COLABORATING FREEDOM DAY THROUGH MST

Over 60 educators will be descending at Osner Hotel in East London for a two-day workshop as from the Freedom Day. These educators come as far as Limpompo and KwaZulu-Natal. They form part of ASESA delegation and will be joining their counterparts from around East London and KingWilliam’s Town.

The ASESA workshop will try to address the knowledge gap that teachers lack when dealing with teaching content. The workshop will also address better ways and strategies when teaching content.

Grade 4 – 12 MST educators are targeted. These trainees are in return expected to train other educators both in their schools and neighbouring schools.

Experienced, practising and active MST educators have been identified for this training.

Arrival and registration will take place as from 16h00 on 27 April 2006.

Five specialists’ facilitators will be taking delegates through their paces for two full days, on 28 – 29 April 206. These facilitators are:

* Ms Ntshantsha Mpondwana > Subject Adviser and Moderator (Biology)
* Celiwe Ngetu > University of Fort Hare Lecturer (Technology)


* Angela Stott > from KZN – produced learners for Eskom Science Expo
for Young Scientists



* Lindiwe Vilakazi > Maths, GET (ASESA Treasurer)
* Mbambeni Ndaba > Maths, FET (ASESA President)

Departure is on Sunday, 30 April 2006.

ASESA believes that the continued insistence on facilitating educators on content and methodology is vital. Challenges posed by OBE demand the non-profit organisations such as ASESA that they must always strive to meet and mobilise educators, especially in the field of MST, irrespective of limited resources.

Many of these teachers come from disadvantaged communities and rural areas and are prepared and willing to sacrifice time and family comfort during such long weekends for the benefit of all school going children. Also to benefit is the industry that continue to draw its manpower from these fields of MST.

ASESA has realised that no one will do a thing if educators themselves do not stand-up and face their challenges, until they become the best they could be in the teaching and learning of MST.

Soon after this workshop, ASESA’s main focus will be on the on-coming conference and 10th Anniversary to be held in Pietermaritzburg as from the 29 June – 02 July 2006.

For more information, please contact:
Mr Siyabulela Matshayana (ASESA Programmes Coordinator)
@ 0724615498,
or Nombulelo Mandindi (ASESA Administrator) @ 082 390 70 88