Past Projects

Unlike most existing principal training initiatives, the programme incorporates action orientated development and site-based assessment into principal development. The programme is owned and driven by the Department of Education and is currently in a three year field-testing period ahead of a wider ...

Critical Thinking Group aims to develop an approach for the teaching of critical thinking skills to educators, which will equip them with techniques that can in turn be imparted to learners. The focus for developing this approach is on the assertion that a major area of critical thinking is the abil ...

The Shuttleworth Foundation firmly believes that analytical and communication skills training should be top priorities for school students, especially in the South African context. However, evidence within schools, and results from international studies such as the Trends in International Mathematic ...

The Digital Hero Book Project (DHBP)  is a form of psychosocial support system (PSS) that enables youth to post their own stories online using information and communication technologies. This is a fun way for children to collaboratively create self-illustrated story books featuring stories about he ...

The  Free High School Science Texts  project is funded by the Shuttleworth Foundation and run by a committed team of volunteers. It is aimed at developing and disseminating free and open textbooks and supporting materials for use in the teaching of Science and Maths for grades 10-12, based on the ...

FullMarks is a project designed to complement Mark Horner's other Fellowship projects, the suite of which are aimed at providing tools that support teachers in the classroom through collaboration and sharing. The provision of a simple, intuitive tool and the necessary support to share assessment it ...

The Go Open Source project was initiated by the Shuttleworth Foundation in May 2004 and ran for two years, concluding in 2006. The campaign was designed to raise awareness surrounding the use of open source software and provide the public with a resource for information and assistance in adopting it ...

The Shuttleworth Foundation launched HIP2B² (Hip to be Square) in 2002 as part of the First African in Space campaign. On Mark Shuttleworth’s return, he embarked on a country-wide school roadshow in which he shared his adventures in space, as well as the scientific studies he was involved in whil ...

The Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME) Case Study project is aimed at building and supporting a participatory model of case study development. It seeks to build capacity for data gathering and critical inquiry at the programme level and share that information and th ...

The Kusasa project aimed to create, and implement, a suite of curriculum aligned projects for grades 4-12. Each project was designed to develop and provide role models for effective thinking. Kusasa projects were designed to: Be self taught, peer mentored, and provide user feedback provide; anal ...

Funded by the Shuttleworth Foundation, the LEAP Science and Maths School aims to tackle the acute shortage of skills in South Africa by enabling its students to gain access to tertiary study opportunities, to be successful in their chosen career paths and to develop as a socially responsible citizen ...

The Shuttleworth Foundation established an affiliate relationship with the Linux Professional Institution (LPI) that saw the Foundation being the official representative of the LPI in South Africa between 2004 and early 2007. The LPI is an international organisation that provides respected certi ...