Pinnocchio Creche (ZAF-37)


Type: Education: Kindergarden - Country: South Africa

Brief description and main aims

At Pinnochio Creche our children are encouraged to develop and expand their appreciation and understanding of themselves, of others and of the world around them. Children learn through interaction with their environment and we subscribe the philosophy that children learn best through play. 

 

Cultural Exposure

Green Point is a community within the Atlantic Seaboard, considered an upper middle class area - where many people work and live. Majority of the parents and children who use our service, don't fit within the upper middle class income group - many serve within the wealthy households, or work in the retailers, hotels, guest houses, public service sectors in the community. That's why our service is high in demand - because its accessible to the lower income groups in our city. 

Main Activities

We also offer our children organic vegetable gardening and violin lessons as extra programs. These two programs have proven to be instrumental in the development of our children. 

The school readiness program includes tools to equip parents to gradually help their children achieve self-sustained independence. Importantly, it encourages parents to review previously achieved tasks, to help maintain their child's profiency. Absenteeism in pre-schools is strongly discouraged, as it is a deterrent to the development of these young minds. We strive to help each child develop to their fullest potential in all seven of the major developmental areas: mental, spiritual, cognitive, emotional, social, creative and physical. 

Volunteer tasks

Each volunteer will focus on supporting the centre's staff in working with the children - and keeping our centre clean and functioning. 

Duties include:

  • Helping with lessons
  • Helping children with activities
  • Accompanying the children to the library 
  • Outings playing with the children
  • Cleaning: dishes, toilets, classrooms, play area, toys, equipment
  • PLanting in and maintaining garden produce 
  • Outdoor building, cleaning, painting, fixing and basic maintenance tasks
 
Fundraiser efforts are always needed to support our organisation - we'd love for volunteers to help us at events, projects and parties to raise funds. 

Volunteer requirements / Skills

The ideal volunteer must be:

  • positive
  • motivated
  • energetic
  • children centered
  • willing to get involved and help
  • service oriented
  • willing to help clean 
  • safety concious 
  • lovnig. caring
  • understands the importance of boundaries
Even though the person would be working with children who are cute and loving, you have to remember this is a school environment, not home, there are rules four our routines and conduct, to ensure our operation runs smoothly as  possible. 

Location

Green Point, Cape Town. 

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