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Grahamstown

Friday 17th of December 2021

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Annual Report Village Scribe Association

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2021

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Highlights 2021

• Further expansion of Core Group Program, now all high school grades 8-12.

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• New Robotics and Coding Course

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• Expansion of Tablet Program

• Covid Relief Food Parcels

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• DSG Monastery Camps

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Main awarenet projects 2021

• Core learner groups
• Tablet program
• Covid Relief Food Parcels

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• Open Lab

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• Robotics and Coding

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• Video Portal

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Evolution of Core Group Program

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What is the Core Group Program?

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• Attendance 2-3 hours in the morning (on school-free weekdays) of after school

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• 4 High Schools: Nombulelo, Mrwetyana, Ntsika and Khutliso Daniels.

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Educational support

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• Mainly academic support by staff members and volunteer tutors

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• Focus on curriculum

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• Learner active participation

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• Blending technology with low teacher-learner ratio

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Tablets program

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• A response to Covid-19 restrictions

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• 30 new tablets purchased in 2021, now 35 tablets in total

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• Learners get to take tablets home on rotational basis

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• Tablets loaded with educational apps

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Covid relief Food Parcels

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• Volunteer Paula Lambeck started Ubuntu project in Germany

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• Food parcels to families of Core Group Learners

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• Core Group Learners who indicate need sign up

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Open Lab

• Established in 2017
• Free access to computers and internet
• Mon-Fri 11 am - 5 pm
• Sat 10 am - 1 pm
• Mostly used by school learners
• Prioritised access for learners who do school projects

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Open Lab user sessions

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Open Lab Users; School Learners and Adults

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• 86% of users school learners

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• 14% adults

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• 95% of adults using the Open Lab unemployed

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School Learners in Open Lab

Robotics and Coding Course

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• Supported by Care for Education and Lego Foundation

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• Building of robots for basic coding comprehension

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• Training for trainers in Aug, 9 trainers received certificates

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• Grade 8-9 trained by 5 trainers Oct - Dec 2021

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Video Portal Makhanda-Syracuse

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• Permanent video portal high school Syracuse,US to Joza Youth Hub Makhanda

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• Equipment donated to VSA

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• Spontaneous interaction

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• Specific interactive workshops

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DSG Monastery 2021 Camps

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• May and Nov 2021

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• Core groups 8-12

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• Climbing/Hiking

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• Educational fun sessions

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• Tertiary education advice

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Roadmap 2022

• Core Group:
• Olico program
• Robotics and Coding
• Environmental Project

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• Open Lab: Maintain high numbers

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• ICT Advocacy
• Talking Technology to Power

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• International Cooperation
• Video Portal Syracuse

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Fundraising 2022

• Funding granted
• Olico program
• General Learning Trust Grant
• Talking Technology to Power (The Learning Trust)
• US Consulate Cape Town

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• Outstanding Fundraising
• United Thank Offering
• Nord-Süd Brücken

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