New ECD centre for Tses

Elizabeth Joseph- TSES On 27 November, the //Karas Region governor Aletha Frederick inaugurated a new early childhood development (ECD) centre at Tses. Developed for N$1.1 million, the centre was funded by the European Union through the 11th European Development Fund towards the education sector. "As a ministry, we received the support of N$70.4 million, where //Karas was allocated N$4.1 million for the construction, renovation, and upgrading of four ECD centre," the governor said. The Tses village council donated the land on which the centre was built."This ECD centre has been in existence since 2012 in the Tses village. It started home-based at the venue of the late Elsie Jahrs and moved to the Lutheran church hall in 2015, operating for the first two semesters, after which they moved to the Tses community hall at the end of 2015. “The centre has two educators, Erna Swartz and Petronella Daniels. Currently, there are 36 learners at the centre," Fredericks added. The culture of learningThe building consists of two classrooms, ablution facilities, a storeroom and a kitchen.Fredericks urged Tses residents to encourage their children to go to the centre and learn from the educators and each other. "Let us allow children to explore, and let us instill in them the culture of learning, the culture of investigating, and the culture of curiosity," she said. She further urged parents to promote a culture of reading among their children and noted that it is very important that learners should be able to read and understand what they are reading or studying."I urge the regional, local and traditional authorities, educators, parents and the community at large to take care of this beautiful infrastructure to ensure that it serves today's children and it will continue to serve generations to come. “We must therefore collectively and jealously guard this building against any form of vandalism and unnecessary destruction," the governor said.

New ECD centre for Tses

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