Randburg Rotary Club hands Lego to school

The Randburg Rotary Club handed over R100 000 worth of Lego to the junior grade pupils from Vuleka School in Dunkeld on 4 December.

Christopher Thompson from the Randburg Rotary Club said that the organisation through one of its members, Andrew Robinson, had a friendship with the school who had asked if the club could find prizes for the school’s prize-giving ceremony.

Through the Care for Education Lego Foundation the Legos were donated.

“We decided that Lego would be the best prizes to give as they have such a high educational value. Its more than a toy; it’s an educational device,” Thompson said.

He explained that they donated Lego to crèches and pre-schools and worked a lot in informal settlements where they distributed the Legos.

“When the children play with the Legos they are learning and that is always a good thing,” he said.

The Managing director of Vuleka Schools Melanie Sharland said that they were very happy with the donation that they received from the Rotary Club.

She pointed out that at the Vuleka School they predominantly used Lego in the technology class because this ensured a good quality of learning for the children.

“Lego is used to teach the children critical skills such as maths, science and technology as it teaches them problem-solving skills, lateral thinking, perceptual skills and lets them use their creativity,” she said.

Sharland pointed out that they were letting the children go home with their packs of Legos to keep them busy over the holidays and said that even the children knew the value of Legos in their lives.