Courtney Pritchard, Author At Children In The Wilderness

Jul

CITW Zambezi Pays Tribute to a Local Teaching Hero

18th July 2022Courtney PritchardZimbabwe

It is with great sadness that we bid farewell to a truly inspirational lady: Mrs Dube, who is retiring as Head Teacher of St Mary’s Primary School. In honour of all the amazing work Mrs Dube has done for the school, we wanted to show our immense appreciation, and honoured her with a small...

Jul

Books for Africa Distribution in Beitbridge

13th July 2022Courtney PritchardZimbabwe

Last month CITW was pleased to distribute over 100 boxes of books to 5 schools in the Beitbridge area of Zimbabwe. The books included a range of categories and age levels, from leisure books to subject books such as English, Maths, Science, and Social Studies. The schools in the area were extremely grateful for the...

Jul

CITW Literacy Centres in Zimbabwe

13th July 2022Courtney PritchardZimbabwe

CITW Zambezi is happy to announce that we have officially begun the process of setting up our very first Literacy Centres – at Jabulani Primary School and the Jafuta Foundation Centre, both located just a short drive from Victoria Falls. We believe that aiding a child in learning to read is by far one of...

Jun

CITW Zambezi’s Snare Wire Jewellery Project

7th June 2022Courtney PritchardZimbabwe

Poaching is one of the most significant challenges faced in most of Zimbabwe’s wildlife areas, and due to this, copious amounts of snare wire are collected on anti-poaching patrols daily. Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Zambezi saw a fantastic opportunity for aiding anti-poaching efforts, and enabling and empowering some of the local men and women...

May

Developing the Spirit of Enterprise Among Zambezi YES Club Members

24th May 2022Courtney PritchardZimbabwe

Last month CITW Zambezi hosted two camps as part of our Youth Environmental Stewardship programme that we run for students in secondary schools around Zimbabwe. Our YES programmes focus on environmental education and life-skills development. With this, the main focus of these two camps was to empower these young women by developing their entrepreneurial skills....

May

Pristine Victoria Falls – Every ‘Litter’ Bit Helps!

17th May 2022Courtney PritchardZimbabwe

Last week, the Children in the Wilderness Zambezi team joined forces with Pristine Victoria Falls to organise a fun and informative afternoon workshop for 50 teachers and students from local schools. Pristine Victoria Falls is an organisation that is able to see that the issue of litter in our beautiful little town and surrounding areas...

Apr

When guests explore, our students learn more!

14th April 2022Courtney PritchardZimbabwe

The negative impact of COVID 19 on students throughout Zimbabwe cannot be underestimated, with the majority losing two full years of learning, and many children’s reading and writing abilities in our area at an all-time low. Due to this, literacy is at the forefront of most of the CITW Zambezi team’s projects this year –...

Apr

CITW Zambezi Teacher Literacy Workshop

8th April 2022Courtney PritchardZambia, Zimbabwe

The importance of children’s early literacy development cannot be overstated, with a child’s success in school and later in life, to a great extent, dependent on their ability to read and write. Early literacy intervention has been at the forefront of the Children in the Wilderness Zambezi teams’ minds this year, mainly due to the...

Mar

CITW Zambezi – Teacher Appreciation Packs for Jabulani Schools

16th March 2022Courtney PritchardZimbabwe

When it comes to education, it is often said that it is teachers who plant the seeds of knowledge within children. And once planted, these seeds then have the ability to grow spectacularly for years to come. With this in mind, CITW Zambezi is able to see and understand the crucial role that teachers play...

Mar

Jabulani Children Part of the Solution, Not the Pollution!

1st March 2022Courtney PritchardZimbabwe

Now more than ever, CITW Zambezi believes that children’s education on environmental awareness is vitally crucial in protecting and sustaining our beautiful wilderness areas. Through our Eco-Club programmes, we aim to build environmental awareness and empower students to find solutions and take constructive action on local pollution problems. This week we were so pleased to...

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