Play, games and toys link to the progressive development of cognitive skills in a sighted child. The activities help the child to make sense of the world. Dealing with sighted learners is a specialized field which involves education, psychology, human development, reasoning, problem solving, creativity etc.
A child that is hungry, unhealthy, physically and/or emotionally abused, or who is subject to deep seated feelings of fear, despair and unworthiness has difficulty in developing the motivation to learn. It will be difficult, if not impossible for the teachers to focus on all these aspects and educate the children at the same time.
For the overall well-being of the learners of the Sibonile School, Jicama 89 decided to convert a house on the premises of the school for this purpose.
