Tsakani Primary School

Mission

To offer quality education to pupils, To help them master their subjects, To help them choos careers and options availoable, To promote the use of ICT to enhance learning and teaching, To provide support and encouragement to learners with special education needs, To set good examples of speech, dress and behaviour. To create a conducive environment for learners to take part in extra-curricular activities. To help learners discover their talent. To give moral and ethical value to pupils and prepare them for full and responsible adulthood and citizenship.

Vision

Educate for quality relevancy, exellence and for a prosperous and responsible adulthood.

History

The School was started in 1974 at entuthukweni to cater for the Xitsonga people, Which then was not catered for. In 1982 Tshivenda was introduced to accomodate anothe minodrity group which was also neglected then. The first Teacher was Mrs R. Ngatsane who was joined by Ms M.M Mashele Mrs A.T Murivhami joined the School as the first Venda Teacher.

Facilities

Identified needs

Curriculum

Grades Grade R - 7 — Economic Management Sciences, English, Xitsonga, Tshivenda, Creative Arts, Natural Sciences and Technology, Social Sciences, Creative Arts, Life Skills. — Extra-curricular: Soccer, Traditional dancing, Dramist, Netball.

Contact

Adopter

AARD Mining Equipment

Additional sponsors

Adopt-a-School Foundation, Bantu Sports Trust, Oxford University Press, Korean Embassy

Work done

• Dictionaries
• Donation of library books
• ICT Resourcing including coding & robotics
• Donation of 100 pairs of school shoes
• Renovation of a classroom into a computer laboratory
• Construction of combination court
• Construction of Grade R facility
• Grade R resources and Grade R practitioner development programme
• Visual support programme 2017
• Visual support programme 2018
• Biogas generator and Recyclying System
• School shoes, food parcels, vegetable garden, netball kits and athletic kits
• Visual support project:2023
• Painting of palisade fence and jungle gyms

Future needs

• Construction of a feeding scheme kitchen
• Construction of a science laboratory
• Construction of a library.
• Renovation of the administration facility
• Construction of 5 classrooms
• Educator development and classroom based support programme in language and literacy
• Computers and computer training
• Sports kits
• School leadership advancement programme: Learning to lead
• Remedial programme for learners with learning barriers
• Vegetable garden
• Library books and librarian training