South African Extraordinary Schools Coalition

As South Africa celebrates 28 years of freedom, we reflect on our progressive freedom Constitution, which guarantees the right to education as a fundamental right. However, in a country where the disparity between the haves and have-nots is widening, freedom remains a turn of phrase for many, and can only be realised when quality education is the lived experience of every child.

Let us all come together in undoing the fault lines, which have been deepened, at an alarming rate by the global Covid-19 pandemic. It takes a village!

There is always some scope to learn a new way to solve issues around us and we must always be open to find them and try them. Today's a great day to reignite or fuel your creativity in education! Let us celebrate the occasion of World Creativity and Innovation Day by thinking out of the box and looking for creative solutions to our problems.

Happy World Creativity and Innovation Day.

The education system faces several issues that affect teachers, learners and school leaders. It is essential for the various stakeholders in education to be interconnected and interdependent. For that reason, the theme “interconnected and interdependence” was explored in the South African Extraordinary Schools Coalition CoP. This entails all stakeholders involved in education being connected at various levels and are mutually reliant on one another to ensure effective learning and teaching. The CoP presenters focused on interconnected and interdependent in different components of the community, schools and social spheres which enabled diverse views on the topic.

To read the full meeting highlights of the SAESC CoP that took place on 15 November 2021, click on this link https://bit.ly/3ge8lh3

LEAP Science and Maths School

REMINDER!

Please join us at the final SAESC Community of Practice (CoP) for 2021 which will be co-ordinated and facilitated by the LEAP Institute and the LEAP Science and Maths School. The theme will be "Interconnected and interdependent - becoming fully human!"

Let's invite our teachers, partners and friends into this meeting in which we will claim and affirm our interconnectedness and interdependence!

To RSVP click here https://bit.ly/3nSVQe6

Please join us at the final SAESC Community of Practice (CoP) for 2021 which will be co-ordinated and facilitated by the LEAP Institute and the LEAP Science and Maths School. The theme will be "Interconnected and interdependent - becoming fully human!"

Let's invite our teachers, partners and friends into this meeting in which we will claim and affirm our interconnectedness and interdependence!

To RSVP click here https://bit.ly/3nSVQe6

We are pleased to share the meeting highlights from the SAESC Community of Practice held on 25 August 2021.

Transforming leadership and learning is crucial in schools and classrooms. The South African Extraordinary Schools Coalition CoP focused on various issues that affect teachers, learners and school leaders. The theme “Pivoting Through the Pandemic” allowed us to tackle issues experienced by schools during the pandemic to create an equitable and inclusive education. The CoP presentations explored social emotional learning and the losses experienced by teachers and learners, operationalizing growth mindset and shared big ideas on leadership and learning.

To read the meeting highlights, please click the link https://bit.ly/39aL648

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The Meeting Highlights are out

The first SAESC meeting was held on 24 February at Holy Family College in Parktown.

Among other themes, the meeting focussed on innovative classrooms, experiential learning and sustainable development.

Innovation is the new creativity

Please follow this link to access the Meeting Highlights

SAESC Meeting Highlights 24 February 2020 - Bridge The first SAESC meeting was held on 24 February at Holy Family College in Parktown. Among other themes, the meeting focussed on innovative classrooms, experiential learning and sustainable development.