Caroline is an incredible South African who is helping empower the kids in her community, that have been left behind or trampled by the system.
She is making sure that the future generations in her community can stand up and lead one day!
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Meet Caroline… a South African empowering our future generation!
Caroline studied fine art and psychology but is using these skills to help the future generations of South Africa.
For the past 11 years she has been reaching out to the community in Kya Sands and taking in kids to educate. This year they bought a license to the Impaq curriculum which caters to kids from grade 1-12 and is designed to enable individualized learning in schools and at home.
Impaq provides a comprehensive set of educational products based on a CAPS aligned curriculum for Grades R – 12. Their curriculum and related solutions are designed to enable individualised learning and are used to educate learners in schools and at home.
Caroline currently has 38 children that she is teaching ranging from age 2 to Grade 7.
“I’m passionate about seeing kids healthy and whole and happy, and really nurturing their strengths through the arts such as music, drama, dance, painting and drawing. Each kid is unique and different and excels in different ways.”
A lot of the kids in Kya Sands cannot attend a government school because their parents are not South African, and then there are those that just get trampled by the system. Since they have an Impaq license, they register kids through them and receive a full curriculum which they complete under their supervision.
Caroline works closely with a social worker who operates in the area, and who also brings kids to her to be schooled.
“A few years ago a little girl and her brother were brought to us – ages 18 months and 3 years . They were found locked in a shack with their mother who had passed away. They were in there with her for 3 days after she passed , and nobody knew . They tried to wake her up… you can imagine the trauma… they were broken little things when they first came here, but you should see them now.”
“The little girl in the colourful dress that ran up to you and hugged you… that’s her!”
“They live with their gran, and are doing well, but it took over a year to gain their trust.”
“Another little boy was brought to us. He didn’t speak, and was labeled as a trouble maker but you should see his drawings… and even though it looks like he doesn’t listen – when you give him a math or spelling test he aces it!”
They are currently running the school from 2 rooms of her house in Bloubosrand, but she is in the process of moving out and into another house so that they can use the rest of the house for the school as well next year.
“I believe in loving and nurturing these little ones. They are the future of our country.”
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