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KET greatly values Skills Development. We love growing our teachers and our staff.
Persona Doll Training (PDT) South Africa provides anti-bias training, materials and support for adults working with children in a range of settings, in partnership with key stakeholders in the NGO sector and the Departments of Education and Social Development. The Persona Doll approach offers a practical, innovative and effective way to teach important life skills and encourage diversity, inclusion and respect for human rights. It originated in anti-bias work in the United States in the wake of the civil rights movement, and was adapted to tackle the persistent apartheid legacy of discrimination and prejudice in South Africa during the early 2000s.
Our ‘hands-on’ experiential training assists adults to deal with issues of poverty, violence and abuse, racism, and stigma in their own lives and the lives of the children and young people they work with using the unique Persona Doll approach.
Persona Dolls are hand-made 70-cm tall cloth dolls each with their own identity, life history, family and cultural background, likes and dislikes, fears and abilities. They are used by ECD practitioners, teachers, social workers, community health workers and NGOs to help children and youth:
PDT is an accredited training provider and NGO in the early childhood development (ECD) and education sector. We offer a range of training courses, including a 4-day training of trainers (TOT) programme, designed specifically for trainers and leaders. The core curriculum covers basic principles of adult education and the values underpinning anti-bias / diversity work, in addition to practical training on how to use the Persona Doll approach – and can be tailored to meet the specific needs or challenges of an organisation or institution.
| Day 1 |
Setting the context: Who am I? Who are you? ~ Introductions, self awareness exercises, theory input, noticing & intervention, journaling |
| Day 2 |
Adult learning, anti-bias and diversity ~ Experiential learning cycle, learning process, attitude exercise, identity exercise, understanding diversity and an anti-bias approach. |
| Day 3 |
Groups, facilitation and communication ~ Working in groups, facilitation skills, tasks and maintenance, respectful practice. |
| Day 4 |
Persona Doll Approach ~ The Persona Doll approach, Persona Dolls, role-plays using the Dolls, developing scenarios, identifying issues and posing open ended questions, feedback. |
The optimum size for training groups is 25 participants. We provide a training manual for each participant (in isiXhosa, English or Afrikaans), a training DVD and other materials. Clients provide the training venue, which should accommodate small and large groups, preferably with access to a TV, DVD or data projector. Training excludes the cost of Dolls, which should be ordered on our website before the training session (3 weeks’ production time).
Since 2004, we have trained over 8,800 trainers, ECD practitioners, teachers, social workers and home visitors in using the Persona Doll approach to explore culture and identity, uncover and address negative bias, and promote psychosocial development. If you would like more information about PDT or to book a training, you can contact them at:
Telephone: +27 (0) 21-797-1204
Email: info@pdt.org.za
Website: www.pdt.org.za
Published: 19/07/2018
"Was that workshop fun, thank you once again KET for all the wonderful learning opportunities" said Letitia, one of the enthusiastic educators from our affiliated preschools who recently participated in our Grade R capacity building training. The CAPS programme presented included daily planning, presentation and departmental administration procedures. Mathematics, Life Skills and Literacy actities were also included in this very informative and enjoyable session. It is great when teachers can admit: "I learned a lot".
Published: 21/04/2015
These photographs, courtesy of Trustee Lesley Satchel, were taken during our Edu-assistants, Jemima Lutywantsi and Xoliswa Mabukane's Rotary Vocational Training trip to Switzerland.
Please visit www.facebook.com/knysnaeducationtrustKET for more pictures.
ARTICLE: INDEPENDENT EDUCATION MAGAZINE
Published: 30/07/2014
Affiliated teachers and prinicipals who attended our final workshop of the year, gave us some valuable feedback:-
I loved the Numicon workshop. Some activities are confusing, like number lines, but I am learning.
Teachers have returned with positive feedback and have learnt a lot. The children learned a lot too.
The cook also really enjoyed the Health and Nutrition workshop. You must definitely repeat it.
Thanks for teaching us about progress reports. It has improved my report writing as I didn’t always know what to write. Learning about assessments was also very informative.
I learnt to be creative – I couldn’t draw and attending workshops have helped a lot. I feel a lot more confident.
I never knew one could do so much with recycling, for example with toilet paper rolls and egg cartons. I used to just throw them away. It is practical and I am very impressed. I have used it a lot.
Published: 05/12/2014
"It was a dream come true." Jemima Lutywantsi and Xoliswa Mabukane speak with much enthusiasm of their vocational training experience in Switzerland. Their month long sojourn to a variety of small Swiss towns in order to gain experience from ECD educators was funded by Rotary International. Lesley Satchel, KET trustee and Rotarian, accompanied the ladies as team leader and was full of praise for their punctuality, enthusiasm and active participation. Their Swiss hosts were also enthralled with their vocal skills when they gave renditions of African praise songs and especially the Click Click Song by Miriam Makeba. Jemima detailed the beautiful settings, extensive equipment and facilities of the Swiss preschools as a definite highlight. She was surprised to see very young children being taught how to cook eggs. Most notable too was the interactive relationship between teachers who also used computers extensively to aid their preparation work. Xoliswa described how children are taught independence and responsibility with very little reliance upon the teacher who merely acts as a guide. Small gestures - such as pushing chairs back in and replacing materials used - evidenced the discipline instilled from a young age. As edu-assistants Jemima and Xoliswa look forward to implementing what they have seen and learned into the local KET preschools currently under their supervision.
"Thank you very much, Rotary!"
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Jemima Lutywantsi (left) Lesley Satchel (centre) Xoliswa Mabukane (right)
Published: 09/07/2014
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