Sisonke School
The School opened on Wednesday January 16th 2008.
Sisonke School uses a variety of educational philosophies to bring about the best possible education for it's children. School is not, after all, a place just to get minds educated but a place of social interaction and joy where, if it is approached in the right way, true understanding of life can be explored.
There are currently 46 learners and 5 teachers.
Our school Sisonke which means together is run by local people. It aims at bringing life into education through poetry, music, drama, art and practical activities. Children are born with an innate thirst for knowledge and learning but this can quickly disappear when they enter a system based on tests and text books. Spoon feeding children what has gone before will not take human kind forward. New imaginations will only shine through if the possibilities are left open. To close a child's mind is to close the door on our future. The whole community is involved in our school and the parents are awakened in their hearts to play an active role in their child's education. We are teaching traditional crafts, cultural stories are told by elders and music and rhythm imbue everyday. A deep understanding of nature and the world fills every subject from measurement, to money, to science, to art, our curriculum is alive.