Observing children in Montessori pedagogy is key to be able to understand where the child is in her development and it is also an important tool to help the child to go forward. This post was written by Tidimalo Mokaila, one
Interview with Kelebogile Ngobelanga
This is an interview with Kelebogile Ngobelanga, one of the preschool teachers who benefitted from the Montessori Training during the last two years. The questions were asked by Christel Lorato Hermann. Kelebogile is on maternity leave until the middle of
Surprising demands
On the 2nd of February 2018 we received a letter from the South African Catholic Bishop’s Conference (SACBC). SACBC is our biggest donor organization that supports our NPO Tsibogang Christian Action Group currently with more than R 50,000 per month.
News from Godisang
Since the middle of January, the preschools and the after school programs are back in full swing. We have taken in a number of new children and it is really exciting to see how they change.. In the beginning there
News from all areas
With us in South Africa, the winter has already arrived: we had the first frost and sensitive cold temperatures during the day; if it is here under 20 °C despite the bright blue sky, then one knows that it is
Internship at Tsibogang
Dumela! We are Elisa and Laura and at the moment it’s our great pleasure to be part of the project Godisang of Tsibogang Christian Action Group as interns in the kindergartens and After School Program. Meanwhile, almost 3 weeks have
Teaching mathematics and HIV knowledge at Godisang
During the Easter holidays at the end of the first quarter of school, we had our workshop for all who help in the Afterschool programs (ASP) in the 5 ASP centres. Dr. Wolfgang Hermann has been busy since January to
A new classroom for Montessori
Slowly guests from near and far trickled in to witness the official opening of the newly built Montessori Classroom of our Early Learning Centre Rebaone in Lomanyaneng on 30.01.2015. Among them were foster parents for the children, representatives of the
Montessori changes our kindergarden
Over the six to seven years in which we have run our two Early Learning Centres we have experienced that there is a strong need to have a sound approach how the children coming to our centres are prepared for
Montessori for a blind child
In one of our preschools, in Godisang, we have a five year old blind boy, his name is Kaone Mathiba. In 2012 it was discovered that he had cancer on both of his eyes and therefore he was operated on