Early Childhood Development, March 17, 2021, 2:33 p.m.

Recruiting our youngest Christel Housers

Author: Christel House South Africa

For the first time in our 20-year history, we will be welcoming 60 Grade RR students to Christel House.

GRADE RR APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN

For the first time in our 20-year history, we will be welcoming 60 Grade RR students to Christel House. As widely recognised, the formative years of a child’s life are the most important and even more critical when they grow up in challenging and under-resourced environments. Therefore, expanding our Early Childhood Development programme to include Grade RR classes is an important step towards removing the many barriers to success that our students face. By adding Grade RR, we now support students for 19 years, from Grade RR to 5 years post matric through our College & Careers programme. 

To date, we have completed the construction of our three new Grade RR classrooms and have launched our recruitment campaign for 60 new Grade RR’s (4-year-olds turning 5 in 2021) to start school in July 2021*. Read more about our application process here or help spread the word if you know of a little one in need. 

 

#GiveaHandUp to our new Grade RR's

Remember your first day going to school? Your new shoes, your new backpack filled with brand new stationery and that uniform that was just a little too big at the time?  Well, now is your chance to help create these happy memories for 60 deserving Grade RR students. But we need your help to kit out our newest little Christel Housers.

#GiveaHandUp to our new Grade RR’s by donating essential school supplies, including school shoes, uniforms, a backpack, learning materials and educational toys, as well as fortified porridge that contains essential nutrients for growing children.  

All of our new recruits are from households where the average income is less than R1 500 per person per month. So back-to-school supplies are a luxury many of our parents simply cannot afford. For as little as R150, R500 or R1200 (the price of a full starter kit), your donation will give our Grade RR’s a hand up on their 19-year learning journey with us. That is 14 years of formal schooling, from Grade RR to Grade 12, and 5 years of post-school support to help them escape a life of poverty for good. 

Donate and #GiveaHandUp to our new Grade RR’s today by clicking on the button below.

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*Please note: There is a possibility that the new Grade RR’s may only start as Grade R’s in January 2022 (5 years old turning 6), subject to final approval by the Western Cape Education Department. 

Christel House SA is a registered charity (NPO 017-044).
Every donation counts and all South African donors will receive a Section 18A tax-deductible certificate.
Businesses can also earn BEE points for their contributions.