Awarenet has expanded the Robotics program to include twice as many Makhanda learners as before, going from 80 learners in 2023 to 160 in 2024. The learners are from grade 6 and 7. The Robotics program allows learners to learn about simple coding by teaching them how to code a small robot to fulfil certain Read more about Expanding the Robotics program in Joza[…]
On the 5th of August, Awarenet took 9 learners to a World Robotic Olympiad competition at Kingswood College. The competition serves as a qualifier for the national competition in Gauteng which in turn qualifies teams for the international Robotic Olympiad. The best of the Awarenet robotics teams took part in this competition which was the Read more about WRO Robotics Competition[…]
10th of June Awarenet hosted its first Robotics in House competition at the Joza Youth Hub. We had learners from five different schools of our schools that we trained who attended the competition and our trainers who assisted with judging on the day. The competition we had was helping our learners for preparations for the Read more about Robotics Competition[…]
The Awarenet Robotics program has just kicked off for 2023 with more learners than we were training last year and more interns to help out in schools. We recruited 5 new schools for robotics training for learners at the school premises. This program is implemented in order to help learners be prepared when Robotics and Read more about Awarenet Robotics 2023[…]
The awarenet open lab is an open computer lab available to everyone in the Joza and neighboring communities in Makhanda, it is mainly used by school children of the surrounding primary and secondary schools. We also have a number of adults who come to use our open lab in the morning. They mainly use it Read more about The awarenet Open Lab[…]
awarenet was selected as finalist at the Rhodes University 2019 Community Engagement Awards in the category “Best Community Partner of the year! Through these awards Rhodes University strives to recognise the achievements of its many community partners which host Rhodes students as volunteers throughout the year. The battle for the award among three finalists was Read more about awarenet in Rhodes University Community Engagement final![…]
I am Thanduxolo Royi, the new awarenet intern. My main task is to supervise the awarenet Open Lab and some of the computer labs at schools where awarenet is active. I am also an karate athlete, who has had the opportunity to represent my country at international competitions. My journey with awarenet began in 2013, Read more about My journey with awarenet[…]
The awarenet Open Lab registered its 500th member last week! Aphelele Pama, a 13 years old grade 6 learner from local school CM Vellem became awarenet Open Lab member number 500. Asked why he decided to join the awarenet Open Lab Aphelele says the main reason is that computers can help him do his homework Read more about 500th member of awarenet Open Lab![…]
The annual awarenet Health and Fitness Day was held at the JD Dlepu stadium on the 23th of June. awarenet learners from different schools competed for the honour of being the awarenet champions of the year. As usual the boys in the awarenet program took part in the awarenet soccer cup, new this year was Read more about awarenet Health and Fitness Day 2017[…]
Last year’s biggest awarenet event was definitely the Peace and Music Concert at the 28th of September. We created a video showing the performances of all 5 groups on stage. The background song is the winner song of Ntaba Maria Senior Primary School. It was recorded by Corinne Cooper from the Rhodes University’s Department of Read more about Impressions of the Peace Day Concert[…]