by Michelle Brear | Apr 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
November 2016 Matjana has been providing high-quality early childhood learning opportunities for the five year olds of Ndabeni area Kaphunga, for ten years. Now we’re getting ready to enrol four year old learners! Our goal was to have a new classroom full of four year...
by admin | Nov 1, 2008 | Uncategorized
In October, Matjana Preschool was visited by Dudu Hlophe, early childhood education coordinator for the Ministry of Education in the Shishelweni region of Swaziland. I spoke to Mrs Hlophe and Matjana’s head teacher, Ncobile Mbonane, about the visit. “When we...
by admin | Oct 1, 2008 | Uncategorized
In August 2008, the kids at Matjana Preschool set out for an excursion, to visit Hlane Game Reserve, Sidvokodvo Railway Station and Matsapha Airport. It was lots of fun and very educational. The day began early- at around 7am a kombi arrived to pick up the kids and...
by admin | Aug 1, 2008 | Uncategorized
There is a huge shortage of qualified preschool teachers in Swaziland, yet there are few places where Swazis can study early childhood care and development in the country. In response, the Ministry of Education has organized a training course, which Matjana’s Teacher...
by admin | Jun 1, 2008 | Uncategorized
Traditional Swazi dancing was added to the Matjana Preschool Curriculum randomly one day. It was lunchtime. Ncobile had the girls under the tree, arranged in a circle. She started singing and the girls followed suit. One of them moved into the middle of the circle...
by admin | Apr 1, 2008 | Uncategorized
“The kids were so naughty last year!” was the biggest difference both teachers, Ncobile and Michelle, made when comparing the 2007 students, to the 2008 group. While they’re inclined to blame a couple of mischievous individuals for leading the others astray last...
