Vision AfriKa has successfully completed its first fire evacuation exercise, taking only four minutes to gather nearly 300 staff and learners at the school assembly point. Because the educational development NGO consists of up to 500 staff and students, undertaking...
Amazink auditions and Talent Expo coming up
Amazink is on the hunt for new talent. Auditions take place next Saturday, 18 June, from 10:00 to 17:00. Sign up by visiting Amazink and completing the time slot schedule, or email Ilana at amazink@sun.ac.za to book a spot. Items should be a maximum of 3 minutes long.
Top candidates will be invited to the Talent Expo, which take place on 23 July at 19:30. Participants stand the chance to win cash prizes ranging from R500 to R3000.
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Team4Tech and Autodesk to present EdTech meetup
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Team4Tech and Autodesk returns to train teachers
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EdTech World Tour stops by Kayamandi and Vision AfriKa
Audrey Jarre and Svenia Busson, co-founders of the EdTech World Tour, visited Kayamandi and Vision AfriKa on Tuesday, 1 March. They describe the EdTech World Tour as “an initiative promoting global perspectives on Edtech fuelled by local insights”. Audrey and Svenia...
Amazink partners with Woordfees
Amazink will be partnering up with US Woordfees as a festival venue in March. Events taking place at Amazink will include the KACF PoetryFest (4 March), Sizimisele Technical High School’s play Home Love (5 March) and the play Mis (7 March). Check out all the Woordfees...
Next Edtech meetup around the corner
Edtech’s second Meetup for the year will take place on Tuesday the 1st of March. Our presenter will be Kevin Sherman, an educational consultant specialising in innovative teaching strategies. The topic for the presentation will be; SAMR: A Model for Successful...