Spring School 2011 a great success
TeachOut successfully conducted its first ever Spring School during this year’s September School holidays. Spring School consisted of a series of exam revision workshops aimed at Grade 11 learners, and was took place over three consecutive Saturdays (from 24 September to 8 October 2011).
Sinethemba Secondary School kindly made their classrooms available to serve as a venue for the workshops, and learners from Zisukhanyo, Sophumelela and Intsebenziswano were transported to Sinethemba from their respective schools.
The workshops had an average weekly attendance of 30 learners, with each learner ultimately receiving 7.5 hours of quality, exam-focused tutoring.
A wide range of subjects was covered during Spring School. These included Mathematics, Maths Literacy, Physical Science and English, as well as a group of subjects not tutored in our ordinary weekly sessions, i.e. Geography, Life Sciences, Accounting, Economics and Business Studies.
To keep energy levels up, learners and volunteers snacked on tasty hotdogs and fruit served during breaks. Learners were also given past papers and memos to facilitate studying at home, and on the final day of workshops 16 learners received certificates for 100% attendance throughout Spring School.
The feedback we received via learner evaluation forms was overwhelmingly positive. Learners commented that the tutoring they received was helpful and that they would even have liked more workshops.
Overall, the TeachOut Committee is very pleased with the smooth-running of our first Spring School. We hope to repeat its success next year.
Selected comments from learners:
“The Spring School helped me a lot and the quality I got was outstanding. I’m improving more and more.” ~Sophumelela learner
“Spring School was a very great journey for me.” ~Intsebenziswano learner
“Great work guys! Thank you so much for all the work you have done. Much love!” ~Sophumelela learner