AK NPC and SADTU joint training programme for science club practitioners at Cape winelands and Overberg schools
/ 20 May 2025

AK NPC and SADTU joint training programme for science club practitioners at Cape winelands and Overberg schools

In the first school term of 2025, the South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) held meetings with AK NPC to discuss the advancement of science and science education in schools and how these two organisations could collectively assist schools to provide learners greater exposure to science and technology. After deliberations between members of AK NPC […]

Professional development of natural sciences teachers in cape winelands education district
/ 2 May 2025

Professional development of natural sciences teachers in cape winelands education district

Advancing Knowledge Non-Profit Company (AK NPC) has continued with its  professional development programme for Natural Sciences educators into the second  term of the school year. During the first term, the programme dealt with Life Sciences  as stipulated by the CAPS curriculum for Natural Sciences at both Intermediate Phase  (grades 4-6) and senior phase (grades 7-9). […]

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES TEACHERS IN CAPE WINELANDS EDUCATION DISTRICT (STELLENBOSCH AREA)
/ 3 March 2025

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES TEACHERS IN CAPE WINELANDS EDUCATION DISTRICT (STELLENBOSCH AREA)

Advancing Knowledge Non-Profit Company (AK NPC) recently held the first of four professional development sessions planned for 2025 directed at intersen (grades 4-7) and senior phase (grades 8 and 9) teachers of natural sciences at Luckhoff High School in Idas Valley, Stellenbosch. The training offered to intersen teachers was conducted on Friday 21 February while […]

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/ 21 September 2001

Art meets science in the Cape winelands

Sean O’Connor The ancient art of winemaking is being revolutionised in biotech- nology laboratories around the world and leading the way are a group of scientists and students from Stellenbosch University, the nerve-centre of South Africa’s R3-billion a year wine industry. Although steeped in tradition, wine production is now a hi-tech enterprise. This is largely […]