By Leonard Lenina | Project Leader
Peris is 7 years old and the brightest student in her class at Nenkashe Early Childhood Development (ECD). When I visited the Nenkashe’s pre-primary school, I waited at the office to allow Ann, the teacher, to administer an exam for the children. Peris was the first pupil to finish the exam and she was allowed to leave the classroom. She went straight to the swings, but being alone, she just sat on the swing, patiently waiting for her friends to finish the exam and come out to play.
I found out from her teacher that Peris is normally a jovial girl and she enjoys helping other kids with class assignments. She loves to play football and to build houses out of stones.
Her teacher also told me that Peris stays with her uncle and that she comes from a single parent family. Her mother is working far away from her daughter and that is why Peris has to stay with her uncle.
Nenkashe Education Centre is helping Peris prepare for entry into primary school. She can already read 3 letter words and simple sentences. She is also being taught addition and take away (subtraction) as her introduction to math.
With 20 children in pre-primary now, Nenkashe Education Centre must plan for an additional teacher next year because there will be three classes, instead of the current two. Your gifts to our programs are enabling young children get a much needed head start in their educational journey. Thank you for your support.
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