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Western Cape Projects

Name of Project	ACE (Advanced Certificate in Education)
Region	Hermanus
Project Partner	Enlighten Education Trust
Number of educators	30 educators from 11 schools
Educators from	Hermanus area
Date project commenced	January 2007
Length of project	1 year
	Extended for 1 year in 2008

Name of Project	ACE (Advanced Certificate in Education)
Region	Helderberg
Sponsor of project	ABSA
Number of educators	35 educators from 20 schools
Educators from	Stellenbosch and Strand area
Date project commenced	July 2007
Length of project	2 years

Name of Project	ORT SEED Northwood and Linge
Anchor Schools	Northwood Primary / Linge Primary
Sponsor of project	FirstRand Foundation, Anglo American's Chairman's Fund and the Barbara Malk Family
Number of outreach schools	18
Number of educators trained	Anchor school: 8 Outreach schools: 30
Educators from	Mitchell's Plain and Nyanga
Date project commenced	2006
Length of project	2 years

Name of Project	ORT SEED Modderdam Secondary
Anchor School	Modderdam Secondary School
Sponsor of project	The Kaplan Kushlick Education Foundation and others
Number of outreach schools	12
Number of educators trained	Anchor school: 9 Outreach schools: 35
Educators from	Bonteheuwel
Date project commenced	April 2007
Length of project	3 years

Name of Project	ORT SEED Huguenoot Primary
Anchor School	Huguenoot Primary
Sponsor of project	Graham Beck Foundation
Number of outreach schools	13
Number of educators trained	Anchor school: 4 Outreach schools: 31
Educators from	Robertson
Date project commenced	April 2007
Length of project	1 year

Name of Project	ORT SEED Constantia Primary
Anchor School	Constantia Primary
Sponsor of project	Absa and A C Louw Trust
Number of outreach schools	21
Number of educators trained	Anchor school: 7 Outreach schools: 33
Educators from	South Peninsula
Date project commenced	July 2007
Length of project	1 year - continued in 2008

Name of Project	Cape Teaching Institute Tender for Intermediate Phase and Senior Phase courses
Sponsor of project	WCED tender
Number of educators trained	Intermediate Phase: 110 Senior Phase: 100
Educators from	Cape Province
Duration of course	Two weeks per course
Date project commenced	2007
Length of project	1 year : 6 similar courses offered in 2008

Name of Project	Learning program writing course
Region	Atlantis
Sponsor of project	WCED tender
Number of educators trained	Intermediate Phase: 18 Senior Phase: 32
Educators from	Atlantis
Date project commenced	January 2007
Length of project	2 months

Name of Project	FET(Grade 10 to 12) Science training in practical work
Region	EMDC North
Sponsor of project	WCED tender
Number of educators trained	35
Educators from	EMDC North
Date project commenced	October 2007
Length of project	Three Saturday sessions during October 2007

Name of Project	Problem-solving Challenge
Region	Stellenbosch
Sponsor of project	Wendy Ackerman Educational Trust
Number of educators	16
Number of learners	48
Educators from	Stellenbosch
Date project commenced	March 2007
Length of project	6 months - continued in 2008

Name of Project	Educator workshop Foundation Phase
Region	West Coast Winelands
Sponsor of project	Jack & Jill Gerber Foundation
Number of educators trained	56
Educators from	EMDC West Coast Winelands
Date project commenced	September 2007
Length of project	3 months - continued in 2008

Name of Project	Educator workshop Foundation Phase
Region	EMDC Central
Sponsor of project	Foschini Group
Number of educators trained	90
Educators from	EMDC Central
Date project commenced	September 2007
Length of project	6 months - continued in 2008

Name of Project	Qhayiya laboratory clean-up and practical work with learners
Sponsor of project	NBI
Number of educators trained	2
Educators from	Hermanus
Date project commenced	May 2007
Length of project	6 visits to school May/June 2007

Name of Project	Saturday workshops with learners on the Saili Young Comets project.
Sponsor of project	MTN Sciencentre
Number of learners trained	22 grade 8 / 30 grade 9
Learners from	Various schools
Date project commenced	Jan 2007
Length of project	1 year: Every 2nd Saturday Continued in 2008

Name of Project	Science week: Technology workshops to visitors
Sponsor of project	DST via MTN Sciencentre
Number of learners trained	75
Learners from	Peninsula and surroundings
Date project commenced	May 2007
Length of project	1 month: Repeated in 2008

Name of Project	Learner workshops at MTN Sciencentre
Sponsor of project	Schools paying entrance to Sciencentre
Number of learners trained	849
Learners from	Cape Province
Date project commenced	May 2007
Length of project	1 hour workshops: Repeated in 2008

Name of Project	Dinaledi schools tender to empower educators regarding practical work (Grade 11)
Sponsor of project	WCED tender
Number of educators trained	All Science teachers at 50 Dinaledi and MST focus schools
Educators from	Dinaledi and MST focus schools in the Western Cape
Date project commenced	November 2007
Length of project	6 months - continued in 2008

Name of Project	National Department of Education. Development of material: concept mapping, level descriptures and assessment examples
Sponsor of project	NDE tender
Topics developed	Concept mapping from Grade R to 9, Indicators: Assessment examples
	Dinaledi and MST focus schools in the Western Cape
Date project commenced	November 2007 - 1 month
Future	To enable ORT-Tech to develop Systemic testing in partnership with the NDE

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