. Things improved slightly towards the end of Grade 2, which gave us hope for Grade 3.

In Grade 3, as they say, the wheels fell off the bus. Azaria quickly fell behind as the pace of the work increased. His extra lessons increased too, but even after putting all the recommended support in place, we did not see the results we had hoped for.

He began to verbalise his struggles. He thought he was not clever and that he was different from the other children. He became lethargic and lost interest in school. What had begun as an academic challenge was now affecting him emotionally and psychologically. His marks dropped even further, and we did not know where to turn.

In May 2024, our tutor suggested that we visit Edublox with her. We were impressed by what we heard and agreed to send Azaria for an evaluation. The report reinforced what the previous assessments had found.

Edublox recommended that Azaria attend two classes a week after school, focusing on cognitive development, reading, and mathematics. He would then complete only homework sessions with his tutor and stop attending all his other extra classes. His progress would be reassessed at the end of the year.

By the end of that year, Azaria’s reading and mathematics were improving far more quickly than we had expected. But despite this towards the end of Grade 3, we were told that Azaria had not met the requirements to progress to Grade 4 and would need to repeat the year. Having seen the difference that the afternoon lessons at Edublox had made, both academically and emotionally, we decided to enrol him in Edublox’s EASY programme.

At first, Azaria was very sad and did not want to move, but we knew it was in his best interests. He joined Edublox in 2025 and was welcomed with open arms and so much love. He soon settled in, made new friends, and found wonderful teachers who fully supported both him and us.

The academic, emotional, and social change in Azaria has been amazing. He reads beautifully, is eager to work and learn, and loves every day at school. As his parents, we now have peace of mind knowing that we made the right decision for our son and his future.

We now have a happy child who is thriving. He is confident and determined to improve even more each day. Edublox has made such a difference in his life. The school has created a peaceful and encouraging environment, which is exactly what a struggling child needs.

Thank you, Edublox, for turning our child’s school career around and giving Azaria the opportunity to become a positive and successful learner.