QUARTERLY

MEETING AND

TRAINING REPORT October 2015 – December 2015

ABSTRACT Care for Education undertakes any charity training for

organisations that receive product such as charity

boxes. This report summarizes all the training,

meetings and presentations completed from October

2015 – December 2015.

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CONTENTS

10 October 2015 .......................................................................................................................................................... 2

10.1 Training – Six bricks - HRTC .............................................................................................................................. 2

10.2 Visit – Danish Embassy – Thingo & Rudzani .................................................................................................... 2

10.3 Skype Meeting – Takalani Sesame ............................................................................................................... 2

10.4 AGM – CFE ................................................................................................................................................... 3

10.5 Site Visit – Live Moya – Mobile Bus ................................................................................................................ 3

10.6 Site Visit – Love Trust ...................................................................................................................................... 3

10.7 Training – Play with a Purpose ...................................................................................................................... 4

10.8 Training – NACCW ......................................................................................................................................... 4

10.9 Team Building – LEGO SA ............................................................................................................................... 4

10.10 Training – Six Bricks ..................................................................................................................................... 5

10.11 Training – Takalani Sesame.......................................................................................................................... 5

10.12 Training – CB Intermediate .......................................................................................................................... 5

10.13 Training – CB Initial - Jabulani ...................................................................................................................... 6

10.14 Meeting – Ntataise ...................................................................................................................................... 6

10.15 Meeting – Sesame ....................................................................................................................................... 6

11 November 2015 ................................................................................................................................................ 7

11.1 Interview – Prime Stars................................................................................................................................... 7

11.2 Visit - Danish Crown Prince .......................................................................................................................... 7

11.3 Training - Charity Box - Baragwanath Hospital ........................................................................................... 7

11.4 Training - Charity Box - Love Trust ............................................................................................................... 8

11.5 Training - Charity Box - Nokuphila School .................................................................................................... 8

11.6 Presentation - Synergos ............................................................................................................................... 8

11.7 Meeting – Impact Africa & Impact Kids ....................................................................................................... 9

11.8 Training – Khululekani Primary School......................................................................................................... 9

11.9 Presentation – Ntataise ............................................................................................................................... 9

11.10 Training – Charity Box – Principal’s Forum Germiston ............................................................................ 10

11.11 Workshop – Kagiso Trust ......................................................................................................................... 10

11.12 Documentation – Six Bricks Videos .......................................................................................................... 10

11.13 Presentation – ECD Knowledge Conference ............................................................................................ 11

11.14 Workshop – Prime Stars .......................................................................................................................... 11

12 December 2015 .................................................................................................................................................... 11

12.1 Awards Presentation – Step up to a Start up............................................................................................... 11

12.2 Conference – SA Partners ............................................................................................................................ 11

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Meeting & Training Report

10 OCTOBER 2015

10.1 TRAINING – SIX BRICKS - HRTC Date: 6 October

Venue: Heronbridge

Run by: Linda Smith

No. of participants: 10 teachers

Time: 10h00 – 12h00

This was the final training for the Level 5 practitioners using 6B in the piloting project. They are all using

the bricks at least once a day in their centres. All practitioners provided some good feedback.

Additional ideas, games were tested.

10.2 VISIT – DANISH EMBASSY – THINGO & RUDZANI Date: 8 October

Venue: Thingo & Bloubosrand

No. of participants: Brent, Linda, Neels & Kathleen

Time: 08h30 – 10h00

The two representatives from the Danish Embassy wanted to visit the sites, in preparation for the Crown

Prince’s visit. The first visit was to Thingo in Cosmo City followed by a visit to Rudzani in Bloubosrand. A

visit to one (or both) centres was organized for the 2nd November from approx. 15h15 – 16h00.

10.3 SKYPE MEETING – TAKALANI SESAME Date: 8 October

Venue: CfE

No. of participants: Nada, Lacy, Margaret, Linda

Time: 16h00 – 17h00

Meeting to discuss the upcoming training session in the Eastern Cape. This training session will be for 12

practitioners from 6 sites who are piloting the activities before the full roll out in May 2016.

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10.4 AGM – CFE Date: 12 October

Venue: CfE

No. of participants: Brent, Linda, Philip, Clifford, Chris

Time: 16H00 – 17H30

The first AGM for CfE was held. The minutes are available from Linda Smith.

10.5 SITE VISIT – LIVE MOYA – MOBILE BUS Date: 13 October

Venue: Randfontein

No. of participants: Brent, Linda, Clare and 3 other people from

LiveMoya

Time: 11h00 – 14h30

CfE were taken on a tour of the mobile bus in Randfontein, Dwaarskloof

Plot no. 9. CfE were asked to submit a proposal for services to support

LiveMoya and Kumaka NGO in their work with four practitioners on the

mobile bus. These practitioners work with approximately 60 children

every weekday. The bus has limited resources for the practitioners and

learners and they would like to get some charity boxes and training for the

practitioners. LS has submitted a proposal to assist and monitor the site

over the next year. Follow up will only take place next year.

10.6 SITE VISIT – LOVE TRUST Date: 15 October

Venue: Thembisa Township

No. of participants: Nancy & Linda

Time: 10h00 – 12h30

NF & LS visited Love Trust. This

organization runs a teacher resource centre and is actively training practitioners on a level 3, 4 and 5.

On the same premise there is a crèche for children from Tembisa Township – extremely well run. A little

further down the road, there is a primary school, Nokuphila being run from a house. CfE will be assisting

with charity boxes for the crèche and Grade 0 and 6B for the Foundation phase. Training will take place

in November and January.

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10.7 TRAINING – PLAY WITH A PURPOSE Date: 15 October

Venue: CfE

Time: 14h00 – 17h00

PWAP were recently allocated a number of charity

boxes. This training session was organized for principals

and practitioners from the Matlosana District – 12

schools in total. Some of these practitioners will also

assist with further training at their own schools. Next year PWAP will look at

a different district and training will be organized accordingly.

10.8 TRAINING – NACCW Date: 16 October

Venue: Cape Town

No. of participants: Linda & 15 teachers

Time: 09h00 – 13h00

Working with the NACCW is going to be a national

project involving people and centres from all 9

provinces. All of the participants in this training session

were teachers. They are also going to be trained as

facilitators and will be assisting in training other ECD

practitioners.

10.9 TEAM BUILDING – LEGO SA Date: 16 October

Venue: CfE

No. of participants: Brent & 10 LEGO SA employees

Time: 09h00 – 14h00

The LEGO SA team were treated to a morning visiting

nearby schools and crèches before getting involved in

playing with Six Bricks and some team building exercise.

The session was run by Brent.

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10.10 TRAINING – SIX BRICKS Date: 20 October

Venue: CfE

Time: 13h00 – 15h30

Nancy ran a 6B training session for 6 teachers

from Mimosa Montessori, 4 teachers from Small

World as well as Duncan and Heleen. The session

looked at what 6B is and how to incorporate this manipulative in the ECD environment, especially with a

Montessori focus.

10.11 TRAINING – TAKALANI SESAME Date: 21-22 October

Venue: Eastern Cape

Time: 2 Full days

CfE was involved in creating DUPLO Charity box

activities that use the Takalani Sesame play mat.

LS was asked to train the practitioners and facilitators who would be testing the activities during

October and November. The training took place over 2 days after which the practitioners were visited in

their classrooms, demonstrating some of these activities. June Lee from Sesame New York was part of

this training and monitoring process.

10.12 TRAINING – CB INTERMEDIATE Date: 22 October

Venue: CfE

No. of participants: Nancy & 12 participants

Time: 10h00 – 12h00

An intermediate CB training session was run for

practitioners and principals from My Little Angels, Lappop

and Together we Care. Although this was a 2nd training session and a follow up after the initial training,

2 practitioners arrived not having completed any training. This training session included additional

materials and links to literacy and numeracy.

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10.13 TRAINING – CB INITIAL - JABULANI Date: 28 October

Venue: CfE

No. of participants: Evah & 5 participants

Time: 10h00 – 12h00

Initial training for Jabulani. Evah conducted the training with the practitioners who were eager to take

home the different activities. A very positive response from Jabu, who runs a mobile unit, taking the

DUPLO charity boxes to various ECD sites in Johannesburg.

10.14 MEETING – NTATAISE Date: 29 October

Venue: CfE

No. of participants: Linda and Jane Evans

Time: 14h00 – 15h00

Jane Evans discussed a partnership with CfE and Ntataise to provide Charity boxes to approximately 16

organisations. She would like to organize training for these organisations using the “train the trainer”

model. After the discussions it was agreed that 90 boxes would be made available in February 2016

followed by another 90 boxes in June or July 2016.

10.15 MEETING – SESAME Date: 30 October

Venue: CfE

No. of participants: Linda, June Lee, Hanne Jensen

Time: 16h00 – 17h00

June Lee discussed some of her findings from the classroom visits during the Takalani Sesame piloting of

DUPLO activities and the play mat.

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11 NOVEMBER 2015

11.1 INTERVIEW – PRIME STARS Date: 2 November

Venue: CfE

Participants: Brent

Time: 08H30 – 09H30

Brent was interviewed by Prime Stars. He explained CfE’s role in this year’s Step up to a Start up

competition. CfE sponsored the first prize for the winning school.

11.2 VISIT - DANISH CROWN PRINCE Date: 2 – 5 November

Venue: JHB and Cape Town

No. of participants: Delegation from the Danish Embassy and the

Crown Prince of Denmark

Time: 4 days

On Monday morning LS took the minister from Denmark and the rest of

her delegation to All Mighty Crèche in Bloubosrand. BH then travelled to

Cape Town with Peter Paul and was part of the Crown Prince visit to SA.

11.3 TRAINING - CHARITY BOX - BARAGWANATH HOSPITAL Date: 12 November

Venue: CfE

Time: 10H00 – 13H00

Various medical personnel from Baragwanath hospital attended this

training. They are excited to use the charity box in the pediatrics unit

at this massive hospital. The training was aimed slightly differently

with focus on physiotherapy, psychology and social welfare.

This project was initiated by the Kirsty Watts foundation.

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11.4 TRAINING - CHARITY BOX - LOVE TRUST Date: 13 November

Venue: Love Trust

No. of participants: Nancy & 10 participants

Time: 14H00 – 16H00

Nancy trained 10 practitioners working with Grade 000

– Grade 0 at the Love Trust. These teachers were

excited and enthusiastic about using the charity boxes

in their teaching.

11.5 TRAINING - CHARITY BOX - NOKUPHILA SCHOOL Date: 13 November

Venue: Love Trust

No. of participants: Linda & 12 participants

Time: 14H00 – 16H00

Linda trained 12

practitioners

working with Grade 1 - 4 at Nokuphila School. The school is a

project run by the Love Trust and caters for children from the

nearby township, Thembisa. The principal is an experienced

teacher who is eager to work with the DUPLO charity boxes as

she realizes that many of these children come from deprived

homes and the bricks will stimulate their enthusiasm for

learning.

11.6 PRESENTATION - SYNERGOS Date: 17 November

Venue: Parktown

Presenter: Brent

Time: 12H00 – 15H00

Brent presented Six Bricks at the Synergos conference.

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11.7 MEETING – IMPACT AFRICA & IMPACT KIDS Date: 17 November

Venue: CfE

No. of participants: Linda, Michelle Franzen and a student

Time: 10H00 – 11H00

Michelle runs the outreach programme called Impact Africa. They have 5 divisions and one of them is

Impact Kids. There are three sites for Impact Kids – Kyasands, Diepsloot Ext. 2 and Kwaggerfontein.

Michelle would like to apply for charity boxes and training for the practitioners from the informal

settlements. Training has been planned for 11th January 2016.

11.8 TRAINING – KHULULEKANI PRIMARY SCHOOL Date: 17 November

Venue: Khululekani

No. of participants: Linda, Nancy & 12 teachers

Time: 13H00 – 16H00

This was the 2nd training session for the Foundation Phase

teachers and a follow up after the initial training. The

teachers are still developing their own skills, some stronger

than others. This training session helped the teachers with integrating the DUPLO into their literacy and

numeracy curriculum.

11.9 PRESENTATION – NTATAISE Date: 18 November

Venue: Ilovo

Presenter: Linda

Time: 11H30 – 13H00

Linda presented the collaboration and project objectives for Ntataise in 2016. There was an

introduction to the charity boxes and the logistics of training and development were discussed.

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11.10 TRAINING – CHARITY BOX – PRINCIPAL’S FORUM GERMISTON Date: 19 November

Venue: CfE

No. of participants: Evah & 12 teachers

Time: 10H00 – 12H00

Evah completed an initial training session with a number

of principals from the Germiston Forum. All of these

principals are awaiting DUPLO charity boxes for their

schools.

11.11 WORKSHOP – KAGISO TRUST Date: 24 November

Venue: CfE

No. of participants: Brent, Linda, Paul, Angie, Siza

Time: 11H00 – 14H00

This workshop was held to design and plan a strategy for the Kagiso Project which will be based in the

Free State. The project will involve learners from Grade 1 through to Grade 7 and will include:

Grade 1 – 3 Six Bricks

Grade 4 – 7 LEGO Charity Boxes

Grade 6 – 7 Robotics

Kagiso will be drawing up a concept document and begin the process of planning.

11.12 DOCUMENTATION – SIX BRICKS VIDEOS Date: 24-25 November

Venue: CfE

Time was set aside to complete short videos using Six Bricks. A total of 17 videos were completed.

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11.13 PRESENTATION – ECD KNOWLEDGE CONFERENCE Date: 26 November

Venue: Pretoria

Presenter: Linda

Time: 11H30 – 16H00

Linda presented and ran a Six Bricks workshop for delegates at the ECD conference.

11.14 WORKSHOP – PRIME STARS Date: 30 November

Venue: Sandton

Time: 16H00 – 20H00

Brent, Philip and Duncan ran a hands-on team building activity for the finalists in the Step up to a Start

up competition.

12 DECEMBER 2015

12.1 AWARDS PRESENTATION – STEP UP TO A START UP Date: 1 December

Venue: Woodmead

Time: 18H00 – 23H00

The awards ceremony for the prize winners of the Step up to a Start up competition was held. CfE

sponsored the first prize for the winning school in partnership with Intel.

12.2 CONFERENCE – SA PARTNERS Date: 1 – 3 December

Venue: Kievitskroon, Pretoria

Participants: Brent, Linda, Nancy attended