Due to fact that the school year has come to an end and learners went on holiday, I decided that a treat for outstanding learners would be a good gesture. So, Lukas and I took three learners on a outing to town: Thandoxolo, Zinthle and Anesipho. I chose Thando due the fact that he was so Read more about An End of Year Treat for outstanding awarenet Learners and Staff![…]
On the 28th of November, the C.M. Vellem Higher Primary School graduated 50 Grade R learners. The VSA was invited due to our various community work in the school . It was a pleasure seeing the learners, who are 5 to 6 years old singing and dancing in the middle of the classroom. Lots of Cream Read more about Grade R learners Graduate from C.M Vellem Higher Primary School[…]
On the 5th of November the C.M. Vellem Grade 9s celebrated their farewell at the Makana resort in Grahamstown. Because VSA worked with the learners for the last three years we were invited to participate in the ceremony. The learners were smartly dressed in their uniforms and even the teachers looked good in smart wear. Read more about C.M. Vellem farewell Grade 9[…]
All the songs of the awarenet Peace Project 2013 are recorded and the CDs are produced. Congratulations! The CD was released on the first day of the Grahamstown Arts Festival 2014, on Thursday, the 3rd of July 2014 during a small celebration party for all people involved and our partners, supporters and friends. The event Read more about awarenet CDs are produced and were given out at the launch party[…]
by Antje Hering and Rieke Heitmüller Village Scribe Association and eKhaya ICT members Terri-Lynn Penney, Rieke Heitmueller, Antje Hering and Richard Strickland with help from CM Vellem, Ntaba Maria and Victoria Girl’s learners presented the awarenet programme at the Science Festival Africa 2014. awarenet is a new interactive education and communication platform for schools, designed Read more about SciFest 2014 Review[…]
We can proudly announce that the second annual awarenet Peace Day Concert took place and was a huge success. Some people might complain now that Peace Day is on the 21st and not on the 18th, but to keep the peace and to make people happy, we decided that the 18th had to be the Read more about The 2nd awarenet Peace Day Concert[…]
The awarenet music sessions that will lead to the Peace Concert have started in Grahamstown. On their first session, learners were introduced to rap and HipHop music and also got a chance to rap themselves if there dared. At CM Vellem Higher Primary School, Apiwhe Solani was brave enough to get Read more about First Raps at Grahamstown’s awarenet schools[…]
This week was the first week of our music and peace project on awarenet which will lead to the Peace Concert on Peace Day in September 2013. Terri-Lynn Penney, the awarenet coordinator in Grahamstown, accepted the participation of 5 schools, namely CM Vellem Higher Primary School, Good Shepherd Primary School, Mary Waters High School, Nathaniel Read more about The awarenet music and peace project 2013 has started![…]
An email from a teacher has reached my inbox last week. It was written by Nompumelelo Frans of CM Vellem Higher Primary School in Grahamstown. The VSA works with the school for more than 2 years. It is one of he most ambitious and organised schools in our network. “Dear Anna, I asked for your Read more about An Invitation to all Teachers of the Eastern Cape to join the awarenet Community![…]
As one of their assignments, Rhodes Journalism & Media Studies students had to do interviews in the “civic mapping” part of the course. Amber Davies, one of the students, interviewed Lindokuhle Jawa (14, photo) from CM Vellem Higher Primary School. CMV School has adopted the awarenet programme for more than two years. Here are the Read more about Interview Highlights of awarenet Learner by Rhodes University Student[…]