New Term for the Clever Cubs & The Bushman Olympics!

Read all about the Bushman Olympic and the latest updates on our Clever Cubs who have all just returned from their Easter Holidays:

Bushman Olympics

On Saturday 16th April, just before the children went away for their Easter Holidays, we held our annual Bushman Olympics here at N/a'an ku se. All the children got really into the spirit of the games and there were definitely signs of some budding athletes amongst our Clever Cubs....perhaps even some future Olympians! Teams were made up of volunteers, children and parents - we had Team Namibia, England, Scotland, America and Germany all represented in our games which included an egg and spoon race and football dribble.

Watch our YouTube video to see all the action for yourselves

News from the Clever Cubs

MARIA has shown such a big improvement since last year. She has been awarded a Certificate for Improvement in Mathematics as she progressed from a D to a C this year. Congratulations Maria.

FRANS loves to play the big brother role towards his little brother Saul! When he's not looking after and protecting his brother, he loves playing with all the toys - cars in particular and lots of colouring too.

Teacher Hilma's Diary September - December 2010

For our New Year update, Hilma has written a diary each month sharing with us the latest news from Clever Cubs and her excitement over the children's latest developments:

Clever Cubs Class - Sept 10

Our Clever Cubs continue to develop and grow both in size and in their ability to play, communicate and learn. Our Clever Cubs teacher, Hilma, along with her assistants Tepletene and Anna are working hard to provide the children with a good start in life. 

Nursery Class - Sept 10

Our ever growing number of little ones really love coming to school each and every day. With all the exciting activities they are doing, no one wants to miss out! They spend lots of their time playing with building blocks and it is so interesting to see how they come up with new ideas.

The children are very excited about the visit planned with staff from KMPG next month for the official handover of their new school minibus. KPMG Namibia have kicked off the sponsorship of this bus but we are still searching for two more sponsors to enable us to purchase the bus outright and save costly monthly payments and interest. Email donations@naankuse.com if you are interested or have any contacts who might be able to support us.

Help us to raise awareness and support by telling your friends, family and colleagues about our work – send them the link to our School Video and encourage them to join our ABC Club. 

JESSICA is so sweet and caring; she loves to play with the other children and is great at sharing with them.

 










CAITRIONA is a big girl now; she loves being on the swing and also playing with the dolls.

DESHI always make sure that she has a doll in her hands, she enjoys playing the role of a mother most of the time.

GEORGE makes sure that he is the first one to get most of the toy cars and he is so proud to have a little sister, Dara.

DENZEL is growing up quickly and now spends most of his time building blocks. He loves listening to story time as well.

FRANS plays big brother towards his little brother Saul. He loves painting and makes sure that he is the first one to get a plate at lunch time.

Dara is a sweet little baby that spend most of the time sleeping and listening to the lovely songs and rhymes.

Mainstream School Children - Sept 10

Hilma continues to help the older children already at the mainstream schools with their homework and extra learning in the afternoons and to monitor their progress. The children still have lots of energy to keep them going through their long day and the schools have seen a very big improvement in most of the children. 

Mainstream school pupils - June 2010

Our older children are all doing well at the mainstream schools and we are very proud of how they are making friends, learning and developing. It’s a very long day for them as they leave the farm every morning by 5.30am but when they return back in the afternoon they go straight into Clever Cubs for Hilma to help them with their homework. They all have their set seats on the minibus and take blankets for a little sleep on the way to and from school!

We still need to secure the remaining funds to purchase our own school minibus, please email donationsnaankuse@iway.na if you would like to sponsor the bus or help us to fundraise for it.

Bettie loves school so much and she did really well last term. Bettie particularly loves reading and colouring. Well done Bettie! Here's Bettie on the bus on the way home from school.

Maria is also doing well at school and her reading and writing have shown great improvement. Maria passed all her exams last term. Keep it up Maria! Here's Maria on the bus sitting next to Martha.

Martha was one of the top in her class last term. Martha loves learning and is extremely bright. You are a star Martha!

Josephine is always eager to go to school. Josephine enjoys colouring and showed great improvement last term. Keep it up! Here she is with her typical teenage pout in the middle!

Sofia always looks forward to school and passed with flying colours last term. Sofia is a great role model, especially after being made a monitor for her grade. Well done Sofia! Here she is on the right with her friends, the two Josephine's!

Willem and Christina also both did well last term but have now left N/a’an ku sê with their parents. We wish them all the best for the future. Thank you for supporting them.

We are pleased to have a new family on the farm and we have managed to secure places for their older children in the school. Here's Christian who gone into grade 2 on the swing, Saul in grade 7 and Betha in grade 6.