8 ways to cultivate creativity in schools, and at home
In times of rapid, constant transformation and with unprecedented challenges that need urgent solutions, the demand for innovation and creative thinking skills in 21st Century workplaces has never been more pronounced. As industries shift towards adaptability and agility, the ability to foster creativity in our young generations becomes an important investment in the workforce of […]
Give a ‘Gift of Character’ and change a boy’s life
As the holiday season approaches, South Africans are gearing up for the traditional end-of-year and festive gift-giving, but this year, there’s a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact through The Character Company’s (TCC) ‘Gifts with Character’ giving campaign. More and more people are preferring gifts in their name that impact on a worthy cause rather than […]
Teens & tweens are watching porn & we need to talk about it
Parents of today’s adolescents grew up in a world where pornography was something you had to get your hands on, which was difficult to do while you were underage. There wasn’t much of it around to start with, and then there was a host of regulations and restrictions that limited the range and possibility for adolescents […]
Top SA literary stars turn out to inspire learners- Koa Academy to host Online Creative Writing Workshop for Grades 8-11
Koa Academy, South Africa’s high-engagement online school will be ending the 2023 school year on a high note by hosting an online workshop for grades 8-11, featuring some of the country’s top creative writers. The stellar line-up of presenters includes best-selling novelist Lauren Beukes, beloved musician and lyricist, Majozi, award-winning playwright, Gabriella Pinto, celebrated poet, Diana […]
Understanding the trends that will shape SA Education in 2024
For the longest time, education systems have changed at the proverbial glacial pace. However, the rapidity of change in every other human-made system over the past few decades has put education under excruciating pressures to transform, to keep up and prove that it is fit-for-purpose in the modern world. Education in South Africa is undergoing […]
Always online – SA teens share real-life experiences
– FYI play it safe launches ’Sip the Tea’ podcast – If you’re the parent of a teenager, you most likely don’t know as much about their online life as you should. Our children are immersed in the digital world, inhabiting digital environments, and gathering in digital spaces that most parents don’t even know exist, never […]
A Principal’s Guide to Exam Season
-Tips for parents, teachers and learners- The final exam season of the year is almost here, and it’s not unusual for a sense of dread to creep in. It’s not just the learners who are under duress; exam time can be stressful for families and the school community. Parents and teachers want to provide the […]
Let’s join the world against the misuse of smartphones
The Netherlands recently announced that smartphones, tablets, and smart watches will be banned from classrooms from 1 January 2024 as these disrupt learning and affect school children’ performance. This country is the latest to join a spade of other countries, including France, Australia, and Finland to ban devices in schools. The United Nation’s education, science […]
AI in Education IS happening – how do we leverage it?
Although machine learning and AI models have been built into many of the apps and platforms we have been using for years, we’re having a different kind of AI moment in 2023. Natural language processing and computer vision models such as OpenAI’s ChatGTP and DALL_E have put AI tools directly into the people’s hands, and […]
7 WAYS TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD AT ONLINE SCHOOL
Every year, more and more South African children are enrolled in an online school, bringing changes to their family’s rhythms and routines. It’s important for parents to set their child up for success, and here are 7 top tips from Principal and Co-founder, Mark Anderson: Discover Koa Academy