A Total of 20 learners from different schools in the Mogalakwena area took part in the 2015 Destiny Development Week to help prepare and empower them for their future.
“The purpose of this week is to give learners in the Mogalakwena area the opportunity to attend a week of preparation and empowerment through accurate training of life- and academic skills needed to successfully complete their education and progress to further tertiary training.
“We target Gr 9 learners and hope to progress them into the JrTukkie project at the University of Pretoria,” Imogen van Wyk, programme manager, explained to Bosveld.
Training during the Destiny Week was completed in the following areas: personal life skills development, relationships, reading and study skills, breakthrough thinking and career guidance. The learners also completed modules 1, 2 and 3 of the Bright Star Life Skills course. These skills aim to develop personal relationship and leadership skills to aid people to live beter lives and be more effective leaders.
These learners were sponsored by LectorSA to make use of the Lab-on-Line Eye-Brain Gym and Virtual Reading LAB where they completed 11 lessons and increased their relative reading speed and comprehension.
The learners’ taxi fees, lunch, stationary, coffee, biscuits, BrightStar course, Lab-on-line reading course, professional facilitation of the courses and mentor sessions were sponsored by Destiny Alive Church, Compass Academy of Learning, LectorSA Comanche Spur and Pick ‘n Pay. The learners were also treated to a free eye-test by Torga Optical.
All of the facilitators, assistants and kitchen assistants in the Desitny Week were volunteers and we thank them for their great attitude and desire to make a lasting impact in our nation’s future. We congratulate all the learners and are excited to receive their academic results from their schools soon,” Van Wyk said.
