GALLERY: Gold Reef City celebrates Literacy Day
Gold Reef City team of volunteers brings smiles and excitement to Turffontein Primary School’s learners' faces.
ON September 19, the Gold Reef City team of volunteers brought smiles and excitement to 300 of Turffontein Primary School’s children as part of a Literacy Day celebration.
With the 2019 theme as Literacy and Multilingualism, Gold Reef City’s volunteer staff dedicated their time to set up activities to ensure these learners are given the opportunity to acquire these skills.
According to the Albany Business Review, literacy is essential to developing a strong sense of well-being and citizenship. Children who have developed strong reading skills perform better in school and have a healthier self-image. They become lifelong learners and sought-after employees.
Kiran Singh, director of operations and complex general manager at Gold Reef City, agrees.
“International Literacy Day is an opportunity to express solidarity with the celebrations of the 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages and the 25th anniversary of the World Conference on Special Needs Education. It is also the perfect opportunity to think about the children in our surrounding neighbourhood and do something to make a difference in their lives,” said Singh.
The 2019 Literacy Day activities pay special attention to physical development, cognitive development and language. The Gold Reef City team followed suit by dividing their event’s activities into the same three areas of focus. The physical development activities included hopscotch, hit the target and hop like a bunny. The cognitive development activities included a colouring-in competition and a match-the-colours memory game. The language activity included storytelling time with an enjoyable question-and-answer session to end it off.
As the morning came to a close, the children gathered around the prize table for a special prize-giving for those who excelled in the programme. It was a special day, thoroughly enjoyed by all involved.
Mr Mzangwe, Turffontein Primary School deputy principal, said: “This initiative has been very beneficial for our learners and we are happy to see the learners ending the term with a bang. The activities were fun; all the learners were engaged and excited. Thank you, Gold Reef City.”
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