All human experience occurs in the context of culture.
Learning and instruction are very much culture bound and determined. In fact, formal learning and teaching are critical components in the perpetuation of culture. The Thakaneng Collective aims to enable children to understand by doing and knowing why they are doing what they are doing. In addition, children must be made a part of the community by having responsibilities to the community and having the community involved in all facets of schools life. Once this is understood, teacher then, for example, teach reading and writing not as abstract entities, but in relation to the students' lives and experiences.