Pre-Primary School
The Won Life Pre-Primary School is a registered, independent Grade R preschool providing excellent, holistic education to 180 learners each year. It started as an informal day-care in 2005 and was registered with the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) in 2007 to become the first Grade R school in the community. This is our flagship project and through the successful establishment of the school, we were able to establish vital credibility with the WCED and community through this programme, which in turn has paved the way for our continued involvement in education.
In addition to fun-filled educational learning, we also provide 2 cooked meals per day and beautiful facilities that communicate value to the children. The Won Life Pre-Primary School is a haven for children; a place of safety, both physically and emotionally, where they can freely discover and enquire about the world around them.
Literacy Centre
Our Literacy Centre started in 2013 and is an online interactive, volunteer-driven English literacy intervention programme through Reading Eggs . Support is aimed at all Grade 2 and 3 learners at Trevor Manuel Primary School.
This programme ensures that the children on it are equipped with being able to read, write and speak in English. English comprehension skills are key to a learner’s academic success and facilitates a smoother transition to Grade 4 for the Xhosa learners who switch from Xhosa to English as their language of instruction and for Afrikaans learners who take on English as a second language as they enter the Intermediate Phase.
We have a wonderful group of passionate volunteers who facilitate literacy sessions to children on a weekly basis. We are always looking for more volunteers so that we can reach more learners.
Teacher Mentorship Programme
This programme exists to equip teachers in an under-resourced environment to deliver quality education to the children in their care. We have also packaged our insights into a comprehensive resource called ‘CAPS in a SNAP’. This provides a paint-by-numbers approach to teaching the CAPS curriculum effectively in an under-resourced environment in order to make this available to other NGOs. This ‘CAPS in a SNAP’ resource provides detailed planning documents and resources, but also involves coaching and mentoring teachers to improve four key areas of learning and teaching, namely; classroom set up, lesson planning, lesson delivery and assessment. In addition to this, teachers are also mentored in soft skills such as time management, professionalism, team work and effective communication.
Currently, we are mentoring the Foundation Phase Teachers at the new Fisantekraal Primary School which opened in 2021. We are looking forward to growing this relationship and have high hopes for the positive impact on the quality of teaching and learning that we can make together.
High School Programme
Our High School Education Centre was established in 2017 and runs from Monday to Friday. We provide learners with a quick lunch, a desk, stationery, access to laptops, internet and a printer in order to assist them with the necessary resources needed to successfully complete their homework and studies.
In order to walk alongside learners on a more individual and personal level, the programme is enriched with Life Skills coaching and support by means of the Refined programme for the girls and Stronger programme for the boys.
