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In 2025, third-year students enrolled in JVK 300 (Teaching and Learning Coding and Robotics in the Foundation Phase) were challenged to create a short storybook...

On 6 October 2025, the Department of Early Childhood Education at the University of Pretoria hosted its annual Early Childhood Story Reading and Telling Event...

At the heart of the day was a challenge for students: to select a topic and use artificial intelligence to write their own children’s story. This task forms...

On Tuesday, 9 September 2025, the University of Cape Town hosted the launch of Decolonizing Pedagogy in Post-Apartheid South Africa: A Post-Vygotskian...

Recent University of Pretoria (UP) graduate Nomfundo Brukwe is an educator who’s on a mission to support inclusive education – which seems entirely appropriate...

Professor Azwihangwisi Muthivhi, from the Department of Early Childhood Education at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, recently visited Herzen State...

We are delighted to announce that our invited Editorial has been published in the European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (EECERJ). This editorial...

Organised by Dr Martina, the workshop provided a welcoming and reflective space for early childhood practitioners to explore how reading can be meaningfully...

Making Mathematics Meaningful: Reflections on the Eersterust Community Engagement Project On Saturday, 10 May, the University of Pretoria’s Mamelodi Campus...

The University of Pretoria proudly introduces its new B.Ed in Early Childhood Care and Education, a groundbreaking programme designed to equip aspiring...

Our third-year Early Childhood Education (ECE) students are bringing Looby Loo to life in their Literacy Practices module. Under the guidance of Dr Joyce West...

Nombuyiselo Caroline Zondi, a doctoral student in the Faculty of Education’s Early Childhood Department, is supervised by Dr. Joyce West and Professor Keshni...

The Education Association of South Africa (EASA) is a network of academics, researchers, and practitioners dedicated to advancing education in South Africa...

A team of JVK 300 students - Ms Khuzwayo, Ms Mkefa, Ms Lekokoane, Ms Gininda and Ms Chilwane -has created an innovative unplugged coding kit named uHambo...

Groenkloof Campus was abuzz on October 9, 2024, as more than 100 stakeholders gathered for the colloquium, Integrating Coding and Robotics for Learning. Hosted...

In the bustling classrooms of the University of Pretoria’s Groenkloof Campus, a transformative journey unfolded this year. A new module, Teaching and Learning...

During Prof Graham's visit to the Knysna Initiative for Learning and Teaching (KILT) from November 8 to 11, 2024, Prof Graham explored the significant role of...

The recent article writing workshop on literature reviews, held for the Early Childhood Education (ECE) staff, proved to be a resounding success. Bringing...

Prof Keshni Bipath and Dr Francinah Masola presented papers at the European Early Childhood Education Research Association EECERA conference held in Lisbon...

“If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life” Mark Anthony. This rang true for Dr Nadia Swanepoel at the 10th Flexible Futures conference...