Dalmondeor Primary School

Dalmondeor Primary School situated in Mondeor, south of Johannesburg, welcomes students from poorer economic backgrounds. The school is rich in dedicated teachers who despite lack of resources ensure that the students are given a strong education. The school until recently did not have a library because all rooms had to be used as classrooms. Thankfully, in recent times new classrooms were built and one of the older classrooms is now being converted into library. The teachers are determined to use this space as a special place of reading and employed a talented artist to create a fun environment for children to lose themselves in a book.

ABCA happily agreed to provide books to populate the empty library shelves. ABCA visited Dalmondeor to donate books and were so taken by the wonderful, inviting library environment. We loved answering questions from the students about Australia, including the differences between animals in Oz and African animals. The students also enthusiastically took up the challenge to read two books in the next month.

Posted 2022