News of our learners and what they are doing
We believe that education should be like a three-legged pot; a leg each for school, parent and child. By including the parents as much as possible, we are able to have a more stable “pot”. and allows us to share our knowledge with the wider community.
It was Sports’ Day on the last day of term – and what a fantastic end to the first term it was! We wish all the teachers, support staff and children a wonderful, restful break – they have all earned it!
African Angels’ soccer coach uses soccer to help mentor Chintsa East teenaged boys
Our quality education is being recognised and rewarded February and March have seen two of our Grade 7 learners write exam upon exam for high school scholarships. Stamina and resilience have been the key. As I watched them weekend after weekend, I have noted a range of emotions from excitement at the prospect of achieving […]
Grade 4 teacher, Tawanda Mangwiro, has been working with The Character Company and some of the other male staff members to help young boys grow into good men by instilling honourable values. The programme started in 2019 in response to the increasing number of young men in our community who have absent, or emotionally absent […]
The girls’ hostel is so successful that we have also started a boys hostel We are happy to share our hostel success story with you – we started a hostel for grade 4-7 girls in 2017 to remove them from the distracting environments many of them found themselves in at home and to help them […]
Thank you to Book Dash for donating books for the Ihkwezilomso Creche – the children are loving them!Book Dash is an amazing organisation in South Africa which gathers South African authors and illustrators and gets them to produce children’s story books. The books are designed to appeal to their readers, and so have wonderfully varied […]
It all started with a need Ikhwezilomso Creche was started in Feb 2014 by local Chintsa East resident, Lindiwe Sigqaza. Lindiwe is a small and determined woman who is as gentle as she is strong. Her face takes on a new light when she talks about the children in her care and she is fierce […]
The headline story in this month’s newsletter is about second chances and how @cintsahorses gave one of our Angels a chance. We hope you enjoy the read! If you would like to receive our newsletter directly into your email box, please sign up at this link
Likhona, one of our very first sponsored Angels, is now 17 years old and has lived with her granny since her parents passed away when she was young. Likhona found the academic rigours of school tough, and three years ago decided that school was not for her. Around 40% of Grade 1 learners will exit […]
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