Category: Our organisation

Meeting with the Western Cape Education Department Directors

Posted on by Ronald Wertlen

On the 8th of December, Ron Wertlen met with Mr Brian Schreuder, Mr Osman Sadeck and Dr Sigamoney Naicker who are respectively: Deputy Director-General: Curriculum and Assessment Management; Chief Education Specialist: e-Learning (i.e. in charge of Khanya); Chief Director: Curriculum Development. The WCED wanted the meeting to take place, because they want to be informed Read more about Meeting with the Western Cape Education Department Directors[…]

awareNet endorsed by Grahamstown’s Mayor

Posted on by Anna Wertlen

Since the Makana Local Economic Development Directorate supported the awareNet Peace Day Project, we have felt that an official letter of support from the Makana Municipality as represented by its Mayor should easily be obtainable. Indeed, everyone we spoke to at the Municipality agreed that this was in the best interests of the city and Read more about awareNet endorsed by Grahamstown’s Mayor[…]

Socializing on social networks

Posted on by Richard Strickland

A recent article in Grocotts about Terri’s running project began: “Most social networking sites are associated with gossiping and posting more or less funny wall comments to your friends’ pages. This may be true for Facebook, but it’s not the case with AwareNet, an online educational social network exclusively for school children and their teachers.” Read more about Socializing on social networks[…]

awareNet endorsed by the Eastern Cape Department of Education

Posted on by Anna Wertlen

The VSA proudly received the following endorsement letter from the Eastern Cape Department of Education (DoE): Endorsement of awareNet Learner Based Social Networking for Schools in the Eastern Cape This letter certifies that the Eastern Cape DoE, as represented by the Hon. MEC for Education Mr. Mandla Makupula, supports the use of the awareNet network for Read more about awareNet endorsed by the Eastern Cape Department of Education[…]

awareNet at SANGONeT (#ICT4RD)

Posted on by Anna Wertlen

Anna and Ron Wertlen went to the SANGONet Conference this week (01-03/11/11), at the Wanderers Club in Johannesburg to present the awareNet social network to an international audience of educators, politicians, funders and activists. SANGONet brings together everyone interested in ICT for rural development (#ICT4RD). The conference was very well organised and it was made Read more about awareNet at SANGONeT (#ICT4RD)[…]

A Video about the awareNet-Peace Day Celebration event

Posted on by Anna Wertlen

The VSA published a short film about the music event on Peace Day. Have a look at the outcome of our wonderful project, in which learners from 5 schools in Grahamstown learned how to use computers and the Internet, how to write HipHop lyrics and perform them on stage in only 2 months. Please, watch Read more about A Video about the awareNet-Peace Day Celebration event[…]

VSA Volunteers receive Awards from Rhodes University Community Engagement

Posted on by Anna Wertlen

RU Community Engagement held a function for all their volunteers, in which they received awards for their special involvement in the various organisations in Grahamstown that work for or with the community. CE is committed to social and individual transformation, sustainable community development, student civic responsibility and scholarship of engagement. The VSA is one of Read more about VSA Volunteers receive Awards from Rhodes University Community Engagement[…]

awareNet runs on Windows!

Posted on by Richard Strickland

The awareNet software now has DVD distribution for Microsoft(R) Windows(TM) – allowing anyone to set up their own social networking site and run it from an ordinary windows computer (XP, Vista or 7). Once installed, awareNet can be run as a standalone site, or join with other awareNet installations in a peer-to-peer network.  The peer-to-peer Read more about awareNet runs on Windows![…]

Me, myself and why I have decided to join the VSA family!

Posted on by Terri-Lynn Penney

I was born in a little town called Alice on the 31 March 1977. My school career was completed in Fort Beaufort were I matriculated  in 1995. At the end of 1995 my  whole family moved to Grahamstown and I have been in Grahamstown ever since. I’m the youngest of four children and have three Read more about Me, myself and why I have decided to join the VSA family![…]