African Angels recognises “Aunty Sharon”
Sharon Edworthy, our Principal, is also our founding teacher and celebrates her 11th year at African Angels.
Category: staff
Creative Arts get a boost
Meet our new Creative arts teacher Mr Njotini.
Principal, Sharon Edworthy says, “We are so excited to have Mr Njotini in our team, he is incredibly talented and in addition to teaching creative arts in Grade 4-7, he is volunteering to help throughout the school. This ‘can do’ attitude means he fits in perfectly with our other members of staff.”
Intermediate Phase Boys get a New Bathroom
Intermediate Phase Boys get a New Bathroom Thanks to Fanie and his maintenance team, the intermediate phase boys have a newly renovated bathroom block. The building which started completely derelict, even without a roof, has been transformed into a sparkling new bathroom with toilets and showers. The boys are thrilled!
From the Principal’s Desk
We have an incredible, committed team who will go to any length for the good of the school and the children in it.
From the Principal’s Desk February 2022
While writing this, I am at the ISASA conference, the theme of which is “Flourishing”. As I was pondering the word flourishing, the words that came to mind were – nurtured, healthy growth, producing…I was thinking about plants! Human flourishing, however, is similar, and is described as promoting the growth, development, and holistic well-being of individuals […]
Specialist Art Teacher : Emma Rankin
Emma has an anthropology degree, an honours in Psychology and has travelled extensively for pleasure and to teach. She brings her experience of this, and eight years’ of teaching Art and Drama at Lilyfontein School, to African Angels. Emma says, “Art is such a beautiful subject to teach and one which can provide a child […]
New Teacher : Hanah Putzier Grade 3
Hannah moved from Grahamstown to the Chintsa area to foster a young boy from Greensleeves and was looking for a teaching post at a school near the Fig Tree School which he attends. African Angels fit the bill perfectly. Hannah says, “I have found African Angels a caring environment where teachers support and care for […]
From the Principal’s Desk January 2022
In January 2012 we opened African Angels Independent School with 28 children and 3 members of staff. Cristi Lehy was our Grade R teacher and bus driver. Lindiwe Sigqaza was our Grade R assistant and cleaner, and I was the Grade 1 and 2 teacher, accounts person, plumber, we all just took on whatever role […]
Keeping our high school angels under our wing
As more and more of our Angels fly off to high school, we are finding that their journey with us does not end with their graduation from grade 7. Many of the children also need support throughout their high school journey and we feel that our responsibility for them isn’t over until we have given […]
From the Principal’s Desk
Well prize-giving has come and gone, and so has another school year! It touches my heart every year as I look across the expectant faces at the beginning of the prize-giving evening, and I have yet to make it through a prize-giving without tears. But for the kind audience that patiently waits for me to […]
