Ecl South Africa

ecl south africa a nonprofit whose purpose is to release the inherent creativity and desire to learn of children and young people. we imagine that it is possible for every child and young person to flourish, to live their dreams – regardless of race, gender or income. and we work hand in hand with teachers, leaders, parents and care-givers in schools and communities to enable them develop the know-how to create learning environments to do just this. our work is based on 2 principles: whole child and whole system, an understanding that education is about so much more than the cognitive and that a child is part of a wider system which includes her family, her community, her culture. we stimulate and support research on the relationship between emotional well-being, creativity and the ability of children to learn (ecl the letters of our name) and we share our findings freely. this is what we are about: stimulating fresh thinking and practice that enables children, young people and communi