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Siyavula is running a repeat of the series of evening events that we held towards the end of 2010 at the Open Innovation Studio (OIS) in Cape Town. This series of events are taking place in…
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Our office at the OIS became the new venue for hosting our FHSST Hackathons. Although we have finished with our Hackathons at UCT, we still have work to do on our textbooks. We called on volunteers…
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Go out with a bang! Go out on a high! And so we did! Due to the volunteer presence at our previous Hackathons decreasing somewhat over the last few weeks, we decided that last night would be our last…
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Last night’s Hackathon was a somewhat small and intimate affair, with eight of us arriving for an evening of writing solutions to our free maths and science textbooks. Exams are well under way…
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We have a new venue for our Hackathons, and despite concerns that people wouldn’t find the venue, and the fact that it is now exam time, we had a pretty good turnout – 16 of us in fact! One…
IT teachers are a scarce commodity in the Western Cape, with there being only approximately 30 IT teachers in Cape Town, despite there being over 400 schools. Some of these teachers service a number…
The week of the FHSST proof-reading was the most unbelievable whirlwind of top science minds coming together with amazing generosity. This all began at lunchtime on Wednesday 25 August, when Mark…
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Vanesh Gokal is Principal at Burnwood Secondary School in Durban, and a Maths and Physical Science teacher. He is also passionate about mlearning. In his own words: “Our learners are mostly…
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