Women’s Day Celebration

admin — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:45:10 +0000

9th August 2010 – Enlighten Education Trust hosted a table at the women's day breakfast organised by the Mayor's wife.

Magriet Peter's theme of a Green table was a hit and the Enlighten flame stood out in a huge way in the Sandbaai stall.

Thanks to Christine Ross and Ann Harvett for the table decor (as well as everything else they do for Enlighten).

STOP PRESS

admin — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:29:50 +0000

July 2010 – National Minister for Basic Education, Ms. Angie Motshekga, has announced a revised Curriculum (as part of the Schooling 2025 Plan, a strategy of the Department of Basic Education to improve the SA schooling system in the next 15 years)). The main focus will be on content and transfer of knowledge so that South African learners can become more competitive in the international arena. The focus also returns to the use of handbooks in the classroom. National Guidelines for teaching will be available from the Department in all the provinces. Most of the changes will take place during 2011 and 2012.

Enlighten Reference Library

admin — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:28:28 +0000

July 2010 – The Enlighten Reference Library, our exciting, 4th project for the year, is “happening”. The shelving in Training Room 4 in the hall has been fitted, carpets have been installed and books have been sourced by Biblionef. The library is now up and running. The van for the mobile library has been ordered.

New Trustee and Staff Member

admin — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:26:59 +0000

New Trustee and Staff member
The Enlighten Trust extends a warm welcome to our new trustee member, Ms Lamees Omardien, the Manager of Clicks, Hermanus. We hope that she will be very happy. Thank you for your commitment.

Ms. Nomsamo Mtomile has been appointed in the place of Andile Ngxiya as the new Enlighten receptionist. We look forward to having her at front desk.

Bookworm Competition

admin — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:25:33 +0000

July 2010 – The Bookworm Competition, as part of the Big Vision Project, was a great success. The learners from Kleinmond Laerskool were the overall winners and their Principal, Mr. Huisamen, received the main prize of a website for the school and website-support for one year from Brainwave IT, service provider from Cape Town.

Winter School

admin — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:23:32 +0000

July 2020 – The Winter School, presented at the Enlighten Centre and at three schools for two weeks during the long school holidays, focused on teachers and learners from Grade 4-6. Teachers ran sessions for language, maths and science/technology. Training and reflecting sessions for the teachers have taken place. Even though the numbers of children attending classes were lower than expected at some of the schools, teachers indicated that they’ve benefitted immensely.

Enlighten used members of the community to prepare food for the hungry learners and teachers at the Zwelihle Primary School. The other schools did their own catering.

Hawston Steel Pan Band play at World Cup

admin — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:19:48 +0000

June / july 2010 – The Hawston Steel Pan band, taught and mentored by the Enlighten Music team, played at various World Cup venues, which included 14 performances. This was hugely exciting for the band members and required extra hard work and commitment from all parties involved.

Education Conference – Kampala

admin — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:16:40 +0000

July 2010 – In between the World Cup festivities and the school holidays, Lois attended an Educator conference in Kampala, Uganda, for a few days. The Flora Family Foundation from the USA invited all their grantees with the purpose of discussing lessons learned, successes and challenges, which had impacted on the various organisations. One of the many highlights was meeting people from all over Africa, who grapple with the same issues relating to education.

Enlighten Video on YouTube

admin — Mon, 10 May 2010 11:20:41 +0000

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

World Cup Soccer Fever

admin — Mon, 10 May 2010 11:05:56 +0000

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!