Very successfull&lively launch of the awarenet Peace Song Collection CD

Posted on February 25, 2013November 27, 2015 by Anna Wertlen

The awarenet Peace Song Collection CD is out and distributed to all the participants of the project. The VSA organised a launch party to celebrate the event appropriately and thank everyone wholeheartedly who was involved in the awarenet theme song project. Terri-Lynn Penney organised the event (Fr, 1/2/13 at Nombulelo SS hall) and invited awarenet Read more about Very successfull&lively launch of the awarenet Peace Song Collection CD[…]

VSA recruiting more teachers to awarenet

Posted on February 18, 2013November 27, 2015 by Anna Wertlen

On Friday 15/2/13, Dr Sarah Hanton, trustee of the VSA and awarenet coordinator, organised a presentation about the possibilities of awarenet to the staff of VG High School in Grahamtown to recruit more teachers into the programme. Terri-Lynn Penney, Viv Quin and Richard Strickland were also present to give individual support during the meeting. The Read more about VSA recruiting more teachers to awarenet[…]

awarenet Peace Song Compilation CD Release Party

Posted on January 29, 2013November 27, 2015 by Anna Wertlen

This week, the VSA will officially release the awarenet Peace Song Compilation CD in South Africa with a big Release Party in Grahamstown. The event will take place on Friday 1/2/13 at 2.30 pm at Nombulelo Hall in Joza. Invited is everyone who took part in the awarenet Peace Song Project in 2012 and a Read more about awarenet Peace Song Compilation CD Release Party[…]

A generous donation leads to an official awarenet CD release party!

Posted on November 20, 2012November 27, 2015 by Anna Wertlen

The VSA has received a generous donation by an overseas member to produce another 100 awarenet Peace Song Collection CDs. This means that every participant in the awarenet Peace Song Project will receive their own copy, and the rest can be used for advertising our programme and hopefully to attract more funding to repeat the Read more about A generous donation leads to an official awarenet CD release party![…]

Background Information on The awareNet Peace Song Collection 2011

Posted on August 31, 2012November 27, 2015 by Anna Wertlen

Are you aware yet? This blog provides more information to the music CD The awareNet Peace Song Collection 2011, which will be published soon. The challenge – write a theme song for awareNet Popular music culture is big amongst the youth worldwide – in Grahamstown East the Rap and Hip Hop music forms are particularly Read more about Background Information on The awareNet Peace Song Collection 2011[…]

Teachers become awareNet Champions for Sustainability

Posted on August 23, 2012November 27, 2015 by Anna Wertlen

The VSA now focusus on training teachers how to use and teach the use of awareNet to learners and how to integrate the awareNet programme into their regular teaching. Initially, we mainly trained learners, which was important to find out if awareNet is interesting for them, and if they understand the concept and design. That Read more about Teachers become awareNet Champions for Sustainability[…]

No/Low Resource Simulation Day at VG High School

Posted on May 4, 2012November 27, 2015 by Anna Wertlen

A dedicated group of awareNet learners at VGHS became involved in the campaign for minimum norms and standards for education under the direction of Dr Sarah Hanton (winner of the Judges Award of the Microsoft Partners in learning Forum 2012; in the picture above). The campaign is currently being waged by Equal Education, an NPO Read more about No/Low Resource Simulation Day at VG High School[…]

awareNet teachers win Judges Award at Microsoft Partners in Learning Forum

Posted on April 4, 2012November 27, 2015 by Anna Wertlen

The teacher group consisting of Sarah Hanton, Boudina McConnachie and Anna Wertlen were one of the top 20 finalists in the Microsoft Partners in Learning Forum, South Africa 2012. Hanton and McConnachie took part in a judging process at the Durban Hilton on the first and second of April, where they presented their work on Read more about awareNet teachers win Judges Award at Microsoft Partners in Learning Forum[…]

awareNet Teachers in the Finals of the Innovative Teacher Awards

Posted on March 22, 2012November 27, 2015 by Anna Wertlen

The “Good Vibrations” Project by Sarah Hanton, Boudina McConnachie and Anna Wertlen has been selected for the finals of the Microsoft Partners in Learning Forum competition! The project involves peer-teaching, outreach and obviously the usage of awareNet and is described in detail in our previous blog. This year, finalists are not only invited to attend Read more about awareNet Teachers in the Finals of the Innovative Teacher Awards[…]

awareNet part of an Innovative Teacher Award Proposal

Posted on March 18, 2012November 27, 2015 by Anna Wertlen

Two teachers from VG High School in Grahamstown, Dr Hanton and Mrs McConnachie, collaborated very closely with the VSA over the last year and have now driven a combined application to the Microsoft Innovative Teacher Awards. VGHS joined awareNet last year and its learners have since then participated in a number of different and very Read more about awareNet part of an Innovative Teacher Award Proposal[…]