Registered Charity: 1103909

Tyume Valley Schools  

An Educational Project in South Africa

 Changing South African Children’s Lives through Education

The Resource Centre

Our main priority for 2005 was to set up a Resource Centre to enable all the schools to have equal access to computers, books and other resources.

We have converted an empty classroom block in one of the villages to provide a library, meetings room / audio visuals room  and arts and crafts centre.

This was formally opened in August 2006 and since then the centre has also acquired a computer lab donated by Safmarine PLC

Two container loads of equipment for the centre ( donated by Green Standards Trust and Education For All ) have been sent so far. Money to pay for the containers was raised by TVS supporters Philip and Annie

Computer Training

Training Courses For Teachers

TVS has set up a computer training room at Fort Hare  University which is providing computer training for Ikhwezi teachers.

Since 2006 over 40 teachers have completed a basic course and have received certificates.

Further courses on using Computers for teachers has also run.

Training Courses For Students

Since April 2008 TVS has organised computer introduction courses for groups of students from Ikhwezi schools.

Students are transported to the resource centre in the minibus which has been funded by TVS supporters

By the end of 2008 all 25 Ikhwezi primary schools and 10 secondary schools will have completed a 6 session induction course

Many Thanks to everyone who helped to make the Resource Centre dream turn into reality in such a short space of time.

 

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The TVS / Ikhwezi Minibus

The minibus was bought in 2007 using money donated by the late Dorothy Baker. It has been essential to the students and teachers in enabling them to use the resource centre

The Library

computer room

Fort Hare Computer Training

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Tyume Valley

Activity Weeks
for children

HIV/AIDs Training

Creating Links
School Partnerships
Other links

The Resource Centre

Helping the Project
Volunteering

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Current Activities

Woody Cape

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Making Good Use Of The Resource Centre

The training which the Educators and the Learners are having in the Resource Centre  is being put to good use in School Partnerships.

Communications using emails and Projects which the schools undertake give everyone good practice in IT skills and encourage the learners to use English

School Visits

St Peters Roman Catholic School Southampton

Four Elms Primary School, Edenbridge

July saw visits from teachers Stephanie Howell (St Peters and Wendy Fox Four Elms to Ncera Zantsi and

Gilton Primary Schools.

 

Kent College Students are planning a visit South Africa at Easter 2011 when they will stay at Hobbiton with girls from Impey Siwisa  They have raised Ł6,000 to fund an internet link for the school  http://www.kent-college.co.uk/

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Ringmer Community College have received British Council funding and 2 teachers visited Elukhanyisweni Secondary School in February 2010.

A South African teacher will pay a return visit in May

 

Hartshead Junior & Infant School in Liversedge.

Ntlikazi Primary School SA Mr Jim Lewis and Craig Richards have visited their partner school and Vuyiswa Sixaso and Dumiswasent 2 teachers Archie Calana & Dumisa on the latest exchange with with Hartshead They now have the full British Council Curriculum grant and there is some amazing work being undertaken by both schools

Stephanie with the puppets which she presented to the learners at Ncera Zante

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Contact the Project Coordinator  Margaret Kiloh

2 Old Blackfriars,                                                     

Marley Lane,                                                              

Battle,  TN33 0 DQ.

Phone: 01424773360                                       email: office@tvschools.org.uk

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