Education

12 SA Schools Take On the World’s Biggest Challenges to Find Solutions

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvNovember 17, 2020 644 0

Learners from twelve schools in the Western and Eastern Cape entered the country’s first goIT Challenge to come up with app ideas that change the world.   South Africa (17…

Young Artist Goes Viral for Grade 12 Final Exhibition, His Talent is Incredible!

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvNovember 13, 2020November 13, 2020 4,782 0

Cohnwille Swarts poured his heart and soul into his final artworks, blowing his teacher away with his talents and being hailed a true artist!   Malmesbury, South Africa (13 November…

Design winner got top prize for stylish auditory charity building

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvNovember 12, 2020 722 0

Armand Barnard won the 2020 PG Bison 1.618 Education Initiative for designing a building for an auditory charity based on the Cochlear.   South Africa (12 November 2020) – On 11…

Creative book design marathon hopes to improve SA literacy

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvNovember 11, 2020November 12, 2024 908 0

The 2nd virtual Book Dash event recently took place to help boost literacy in SA, ensure every child has access to books and to make bookmaking affordable.   South Africa…

Local rugby star earns scholarship, gets ready to tackle American Dream

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvNovember 10, 2020 727 0

Philani Simamane has earned himself a scholarship to attend university in the United States of America so his friend Andrew launched a fund to cover expenses.   Pietermaritzburg, South Africa…

Principal raises funds to fix educare after it was stripped bare

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvNovember 10, 2020November 10, 2020 445 0

The Nyanga Educare Centre was stripped bare and vandalised; the principal decided to launch a crowdfund to help open the school again.   Nyanga, South Africa (10 November 2020) –…

School teachers gave up holiday to help tutor students from poorer schools

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvNovember 4, 2020 1,321 0

Teachers from Jeppe High School for Boys gave up their two-week breaks to make sure that grade 12 students from other schools got much-needed extra lessons.   Johannesburg, South Africa…

End-of-year exam stress: Helping your children cope

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvNovember 3, 2020 1,321 0

It is exam season for grade 12 students, their finals are around the corner and exam stress is a very real thing so this is how to help your child…

Principal helps Grade 1 learner cope with a rejected friend request in the best way!

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvOctober 29, 2020 1,936 0

Miss Gundo Mmbi, the principal at Spark Soweto, took a sad learner whose friend request was rejected and asked if they could be friends instead.   Soweto, South Africa (29…

Wildlife ACT celebrates 12 years of conservation in South Africa

by Mark Gerrard@wildlifeactOctober 29, 2020 477 0

Wildlife ACT has been working in conservation for the last 12 years and to celebrate that milestone, they look back at all the incredible things done during that time.  …