Earthchild Project classroom aims to offer calm, hope to Steenberg children
The classroom focuses on yoga, meditation, and environmental education.
The Earthchild Project classroom at Harmony Primary School in Steenberg. Picture: Earthchild Project
CAPE TOWN - In a community grappling with rising violence, a new classroom is offering a sense of calm and hope.
The Earthchild project has opened a holistic learning space at Harmony Primary School in Steenberg, its seventh in the Cape Town area.
The classroom focuses on yoga, meditation, and environmental education.
Steenberg and nearby Lavender Hill have seen ongoing gun violence this year, with five people shot in May.
Earthchild project director Janna Kretzmar said the classroom gives children a much-needed emotional outlet.
"We are thrilled to celebrate the opening of our seventh Earthchild classroom at Harmony Primary School. These special classrooms offer safe, nurturing and inspiring spaces for children to learn, grow and find moments of peace and stillness, something that's especially vital in communities where children are exposed to daily challenges like violence, substance abuse and instability."