BuchelDr. A. J. (Sjaan) Buchel is a retired teacher/lecturer. She currently lives in Abu Dhabi in the UAE with her husband, Dr. Elwin Buchel. They have six children, all living in South Africa, and two grandchildren. Their youngest son is adopted. The writng of this book is the culmination of a project that stretches back to the early nineties, when the first preliminary collection of creative ideas and a study guide for in service training of preprimary school teachers saw the light. Putting together a complete preschool learning program has been a lifelong ambition, and since 1992, several versions of the program has been written and rewritten. Twenty themes were put together, selected and reselected, written, changed, and rewritten. Sjaan Buchel is the author of a number of other educational textbooks and holds a doctorate in educational management. Qualifications include as follows: BSc University of Pretoria: zoology and entomology (majors) Transvaal higher education diploma (biology and science) NKP (Normal College Pretoria) Higher education diploma pre. prim. postgraduate UNISA (University of South Africa) BEd (bachelor of education) UNISA MEd (master of education in educational psychology) UNISA DEd (education management-the leadership role of the principal in dealing with the impact of HIV/AIDS in South African schools) UNISA ICDL computer course German language course A1.1 Read More Read Less