AfriSam donated much-needed mathematics and science learning materials to learners at Kingsway Christian School.
This donation is part of the company’s contribution to the empowerment of learners and aims to improve the quality of science and mathematics education in South Africa.
The school, which is based in Randpark Ridge, received learning materials which were purchased from Jump Start Foundation who had previously also helped the school. The books donated by AfriSam provides children with concepts that are necessary and helps them develop their thinking. Also, the content is said to enable learners to work independently at their own pace and repeats concepts that are important and required in senior phases. This is meant to improve learners’ logical thinking and establishes a strong foundation in science and mental math.
“We hope that Kingsway’s pupils can now further improve their maths and science knowledge through this donation, and we are excited to have made this contribution towards the future prosperity of South Africa,” said Betty Masinge, enterprise and supplier development manager at AfriSam.
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The donation comprised of prime learning materials for grades 4 to 7 learners. In addition, the organisation also provided training and iPads for teachers and staff at the school. The training will assist educators to utilise the learning resources effectively and the devices will be useful for teaching, marking and monitoring.
The school only had Jump Start learning materials at foundation phase, grade 1 to 3 and educators saw the great impact the books had on the kids’ performance. They also realised that kids were struggling to cope once they reached grade four and that is why they then reached out to AfriSam.
“We are very grateful for what the organisation has done; we needed these books. The materials teach children many ways of bonding, multiplying, pattern and basic mathematics. This contribution is a great deal and will certainly go a long way.’ said Ntombi Lukhele, a maths teacher for grades 4 and 5 at the school.
Principal of the school, Kgethi Dlamin, concluded that they are very excited and this donation means a lot to the school. “With these materials, our learners will certainly enjoy math and science and perform better overall. The materials bring fun to the classroom and introduce significant concepts that create a strong foundation phase, certainly preparing the kids for higher education. We look forward to improved results.
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