Tembisa lass works hard to assist local ECD centres
NPO empowers Tembisa ECD Educators.
A Tembisa woman helps early childhood development (ECD) centres in the area survive extensive incompetence.
Through NPO Atleha Champions Club, Sharon Dikeledi Ranoto has organised activities aimed at helping teachers understand their role in education at foundation phase.
“This organisation’s main objective is to carry out environmental awareness programmes at ECDs and also for the youth at large.
“The organisation has been active for a year now and makes a great effort to have a positive impact in our local communities and contribute towards environmental wellness,” Ranoto explained.
She said on the March 12 she hosted a workshop for ECD educators and crèche owners at the Tembisa Customer Services Chamber, covering environmental awareness for their ECDs.
“Fifty-three nursery school educators were present and we were happy about the impact made. This workshop was in preparation for our children’s water-wise event.
“On April 3 we hosted a follow-up event where 11 different crèches participated in this project. Children were taught about the importance of water and its conservation prior to the event by their educators,” Ranoto said.
This zealous resident hopes to attract more crèches and cover the entire Tembisa.
She said Atleha Champions Club has partnered with the Ekurhuleni Environmental Resources and Waste Management Department through David Bambata, the executive manager.
“This is to ensure that more ECD crèches are reached and the sharing of environmental knowledge is done in the right way. The support the department has given us is valuable and we appreciate the acknowledgement of the work done.”
She said the educational material imparted on ECD educators and the children through these training sessions will now be incorporated into a showcase event.
“The format of the showcase may take on any structure, e.g. a performance, song, poster presentation, drama etc. Creativity lies within the school’s ability and willingness to perform outside the norm. The key will be ‘water wise’.
“The schools will then be required to showcase their talent at the National Water Day event. The showcase will be presented to three judges to score and pick an ultimate winner. Schools will be judged on creativity, confidence, preparedness etc.
“At today’s event the judges were Malekoko Sewapa, Nonhlahla Dube and Sharon Ranoto,” she explained.
Among the schools that took part in the April 3 event, and that won prizes, were:
• First – Humpty Dumpty Day Care Centre
• Second – The Promise Day Care and Pre-School
• Third – Restoration Rainbow
