Awarenet, in collaboration with Rhodes University Mathematics Education Project, conducted an Olico Maths workshop on Thursday the 5th of June. The aim of the workshop was to equip the Awarenet maths tutors with knowledge of different methods of teaching maths to grade 7 and 8 learners in the South African context. These workshops will be conducted Read more about Olico maths workshop at Rhodes University[…]
Last week, Awarenet held a meeting with all the current Social Employment Fund participants in the Common Room of the Joza Youth Hub regarding the end of the third round of the Social Employment Fund.Firstly, we asked each of the participants to fill out a feedback form reflecting on their personal time being in the Read more about End of the third round of the Social Employment Fund![…]
All the learners we teach Robotics and Coding successfully completed the theoretical part of Awarenet’s training programme which means that the fun for the learners can fully begin now. Awarenet is currently teaching over 168 learners from 7 different schools both on-site at the schools and in our Open Labs. In these first weeks of Read more about Robotics lessons are now fully in action[…]
Since the beginning of this year, we are hosting OLICO maths lessons in the computer lab of D.D. SIWISA Primary School. Two groups, each consisting of three maths tutors, teach the learners mathematics four times a week.The lessons are going very well since the learners are diligent and the WiFi connection and the computers are Read more about New school added to Awarenet’s maths program[…]
Last Weekend, Awarenet hosted a maths tutors training at Rhodes University Faculty of Education in cooperation with Thabiso, a OLICO maths trainer and coordinator from the OLICO maths education foundation in Johannesburg. The OLICO training started on Saturday with the more theoretical aspects of teaching. First we revised the basic structure of a lesson, as Read more about OLICO tutors training at Rhodes University[…]
Since the 24th of January, Awarenet is back to hosting both Robotics and Coding and OLICO maths lessons in the Open Labs of the Joza Youth Hub. Every Friday when the robotics lessons take place, learners from several high schools in Joza Township come to enjoy the nice environment and to learn something fun. In Read more about Full action in Awarenet’s computer labs![…]
A new year means new classes and new learners full of excitement and energy. Today was the first Robotics and Coding lesson at N.V. Cewu Public Primary School. The new learners were introduced to the different components of the LEGO Mindstorms robots and were instructed to learn about them in different groups. Each group learned Read more about First Robotics and Coding lesson of 2025 at N.V. Cewu Primary School[…]