Malcolm X

Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.

Maria Montessori

These words reveal the child's inner needs: "Help me to do it alone."

Maria Montessori

It is the spirit of the child that can determine the course of human progress and lead it perhaps even to a higher form of civilization.

Chinese Proverb

Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand.

Nelson Mandela

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

Comments after Montessori Training...

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Pretty Sibiya - Nongoma
"I like the way my colleagues reacted after I did the Montessori course. They are so supportive and appreciate all that I am doing. The Grade 1 teacher called me to show her how I taught the alphabet..." More
eCD Afrika
ECD Afrika Foundation is an NGO established in 2009 focusing on Education & Community Development, particularly in disadvantaged areas of SA. 
 
Vision and Mission Statement

To provide quality Education for young children and youth as the basis for effective Community Development.

ECD focuses on providing quality early childhood education by training preschool teachers using the Montessori approach and support ECD sites with resources. It also serves young teenagers in empowering them to make the right choices in respect to HIV/AIDS and to mobilise their energy towards effective community development. 

 

Learner Achievements

Sakina Dube from Umlazi graduated with a Diploma in ECD in 2009. With assistance from ECD Afrika she has built a new classroom & ablution block. One of her care givers is now being trained and now has 76 children in her preschool.

eCD Afrika Mission

To train qualified and committed ECD educators in the Montessori philosophy and to assist them in establishing quality preschools in their communities, where they will establish in the preschool learners the foundation for the emergence of young adults who will ultimately contribute to the growth and development of their countries.

Montessori Philosophy

The Montessori philosophy of education is applicable to ALL children of ALL communities and should not be a haven for only the wealthy. There is no difference in the potential of children, whether they originate from a privileged or an unprivileged community.

Flash News

We have done it again! On Sunday, 26th February the eCD Afrika Foundation carried out an experiment in building a model of a play component that contributes to an ideal outdoor playspace at the Wonderkids 2 premises. With true team spirit, the parents and kids of our school successfully built the play area in less than two hours. Greatest Thanks to all those who joined in to help!!!
We were overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of the Wonderkids volunteers – mothers and fathers of the school and students from the IDB Students Association (ISA) outshone themselves with their ready to work attitude. 
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Montessori in Africa

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Funding

Quality ECD education is a priority for Africa and needs to be actively supported and enabled.

Make a difference by assisting our cause and vision for eradicating the grim state of poverty across Africa.

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Contact us

Email:
info@ecdafrika.net

Telephone:
27 31 207-3871

Fax:
27 31 207-2871