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Projecting into the Future

Projecting into the Future

Date: 2019-05-17

In this digitally technological century, schools have been caught up in its advance. Surrounded by technology, students are able to engage more creatively in the learning process as they learn to understand how to use the technology. Both teaching and learning become more meaningful and fun as the technology is integrated into subject areas. However, many schools in disadvantaged areas of South Africa have severe lacks in the area of contemporary technology. A Harvard University and MIT study showed that technology such as computer-aided teaching, which more advantaged schools would consider as 'basic', can significantly help learning in these less resourced schools.

In an effort to fill this crucial gap, the generosity of EnergyDrive Systems has opened an exciting new way of facilitation for the Life Skills team of The Domino Foundation. The projectors donated by the company are being used in all the Life Skills classes which are large with an average of 50 learners.

The advent of the projectors has proved to be a significant asset to classroom facilitation. The paper curriculum has been upgraded into digital presentations which now incorporate relevant topical issues downloaded from the Internet. These are proving a great stimulus for discussion and critical thinking.

The Life Skills team have noted far greater attentiveness and class participation as a result of the projector- oriented lessons. In one lesson, when asked what they could learn from a presentation on taking ownership of one's behaviour which showed a child painting a wall, students responded unanimously that they had understood the power of working together.

When asked how she sees the growth of the use of technology in the Life Skills programme, leader of the programme, Leigh-Ann Stevens, said, "This have proved a wonderful start. We are very aware that the wider world our students will be entering when they leave school will be far more technologically advanced than it is even now. If we can continue to grow in how we prepare them for that world, they will be on an ever more secure footing." The Principal of Susan Ngcobo School in Amaoti, Swazi Shabangu.

The Domino Foundation's Life Skills programme works to create an environment more conducive to learning in poorly resourced schools. It supports educators, school management and learners through encouragement, motivation and networking opportunities so that they do not feel alone in their challenging circumstances. This partnership between the school, the Life Skills programme and EnergyDrive Systems is an exciting example of this networking.