Volunteer Stories
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...
Matjana Preschool’s amazing 2024 excursion
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...
Khetsiwe 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...
The 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...
The 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...
Matjana 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...