El Roi Academy took its Grade Six learners to the Friends of Rescued Animals (Fora) centre, where they learned about animal rights and wellbeing while also donating funds to support the organisation.

According to a teacher Chantelle du Toit, this may have been a small drop in the water, however, it teaches children to make time to give back to the community.

”Our learners discussed animal cruelty as part of their Life Orientation subject. We thought it would be good to have a project and collect animal food and donate it to Fora. At the same time, spending a day with the animals, giving them love and attention. Our school, El Roi Academy, which means ‘the God who sees me’, always has the kids’ interests at heart. What we did was a small drop in the ocean and we encourage other learners and schools to give back to their communities,” Chantelle encouraged.

Chantelle added that the school plans to hold community outreach activities once each term, selecting a different organisation or location each time.

“We are going to visit the old age home and people with disabilities, the children love it and we hope to make a difference,” she concluded.