A RICHARDS Bay-based non-profit organisation claims to have found the silver bullet to South Africa’s declining pass rates.
From Saturday the South African Study Skills Institute (SASSI) will lecture more than 1 800 pupils from rural areas on how to study effectively, targeting Grade 12 classes averaging 100 pupils each from 18 Zululand schools.
SASSI relies on tax deductible donations from local businesses to fund its programmes.
This programme will be presented in Richards Bay, where 30 pupils at a time can access the 3-hour long weekend sessions.
The curriculum consists of proven, well known methods on studying effectively and are widely distributed and implemented at institutions across the world. However, many South African pupils have no access to this information and SASSI was founded to bridge this gap.
Pupils from the Richards Bay area and surrounds are welcome to participate.
SASSI will begin delivering its free study skills programme at Masakhane High School in Ndabayakhe and has appointed three facilitators to tutor the school’s 116 matriculants in their home language, ensuring effective delivery.
‘We aim to refine our delivery of proven methods to students whose home language is IsiZulu through this programme,’ said SASSI founder, Brennan Williams.
For more information, contact Williams on 073 4042223.
