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 Maths Centre, in partnership with Engen Petroleum recently launched their Whole School Development Project in the Sekhukhune District (Limpopo) and Cala District (Eastern Cape).
Limpopo
The project was launched on 24 May 2010, at Molomoatau High school in Ga-Masemola, Greater Sekhukhune.
The event was well attended by principals, teachers and learners of the selected nine schools.
Department of Education officials who attended:
Dr. M A Seopa (MST Head, Limpopo )
Mr. T G Nkadimeng (Senior District Manager, Greater Sekhukhune)
Mr. S Matsapola (Curriculum Coordinator, Greater Sekhukhune)
Mr. T S Moerane (Physical Sciences Curriculum Advisor, Greater Sekhukhune)
Mr. T Mnguni (Masemola circuit manager)
Engen officials officials who attended:
Mr. Natie Maphanga (Project Manager)
Mr. Haroon Motalib (Programme Manager)
Thandi Manqana (Admin Assistant)
Dr. M A Seopa was the guest speaker. In his speech, as much focus was laid on educators, Dr. Seopa alluded to the fact that its high time educators took into consideration that teaching, learning and assessment are inseparable, one cannot happen without the other. His concluding remarks included this quotation: “The mediocre teacher tells, the good teacher explains, the superior teacher demonstrates, the great teacher inspires.:”
Maths Centre’s National Executive Director, Sharanjeet Shan, whose heart is and has always been on learners and how they learn, interacted with learners throughout the occasion and also during her presentation.
The occasion was honoured by the representative from Masemola Traditional Council: Mr. Tseke P Masemola.
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| Maths Centre’s National Executive Director, Sharanjeet Shan, interacting with learners. |
A guest's view of the event. |
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| Learners performing during the event. |
Maths Centre’s National Executive Director, Sharanjeet Shan, having a word. |
Eastern Cape
The project was launched in the Cala District on 17 May 2010.
The launch was well attended by principals, Maths and Science teachers, learners from the seven schools, district officials, provincial officials of the Eastern Cape Department of Education, Engen officials and Maths Centre representatives.
The seven schools selected to be in the project are:
Cala S.S.S
Batandwa Ndondo S.S.S
L. Jentile S.S.S
D.M. Skosana S.S.S
Eliot High
Masikuthale Public
Sifonondile S.S.S.
They will receive intensive support from Maths Centre in the form of principal’s whole school development workshop, teacher workshops to improve content knowledge, classroom support, afternoon clinics for learners, as well as Saturday classes for grade 12 learners.
In order to maximize the effectiveness of teaching and learning programmes, the whole staff is drawn in at one time or the other as no classroom operates independently of the rest of the school.
Mr. P. Sinuka, (Provincial DCES for MSTE) welcomed this initiative as it is directly connecting to the Turn Around Strategy of the Eastern Cape DoE. According to the DoE, more projects like these will definitely improve the Maths and Science results in our schools.
Ms. Khanyisa Balfour, from Engen appealed to the learners to make use of these opportunities to improve their results.
Improving their results will improve their opportunities for tertiary education which will improve their lives as well as the lives of the community of Cala.
Mr. Haroon Motalib from Engen will be visiting the schools to monitor progression.
The guest speaker, Mr. Zweni was very interactive with the learners and emphasized ten points to be successful.
Resources in the form of Casio calculators were handed out to schools by Mlungisi Madolo, the Maths trainer.
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| Mr. Haroon Motalib (Engen) |
Ms. Khanyisa Balfour (Engen) |
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| Mr. P. Sinuka, (DCES-MSTE), Eastern Cape Department of Education |
Guest Speaker: Mr. Zweni, Principal of Mzokhanyo S.S.S. in East London |
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