Holiday schools are given as a support for the individual child in 2 areas:
A system of workshops addressing both academic and self growth/ life skills has been implemented. Workshops are given as a support for the individual child in 2 areas:
1) Life Skills - The workshops will facilitate issues around values, beliefs, goals and commitment. These workshops provide a support system to assist the child through the normal educational school curriculum and encourage them to develop self help and self growth skills.
2) Academic – It has become known that an alarming amount of OVC’s are not passing school in a positive way. This is not only harmful to their already fragile self esteem but does not facilitate the progressive movement to help them enter post-secondary education. Due to the many changes to the education system in South Africa in recent years, teachers are not coping with the syllabus and therefore much needed knowledge is not being passed on to the school learners.
4. Closing remarks:
The project has proved to be a resounding success and we feel confident that the children are receiving top academic support which has not been afforded to them in the past. We look forward to expanding the programme across the board, both regionally and educationally, to include more children and more grades in the programme. |