Harkerville

Distance to Plettenberg Bay: 12km Number of students: 90
Grades: R – 7
Typical characteristics:
Small school with multi-grade classrooms
Number of teachers: 4
Number of BIA-kids: 7
BIA-staff in the school: 1 mentor
Important BIA contributions:
1 wooden classroom (“Wendyhouse”)
Volunteers have painted a five metre mural depicting Eco-friendly themesHarkerville Primary has four teachers educating an average of ninety students, therefore forcing the children to be divided into multi-grade classes. Transport costs are high, and a lot of the children’s families are unable to afford the costs, so many children are forced to walk in excess of five kilometres a day just to go to school. We currently have one mentor from Born In Africa working in Harkerville.