Sophie’s teaching aides pose with fellow teachers during Teacher Certification Classes

Sophie’s teaching aides, Betty (in the brown check shirt) and Nosipho (in the yellow sweater) have committed their Saturdays to a year long program to receive their teacher certification.

This is where Betty and Nosipho attend classes in Pretoria. Sophie’s teaching aides, Betty (in the brown check shirt) and Nosipho (in the yellow sweater) have committed their Saturdays to a year long program to receive their teacher certification.

On the board is a lesson on how to lay out a classroom, and how to prepare what is called “Fantasy Corner” where the teachers turn a corner in the classroom into a little house with dolls and items “we use at home for cooking and cleaning.”

Basically, teachers show the kids how to “play house” which is part of the module 2 lesson. In this particular session, there will be up to 6 different lessons teaching kids home and life skills in the classroom.