They were bright. They were curious and attentive. Some described themselves as “very shy.” Others said they were “very confident.” All were part of a special group of twenty Umkhumbane Schools Project (“USP”) girls who attended a Girls of Tomorrow/Girls In Science workshop at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Science and Technology Education Centre (“STEC”) during our recent April holidays, as part of a special partnership among the USP, STEC, and Peace Corps South Africa.

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... is how we like to refer to our Friday and Saturday mathematics programs. What does this mean, and what does the non-ordinariness of our approach have to offer in terms of learning impact?

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"Community of Schools" -- though not particularly elegant or memorable -- is the name we give to The Umkhumbane Schools Project’s model of NGO-schools partnership.

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