Strategy at a Glance
Our Focus
We work with selected High Schools in the public education system by supporting learners, educators and school leadership towards improving the quality of teaching and learning. Our learners are provided with academic and non-academic support.
Our academic programme offers the following:
- Supplementary tuition in gateway subjects such as Math, Science, Technology and English, through blended teaching approach.
- Our educators are supported through our teacher development programme to use content innovatively, strengthen their pedagogical expertise and integrate ICTs to improve the teaching practise.
- We use Communities of Practise to facilitate sharing of learnings and support principals in our participating schools.
Al our schools are supported with an ICTs ecosystem that includes the following:
- Learner and Educator devices.
- Education software.
- Educator support programmes.
- Fast and reliable Telkom connectivity.
- In School ICT Support.
Our non-curricular programme includes:
- Psycho social learner support which includes counselling services, life skills programmes.
- Introduction to basic ICT skills such as Coding, gaming.
3 Phased Strategy
1. High Scool
Integrated High School learner. Supplementary Math, Science and English and psycho social support.
2. Post Schooling
Comprehensive wrap around post schooling learner support. Provide workplace exposure and guidance re navigating post school pathways.
3. Placements
Placements through learnerships, internships and Enterprise Development.
Beneficiaries
Schools in disadvantaged communities
| 2017: 5 schools, 935 Grade 8 learners in Gauteng |
| 2017 – 2022: Approximately 3000 Grade 8-12 learners, Gauteng and Eastern Cape |
| 2022 - onwards: Scalable education solution for national implementation |
Subject Focus
Science
Technology
English
Maths
Our Multifaceted Approach
Developing attitudes and attributes
for future success:
- Cognitive development
- Linguistic skills
- Critical thinking
- Problem solving and collaborative-based learning
- Psycho-social development
- Cultivating grit and resilience
- Mentorship
- Peer support
Adding value to teaching:
- Enhancing pedagogical knowledge
- Introducing a consistent systematic approach
- In-depth change management training and ICT integration training
- Laptops for educators
- Connectivity for teachers
- 100Gig at 35mps bandwidth
In delivering on our strategy we have partnered with the following stakeholders
- Department of education: National, Gauteng and Eastern Cape
- Microsoft South Africa
- Non Profit Organisations
- Local communities