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.

Eersterust Community Engagement Project

The Eersterust Community Engagement Project (ECEP) hosted by the Early Childhood Department of the University of Pretoria is focused on engaging collaboratively with in-service teachers to strengthen knowledge, skills and values about ECE practices. By becoming cognisant 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.

During the latest collaboration, a series on teaching reading was hosted. The series was titled "Teaching Reading the UP-way" and was presented by Dr West, Dr Swanepoel and Ms Lekgetho.