Besides her school duties, Sikhakhane is also the chairperson of Nokuphila’s school-based support team. She also founded the Radisela aftercare and drop-in centre in her community.
Sikhakhane is also a mentor for student teachers at Nokuphila, teaching them the correct attitudes, behaviours, and values in order to help them be role models for their learners. This illustrates that teachers don’t just cater to the children’s academic needs, they are also community leaders, playing a large role in the child’s spiritual, emotional and physical well-being.
When asked how she measured the success of all her hard work, Sikhakhane said she looked at how the learner performed academically, the impact on a child’s situation at home, especially the change in parents’ involvement participate in their child’s education. “Changing the parents means you will change the community and society at large,” she said.
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