This month, 15 schools from around South Africa will unveil their ‘Adopt a School’ partnership with SABC Education. SABC regional offices will unveil the project under different events taking place at each school.
Pictures: Nikki Florence, Outreach Manager and Paulette Tshiredo, Head: Formal Education
Thembi Maseko, outreach project manager at SABC Education explains, “Adopt a School, aimed at high schools with low performance results intends assisting in improving grade 12 year-end results. The Formal Education and Outreach units at SABC Education identified these schools and will analyze the reasons contributing to poor performance and develop a turnaround strategy in consultation with the schools, communities, and district, provincial and national departments of education to improve overall conditions and results.”
The adopted schools have been equipped with technological capacity that gives learners access to content provided by SABC Education and others to help in their efforts in obtaining good results at the end of grade 12. Emphasis will be on mathematics, science, biology and English for distance learning broadcasting. Content will be in alignment with the national curriculum statement and outcomes based education for grades 10-12.
“SABC Education has identified and installed equipment suitable to meet all needs of the project. The equipment, a permanent fixture allows for incorporating new and added technology at later stages. It uses open source software compatible with all computer-based software and is easy to use” adds Thembi.
On-line, experienced FET tutors will be available to offer assistance using the network platforms available in the multimedia centres. Each school has a trained facilitator that runs the day to day facilitation of the multi media centres.
The unveilings will take place as follows:
9 October 2009
Thembi Maseko, outreach project manager at SABC Education explains, “Adopt a School, aimed at high schools with low performance results intends assisting in improving grade 12 year-end results. The Formal Education and Outreach units at SABC Education identified these schools and will analyze the reasons contributing to poor performance and develop a turnaround strategy in consultation with the schools, communities, and district, provincial and national departments of education to improve overall conditions and results.”
The adopted schools have been equipped with technological capacity that gives learners access to content provided by SABC Education and others to help in their efforts in obtaining good results at the end of grade 12. Emphasis will be on mathematics, science, biology and English for distance learning broadcasting. Content will be in alignment with the national curriculum statement and outcomes based education for grades 10-12.
“SABC Education has identified and installed equipment suitable to meet all needs of the project. The equipment, a permanent fixture allows for incorporating new and added technology at later stages. It uses open source software compatible with all computer-based software and is easy to use” adds Thembi.
On-line, experienced FET tutors will be available to offer assistance using the network platforms available in the multimedia centres. Each school has a trained facilitator that runs the day to day facilitation of the multi media centres.
The unveilings will take place as follows:
9 October 2009
- Mpumalanga – Magwagwaze Senior Secondary School
- Northern Cape – Xunkhwesa High School
- North West – Ntlatseng High School
- Western Cape – Fezekile Senior Secondary and Morester High School
- Limpopo – Lengama and Maneledzi High Schools
14 October
- Eastern Cape - Gcisa and Mqikela Senior Secondary Schools
- Gauteng - Kwabhekilanga High School
- Free State – Reahola Senior Secondary
15 October
- Gauteng – Vulanindlela Secondary School
- KwaZulu Natal – Zeph Dhlomo and Lourdes High Schools
- Mpumalanga – Mungena Senior Secondary School
During the long term campaign, the units intend investigating the core reasons behind bad performance and find sustainable solutions that will continue beyond the project. The vast problems contributing to poor results will take on a consultation process at all levels; learners, educators, parents, government and business. The Formal Education unit will focus on academic problems and the Outreach unit will manage social issues.
For more information or to take part in the Adopt a School campaign, please do contact:
1. Paulette Tshiredo, Head: Formal Education, tel: 011 714 5648, or
2. Nikki Florence, Outreach Manager, tel: 011 714 6691, email: socialmedia@sabc.co.za.
For more information or to take part in the Adopt a School campaign, please do contact:
1. Paulette Tshiredo, Head: Formal Education, tel: 011 714 5648, or
2. Nikki Florence, Outreach Manager, tel: 011 714 6691, email: socialmedia@sabc.co.za.
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