27x UK educators were assisting SWMPS and DAPS this week in the classrooms, in the LAB and with the EIAWB. They are from the Special Schools and Academic Trust from the United Kingdom and include the following schools: Studley Junior and High School, Mappleborough Green Primary School, Alcester Grammar School and St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School. At SWMPS and DAPS they were assisting learners on how to do research, but also how to do it with creative writing and thinking skills.
The topic was the Meerkat. The purpose was not just to collect information about the meerkat and its habitat, food, environment and other characteristics, but also about its future, growing up, facing trouble and dangers in their environment and equipping themselves with “skills”. These skills will be needed by the little meerkat when he / she is a grown up meerkat, as an adult, in an ever changing world and environment. This message was made applicable on the learners and their own environment.
The one lesson was further enhanced on the EIAWB together with a practical demonstration – a suitcase. What do you put in the suitcase to take with you when you are going on holiday ? But even more – what do you put in your “life suitcase” when you leave home / school one day ? The lesson was further explained and demonstrated on the EIAWB with the a group discussion amongst the learners – what will be in your suitcase one day. What do you put in the suitcase to take with when you go on holidays? But even more – what do you put in your “future life suitcase” ? (e.g. morals, values, ethics, ethos etc) when you leave home / school one day.
To be equipped and to be ready to be going out into the wide wild world out there waiting for you as a human and person, is more then just a lot of statistical data and information in your brain.
I would like to compliment the UK educators on a successful educational sharing session at the Helderberg Schools and on top of that they spend a whole week, supposed to be their summer holiday, at SA schools to enrich our learners. Thankxx.
Albie
Note: I am awaiting a more comprehensive report from the group of UK educators that will also be posted on the blog.
The topic was the Meerkat. The purpose was not just to collect information about the meerkat and its habitat, food, environment and other characteristics, but also about its future, growing up, facing trouble and dangers in their environment and equipping themselves with “skills”. These skills will be needed by the little meerkat when he / she is a grown up meerkat, as an adult, in an ever changing world and environment. This message was made applicable on the learners and their own environment.
The one lesson was further enhanced on the EIAWB together with a practical demonstration – a suitcase. What do you put in the suitcase to take with you when you are going on holiday ? But even more – what do you put in your “life suitcase” when you leave home / school one day ? The lesson was further explained and demonstrated on the EIAWB with the a group discussion amongst the learners – what will be in your suitcase one day. What do you put in the suitcase to take with when you go on holidays? But even more – what do you put in your “future life suitcase” ? (e.g. morals, values, ethics, ethos etc) when you leave home / school one day.
To be equipped and to be ready to be going out into the wide wild world out there waiting for you as a human and person, is more then just a lot of statistical data and information in your brain.
I would like to compliment the UK educators on a successful educational sharing session at the Helderberg Schools and on top of that they spend a whole week, supposed to be their summer holiday, at SA schools to enrich our learners. Thankxx.
Albie
Note: I am awaiting a more comprehensive report from the group of UK educators that will also be posted on the blog.
Oklahoma PS in Macassar PS is using CAMI Perceptual in Grade 1 - 3. The other grades also use CAMI especially CAMI Maths. Mrs James brought her Gr 1 class to the LAB to reinforce perceptual skills. CAMI has been used @ OPS very effectively by Mrs James since 2008. She has worked through the program with great success. The learners are competent with the technology. The Tree Diagram also get used to find a specific activity e.g. 2.2.1. 
A company - Sikho Booksellers and Services from Philippi donated 60x chairs to Umnqophiso PS. The school is ordering its books and learning material through this company. The HOD (IMP & Senior Phase) Mr Sandile Tshibo is enjoying with the learners the new chairs. What a sound relationship between a school and private company.