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  • ECE Orientation 2023

    Posted on February 17, 2023

    On Wednesday 15 February the Early Childhood Department welcomed the new cohort of first year students on our beautiful Groenkloof Campus. Prof Azwi Muthivhi, the Head of Department, Dr Susan Thuketana, Dr Nadia Swanepoel and Mrs Nita Pieterse welcomed the students.

  • Sharing is caring in ECE

    Posted on February 17, 2023

    The Early Childhood Education (ECE) department celebrated love with an informal picnic on 14 February 2023. In our dynamic department, we have learned that sharing is caring.

  • Dr Susan Thuketana promoted to Senior Lecturer

    Posted on December 15, 2022

    Congratulations to Dr Susan Thuketana on her promotion to Senior Lecturer within the department of Early Childhood Education. Her promotion is effective from 1 January 2023. We are very proud of you and congratulate you.

  • Dr Joyce West promoted to Senior Lecturer

    Posted on December 15, 2022

    Dr Joyce West promoted to Senior Lecturer

  • Teaching reading the UP Way

    Posted on November 24, 2022

    The Department of Early Childhood Education hosted a three-part reading series, titled Teaching Reading the UP Way.

  • Dr West serves on review panel for the University of Namibia

    Posted on November 24, 2022

    During two weeks in September, Dr West and other international experts served on an academic review panel for the Namibian National Council of Higher Education (NCHE) to review three programmes offered by the University of Namibia (UNAM).

  • Introducing a global initiative to end discriminatory mindsets

    Posted on November 24, 2022

    Thinking Schools South Africa (TSSA) was privileged to present the TSSA Spring Roadshow in collaboration with Leslee Udwin, founder of Think Equal.

  • A play-based approach to learning about coding and robotics

    Posted on November 24, 2022

    After four years of collaboration with the Department of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education (SMTE), the interactive session on coding and robotics has become a much- anticipated annual event. This year Early Childhood Education (ECE) students were treated to coding and robotics with a...

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