The Kusasa Project Blog
It’s official! Our learners excel in the Academic Big Leagues
Many South Africans, regardless of age, experience a deep sense of pride towards the schools they attend. In one of our recent blogs, we spoke with two alumni of The Kusasa Academy, and one can see their faces light up when they speak about their past affiliation with...
Our Month in a Flash: February 2024
Getting Our Emotions Healthy and Flowing Understanding the critical role emotional intelligence plays in both academic and emotional success, The Kusasa Academy has partnered with an esteemed organisation, Brain Tribe, to conduct a week-long workshop for our learners...
What We Learned Recently
Paper Planes and Paper Towns In this Grade 3 STEM activity, we designed our own 3D classroom using only paper. These Grade 3s were so creative with all the furniture they manufactured out of paper. STEM activities are proven to increase innovative thinking, encourage...
Our Month in a Flash: January 2024
Welcome to our newbies! Most of our new recruits are only 4 years old when they join the Kusasa-family, and we welcomed our new learners on 17 January without a single tear. Our most recent fun included a blind taste test to expose us to new tastes and explore our...
Our Month in a Flash: December 2023
Exploring Our Senses The Grade 0s had so much fun in the last week of the school year. While teachers are scrambling to get the last bit of admin done and prepare for the new year, the little ones are still stimulated and entertained with sensory play. What a fun idea...
And just like that, the 2023 school season has come to an end…
(SCROLL TO BOTTOM FOR AN END-OF-YEAR MESSAGE FROM OUR TRUSTEES) Today, something seems off-beat in the courtyard of The Kusasa Academy. Usually the excited yells of children fill this space. But now, only a gentle silence remains as the 149 smiling Kusasa-kids have...
Our Month in a Flash: November 2023
Hear Hear! Tamara van Zyl, an audiologist in Paarl, paid us a visit on 28 November. Out of sheer commitment, Tamara has been walking a path with The Kusasa Project for many years and has identified multiple little ones in need of hearing aids and therapy. We are so...
What We Learned Recently
Alliteration For The Nation The Grade 3 learners dove into Afrikaans sounds with interactive games and text analysis. We started with pairs outlining the text of the sounds on each other's hands and guessing what it was. This way, we make learning fun and engaging...
Why Should You Volunteer at The Kusasa Project?
It is often said that a life of service is the key to fulfillment. This journey is a deeply personal one where we are faced with pertinent questions like ‘what is important to me?’ or ‘where can my time add value?’. The very act of giving something without expecting...
Our Month in a Flash: October 2023
It's Bok 'Braai'-day With the upcoming Rugby World Cup final match, parents were invited to braai boerewors rolls for the Kusasa-kids on Friday 27 October. Given the big match between the Springboks and the All Blacks on Saturday 28 October, we aimed to create 'gees',...
100% black beneficiaries | S18A PBO approval with SARS | A proven track record since 2006
South African Charitable Trust (Number: IT53/2007) & PBO Number: 930026072
UMALUSI (the SA Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training) accreditation number: 20 SCH01 00807
UK Registered Charity (Number: 1134655)
Netherlands Charity (Stichting 8511:28:002)
Affiliated with The Columbus Foundation. US Charity (EIN 31-6044264)
