{"id":51,"date":"2014-01-08T16:51:07","date_gmt":"2014-01-08T14:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicworks.org.za\/wordpress\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2025-04-08T15:58:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T13:58:07","slug":"communities-sites","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/musicworks.org.za\/wpmusicworks\/how-music-works\/communities-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"Communities &#038; Sites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MusicWorks partners with communities in Cape Town\u2019s marginalised neighbourhoods where violence, drug and alcohol abuse, and the high incidence of HIV\/Aids have left many children vulnerable.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We act through invitation. Rather than acquiring our own fixed premises, we prefer to operate as a \u201ctravelling\u201d service, practising Music Interventions on the premises of communities who invite us to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1ThnuP8U9MfI9gPld4YgwmmLeG2K0eehx&amp;ehbc=2E312F\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-neve-link-color-color has-text-color\" id=\"heideveld\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\">Heideveld primary and Woodlands Primary, Heideveld<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musicworks.org.za\/wpmusicworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6FD36C3A-16AB-4ECA-A3DA-6E21614006DF-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/musicworks.org.za\/wpmusicworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6FD36C3A-16AB-4ECA-A3DA-6E21614006DF-680x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3211\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musicworks.org.za\/wpmusicworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6FD36C3A-16AB-4ECA-A3DA-6E21614006DF-680x1024.jpeg 680w, https:\/\/musicworks.org.za\/wpmusicworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6FD36C3A-16AB-4ECA-A3DA-6E21614006DF-199x300.jpeg 199w, https:\/\/musicworks.org.za\/wpmusicworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6FD36C3A-16AB-4ECA-A3DA-6E21614006DF-768x1156.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/musicworks.org.za\/wpmusicworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6FD36C3A-16AB-4ECA-A3DA-6E21614006DF-1020x1536.jpeg 1020w, https:\/\/musicworks.org.za\/wpmusicworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6FD36C3A-16AB-4ECA-A3DA-6E21614006DF-1360x2048.jpeg 1360w, https:\/\/musicworks.org.za\/wpmusicworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6FD36C3A-16AB-4ECA-A3DA-6E21614006DF-scaled.jpeg 1700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heideveld is a community on the Cape Flats that was first developed in 1962 and is situated within the Greater Athlone area.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is  characterised by the strong presence of gang activity, substance abuse, high levels of unemployment and learners who drop out of school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We run our <a href=\"https:\/\/musicworks.org.za\/wpmusicworks\/how-music-works\/programmes\/creative-resilience-programme\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"678\">Creative Resilience Programme<\/a> at <strong>Woodlands Primary <\/strong>(Grade 6) and our in-school <a href=\"https:\/\/musicworks.org.za\/wpmusicworks\/gumboot-dance-workshops\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"794\">African Dance programme<\/a> at <strong>Heideveld Primary<\/strong> (Grade 4 and 5).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-nv-light-bg-color has-css-opacity has-nv-light-bg-background-color has-background is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-neve-link-color-color has-text-color\">Holy Cross Primary &amp; Walmer Estate Primary, Zonnebloem (District Six)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Holy Cross Primary<\/strong> is situated in what was originally known as District Six, a vibrant community that was decimated by the apartheid government during the dark period of forced removals in which families were separated and communities fragmented. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Walmer Estate Primary<\/strong> was established in 1957, several years before the forced removals of families from District Six.  The school is committed to providing a safe and nurturing environment which is conducive to the positive growth and holistic development of learners and staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We run our <a href=\"https:\/\/musicworks.org.za\/wpmusicworks\/how-music-works\/programmes\/creative-resilience-programme\/\">Creative Resilience Programme<\/a> at both <strong>Holy Cross<\/strong> and <strong>Walmer Estate Primary <\/strong>schools with Grade 6 learners.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-nv-light-bg-color has-css-opacity has-nv-light-bg-background-color has-background is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-neve-link-color-color has-text-color\" id=\"lavender-hill\">Hope Cape Town, Delft<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hope Cape Town<\/strong> strives to improve the quality of life of children, youth and families affected by HIV, social challenges and related conditions and assists them to reach their full potential.  MusicWorks funds after-school marimba and dance sessions for children from their after-school programme (<a href=\"https:\/\/musicworks.org.za\/wpmusicworks\/how-music-works\/programmes\/music-for-life\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"267\">Music for Life Programme<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-nv-light-bg-color has-css-opacity has-nv-light-bg-background-color has-background is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-neve-link-color-color has-text-color\" id=\"maitland\">Friends Day Centre, Maitland<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Friends Day Centre<\/strong> is a Non-Profit-Organisation based a short distance from Cape Town\u2019s city centre.&nbsp; It is a school and care facility for up to 120 learners with severe and profound disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MusicWorks provides weekly <a href=\"https:\/\/musicworks.org.za\/wpmusicworks\/how-music-works\/programmes\/music-therapy\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"265\">music therapy<\/a> sessions for individuals and groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-nv-light-bg-color has-css-opacity has-nv-light-bg-background-color has-background is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-neve-link-color-color has-text-color\" id=\"maitland\">St Vincent&#8217;s RC Primary School, Koelenhof, Stellenbosch<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>St Vincent\u2019s RC Primary School<\/strong> is a primary schools situated in Koelenhof, outside of Stellenbosch in Cape Town\u2019s winelands. It serves learners from Kayamandi township and Koelenhof.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MusicWorks runs weekly sessions, offering the <a href=\"https:\/\/musicworks.org.za\/wpmusicworks\/how-music-works\/programmes\/creative-resilience-programme\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"678\">Creative Resilience Programme<\/a> to Grade 6 learners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-nv-light-bg-color has-css-opacity has-nv-light-bg-background-color has-background is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-neve-link-color-color has-text-color\" id=\"maitland\">Zimasa Primary School, Langa<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Langa (sun in isiXhosa) was established in 1927 and is one of the oldest townships in South Africa with the area playing a pivotal role in the resistance against the apartheid government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Zimasa Primary School<\/strong> is situated in one of Langa&#8217;s main roads and is a school that prides itself on its academic and arts-based successes, despite its lack of resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MusicWorks runs weekly its Music for Life after-school marimba and African Dance workshops for Grade 6 children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-nv-light-bg-color has-css-opacity has-nv-light-bg-background-color has-background is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-neve-link-color-color has-text-color\" id=\"maitland\"><strong>Music Therapy Student Placements<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Heideveld Primary School:&nbsp; <\/strong>Situated within the Heideveld community<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Chaeli Campaign:<\/strong>  Intellectual and physical disability<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mw-quote-box has-nv-site-bg-color has-neve-link-color-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sites-where-we-have-previously-conducted-programmes\"><strong>Sites where we have previously conducted programmes<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fikelela Children\u2019s Centre, Khayelitsha<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Home from Home, Khayelitsha<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sibongile House Day &amp; Night Care Centres, Khayelitsha<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Woodlands Primary School, Heideveld<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nomzamo Place of Safety, Langa<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brooklyn Chest Tuberculoses Hospital, Milnerton<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Badisa, Wynberg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Western Cape Rehab Centre, for persons with physical disabilities, Mitchell\u2019s Plain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tenterden Place of Safety, Wynberg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Hague Primary, Delft<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Etafeni Day Centre, Nyanga<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thembacare, Athlone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leliebloem Youth Care Centre, Crawford<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Linawo House, Pinelands<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nazareth House, Vredehoek<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>City Mission Educational Services, Athlone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>South African Children&#8217;s Home, Cape Town<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>St Anne&#8217;s Shelter, Cape Town<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sarah Fox Children&#8217;s Convalescent Hospital (closed down)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Valkenberg Hospital, Observatory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prince George Primary, Lavender Hill<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also read about <a href=\"https:\/\/musicworks.org.za\/wpmusicworks\/how-music-works\/music-works\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3418\">how music works<\/a>,  <a href=\"https:\/\/musicworks.org.za\/wpmusicworks\/how-music-works\/programmes\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"49\">our programmes<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/musicworks.org.za\/wpmusicworks\/where-musicworks\/context\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"561\">context of our work<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MusicWorks partners with communities in Cape Town\u2019s marginalised neighbourhoods where violence, drug and alcohol abuse, and the high incidence of HIV\/Aids have left many children vulnerable. We act through invitation. Rather than acquiring our own fixed premises, we prefer to operate as a \u201ctravelling\u201d service, practising Music Interventions on the premises of communities who invite&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/musicworks.org.za\/wpmusicworks\/how-music-works\/communities-sites\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Communities &#038; Sites<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":26,"menu_order":19,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"_ti_tpc_template_sync":false,"_ti_tpc_template_id":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-51","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicworks.org.za\/wpmusicworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicworks.org.za\/wpmusicworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicworks.org.za\/wpmusicworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicworks.org.za\/wpmusicworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicworks.org.za\/wpmusicworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51"}],"version-history":[{"count":112,"href":"https:\/\/musicworks.org.za\/wpmusicworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3999,"href":"https:\/\/musicworks.org.za\/wpmusicworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51\/revisions\/3999"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicworks.org.za\/wpmusicworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicworks.org.za\/wpmusicworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}