With more than 30 years of teaching experience. Her studies started with a Music degree and postgraduate study in Music Education. Then followed the Honors degree in Special Needs Education, Doctorate in Special Needs Education as well as a further 7 years of qualifications and areas of study in psychology, music therapy, Research in Dyslexia, Autism, Sensory Integration Dysfunctions together with full-time Education and Training. Doctor Horn was the founder and head of the private school Veritas Akademie (Pty) Ltd.
In support of her qualifications, courses and training in, among others, Emotional IQ, Emotional Trauma, Floor-time Techniques workshop for Autism and Integrated Learning Therapy I form part of Doctor Horn’s training and background. However, it doesn’t stop here, she is still very busy with further research in music as a support strategy.
The development of the young learner is key to her daily functionality. Kleuterklawers was the first contact with the young learners at a pre-primary level of education with music incorporated in the daily program. Then followed Do-Re-Me Pre-Primary school which accommodated babies from 6 months up to Grade R learners.
Over a period of time, during weekly sessions as a Remedial therapist, it was concluded that remedial therapy or intervention offered once a week does not have the desired effect as research agrees that successful support must be provided at least five days in a row to contribute value to development. Therefore, Veritas Akademie was started as a school.
Her contributions to the Education Industry
Dr. Horn is co-author of a publication called: “Handbook for Grade R teaching”, which addresses learners’ developmental years and has already been renewed for a second edition and is widely used at Universities in South Africa.
Developed an academic program for Afrikaans as Home Language for the Teaching students at AROS
Co-writer for an academic program for Afrikaans Education students for Edutel
Contract work for SANTS College for Education.
Lecturer in Art and Afrikaans Home Language to BEd. Students (3rd and 4th year) at AROS College of Education
Choir coaching for several years. Won the “Seragona Arts Festival trophy” and was a member of the Pietersburg Chamber Orchestra. Mentoring Education Students in the Foundation Phase and marker of UNISA Education students’ practical workbooks and papers.
External Examiner for Pretoria University and APA as well as teaching class music at several schools, piano as the first instrument privately and as an afterschool activity.