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Tyume Valley Schools  

An Educational Project in South Africa

 Changing South African Children’s Lives through Education

The Fight against HIV AIDS

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 

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

 

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

Two schools have already received a computer as a reward for the successful setting up and working of after school clubs.

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’

South African Teachers working on their project

Learning how to make a mural before going to Hobbiton

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