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EDUCARE TRAINING COURSE – PART-TIME – OVER 1 YEAR

START 1 MARCH 2021 – REGISTER NOW

Course includes:

*Understanding the developmental stages of child development

*Setting up the environment with suitable resources

*The facilitation of the holistic development of children through themes, rings and stories

*Planning, observations & reporting

Cost – R1000 for whole course

Phone or WhatsApp Naidene McCall – 072 536 8239 or Wendy Dugmore 082 921 3675

Classes held at Metro Methodist Church, 164 Peter Kerchhoff St, Pietermaritzburg

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Waste2Toys Workshops with Singakwenza

In October and November Singakwenza ran two workshops for our Educare students. Common recyclable materials were used to make simple toys and equipment for gross motor and fine motor development in pre-school children.

Understanding the physical development of children between the ages of 3 and 6 years is one of the essential pillars of the Siphakeme Educare course. Pre-school teachers must know how a child develops physically and what is expected of a child by the time he/she enter Grade 1. Playing games is essential for this development and is a source of great joy and fun for the children.

Our New Website

We have a brand new website to help us tell the world about Siphakeme.
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Last Updated: Dec 14, 2018 by Wendy Dugmore 1 Comment

Early Childhood Development Conference

On Saturday 10th September a group of Level 4 students and their facilitator attended a one day ECD Training Conference in Kloof, near Durban. It was organised by The Love Trust, our social franchise partner. Attending the conference were other Level 4 students from other Love Trust Teacher Training Centres in KwaZulu-Natal Province.
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Last Updated: Sep 13, 2016 by Wendy Dugmore Leave a Comment

Start of third Level 4 course

On 2nd September 14 students registered for the ECD Level 4 course. This is our third course and brings the total number of students doing Level 4 at Siphakeme to 40. Thirteen of these students have completed or are currently doing the Educare course and are now keen to add more theoretical knowledge to their practical training.
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Last Updated: Sep 13, 2016 by Wendy Dugmore Leave a Comment

New Educare Course

Beginning of July saw a new group of students to enrol for Educare arrive to start their year of training. The students come from all corners of the greater Pietermaritzburg area, travelling into the city by taxi or bus and then walking the last few blocks to Metro Church. This time there a two students travelling from Durban, a distance of 90 kms, to attend classes every two weeks. The group is larger than usual (total of 40 students divided into two groups of 20) and enthusiastic to start learning. Read More