“Our mission is to deliver life-changing learning to children ages 8 – 1 3 in the area of Strand, Western Cape”

OUR MISSION

SMILING CHILD is affiliated to Open Schools Worldwide. We use their curriculum which has been specifically designed to teach traumatized children literacy, numeracy and life skills and to equip them with the
equivalent of a grade 3 education.
Each child will be individually assessed

– Our program is fairly simple

– Lessons are short and on a flexible timetable

– The aim is to bring children educationally to a level where they are able to enter a government school

The majority of our learners have faced difficulty in their lives and need healing before they can even begin their learning program

EDUCATION IS FUN


Jasper, the Director of Training for Open Schools, trained our local community volunteers to use the OS curriculum which has specifically been designed to teach a traumatized brain. This curriculum is taught through play therapy and group interaction.
Using the curriculum and materials we have, we provide the children with a basic education, equivalent to a grade 3, share God’s love with them, and give them hope.

We assist the Community with

  • Clothing
  • Food
  • Late Birth Registrations
  • On-line bookings for Identity Documents
  • Transport to home affairs or hospitals
  • Lectures on Fetal Alcohol/Drug Syndrome
  • Lectures on how to report family abuse