Aftercare Centre Course Pretoria 2025

Overview

A very large number of primary school children attend aftercare centres on a daily basis.

Children of today are facing many challenges. One of those challenges is the reality that both parents often need to work for an income. As a result, despite the efforts from the parents, many children experience a lack of daily mental and emotional support at home. The challenge also exists in terms of coordinated support networks to address the problem.

The Dutch Reformed Congregation Sesmylspruit, Centurion, South Africa, has decided to do something about this situation. During some informal research at the schools in the Hennopspark area, the church found that there were many children whose homes were no longer a safe haven for providing daily mental and emotional support. The idea emerged to make the aftercare centres aware that they can, to a large extent, meet this need and that aftercare centre staff can make a difference in children's lives.  

As a direct result, Petra Institute developed this Aftercare Centre Course in 2014. The curriculum is mainly founded on our other courses: Entering the World of Children and Relational Children’s Ministry.

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Key outcomes of the 8-week training (one 3-hour session per week)

• Leadership skills
• Core values
• Emotional intelligence
• Engagement techniques by using play, storytelling and active listening to build meaningful relationships with children,

Course schedule

1. Thursday, 30 January 2025: 09:00 - 12:00
2. Thursday, 13 February 202: 09:00 - 12:00
3. Thursday, 20 February 2025: 09:00 - 12:00
4. Thursday, 27 February 2025: 09:00 - 12:00
5. Thursday, 6 March 2025: 09:00 - 12:00
6. Thursday, 13 March 2025: 09:00 - 12:00
7. Thursday, 20 March 2025: 09:00 - 12:00

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Please arrive at least 10 minutes before the start time. Tea and coffee will be served during the break.

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