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)

A very short video (15 min), depicting the work of Enlighten, was posted on youtube as part of a fundraising competition organised by the Flora Family Foundation in the US. If chosen as the winning entry, EET will raise substantial funding for some of its projects.

Lois will use the video for the presentation to be made in Kampala in June

Vanessa Alberts of overberginfo.com mentored two students, Olwethu Petros (one of our business students) and Greg Stock (student from Hermanus High) were directed by Lois. We are holding thumbs – to view it follow the link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TxdEKwQib4

Staff, the community and students joined in to a session in the Enlighten Hall to learn the Diski Dance. Much fun was had.

We hope that all the goodwill and funding that have been spent on World Cup efforts, will have positive spin-offs in so many of our poverty stricken communities. May the spirit of goodwill and cooperation continue long after the Cup has gone!

New staff:

Colleen Roberts has joined Tracey le Roux, facilitating the Special Needs Programme. This programme will be extended into another school. Priscilla Stemela, has joined the Enlighten ECD project as the Enlighten ECD Assistant.

New Trustees:

A warm welcome is extended to two additional trustees, Johan Ryk and Almero Oosthuizen. Thank you for your commitment.

The Early Childhood Development programme (ECD) is in full swing.  Mentoring at Siyakha, the new pre-school, is on-going and so are monthly workshops which Gerda Wolheim facilitates. Welcome to Joan McKee who has volunteered to take on the post of the SGB treasurer at the pre-school.

The Literacy and Numeracy programmes are being implemented with all the facilitators and new service providers firmly in the saddle. The mobile Numeracy and Literacy laboratory visits schools at the request by the educators. Intensive mathematical training, facilitated by Aarnout Brombacher, started at the beginning of the second term. Frank Coetzer, EET Maths facilitator is busy organising a winter school to be held during the extended holiday period in June/July. A number of schools have expressed interest in attending this event.

The Junior Town Council, under the watchful eye of Theo de Wet, has already been involved in many projects so far. Theo assisted the Theewaterkloof Municipality in establishing their own Junior Town Council recently. A Life Skills Camp for Grade 10 and 11 learners are scheduled from 7th -9th May 2010 on the outskirts of Gansbaai.