Eersterust Community Engagement Project

Community engagement is the process of working collaboratively with community groups to address topics, interests and/or challenges that impact the holistic well-being of the community. The Eersterust Community Engagement Project (ECEP) hosted by the Early Childhood Department of the University of Pretoria together with play ambassadors of the LEGO foundation, we are focused on engaging collaboratively with in-service teachers to strengthen knowledge, skills and values about ECE practices. By becoming cognizant of the unique social, cultural, educational and historically lived-experiences of four respective Eersterust schools, we are all offered the opportunity to join hands in actualising the in-service teachers’ capacities, strengths and assets to promote education in the early years.