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To bring IT, English, social & employment skills to an under-privileged area, through regular lessons in schools, training in language teaching for staff, & 2 annual study camps for primary students & school leavers. We can now demonstrate a major impact on school certificate results.
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Situation
- an apartheid era legacy in this old 'homeland' of poor educational provision/infrastructure/teacher training - very poor educational outcomes; school certificate passes of 49% locally against 71% nationally (but now 70% in schools we work with) - absence of IT teaching/equipment, a problem throughout schools, and especially for those pupils going on to college or employment - poor English language teaching in rural schools
Solution
- provide IT/English lessons to approx 300 students in a dozen schools - provide training to 6 teachers - deliver a 1 week residential study camp for 100 primary students - deliver a 2 week partly residential study camp for up to 25 students projected to