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EOH commissioned Maths Centre to render a Mathematics and Natural Science intervention programme that started during March 2010 in ten primary schools in Katlehong and Thokoza. The project also runs in three special needs schools.
The schools are:
| Katlehong schools |
Thokoza schools |
Special Needs Schools |
| Monde Primary |
Leratadima Primary |
Adelaide Tambo |
| Sekgutlong Primary |
Mohaung Primary |
Hope School |
| Thulisa Primary |
Khehlekile Primary |
Filadelfia Secondary |
| De Bruyn Primary |
Tshwaragano Primary |
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| Kabelo Primary |
Setsing Primary |
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The objectives of the programmes are:
- Ensure curriculum coverage in each grade.
- Identify teacher gaps and improve teacher’s conceptual knowledge.
- Enhancing content.
- Enhancing teaching and learning methodology.
- Supply and usage of textbooks and other materials.
- Enhancement of learning.
- Identify learner gaps and plan for enhancement.
- Maximum use of teaching time.
- Creating effective and conducive learning environment for impact in performance.
- Ongoing quality assessment tasks.
- Improving management and delivery of teaching, learning and assessment.
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| Thokoza teachers during a workshop |
A Grade 1 learner from a special needs school |
Education Southern Africa magazine had the following to say about the project:
IT solutions provider EOH has announced that it has undertaken to support a numeracy and natural science programme with the Maths Centre for Professional Teachers, commonly known as the Maths Centre, for the next three years.
This non-profit organisation has been in existence for the last 16 years, and aims to equip teachers, learners and parents countrywide with maths, science and technology learning materials and programmes to promote excellence in these subjects, from Grades R to 12.
"EOH has committed several million rand to the Maths Centre programme. Twelve primary schools in the Ekuruleni South district – six schools each in the Thokoza township and the Katlehong townships – will form part of the programme," says Pumeza Bam, HR director at EOH.
In year one of the programme, the Maths Centrewill roll out its methodology to the foundation phases (Grades 1 to 3) of the twelve schools; in the second year it will roll out to the intermediate phases of the schools, that is Grades 4 to 6; and in the third year of the project, the project will roll out to Grade 7 learners in all the schools, coinciding with a review of the progress in Grades 1 to 6.
Asher Bahbot, CEO of EOH says, "The depressing 2009 matric results and the low numbers of students studying maths can only worsen the shortage of ICT skills facing the country." Reports indicate that the 2009 matric pass rate showed a drop of 60,7%. Of those who wrote mathematics, only 45,9% achieved more than 40%.
"We hope to help spread the message that if you can achieve a good maths mark at school, ICT could be the career for you," says Bam.
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