Africa A+ Schools’ Three-year ECE Training Projects: Concept, Approach and Methods
African A+ Facilitators
Videos about us and what we do
Who we are at Africa A+
Africa A+ Final Output
Segment One: Where does that start
Segment Two: What do we stand for
Segment Three: Why do we do this
Segment Four: How do we do it
Teachers Interview One: Nomonde MJA
Teachers Interview Two: Natasha Disney
Teachers Interview Three: Margaret Twinkle
Teachers Interview Four Elsie Siembamba
People at Africa A+
Yolande Delport
Yolande Delport is a mosaic artist who has worked locally and abroad as an ECD teacher, art co-ordinator and principal. Yolande founded the Ibhabhathane Community Centre ECD in Riebeeck East. Yolande sees creativity and art as essential skills that assist children in becoming successful adults in a fast changing and challenging world.
Karen Stewart
Karen is a Masters graduate and an experienced creative process facilitator. Karen owns The Ah HA Company and is the founder of Bright Sparks. Karen enables adults, teacher and children’s creativity and is passionate about the visual arts.
Miriam Schiff
Miriam Schiff has worked in the ECD field for nearly 50 years and retired after being principal of King David Pre-primary School. Miriam remains involved in early childhood music through the Orff Schulwerk Society.
Richard Kilpert
Richard Kilpert is an arts educator who has worked on community projects, lectured in printmaking, run the Imagination Lab and worked with the World Design Capital’s education programme. He is currently at the MOCCA Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art.
Shanaaz Abrahams
Shanaaz Abrahams graduated from Sallie Davies College of Education and has been in the Pre –Primary Education field for almost thirty years. She is currently an educator at Cedar House Prep School. Shanaaz believes that all children learn through play.
Shumi Chimombe
Shumi takes a keen interest in creative writing and expression. Shumi is also a Biodanza didactic teacher who uses music and movement to help people to joyfully dance with life.
Sue Kaplan
Sue Kaplan is a practising artist with a Master’s degree in Fine Art from the Witswatersrand University. Sue is currently doing a curating degree at MIchaelis, the University of Cape Town, and teaches art to adults and art as therapy in marginalized communities.
Veronica Nicholas
Veronica Nicholas is an early education specialist who graduated from Barkly House. Veronica is the principal of iThemba School in Capricorn where each day calls on her problem-solving and innovation skills
Vuyiswa Rapoyiya
Vuyiswa is an Early Childhood Education specialist who studied for her ECD LEVEL 5 at False Bay College. Vuyiswa is a motivational speaker who believes in building people up. Vuyiswa is an inspiration to learners from Philippi schools who are struggling and are about to give up on their education.
Kauthar Ebrahim
Kauthar Ebrahim is an early education specialist who owns her own school. Kauthar has spent many years nurturing good practise in early childhood practitioners and students. Kauthar is a part-time facilitator at Inclusive Education.
June O’Neill
June has a long history of working in early childhood development (ECD) settings as a teacher, principal, mentor and facilitator. More recently she completed an Honours Degree with specialisation in Psycho-educational support, through UNISA, which provided for a wider perspective on education in the South African context. June has a particular interest in developing and enabling ECD teachers to provide rich, real and relevant learning
environments for all children.
Our Vision
African A+ Member Schools
