Kids learn through play – Educational toys Truth be told – so do adults! What better way to learn than to tackle hands on tasks and actually learn new skills, rather than just reading up...
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Category: education
Need to choose a school for your child? So you have set out to choose a school for your child? Let me tell you from personal experience – this is no easy task! There are many options (at lea...
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STEM vs STEAM and the three R’s of education …and innovation…and design…and art…and reading… If you haven’t picked up on the buzz by now, STEM vs STEAM is a h...
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Why consider robotics at school level? There are many reasons why schools and parents should consider robotics at school level. Here are my top three reasons: Children develop their understanding of...
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Innovation in STEM (iSTEM) To quote Dr Ron Beyers (previously interviewed in 2013): “May I introduce you to a new philosophical approach?” I give you the idea of iSTEM (Innovation in Sc...
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The employment world is changing but our schools and education system has remained the same for about 30 years Last week I published a post about education. More specifically: the “Education S...
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South African Matric Results 2017 The South Affrican 2017 Matric Results were released this week. With this in mind, I have asked long time teacher and current principal of Regio Centurion In...
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African Robotics Network Challenge The following AFRON (African Robotics Network) Challenge has come to my attention and I would like to share it with you: The Ultra Affordable Educational Robot Proj...
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Young Engineers and Scientists of Africa (YESA) YESA is a non-profit organisation which is aimed at increasing the output of engineers and scientists from schools in Africa. YESA (pronounced “...
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RobotScience by Michael Ettershank RobotScience is an organisation run by Michael Ettershank and it’s focus is on education in the field of robotics, electronics and renewable energy for young S...
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