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| Nosipho and her charges for the day! |
'With all the workshops we've had it feels like the seeds have been planted. We have helped parents and care-givers see their role to their children's learning in a meaningful way. The St Agnes workshop gave us the opportunity to realise the importance of home language and how we accommodate it within the context of education in our country.
One parent, a French speaking parent whose son is a learner at St Agnes is confronted with the dilemma of how useful is speaking french at home while the environment and education system does not require it? I felt that his question was valid, and as a team, we could all relate to his frustration. We have all realised that French is important to his son, as it carries with it his sense of family and culture and a part of his education will be to preserve that.
One parent, a French speaking parent whose son is a learner at St Agnes is confronted with the dilemma of how useful is speaking french at home while the environment and education system does not require it? I felt that his question was valid, and as a team, we could all relate to his frustration. We have all realised that French is important to his son, as it carries with it his sense of family and culture and a part of his education will be to preserve that.
Other parents threw in different elements of how they should and can help realise their children's potential. Games were played and chuckles shared, the reminder of childhood and that children's play is children's learning.
Whether by sharing scary facts about the crisis of education in our country, or by sharing personal stories of our own reading journeys and imparting skills that can help them start this journey with their children and families, (we feel we are making a difference.) The parents were the champions of day, and now we need to strategise and put into effect a way that we will support them going forward.'
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| St Agnes parents |
