Youth Day
Collaboration on themes that matter to youth on 16. June 2021. On Youth Day, the 16th June we participated and collaborated with Michelle Baker, Food-4-Thought NPO and the Wortelgat Outreach
June 27, 2021
COVID-19 NOTICE
In response to the Covid19 pandemic and the National lockdown, we have been focusing on supporting families in our communities with food supplies and educational activities for the children. We feel it is important to support children emotionally through this time, and to keep them positively engaged. We are therefore distributing art, craft and educational activity packs to the children during the lockdown. As a long term response to the emotional and economic effects of this challenging time, we are also planning to offer programs that will build resilience and emotional wellbeing for children and youth in our communities.
If you want to support our Covid-19 lock down efforts please donate or contact us directly.
For official advice & information about Covid-19, please see the South African Government website: https://sacoronavirus.co.za/
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Our Mission
Using Creativity as a Tool for Transformation
Our mission is to provide holistic support for young children, their families, caregivers and teachers in order to assist them in building social and emotional skills as a foundation for life. We offer programs to enhance teaching and learning, in an educational and community based setting in Masakhane, Die Kop and Stanford in the Overberg region of South Africa.
Creative Skills Factory is a Registered NPO (NPO 200-368) and a Registered Public Benefit Organisation (PBO 930064052)
Our Vision
We want to see children and youth thrive, engage and participate to their full potential in all aspects of life. Our drive is to see quality educational programs and therapy services being available to all communities in South Africa.
Many young children in under-resourced communities struggle to develop the basic skills needed to engage in learning. This is due to a lack of early stimulation and emotional nourishment in communities who are dealing with trauma, violence and poverty with little or no access to resources, and where children are often unsupervised, and parents are unsupported.
We believe that when we provide children with holistic support in their early years of development and give caregivers tools to enhance their children’s development via play, movement ,sensory stimulation and LOVE we can set children up for long-term success in all aspects of life.
Using movement, sensory stimulation and play activities to enhance children’s early Development.
Our Programs
Early Learning Programs
We provide support to teachers and caregivers through the schools through ECD & Foundation phase programs and interventions, caregiver workshops and teacher workshops.
Extra Mural Programs
Utilising different art and cultural forms such as music, poetry, film making, painting, mural art, theatre, dance and horse riding as a tool to stimulate social development of community children and youth, simultaneously optimising and benefiting both the people and the natural resources of the area.
School Holiday Program
We offer a safe but stimulating space for children aged 5 to 13 during the school holidays.
Occupational Therapy Services
Creative Skills Factory is led by Regina Broenner, an Occupational Therapist. Occupational therapy services are provided to individuals and groups.
Future Initiatives & Visions
Our future vision is to create The Play Bus, a mobile education and play centre that aims to reach children and their families in under-resourced areas all over South Africa / the Overberg, while offering educational activities on a regular basis or in the form of workshops and projects.
News & Events
Riding high
Emerging programmes – riding high. Collaboration with the African Horse Company and Stanford Hills farm on our nature and horse interaction program. Small groups of children are hosted weekly while
June 27, 2021
Personal Growth for young People
Our story…how it all began: Die Bron Primary School in Stanford, MichelleBaker(MEd Design Thinking Practitioner) and Regina Bronner(Occupational Therapist) ;collaborated to provide training and support to 17 assistants who were
May 14, 2021
Funimfundo Parents workshop at Wortelgat Farm
We collaborated with the Funimfundo team for a parenting workshop that was held at Wortelgat farm near Stanford on the 20 March with the theme of the day “learning can
April 28, 2021
Early Learning Program
Early learning programme at Die Bron Primary School in our beautiful room sponsored by Mike Gibbs. Every day we are grateful for this wonderful space, which was established in collaboration
April 28, 2021
Creative Children
You cant use up creativity. The more you use , the more you have. Maya Angelou It is swonderful to see what the children and facilitators in our creative workshops
March 16, 2021
Creative Workshops are open
The Creative workshops are a safe space for children to get creative. The workshops started from an observed need , a lack of early stimulation and after school activities for
March 1, 2021
Stanford Festival of Community Arts
“As we let our own light shine,we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same” Nelson Mandela This year was full of surprises, it was different, unexpected, unique and
January 8, 2021
Getting Involved
If you are interested in a workshop or would like to be involved or just stay updated with our progress, we’d love to hear from you! Please email or call us, or fill in the form below and we will be in touch.
Make a Donation
Creative Skills Factory is entirely funded by the generosity of our donors. Just R150 can make a big difference in the life of some of our most vulnerable children.
Creative Skills Factory is a registered NPO and PBO and s18A certificates can be issued for all donations.