We have recently adopted this school as one of our main projects.
Background:
• The school has 2 permanently employed care givers who are very
dedicated but lack resources such as age specific teaching aides. The
volunteer will therefore be expected to assist in a very creative
manner making use of the most basic equipment to fulfil the daily
program objectives.
• There is also an opportunity to establish a link with an established
Montessori school in town and to use ideas, themes etc from this
school. Also to bring the schools together by having outings to each
others schools or going to the beach together.
Activities
Education for 40 children aged 3 to 5.
Daily program:
- Arrival and playtime
- Bible
- reading
Breakfast (porridge which is provided by the parents)
- Wash-up time (teeth, toilet)
- Music
- Creativity
- Tidy-up
- Snack/lunch
- Playtime (outside)
Story-time
- Resting
Plans (short-term / long-term)
Since the group is quite large and the ages differ, the plan is to
split up and create two groups. One for 3 years-old and one for 4 and 5
years.
Needs
- Assistance in getting a registration from the municipality. After
that she can apply for regular financial support by the municipality.
- A way to provide lunch for all children -since not all of them can bring their own
- Assistance in teaching so that Thandi can focus on organisational
matters such as getting registration, attending meetings and so on.
Plant rescue program
Activities
Caring
for the environment in Jeffreys Bay by conserving indigenous plants and
enhance awareness for indigenous nature in the community.
• Save threatened plants in developing areas
• Preserve and grow indigenous plants
• Replant and maintenance in public space
• Obtain knowledge and perform research
• Lobby (municipality)
Surf School Project
Joining
the Jefrreys Bay surf school you will be able to improve your own
skills in the water as well as teach local kids to surf.
Your First week you will join the local surf school in Jeffreys Bay to
get an idea of what it entails to teach surfing. The surf school runs
during the week, the weekends can be used to explore, relax on the
beach or explore all the surf and other shops.
The mornings will consist of helping with surf lessons on the main beach with beginners and community kids.
During the afternoons you will be working in the community on a
selection of upliftment projects and surfing with the local children.
General Community Projects
In combination with all these projects there is the opportunity to be
involved in general community upliftment projects in the afternoons.
Some of these projects can include visiting AIDS patients in their
homes, painting houses and other projects according to the individual
volunteers skills and interests.
