EFFORTS to clean up the education system in Mpumalanga are paying off, as educators who do nothing other than slack off are being called to account. The most recent individual to be affected by this no-nonsense action is Principal G Madonsela from Ncakini Secondary school in Nelspruit. Department of Education representative Peter Maminza says Madonsela […]

The Green Trust Awards honour pupils who are reclaiming the environment. THE healthiest-looking plants at Banareng Primary are growing in the Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki gardens. Planting the gardens according to themes is part of the interactive learning experience at the school. The circular Mandela garden features a colourful array of ”Rainbow Nation” plants, […]

The Market Theatre offers learners a carnival of drama and dance. THE annual Winter Theatre Carnival at the Market Theatre promises to be a feast of Shakespearean plays and a showcase of local contemporary dance and drama. Celebrating its second year, the festival is aimed at high school students to popularise theatre as a medium […]

Learners at an Eastern Cape school held teachers hostage in an attempt to get money for their farewell party. IT’S nearing the matric farewell party season again and, in our particular South African fashion, it won’t simply involve the grade 12s finding an outfit and a partner. Mass action may precede the party at many […]

A community service programme brings warmth to those dying of Aids GAUDI le Roux (17) has never felt the same after his first outing to Sacred Heart Aids Hospice House in Johannesburg. ”It makes you more aware, and you realise what Aids can do to you. I was talking to this lady in the other […]

KAREN PRESS looks at Kagiso Human and Social Sciences Grade 7 by Marianne Kapp, Zelda Mes and Andrew Smith (Kagiso, R32,45) Kagiso Human and Social Science presents an odd combination of old and new elements: a chapter on sources of information itemises oral tradition, personal history and several others, respecting the curriculum’s orientation towards awareness […]

BARBARA JOHANNESSON reviews Understanding Human and Social Sciences Grade 7 by Mosima Welhemina Morare et al (Maskew Miller Longman, R44,95), Investigating Society and Environment Grade 7 by Annie Chimusoro et al (Juta, R39,95), and On Track with Human and Social Sciences Grade 7 by Peter Ranby and Emilia Potenza (Phumelela, R44,95) Understanding Human and Social […]

YVONNE REED reviews English Matters Grade 7 by Dorothy Dyer et al (Cambridge University Press, R49,95), Communicating Today Grade 7 by Pippa Stein et al (Maskew Miller Longman, R39,95), and English in our Lives Grade 7, learners’ book by Shelley Angelil-Carter et al, teacher’s guide by Pamela Moeng (Heinemann, R39,95 for the learners’ book; R42,95 […]

Curriculum adviser EMILIA POTENZA answers questions from teachers about outcomes-based education (OBE) and Curriculum 2005. Q: We would like to get hold of the full OBE syllabuses for grades 7 to 9, but we do not know where to apply for them. We are aware that the content of the syllabuses might be subject to […]