From the Principal’s Desk – Visible Learning
The teachers are well into their third Visible Learning course with Corwin, entitled “How Students Learn”. We are strengthening our student toolbox with 400 different strategies!
Category: staff
Thank You Value Group
Thank you Value Group for once again contributing towards the salary of our Academic Head and community member at the Computer Hub.
New Classroom assistants
We welcome three new classroom assistants, each of them started with African Angels as part of the Seriti Institute and The Jobs Fund programme. All three proved themselves hard working, competent and worthy of a full-time placement at the school. Congratulations!
New class teachers
We welcome two new teachers to our staff and wish good luck to two of our assistant teachers who have now have a class of their own.
African Angels recognises “Aunty Sharon”
Sharon Edworthy, our Principal, is also our founding teacher and celebrates her 11th year at African Angels.
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 […]
