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Registered Charity: 1103909 |
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Tyume Valley Schools An Educational Project in South Africa |
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Changing South African Children’s Lives through Education |
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The Fight against HIV AIDS |
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Supporting The Fight Against HIV aids In 2004 we responded to a request by the teachers to became actively involved in helping them to tackle the enormous problem of HIV/AIDS. The AIDS crisis is one that affects all schools and their communities and we concentrated on the incorporation of HIV/AIDS education in mainstream education as part of the Life Skills program We also continued to assist with developing the different teaching strategies which are particularly relevant to dealing with the wider social issues associated with this disease In August 2004 a party of 8 UK Teachers worked on the project. 7 of these volunteers were returning to Tyume Valley having helped with the previous year’s program |
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A Weekend Seminar for Teachers 16 South African Teachers from primary and secondary schools attended the workshop which ran from Friday evening to Sunday lunch time. A very full program included:- · discussing the social problems associated with HIV/AIDS- in particular the increasing number of orphans · the scientific facts · the locally held myths
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We used a variety of teaching methods in delivering this program. We discussed the current HIV/Aids situation in Tyume Valley. The second part of the weekend concentrated on developing lessons plans which addressed HIV/AIDS and the new curriculum |

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Two schools have already received a computer as a reward for the successful setting up and working of after school clubs. |
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2005 Lowestoff Weekend Workshop for Teachers The importance of the clubs and the possible activities were discussed. The After School Clubs are also being encouraged so as to provide a time and a place where students can talk with those people who have become counsellors. The range of activities aim to increase self confidence and esteem. Apart from continuing with our HIV/AIDS theme we were also emphasising the importance of the care of the environment through the eco-schools project. The teachers used waste materials, which they brought with them, to make various models and a ‘Memory Book’ |

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South African Teachers working on their project |
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Learning how to make a mural before going to Hobbiton |
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The workshop was followed up by an Activity Week at Hobbiton for students and teachers enabling the teachers to use their new skills with their students. During the following week the UK Teachers worked with the South African Teachers in their own schools and helped them explain the importance of the After School Activity Clubs to the rest of the Staff |


