Johannesburg, 13 July, 2022 / 8:55 pm (ACI Africa).
Refugee children in Johannesburg, South Africa, are set to have access their primary education in a schedule that matches other learning institutions in the country, the principal of a Catholic School in the African country has said.
In an interview with ACI Africa, the Principal of Sacred Heart High School spoke about the Three2Six project that is behind the initiative to have refugee children access “fulltime primary education” with a planned relocation to a new campus.
Beginning 2023, Heather Blanckensee said, “our Three2Six children will relocate to the new campus at Dominican Convent School in Belgravia, fully funded by our present donors and funders. And they are extremely excited that our Three2Six children are going to get a full educational experience”.
Ms. Blanckensee explained during the Monday, July 11 interview that rather than be limited to only three hours of school time as has been the case (3-6 p.m.), students at the new campus “will be integrated into the Primary School; meaning, the three hours is now going to be a full day plus afternoon support and cocurricular activities.”
In the light of the planned changes, she said, “refugee children will soon have access to full time primary education during normal school hours.”