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As a parent

Enrol your child in a pre-school.

 

Be pro-active in choosing a school for your child.

Get involved in your child’s school.

 

Read with your child and encourage older children to read too.

Learn about the dangers your child may face.

 

As a teacher

Create an inspirational learning environment.

Support your students.

Go green.

Encourage parent involvement.

 

Find resources on the Net.

As a learner

Get help with maths on your cellphone.

Watch learning channels on TV.

 

Choose your subjects for Grade 12 wisely.

 

Go for gold in matric.

Get financial assistance for your tertiary studies.

 

As a company

Adopt a school.

 

Partner with the principal of a school.

Support an educational NGO.

Further your own employees' education.

 

Sponsor a child’s education.

As a church or faith-based organisation

Encourage your members to become teachers.

Start a mentorship programme.

 

Adopt a school in your area.

Put your facilities to good use during the week.

Get involved in governing bodies.

As a community builder

Start an early learning centre or help upgrade one.

 

Start a reading programme in a school.

Mentor a young person.

 

Sponsor a tertiary student.

Raise funds for a school.

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    Education

  • Enrol your child in a pre-school
    An early start is the best start. The greatest part of a child’s development takes place between the ages of 0-4. If your child misses out on things they teach at pre-school, they might always battle with certain subjects. Find a good pre-school near you to give your child the advantage. An early start is the best start.

  • Be pro-active in choosing a school for your child
    Visit the schools in your area or near to where you work. Find out what their fees are and what they offer. Don’t forget to take your child’s birth certificate, immunisation card and last school report if they are transferring to a new school. Registrations open in August each year - mark it in your diary now.
    All sound a bit daunting? Check out the parent’s guide to schooling and put your mind at ease.

  • Get involved in your child’s school
    Involvement in your child’s school is key to their success. From small tasks to big, show your child that school is important. Ask your child every day if there are notices from school. Attend all meetings at school. Write notes to the teacher in your child’s homework book. Help raise funds for your child’s school.
    Get more advice and ideas on school involvement. Or take this quiz to find out how you score on supporting your child’s schooling.

  • Read with your child and encourage older children to read too
    Have you read to your child today? Research has shown that children who are read to and spoken to a lot are better at learning language at school.
    Make time to read to or with your child every day. It’s the most important 20 minutes of their day. Visit www.heartlines.org.za for fantastic books you can buy to read to your child.

  • Learn about the dangers your child may face
    Read up about dangers your child may be exposed to. Do your own research on substance abuse, popular TV programmes, video games, the internet and social media.
    The better you know your child, the easier it will be to tell if they are involved in anything that could put them or others in danger.
    Take this quiz to find out more about the tell-tale signs of drug-abuse.

  • Create an inspirational learning environment
    Many successful people have stories of one teacher that motivated and inspired them. You could be that person!
    Discover great ideas on how to make your teaching inspirational. Or share your inspirational teaching story with us.

  • Support your students
    As a teacher, you spend a great deal of time with your students – and probably know them quite well. Be attentive to their struggles or problems and support them when they need help.
    If you need help dealing with issues such as abuse, rape, school bullying, substance abuse, refugee children and their rights, anorexia or suicide, contact Childline on 0800055555.

  • Go green
    Prepare your students for the future. You can teach them about recycling, starting a vegetable garden or looking after the trees and flowerbeds at school.
    Join the eco-schools programme and get your school’s blood running green. Or get your learners to join Generation Earth – the green networking platform for the youth, by the youth.

  • Encourage parent involvement
    The more parents are involved in their children’s schooling, the better the children will do, and the easier it will be for you - the teacher. Communicate with parents often, and encourage them to volunteer for activities at the school.

  • Find resources on the Net
    There is so much available on the internet if you just know where to look. We’ve found some fabulous sites that can help you be the top teacher. Check out Thutong for past papers, ReadRight for English resources and Maths Centre for Professional Teachers for resources in maths, science, technology and entrepreneurship.

  • Get help with maths on your cellphone
    Who really wants to do their maths homework? Now doing sums is cool with ‘Maths on MXit’. Simply add Dr Maths to your contacts through 079 992 3960. When you’re struggling with your maths homework, Dr Maths will guide you to find the right solution

  • Watch learning channels on TV
    TV isn’t only about soapies and reality shows. Both SABC and DSTV offer educational programmes for learners. Go to www.sabceducation.co.za or www.mindset.co.za/learn for Learning Channel schedules. Or check out National Geographic, Discover and Animal Planet channels on DSTV.

  • Choose your subjects for Grade 12 wisely
    Before choosing your subjects, you need to think about what career you want to pursue. Ask people you know if you can job-shadow them for a few days during your school holiday. See what the working world is really like and what tickles your fancy. Find more advice at this online career guide.

  • Go for gold in matric
    Getting a good education should be your ultimate goal – it will set you up for a great future. Work hard to get a good matric. Don’t think you will upgrade later – it’s expensive and difficult! Need some motivation? Visit sa.gostudy.info for lots of info on life after matric. Get help with past papers from www.thutong.doe.gov.za

  • Get financial assistance for your tertiary studies
    Lack of finances should no longer be a reason not to study further. Check out www.nsfas.org.za; www.pacecareers.co.za; www.eduloan.co.za and www.studytrust.org.za for ways to finance your studies.

  • Adopt a school
    By working with one particular school, you can do a number of different interventions, from helping the governing body with business skills, to providing speakers to speak to learners about career options. Go to www.adoptaschool.co.za for more information about adopting a school.

  • Partner with the principal of a school
    Many of the social challenges we face in SA are directly related to the breakdown of community. Check out the initiative, School @ the Centre of Community and see how experienced business and community leaders partner with school principals to change communities.

  • Support an educational NGO
    Companies can play a large part in supporting organisations that impact education across the country. There are thousands of NGOs to choose from. Search the web or discover groups on forgood who are making education for all an achievable goal.

  • Further your own employees’ education
    As a company, you can invest in the overall standard of education in South Africa by sponsoring the further development of your own employees. The better educated they are, the more they can support their families and pass on skills to others in their communities. Contact the SETA responsible for your industry, or see www.tsiba.org.za to find opportunities for your employees.

  • Sponsor a child’s education
    If you are a small company, perhaps you would prefer to sponsor individual children’s education, be it through primary, secondary or tertiary education.
    There are several foundations able to help, and groups on forgood too, such as Bokamoso Education Trust. Contact them or search for others on the Web to find out how you can get involved.

  • Encourage your members to become teachers
    Too few of our young people are choosing to become teachers today. As a church or faith-based organisation, give strong teaching and encouragement around the benefits of becoming a good, committed teacher, with good values. Recognise, value and support those members of your community who are teachers.

  • Start a mentorship programme
    Many young people don’t have positive role models to follow when it comes to making the important decision in life. Start a mentorship programme where members of your congregation take on a younger member and meet with them regularly. Find more great mentoring ideas.

  • Adopt a school in your area
    If it’s appropriate, adopt a school in your local area. Excellent guidelines for this type of programme can be found on www.onechurchoneschool.org. Together you can teach children to value life and learning.

  • Put your facilities to good use during the week
    Many religious communities have facilities which are only used on weekends. Discuss how you could use these as learning and resource centres during the week for things such as homework supervision or maintaining a library of text books. Vuleka Schools are doing just that – using church facilities to educate underprivileged students. Check them out and consider supporting them.

  • Get involved in governing bodies
    Encourage the most appropriate people in your congregation to join local school governing bodies. Consider motivating that the School Governing Body of a better resourced school in your community twin with a less resourced school.

  • Start an early learning centre or help upgrade one
    Starting an early learning centre might sound daunting, but even if you start with just a few children, you could make a big difference. And you don’t have to go in blind - there are plenty of resources available at www.elru.co.za to help you out. See who else in your community has a passion for education and do it together.

  • Start a reading programme in a school
    Most schools would be overjoyed to have extra people who can help read with their young learners. Contact your local school to start a reading programme or help the school to start or improve their library. Get help finding books at www.biblionefsa.org.za.

  • Mentor a young person
    You might know of someone in your circle that needs an informed adult to help guide them through their school years – perhaps a niece or nephew, a child or grandchild of an employee, or a child of a friend. You can make a meaningful contribution to their life by becoming their mentor. Heartlines offers an excellent initiative to support mentors who choose to do this. Find more info on mentoring.

  • Sponsor a tertiary student
    Although the government is really improving the access to funding for disadvantaged learners, you could make a big difference to someone wanting to further their education. Help them find the right career to go into and help them finance it, either yourself, or through other avenues such as the National Student Financial Aid Scheme.

  • Raise funds for a school
    There are many poor schools in South Africa, particularly rural ones, who could really do with some extra help. Check out the Top 20 Tips for raising funds. Then check out Thunzi Primary School – a school that has improved because of the work of fundraising volunteers.




















 
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