This summer Teach with Africa partnered with the Bayview/Hunter’s Point YMCA in San Francisco, CA, to run an academic camp for local, at-risk youth.

More than 75 students, grades 2-8, participated in Math, Science, Writing, and Life Orientation classes taught by former (and future) Teach with Africa Fellows.

“This camp allowed Teach with Africa to bring home some of the lessons we’ve learned in South Africa, ” said Geordie Brackin, Camp Program Director. “Knowing that summer learning loss is highest in low-income neighborhoods—and that this severely impacts the widening achievement gap for students—it was a great chance for Teach with Africa to address local educational needs.”

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In this short video, Teach with Africa Executive Director Amy Schoew talks about the impacts of apartheid on the educational system in South Africa.

John Gilmour, Director of the LEAP Science and Maths Schools, replies:

“This is a very succinct and accurate description of the South African education crisis. Fewer than 20% of South African teachers are fully qualified for the profession. We value the Teach With Africa partnership enormously and believe that we need to do everything possible to take this relationship to scale to help to address the ongoing crisis in our country.”

*Brief Report on Teach With Africa 2009 Visit to Cape Town and Johannesburg *

The last two months has seen significant change in the LEAP Science and Maths Schools as the Teach With Africa Fellows have left a lasting impact on the schools and the communities that we serve. The impact of the involvement of the Teach With Africa Fellows has been widely felt and is the beginning of further growth and development in the LEAP Science and Maths Schools framework as well as in the partnership between LEAP and Teach With Africa. Read the rest of this entry »

Hi Margie

I hope a enjoyed your stay in Cape Town. I’m sorry that I only saw you once- if I had much of a choice I would have been with you until your departure. You just don’t stop inspiring me with your giving and sharing spirit. You have created so much opportunities for my brothers and sisters in my beloved Leap school.

I’m doing quite well so far at Varsity. Wrote one test so far and passed it. This coming Friday we’ll have an Easter Break for a week and I’m writing two other consecutive tests when we go back to school on the 13th and 14th respectively.

Regards
Asanda