Through funding assistance from the Goethe Institut the programme is being rolled out to township and rural schools in a bid to create opportunities to enhance ICT skills among the youth and generate interest in their own history and culture. The School’s project was run at four township and rural schools where there were computer … Read more
Friday marked the end of the Ulwazi Schools’ Project at Amatshezulu High School in Hammarsdale. At an awards ceremony, project leader Betsie Greyling handed certificates out to all participants who had written the online test. Thanks were given to the school principal and computer teacher, who allowed the project to run at their school. Special … Read more
Last Friday the Ulwazi Team went out to Umbumbulu to attend a prize-giving ceremony for participants in the Goethe Institut Ulwazi Schools’ Project. Director of the Local History Museum, Bheki Mchunu, awarded prizes to the two top students as well as giving certificates to all participating students. In thanks for their support, gifts were also … Read more
Last Friday the Ulwazi team headed out to Hammarsdale to launch the Ulwazi Schools’ Project with students from Amatshezulu High School. Project leader Betsie Greyling introduced the programme to the students, highlighting how the research and ICT skills they learnt through the project would become very useful as they moved into tertiary education or careers. … Read more
With funding from the Goethe Institut, we ran a pilot Schools Project in 2011/2012. The project was rolled out to township and rural schools in a bid to create opportunities to enhance ICT skills amongst youngsters and generate interest in their own history and culture. The Schools Project was run at four township and rural schools … Read more
Today we went out to Sibusisiwe High School to launch the second phase of the Ulwazi Schools Project, run in collaboration with the Goethe Institut. The kids were excited and eager to learn, the computers were connected to the Internet and Mabusi, our mentor, was ready to share her knowledge. I’m sure this school will … Read more