Tsakane Special School

🥁 THREE WEEKS. THREE BEATS. ONE BIG DAY! 💙🔥

The rhythm is building, the excitement is growing, and Casual Day 2026 is getting closer!

Only 3 weeks to go until we Beat As One! 🥁🪘

Get your R20 Casual Day sticker today and get ready to make some noise for inclusion on 4 September! 💙

Let's Beat As One, because Rhythm Matters!



ID: Three children, two in wheelchairs and one standing, wearing Casual Day 2026 T-shirts and caps. With the text “Only 3 weeks to go!” and encouraging everyone to get their R20 Casual Day stickers today.

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of "Mama Meggie", Megen Mathebula, on Friday 6 August 2026.

She was a dedicated, and long-serving member of staff who has accompanied our learners on the bus daily, since the opening of Tsakane Special School in 2014.

Your smile, patience and kind heart will be missed by learners, parents and staff alike.

As a school, we extend our heartfelt condolences and sympathy to the family during this time.

May your Soul Rest in Eternal Peace, Mama Meggie 🙏🕊✝️

Casual Day is on Friday 4 September 2026.

Please support the National Council of and for Persons with Disabilities and Tsakane Special School by purchasing your Casual Day stickers from us!

Every sticker, and every person matters!!!

On Friday 4 September 2026, Tsakane Special School will be joining hands with the rest of South Africa in celebrating the National Council of and for Persons with Disabilities' Casual Day!

The theme for 2026 is, "Beat as One - Rhythm Matters" which highlights that we all have something unique to contribute and that together we can make the most beautiful music, and thus South Africa! 🇿🇦 🪘 🥁 🎶 🦽 🦿👨‍🦯🧏‍♂️♾️

We will be selling Casual Day stickers for R20 each, so please reach out if you would like to purchase 1, 10 or even 100 stickers! Every sticker matters!!! 🤝🤍🩵🫶

We look forward to, once again, celebrating this day with our learners, parents, staff and stakeholders! 🇿🇦 🎊 🫶♾️🦽👨‍🦯🦿🧏‍♂️🤍🩵

Bavaria Fruit Estates from Hoedspruit, showed Tsakane Special School their Mandela Day spirit today! South 🇿🇦 🤝 🎊

They generously gifted each of our learners with a winter hat (lovingly knitted by their staff) as well as a bag of fresh, juicy oranges! 🧶🍊

The joy in the room was definitely palpable! Thank you, Bavaria, for deciding to celebrate Mandela Day with us!!! 🇿🇦 We appreciate you!!! 🤍🩵💫

A hearty welcome back to our learners, parents and staff! 👩‍🏫🎒🖍✂️📝⚽️🎶

At the beginning of June Tsakane Special School had the privilege to host lecturers from the Inclusive Education Department of Unisa - The University of South Africa and colleagues from other schools. 📚👩‍🏫

They trained staff from 5 special schools in Mpumalanga in how to use AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) with their learners and thus help give a voice to those who cannot speak. 💬 🤍 💻🗣

Staff from Estralita Special School, Silindokuhle Special School, Osizweni Special School, Thanduxolo Special School as well as Tsakane Special School attended the training. 📝 👩‍🏫

Everyone gained knowledge and practical experience in how to develop AAC systems, use them and support learners with complex communication needs. Thank you, UNISA! ✨️👏🌈

Kindness doesn't cost a thing... Be kind... 🤍🌱🌻

We hope you were able to read to your child today! 📚

Today we celebrated Neurodiversity Day at Tsakane Special School. It was a festival of colour, movement, sweetness and pure joy!

A huge thank you to our parents and donors for your support; to our staff who worked tirelessly to make Neurodiversity Day a reality and to our wonderful learners for participating in all the aspects of the day and truly showing us how beautifully diverse we all are 🤍🌈♾️🧠🍩🫧