EDUCATION

Children attend the I Care Christian School based at Mother of Peace in Lower Illovo.
Children follow the ACE (Accelerated Christian Education) method of schooling, whereby the pace of their work is based on their level of education when they enter the school. Our ACE trained educators manage children of varying ages and levels of education in one classroom.
It is here that we aim to close as many educational gaps as possible, with the ultimate goal being the integration of the children into Model C Schools. Our educators ensure that the children receive Life Orientation training, and are exposed to as many vocations as possibly, creating job awareness among the learners for when they leave the nest.  

Through the ACE method, our educators were able to detect that 2 of the boys have special education needs, and these boys now attend St Raphael’s School in Yellowwood Park. Another of the boys attends the Durban School for the Hearing Impaired who graciously accepted him in the middle of the schooling year. He was initially placed in grade 3, but after a couple of weeks of attending was moved up to grade 4. One boy, aged 9, was enrolled in the Illovo primary school this year, to start his formal education.

In 2010, a former street child, and I Care boy, was the head boy of Phoenix Primary school. Qhapela is a great inspiration for the boys currently going through the I Care programmes, and often speaks to the boys about reaching your dreams.