Mount Edgecombe estate helps learners succeed

THE Mount Edgecombe Country Club Estate (MECCE) recently sponsored the printing and paper for the learners’ curriculum packs and worksheets that are in the process of being prepared at Natest School in Phoenix. 

This is an attempt to assist the learners who have fallen behind in their school work due to a lack of online facilities.

The school is preparing the worksheet packs for the learners to use at home if there is a third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Natest School Principal, Rajendra Thilakdhari said learners had missed out over the lockdown period when the school was closed for a substantial amount of time. With technological and data issues learners had little or no access to online schooling.

“Sadly, our students have already fallen behind in their education due to the challenges we faced with lockdown. Despite our school now having the capacity to provide online education, many families in our community simply cannot afford the technology and data costs needed to keep up with this form of digital learning. Up until now we didn’t have the money or resources to prepare printed curriculum packs with worksheets and educational guidelines to send home with learners. With the predicted third wave of the virus around the corner, we were so relieved and grateful when our MECCE neighbours stepped in to offer their support to cover the exorbitant costs for printing this vital information for our learners,” said Thilakdhari.

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According to Desiree Stone, MECCE’s CEO, through the Ladies’ Golf Section of Mount Edgecombe Country Club, the school will have all their printing and paper costs covered for the rest of 2021.

“We are cognisant of the fact that not all schools and children have been afforded the same opportunities to continue learning during this pandemic when lockdowns have been imposed. Covid-19 has been extremely hard for everyone but it is the underprivileged scholars who have no access to online schooling who have suffered the most. I am delighted with our ladies’ golf section’s decision to ensure that Natest school will now receive the support they need to ensure these scholars are prepared for a lockdown by having continued access to education material so they can keep learning if we are hit with a third wave of the virus,” said Stone.

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