Edublox learners give food for hungry feral cats
Edublox Polokwane's easy programme coordinator Zu Groenewald said the reading and learning centre staff want to teach learners how to care for animals just as much as they would for those around them.
POLOKWANE- Erika Coetzee from Urban Feral Cats recently visited Edublox, where she received cat food for feral cats in the city.
According to Zu Groenewald, Easy programme coordinator at Edublox Polokwane, the reading and learning centre staff want to teach learners how to care for animals just as much as they would for those around them.
“We teach the learners about their community and to reach out to people. After seeing the need for organisations looking after animals in our community, we chose Urban Feral Cats because of how much they do for the residents at SAVF. At the same time, we teach them to care for the elderly and their cats.”
Zu works hand-in-hand with Kendra Brenkman, the Edublox Polokwane general manager and the Edublox afternoon programme coordinator. They have supported these charity events for the past three years and regularly invite dog groomers to educate the children on caring for their pets.
Edublox offers specialised reading, math, and learning services. Their services focus on educational interventions comprising cognitive training, reading, spelling, comprehension, and maths.
“Besides the Edublox Cognitive Development Programme, we also run the EASY Programme. This programme offers an alternative to regular schooling for Gr 1-7 learners, aimed at bridging the gap between learners’ needs and the curriculum. Our approach is integrative, focusing on developing foundation cognitive, literacy and numeracy skills,” says Groenewald.
Social, emotional, and psychological skills are also developed to support the key focus of getting the learners back on track academically. For example, they use positive affirmation, which helps to disrupt negative thinking habits and establish a new route in their brain for positive thoughts and habits. Eventually, positive thought patterns appear with good thoughts influencing actions positively and constructively, making learners more receptive to learning.
