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PAARL POST supports Masifunde Sonke, a collaborative project of the reading civil society and the Ministry of Education to promote and encourage the values and importance of reading in schools, homes, libraries, and workplace, and relevance of reading skills in the modern society. |
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Furthermore, they envisage a flourishing writing and publishing industry to support the heightened demand for books and other reading materials from the education sector and from the general public and a strong library network backed by an equitable book distribution system that ensures that everyone has access to a wide range of reading material, regardless of economic status or geographical location. In order to move towards achieving the aims and vision, Masifunde Sonke has identified five strategic objectives: * To achieve a total national consciousness of the value and benefits of reading * To engage all in the 'book and reading chain' - writers, illustrators, publishers, printers, booksellers, teachers and librarians * To engage the corporate sector, civil society, religious and community based organisations to support, and participate actively in, the campaign * To mobilise investment into a reading promotion initiative of such value to all stakeholders that it will grow and continue to serve. * To facilitate and monitor increase in the availability and accessibility of local writings in all South African languages. Teachers interested in Paarl Post's projects for schools can contact Susan Botha at 871-1170, 082-579-7249 or susanb@ppost.co.za. The Project Manager, Mandla Maseko, can be contacted at: Masifunde Sonke, 123 Schoeman Street, Pretoria; tel (012) 312-5408 (Administrator), (012) 312-5426 (direct line), fax (012) 321-2531 or e-mail maseko.m@doe.gov.za. |
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TOO few girls are succeeding in Maths and Science, said Mosibudi Mangena, Deputy Minister of Education, when he visited New Orleans High in Paarl last week to launch the Focus School Project. New Orleans is one of only eight educational institutions in the Western Cape selected to be part of the campaign to promote the study of Maths and Science. The project, launched in September 2001 at 102 schools across the nine provinces, was initiated to increase the number of pupils able to succeed in Mathematics and Science, especially at the Higher Level grade. It is also known as the "Dinaledi" which means "Stars" to encourage teachers to focus on "creating tomorrow's stars today". A delegation of the National Department of Education led by Mangena, visited New Orleans Secondary to encourage pupils, especially females, to participate in these two subjects. Other schools in the Western Cape where the project was also implemented are Atlantis High, Rocklands Secondary, Kasselsvlei High, Cosat (Centre of Science and Technology) and Mandlenkosi Secondary. Two other schools are funded by the Western Cape Education Department. As part of its campaign, the National Education Department is putting up scholarships of R3 million over the next three years to fund the studies of promising female pupils who wish to study further in the field of the Sciences. Mangena addressed the pupils and said he would like to see the school improving their Mathematics performance in comparison to other schools. "We have to do well in our education, to prepare us for effective participation in a productive economy. "We are aiming at encouraging a larger female participation in Mathematics and Science on high school level. "Too often we see more boys showing an interest in these subjects. "It has also been experienced in the past that boys and girls perform equally on primary level, but somehow the girls seem to slip back when they reach secondary level. We want to prevent that from happening," he said. Mike Cameron, Director of Curriculum Issues, said that this project would increase the number of technically competent people who can be trained as scientific experts and mathematical practitioners. |
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DIE restourasie van Huis Bliss, een van die oudste studente-hostelle van die Wellington kampus van die Kaapse Technikon (ou onderwyserskollege), is pas voltooi. 'n Luisterryke inwydingseremonie word nou deur die huiskomitee gereël vir Saterdag 25 Mei. Huis Bliss, 'n bekende historiese baken op Wellington, is gedurende die nag van 24 Oktober 2000 deur 'n brand in puin gelê. Die meer as 80 studente wat destyds in die koshuis gewoon het, het al hul besittings in die verwoestende brand verloor. Van die pragtige gebou met sy soliede houtvloere en -balke het net swartgeskroeide binnemure en die fasade oorgebly. Verlede jaar is Huis Bliss gerestoureer en op 21 Januarie vanjaar kon sy weer haar deure oopgooi. Almal is welkom om tydens die amptelike inwyding op 25 Mei die begeleide toere van 08:30 tot 09:30 mee te maak, waarna die inwydingseremonie om 10:00 sal plaasvind. Café Anna, vernoem na dr Anna Bliss, stigter van Huis Bliss, sal van 11:00 tot 15:00 ligte middagetes en soetighede bedien. Die aand om 18:30 is daar 'n braai in die tuin en kaartjies teen R20 elk is beskikbaar van Anina van der Westhuizen (873-1573 of 083-424-7994) of Jonél le Roux (072-216-6402). T-hemde, baadjies en glase met die Bliss-embleem asook foto's en ander aandenkings sal die naweek te koop wees. |
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