Archive for August, 2008

LEAP Schools/Teach With Africa Educational Think Tank Initiative

In anticipation of its widely anticipated electoral victory in April 2009, the [African National Congress] (ANC) has begun looking for solutions to the current educational crisis in South Africa.  As part of this effort, ANC leaders asked Mamphela Ramphele, noted physician, author, social activist and former managing director of the World Bank, to serve as a resource both on health and educational policymaking. After accepting this role, Dr. Ramphele solicited the expertise of John Gilmour, Founder and Head of the LEAP Schools. In turn, John recently introduced several Teach With Africa (TWA) members to the process during the TWA pilot project in July and August 2008.

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Feedback from John Gilmour

Things are going very well with the Teach With Africa delegation. Only good things are coming from this and we are very excited by all the input and all of the ideas and the support and the help that is flowing from the Teach With Africa delegation. The delegation are working hard in various fields:

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