“Smiles, Trials & Miles” - Emotional, Social & Physical Development

IY Learning Hub runs 3 programmes within the aftercare service we provide for children.

Each of these 3 programmes has been carefully curated and crafted to ensure that we are contributing to building future leaders of society and South Africa who are:

• Confident in themselves, their abilities and their worth to their community.

• Able to interact in healthy ways with their peers, work as a team, and overcome social and relational dynamics that may be damaging.

• Resilient to the trauma and adversity that comes with growing up in a informal settlement, and are able to manage their emotions effectively.

• Growing strong bodies, with healthy body indicators and a willingness to put time and effort into feeding and exercising their bodies the way it needs.

• Skilled in generationally appropriate competencies such as digital literacy, media literacy, financial literacy, creativity and innovation and environmental awareness

The smiles, trials and miles programme takes children on a journey each year to growing and having a growth mindset in their emotional health, social skills and the development of their bodies & health.

We learn through play to holistically learn tangible skills to develop in these areas which we can use at school, aftercare and home. These include but aren’t limited to: observed free play, role playing, volunteering, emotional expression, mindfulness, reading, spending time outdoors, working on our fine motor skills, awareness of what we eat and how we move our bodies.

Sports Lessons + Creativity sessions + Performing arts projects + Life Skills Discoveries