Enlighten Education Trust strives to improve the quality of education and life in the communities of the Overstrand. Enlighten Education Trust is unique in that we believe that the quality of education in general will not improve unless the problems in education are tackled from a variety of angles. For this reason Enlighten Education Trust intervenes in schools from management, curriculum, youth and social perspectives. Various projects are in place to support these initiatives. In addition to the various projects on the go, the Trust is involved in numerous activities that support their initiatives. NPO Number:  038 928 NPO PBO No 930003997 (REG IT 2621/ 2002)

April 25th 2012

The planned library extension is in the making and the first bricks have been lifted this morning……so hopefully our latest venture will be officially opened on Friday, the 28th September at our 10^th Year in Education Celebration.

April 2012

Our Craft facilitator Raphael Malunga received a Commendation Award at the Recycle, Reuse & Reinvent exhibition hosted by Hermanus Tourism and Whale Coast Conservation for his piece "KUDU" made from Wire and Beer Bottletops. Thw awards were presented at the Overstrand Municipality event on 30th April 2012.

Puppetry In Education workshops were held  for community puppetiers during 2011 at the Enlighten Centre.

April 2012

Alex Forsyth has joined Raphael Malunga for Craft Wednesdays at Qhayiyha. These classes grow each week and on some days we have up to 16 learners.

 Our 4 craft students from 2011 are considered to be “seniors” take on more advanced projects and they also assist the new learners.

 The learners this year have tackled wire and bead, have made jewellery and are now making mosaic house numbers for their homes. Next is paper mache.

April 2012

These afternoon classes have been moved from a Tuesday to a Thursday.  From this term we are exploring the world’s craft and culture with a World theme.

Our first world stop was Japan where we looked at Origami and Khoi Fish Kites. In Italy we celebrated Pizza, Pasta and Pinocchio. New Zealand is our next stop.

April 2012

Drawing classes are being taking place at Qhayiya Secondary School on Monday afternoons.

There are several talented learners who specifically want to learn / improve their drawing skills and elements of art are dealt with very seriously.

It is interesting that many of our “art” and “craft” students are considered to be “slow” learners or square pegs and class teachers seem surprised that they are so focused on their creative work.

This initiative together with the Craft classes are proving very popular and new learners continue to join in.