Career Day Expo held at Kiddies Hope Academy
The educational event for the children was coupled with a street parade aimed at raising awareness against GBV.
Kiddies Hope Academy hosted the annual career day expo at Kopanong Hall this past weekend.
The educational event for the children was coupled with a street parade aimed at raising awareness against GBV, crime and other social ills.
Children from the Dobsonville based Kiddies Hope Academy marched from their school to Kopanong Hall where fun and interactive educational activities had been prepared for them.
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As it has become a tradition with Kiddies Hope Academy, children were dressed according to different careers, from paramedics and firefighters to flight attendants and to even domestic workers.
With the assistance and support of various stakeholders, children got a chance to experience work done in different professions through demonstrations.
Xolani Sithole, a coach from Kiddies Hope said the event was all about teaching children beyond the classroom.
Having fire fighters and paramedics do demonstrations with the children helps them appreciate and experience first-hand what their parents get up to in their different professions every day.
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The career day expo at Kiddies Hope Academy has been happening for the past few years and residents of Dobsonville have been welcoming to the idea and showing support to the kids. Parents also came out in their numbers to support their children.
The initiative is supported by Spur, Clinix Health Group, McDonald’s, Debonairs Pizza, Ola ice cream, Twizza, City of Johannesburg EMS, SAPS, JMPD and many other local businesses.
