The Institute of Training and Education for Capacity-building (ITEC) envisages a child-friendly South Africa where all children are able to access opportunities for optimal development.
We believe that children have the right to live in a safe, caring, and stimulating environment, and that they deserve the care and education that will equip them for tomorrow's world.
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This year’s theme for South African Library Week, which runs from 19 – 25 March, is Libraries: Heart of the Community.
ITEC aims to place reading in the hearts and minds of teachers and children. In the two weeks building up to SA Library week, nearly 100 local teachers attending workshops on Reading Aloud to children.
Teachers at a Read Aloud workshop in the Teacher’s Resource Centre at ITEC
Sharing with other teachers
We are partnering with Stirling Primary School on a book drive so that we can provide more books to schools that serve disadvantaged children. If you would like more information, please contact the Library staff on 043 7438333.
Ayanda Mxhalisa tells how her daughter has benefitted from having a classroom library at her school. ITEC rotates large block loans of delightful books to participating teachers.
There is a unique joy in reading aloud to children – try it out on World Read Aloud Day (February 1st) and discover the magic for yourself. Sharing a story with children forges a bond between parent and child, promotes language skills, and helps you both relax!
Asking ‘Why?’ and ‘What if?’ questions at the end of the story promotes authentic discussion and builds children’s critical thinking and self-expression skills.
Visit the official World Read Aloud Day site here: http://www.litworld.org/register/ to register your activities. Or simply pick up a book and Read Aloud!
The ITEC Teacher’s Resource Centre is filled with Read Aloud resources and exciting ideas to celebrate stories. Please come and explore!
Welcome to 2018! We are back from our holidays, ready to tackle the new year with renewed vigour and enthusiasm! May your year be full of joy, and may you achieve all your goals.
Children from four primary schools were thrilled to demonstrate their Science Club projects at an expo at ITEC. The projects designed and made by the children demonstrate various scientific concepts, from sound waves and percussion, to refraction, to chemical reactions.
Science Clubs encourage children to develop critical scientific thinking, and most importantly, to see the enjoyment and fun in scientific exploration. Click through the pictures to see what the children got up to.
An experiment with resonance
Models of radio telesopes
Demonstrating sustainable energy and environmental awareness
Demonstrating the effects of air pressure and gravity
Explaining how planetary exploration vehicles work
