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South Africa needs initiatives that address the challenge of the progression from school to university because it has significant costs, in particular, in limiting how many students progress through higher education. This project is, in part, a response to this challenge, where DUT and schools work together to create safe, inclusive and invigorated educational environments from which new leaders can emerge.
• Cultivate a culture of peace and possibility in schools where conflict is managed in productive ways
• Improve school academic results, particularly in the gateway subjects
• Offer opportunities for Master’s and PhD students at DUT to develop their skills through work placement while strengthening the capacities of the schools
There is evidence that many of the learners who participate in the Tutorial programme in the gateway subjects display improved motivation and results for their academic subjects. The learners also build relationships with DUT tutors, who act as mentors. Learners develop conflict resolution skills in the Peace Clubs to deal with stress and conflict in a non-violent way and become peace ambassadors at home and school.
Previously disadvantaged learners benefit by acquiring life and workplace skills and improved academic results, which open up possibilities of various career paths and tertiary education after school. The project enables learners to get free after-school tuition in schools where parents generally would not be able to afford this. The peace and social entrepreneurship clubs develop learners as active citizens who have the will and capacity to help others in their communities.
Cell: 082 558 8030 | Email: berenice@lipsa.co.za Mr Crispin Hemson: Director of the International Centre of Non-Violence, DUT (Project Host Department) Mr Zwakele Ngubane: Director Advancement and Alumni Relations, DUT (Project Partner Department)
July 2018 – present. Online from March to December 2020. Back in schools in 2021
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