Rockflower is pleased to announce our recent partnership with New Elementary Early Childhood Education (NEECE), an NGO based in Namibia with the mission of improving the quality and raising the standard of Early Childhood Education in vulnerable communities. The organization works to revitalize schools and create stimulating and safe learning environments that support the cognitive development of children.

New Elementary operates on the basis that high-quality early care and education is a crucial component of a child’s holistic development. This becomes particularly important in settings where children are exposed to the adverse childhood experiences commonly associated with living in poverty.

Rockflower will be supporting New Elementary in the revitalization of their second school, Mountain Kindergarten. This preparatory school is located in Goreangab, in the Hadino Hishongwa district of the Samora Machel Constituency in Katutura, Windhoek – amongst the city’s most impoverished settlements. The school operates as both a daycare and pre-primary school for children ages 6 months to 3 years old. The team at New Elementary will work with the school staff to improve the physical structure of the building, enhance the learning environment and curriculum, and provide training and capacity building opportunities to the teachers.

All children deserve access to quality education in a safe environment, and educators require adequate facilities and materials to provide the best education possible. New Elementary is working hard to make this a reality for children in schools across Namibia.