Pikkieland crèche teachers had help from Liceo d’Europa e d’Arconate pupils
The high school pupils came to Cape Town on a cultural exchange programme and one of their goals was to interact with people of all ages
including the Grade R pupils at the Zonneblom crèche
they have assisted the teachers with the kids
they have donated stationery and you can see they love playing with the kids,” said Mariaan Pretorius
“I believe they have learnt about our kids
It was really a pleasure to have them here,” she added
say it was fun having high school pupils to assist them with activities
“They did not speak much to me but they did speak to the kids and learnt how to communicate with them
I could hear them asking for clarification about things the kids were saying and it was fun to have them here,” said Ms Noble
“The first few days were a little awkward because of the language barrier
but they managed to assist us or rather the kids with tasks like cutting with a scissors
They were very helpful with the kids and we enjoyed their company,” said Ms Brukman
arranged the trip for the d’Arconate pupils and said they are all sad to leave Cape Town
“They are here to improve their English with the Good Hope studies centre
to communicate with the people we meet here and at Pikkieland they are learning about the children
It’s been an educational trip for these students and their parents want to visit South Africa as well,” said Ms Lanfranchi
“It was really fun to play with the children
We made cupcakes for them and I must say we love the kids and the teachers,” said Valentina Bianco
“I’m sad that this is our last day as we have loved this experience
the kids were so much fun and we will miss them,” said Denise Garavaglia
The kids like to dance and play and everyone is so friendly
I will tell all my friends to visit this place,” said Luca Tempella
“It was really interesting to work with the children and to experience the South African culture
it was an amazing experience,” said Lorenzo Cilla
the kids give you energy and I can’t explain it
they always showing us love,” said Davide Quoti
said that although the formal education was important
the historical and cultural education improved the students’ perspective of South Africa
“Besides improving their communication skills
learning about District Six history was eye opening for us
the students now have a better appreciation for what has happened
Being in contact with the children and teachers at Pikkieland was an enjoyable experience and they experienced the culture of Africans
It was an amazing experience,” said Ms Pagano.