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Amy Lategan
Programme Coordinator
Coordinates educator training cohorts and curriculum delivery across partner schools.
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Meet our vibrant team.
A small, deeply experienced team of foundation-phase specialists, facilitators and operators united by the belief that every child must be able to read with meaning.
Leadership
Management
Strategy, partnerships and programme oversight across the LTL network.
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Dagny Baleson
Operations Manager
Drives operational excellence and community partnerships across LTL's school network.
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Monique Parring
Senior Manager
Leads strategic development and educational programme implementation.
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Sonja Botha
Executive Director & Founder
35+ years in foundation phase literacy. Pioneered LTL's adoption of Caleb Gattegno's Words in Colour methodology in Western Cape communities.
Facilitators
RAR Team
The classroom hands and hearts inside our Reading Adventure Rooms.
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Clarice Joubert
Senior RAR Facilitator
Leads classroom implementations of the Reading Adventure Room model.
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Janine Davis
RAR Facilitator
Specialises in foundation phase implementation in challenging school environments.
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Toheera Benting
RAR Facilitator
15 distinctions in her first year B.Ed. and combines academic rigour with foundation phase warmth.
Support
Administration
Operations and coordination that keep the work moving.
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Yusuf Jassiem
Administrative Coordinator
Keeps LTL's day-to-day operations and documentation running smoothly.