Archive for February, 2008
Back to South Africa—2007–Nkosi Sikelel iAfrika: The beginnings of a South African-United States Student Teacher Exchange in Gifted Education(also, click onto Archives to your right for a tour of 2005, 2006 developments)
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
In Front of Nelson Mandela Statute–Sandton
ALEXANDRA PRIMARY LEARNERS: Our Gifted Education Teacher Development Network will assist teachers with identifying the gifted child in a third grade classroom of 59 learners. Yes, 59!!
What a joy to experience the presence of eager learners
Enthusiastic Teacher and School Administrator/Prinicpal at this Alexandra township primary school
Dept of Education Administrator and Gifted Network member have the learners’ attention
Such eagerness to have our picture taken
Eager to tell our story
Eager to sing for our visitors
We love reading books
I was reading 4th grade books in the 1st grade
Above is the outside of our school building. Last week 75 homes/shacks in our Alexandra township were destroyed by fire. A stove in one of the neighboring shacks where many of us live was carelessly kicked over.
HILBROW PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL LEARNERS: Exchange student-teachers needed in Hilbrow
Standing with high schoolers
High School students in Hilbrow area
Everyone wears a uniform
Primary School Playyard–still Hilbrow area
Primary School classroom
Primary School computer lab
Another Primary School in Hilbrow
Primary school learners in the queue
Teacher and learners
Primary schoolers learners and visitor
School Principal & learners sing “Nkosi Sikelel iAfrika” for visitors