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I am Noha Levy. I'm 20 years old and I'm from Cape Town. I have a huge interest in teaching and base my whole life and daily routine around it. I care a lot for children, and the well-being of all people.

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This is where my journey towards being a teacher began. It is an online institution which is based in Observatory, Cape Town. They helped me complete my teachers course online since 2020-2024.

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I spend hours after school, tutoring children and get more bonding on a personal level, in order to strengthen and build my philosophy of education.

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This is where teachers inspired me to be a teacher, in my younger days. Today I visit often, to observe their teaching styles and methods, and be an assistance where I can be.

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I always strive to make the lives of people around me, a bit easier. I would drop and fetch children of family or friends, to and from school or any classess they're going for. I have a great bond with all the children.

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I give tutoring lessons to those who are in need. I have learners who come weekly, so that I can take them through any work they struggled with during the week at school.

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During the Covid-19 lockdown, I asked learners to connect with me, via WhatsApp or Facebook to get tutoring done online.

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I made a YouTube video for children, that would help them get through the lockdown day by day. This can be a confusing and hard time for children.

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In my free time, I design worksheets, for learners who are not able to physical move around for tutoring or extra learning.

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Geography: Learning plan view and side view

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This book handles bad and good behavior. I decided to make a lesson out it, by pointing out the bad behavior and teaching good morals.

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Myself and a few members of my community recently recreated a garden in the community.  We did it for the well-being of the youth and to bring positivity to our community.

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The community garden in Salt River before and after it was turned into a designer food garden. The idea is to encourage local people to beautify and conserve their environment.

Cape Town - The remarkable transformation could be straight out of a reality TV show. Taking a rubbish-infested piece of land and turning it into a designer food garden.

This community food garden project was launched in Salt River with the hopes of encouraging local people to beautify and conserve their environment.

The garden project was launched through the partnership of local and international organisations, including Rainbow Warriors International, Baz-Art, Unicef South Africa and Progress London.

The local community also played a vital role in making the gardening project a reality. Founder of UK-based NGO Progress London, Simon Ghartey was interviewed by local radio station, Cape Talk about the establishment of the garden.

The community garden in Salt River before and after it was turned into a designer food garden. The idea is to encourage local people to beautify and conserve their environment. Picture: Supplied

Ghartey told Cape Talk that the collaboration between the organisations was to redevelop a piece of land that hadn't been touched for about 40 years.

"This land has been used as a dumping ground. We consulted with the local community to see if they would be interested in having a community fruit garden," he told the station.

Ghartey said: "The community has an indigenous nature garden on one of three sections being worked on. It is being managed by a local community team. The community is a close-knit and a project like this would definitely be sustained by them."

He told the radio station the

garden would serve as a pilot project which could be replicated in other parts of Salt River. It will also serve as a safe place for children to play.

To find out more about this project, email [email protected]

Cape Argus

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Rubbish-infested dump in Salt River now a designer food garden

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Cape Town - The remarkable transformation could be straight out of a reality TV show. Taking a rubbish-infested piece of land and turning it into a designer food garden. This community food garden project was launched in Salt River with the hopes of encouraging local people to beautify and conserve their environment.

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Being a member at the garden makes me proud as I consider it being my first step towards my success as a teacher, and it brings me closer to it as well as I see to the well-being of all people in our community by distributing vegetables and a relaxing area.

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During exam time, I tutor where help is needed or be an assistance for teachers, whether it is collecting or marking question papers, or watching over classes during a test or exam.

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I make sure to sanitize people as I welcome them in the schools or community garden. It shows we care and that we also responsible which is being something younger children can learn from.

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Every Wednesday, I look after a toddler while the parents are working. I use my teaching skills, by giving the toddler some educational activities to strengthen his creativity and thinking skills.

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Once a month, my family and I would make pots of food to feed the poor in the community. We take the left over food and drive around other areas in Cape Town as well, to feed people in other communities too.

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This was one of my assignments I had completed for TOGI. It's a power point presentation that I made to guide kids, explaining how to get from one destination to another.

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Directions from Mountain Road Primary School to Woodstock

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The rest of my free time, I revise my teachers course work and strengthen my philosophy. This far, I'd like to get to know my learners personally, as well as their backgrounds and earn their trust. I'd use all different skills, and methods to get them to work with me academically.

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As a practicing teacher and a mother, I never stop teaching. I make sure to give my son lessons in order to prepare him for his schooling life and to get him to use thinking skills.

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I'd like to provide a classroom where learners feel safe and supported. Making them realize their potential and the importance of education will reduce the drop-out rate so that kids can learn to their full potential.

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Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.

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This is my recent excel activities which I had completed for TOGI. They were assignments that had to be done over time to strengthen our excel skills and prepare as teachers.

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Part of my daily routine, I squeeze yoga in. It helps me keep my life and mind balanced and clear and helps me be positive everyday. I like keeping this energy so children feel free, approaching me for anything.