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Dancing Pencils On The Set

A small Dancing Pencils team is taking a film course to enable it to put videos on youtube. Their first script starts in an informal settlement with a discontented and dirty orphan ... Continue Reading →
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SABC Launch for Dancing Pencils

A great tribute to Dancing Pencils is the SABC’s offer of a room (or hall)  in their Head Office for weekly use by Dancing Pencils, be it for book launches, courses, book reading ... Continue Reading →
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ISimangaliso’s True Hippo

Nkosinathi Mthethwa won first prize in an iSimangaliso  Schools competition that asked for a foundation phase reader that helped children to understand the importance of certain animals ... Continue Reading →
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Dancing Pencils Literacy Development Project Board Meeting

The Quarterly Board Meeting of the Dancing Pencils Literacy Development Project held on Monday evening 22nd October, enjoyed making plans for the future. Plans include awards for Mentors ... Continue Reading →
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Free State Books by Grade 3

There are 6 official languages in use in the Free State. Grade 3 learners in 5 districts in the Free State had an enjoyable opportunity to write books in 5 of these languages. They ... Continue Reading →

Handling Emotional Reactions By Lesley Chorn Counselling Psychologist

Trauma When something happens to us that hurts our feelings, we experience pain in our heart, and usually also anger and fear of it happening again.  But what do we do with these feelings?  ... Continue Reading →