e-Learning
As teachers, we have all been forced to grow our technological skillset in some way or another over the past 18 months, But we also found out that it was exhausting. What does the pandemic mean for the future of teaching?
Minors are increasingly vulnerable to negative effects linked to social media consumption and excessive time spent on smartphones. Holy Rosary school recently initiated a voluntary, 40-day challenge to live without cell phones.
The journey to and from school is not often seen as a factor that can disrupt schooling. However, many children in the Eastern Cape use public transport as a means of travelling to school. Very few travel with their parents and some walk.
Durban Christian Centre School (DCCS) optimised the circumstances that were thrown at the world by...
Until 2020, Southern Cross Schools College was a traditional high school. Then Covid struck, disproportionately affecting tourism and conservation-reliant communities. Necessity drove the school to innovate.
Over the years we have learned that teaching children without the involvement and support of parents is not effective. Parents must be on board. The school must partner with parents and parents with the school.
Reading and Reviews
White tone sets the standard for the whole South African educational system, ensuring that elite schools of the past continue to occupy the pinnacle, and no-fee state schools at the bottom.
Write your own histories. By writing the stories from your life, you help yourself form a clearer understanding of who you are and how you got to where you are. You learn about yourself, and often bring closure to issues.
Drama and Design intrinsically hold hands. Theatre relies on the technical principles of design to bring new worlds and imagined realities alive on stage.
We have choices to make: whether to return to the ways we functioned before COVID-19, or to make our schools more progressive, socially just and relevant.
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