Random childhood memory: When I was 12, Neville Alexander used to deliver "Upbeat" magazine to my primary school in Lotus River, Cape Town. Later my teacher, Evelyn Mehl, slipped out that Alexander spent 10 years in Robben Island prison with Mandela, Sisulu & Kathrada. #Matla.
Join our mailing list to unlock valuable #ECD resources on our website - download this hi-res set of #multilingual alphabet & rhyme cards for a start! https://t.co/VZHKVlkbQF #EarlyLiteracy
If you work in ECD in South Africa, please complete this survey by the Department of Social Development who is trying to gauge the current provision and potential for expansion of non-centre based ECD programmes throughout South Africa. https://t.co/QiLjpBtgs5
Khayelitsha learners enjoyed a #science show as part of the launch of the isiXhosa translation of George’s Secret Key to the Universe by Lucy and Stephen Hawking @https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2018-06-19-book-launch-inspires-budding-scientists @Xoligrace@UCT_news
One of the joys of sharing a picture book with children is to observe the #story playing out in their minds and bodies. Here's one of our #storyplay blogs https://t.co/ht0T2u67sK
What percentage of South African adults read books? And how many books are in South African homes? Watch @eNCA at 14:45 for #TheNumbers. https://t.co/mMYVH9bVvP
Stories can spark #children’s #imaginations and inspire them to dream big for themselves and the world. And #stories can stimulate children to ask questions and then seek answers to their questions – PRAESA's Arabella Koopman at MML @MML_Lit_Awards
#Stories can open #children’s #hearts and teach them to be empathetic and brave
– PRAESA's Arabella Koopman, guest speaker MML Literature awards @MML_Lit_Awards
#Stories can affirm who #children are and root them firmly in where they come from
– PRAESA's Arabella Koopman, guest speaker at this year's Maskew Miller Longman Literature @MML_Lit_Awards