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Four pathways · one way of seeing the child

Indaba PathwaysFrom Watching a Lesson to Mastering a Skill.

A good video can inspire. A pathway builds capability. Indaba Pathways combine demonstration, guided practice, feedback and reflection, so that parents, caregivers, teachers and facilitators can do the work differently.

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01Four pathways

Four Pathways. One Way of Seeing the Child.

Each pathway is designed for a different adult in a child’s life. CoRE is delivered today with the Indaba Institute and partners, and its facilitators are selected with partners; Parents is being designed and Indaba Care is preparing its first cohorts. Each page says plainly which.

Not Sure Which? Start With Who You Are.

For parents and families

Start with the Parents Pathway, and keep Indaba Guide close for the questions of everyday life.

For nannies and caregivers

Indaba Care is built on CARE, the Indaba Institute’s in-person caregiver programme. First cohorts are being arranged.

For early childhood educators

CoRE is community-rooted professional learning, with mentoring in your own classroom. It runs with partner organisations.

For facilitators

An advanced pathway for locally rooted educators who train, mentor and sustain quality. Places open by selection, with partners.

For employers, NGOs and public partners

Arrange cohorts, sponsor access and build a local facilitator team through Indaba Deploy.

02Why a pathway

Inspiration Fades. Practice Stays.

A good video can show what is possible. Capability grows when a skill is demonstrated, practised with guidance, given feedback and reflected on, again and again. Every Indaba pathway is built around that rhythm.

Illustration · not measured dataThe shape shows what a pathway is designed to do. It is not a measurement of anyone’s learning.
  • Concept illustration: Young child reaching in soft light
  • Concept illustration: Two young children folding cloth at a low table, an adult nearby
  • Adults working with learning materials in a busy workshop
  • Concept illustration: Adult kissing an infant's head
  • Adults studying with laptops and notebooks
  • Concept illustration: Adult and child handling a small object together
  • Adults and children walking along a street
  • Concept illustration: Children gathered around plants outdoors

03How it connects

Guidance, Practice, People and Standards.

Guidance helps us understand. Deliberate practice builds skill. Local facilitators make new habits last. Quality standards keep all of it improving.

The pathways sit in the middle of that sequence. Each one stands on its own: a parent can start with Guide, a teacher with CoRE, an agency with Indaba Care. Nobody has to take every layer.

  1. 01

    Guide

    Everyday understanding, whenever it is needed.

  2. 02

    Pathways

    Structured practice that builds real skill.

  3. 03

    Local facilitation

    Trained people close to where the work happens.

  4. 04

    Quality & growth

    Shared standards, observation and review.

04What every pathway shares

From Information to Practice.

The question is not whether adults receive training. It is whether that training changes what happens with children the next morning.

Concept illustration: Adult standing in a classroom doorwayConcept
Concept illustration: Child approaching adults in a doorwayConcept
Too oftenIn an Indaba pathway
Training ends when the workshop endsLearning continues through practice, reflection and mentoring
Knowledge is handed overSkills are demonstrated, practised and observed
Attendance is what gets countedChanges in daily practice are noticed and discussed
Solutions arrive from elsewhereLocal language, culture and materials are built in
Designed for ideal conditionsDesigned for real homes, centres and classrooms

05Who stands behind the pathways

Expertise You Can Trace.

Adult leading a group session in a colourful interior
Adult leading a group session in a colourful interior.

The pathways draw on the educators and trainers of the Indaba Institute, our centre of educational expertise, training and quality. CoRE, designed by Educateurs sans Frontières (EsF), is delivered with the Indaba Institute. Indaba Care is built on CARE, the Indaba Institute’s caregiver training programme, whose first cohorts are being arranged. The Institute publishes the programme details for both and handles admissions.

Indaba designs the experience around them: how people discover a pathway, practise between sessions and stay supported afterwards.

06Register interest

Tell Us Which Journey Interests You.

Choose a pathway in the form and we will write when there is news about it: an opening, a cohort near you, or an invitation to help test something new.

  • Your name and email go to the Indaba team
  • We write when there is news about this pathway
  • No payment and no commitment
  • Remove your details at any time

Indaba Guide is a paid product in development. Registering interest does not grant product access, require payment or create a purchase obligation.

For organisations

Bringing a Pathway to Your Team or Community?

Employers, agencies, NGOs and public partners can arrange cohorts, sponsor access and build local facilitator teams through Indaba Deploy.

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