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Matjana Preschool’s awesome 17th graduation
See the Matjana boys performing traditional dance. Download the newsletter as a pdf. Graduation always marks the end of the academic year for Matjana Preschool. For those who might not be aware, this year was our 17th year of teaching four and five year olds from our...
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To download pdf click here Vol 17.edt 3 Matjana Preschool 5-year-old students had an amazing during their annual school trip (excursion) around the country this year. Teachers and one of the school committee members were also part of the tour, as it is in the...
read moreKhetsiwe finished her teaching practice, ready to graduate
Download the newsletter in pdf Vol-18-Ed-2.pdf It has been a while that Matjana had not had a qualified teacher. Those who have been reading our newsletter know that Khetsiwe started her early childhood studies in 2022. Part of requirement for the course is to do a...
read moreThe joys and challenges of teaching at Matjana in 2024
To download pdf, please click the link Vol-18-Edt-1.pdf Matjana preschool started the year with close to 30 kids. If you had been reading our newsletter you will know that for the past years, we have had around 17 kids (with less than 5 boys in 2022 and 2023) but this...
read moreThe things we are celebrating in 2023, plans for 2024
Click link to download pdf Vol-17-edt-6.pdf Matjana is left with three weeks before the end of the school year. This year has been great. We’ve enjoyed lots of good times and learnt a lot from the things which didn’t go so well. This month we will share the ups...
read moreMatjana kids enjoy the first excursion in five years
Download the newsletter as a pdf Matjana Preschool had its annual excursion for the first time since 2018. Difficult circumstances, including the COVID-19 pandemic and lock down, as well as financial challenges caused the delay. Although the teachers tried to organize...
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Help Matjana Preschool welcome four year old learners!
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...
read moreMinistry of Education Inspection: MPS Passed with Flying Colours
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...
read moreMatjana Preschool Excursion 2008
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...
read moreTraining Swaziland’s Preschool Teachers
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...
read moreIngadla & Sibahaca – Swazi Dancing at MPS
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...
read moreComparing Old (2007) and New (2008)
“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...
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