Welcome to the last Adopt-a-School Foundation newsletter for 2015. It has been an eventful year for Adopt-a-School and we hope you have enjoyed sharing our journey with us. As we start to wind down and complete our current projects, our thoughts and best wishes are with all of our learners writing their end of year […]
Message from the Executive Director: November 2015 Read More »
On 12th September, our Chairperson, Cyril Ramaphosa welcomed over 800 guests, all dressed in their school uniforms to our ninth annual Back to School party held at Sandown High School in Sandton. This was the first time, Adopt-a-School Foundation, hosted its infamous party on school grounds – and it was a wonderful opportunity to support
Back to School Party raises nearly R3.5 million for schools Read More »
On 21 October, over 65 countries around the globe participated in Global Dignity activities as part of a movement that aims to nurture a sense of dignity in young people around the world – encouraging them to both live a dignified life and help others to lead a dignified lives. Phuti Mahanyele, CEO of Shanduka
Global Dignity Day: Every human has the right to live a dignified life Read More »
This year, Adopt-a-School Foundation and Dr Dire Thomas travelled to various rural communities in South Africa and Lesotho to fit spectacles to over 5000 learners in 32 schools under our adoption programme. Most of these children have never had the opportunity to visit an optometrist or access to medical attention of this nature and is
Visual Support Programme brings classrooms back into focus Read More »
The Adopt-a-School Foundation’s annual Back-to-School party donates books to school children. 1 October 2015 – Libraries at Matlaba Primary School and Mokakana Primary School in the Bodibe village in the North West Province and Modilati Secondary School in Hammanskraal, Gauteng, will have their libraries furnished with books from some of the country’s greatest leaders. Captains
BACK TO SCHOOL CONTRIBUTES TO NATIONAL LITERACY MONTH Read More »
The 9th annual Back to School Party held at the Sandown High School to raise funds for the Adopt-a-School Foundation
Back to School Party 2015 Read More »
Four adopted high schools namely, Eketsang High School, Glen Cowie Secondary School, Siwali High School and Mariazell High School have engaged in a programme that encourages learners to improve their use of English. In this programme, learners write, design, edit and use all creative elements available to produce a quarterly gazette. The service provider, Mine
Creative gazettes for Adopted High Schools Read More »
Construction company, Saint-Gobain, has partnered with Adopt-a-School Foundation to implement special education-focused campaigns in celebration of their 350th anniversary. In addition to infrastructure development for three schools on the outskirts of Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg, the main element of the celebrations include The Architecture for Social Gain Awards. This competition aimed to recognise and
Architecture for Social Gain Read More »
In July, Adopt-a-School Foundation and Doctor Dire Thomas facilitated a visual support programme at Maiketso Primary School situated in the rural outskirts of Taung, Northwest. Maiketso Primary School is one of the nine primary schools adopted in 2014 by the Industrial Development Corporation. There is little access to social welfare and health care services in
Mobile optometry clinics to rural schools Read More »
On 24th July, Adopt-a-School was joined by executives from DRA, Mondi Group, Shanduka Black Umbrellas and Shanduka Foundation to plant a vegetable garden at Tshilidzi Primary School in support of Back to School for a Day for Mandela Day. Together with environmental NGO, Green Beings, we installed a 12m x 5m titanium shade net tunnel.
Adopt-a-School Foundation and partners plant a vegetable garden for Mandela Day Read More »
