SRDL realized that physical education is very crucial for physical and mental development. PE enables learners to excel in their studies and it enhances the attendance of leaners especial in Out of School Programs. PE also develops students’ confidence and generic skills, especially those of collaboration, communication, creativity and critical thinking   more >

Similar to books, art and music, animation, films also help children develop their artistic practices and improves their imagination. SRDL has realized that educational films has a great potential in improving speaking, listening, discussion and social skills. Safe, fun and educational are the ultimate objectives of SRDL   more >

SRDL operates in very underprivileged communities where most of the parents are earning slight salaries or are unemployed. SRDL has organized successful educational excursions for these underprivileged children to places of educational and historical interest. The destinations included Intaka Island as well as Iziko Museums of South Africa. SRDL also ensured that these children enjoy nutritious snacks and meals. SRDL believes that learning outside the classroom can build children's confidence and can transform their relationship with teachers/tutors. SRDL believes that these educational excursions enhances its program and make its objectives achievable   more >

Research shows that the number one indicator of a high-quality afterschool program is well-trained staff. SRDL participated in variety of opportunities to help programs, staff, and partners improve the quality of their services. SRDL personnel partaken in various training and workshops offered by individuals experts and credible organizations such as After-School Game Changer, The Learning Trust, University of Free State, SAFULA, Outliers, Community Chest etc. An informative Team Building was offered to all SRDL personnel in order to break down barriers, connect and inspire them. Unity is essential part of organizational development   more >

Students with parents who are involved in their school tend to have fewer behavioural problems and better academic performance, and are more likely to excel than students whose parents are not involved in their school. SRDL is aspire to implement a programme that will educate parents about their involvement in their children’s education and also educate them about ASP and its importance. The programme will be conducted as series of workshops by professional facilitators and trained SRDL members   more >

SRDL tutors or personnel are doing more than being teachers, and tutors, they’ve become pupils’ collaborative partners, caregivers, confidants, and counsellors. SRDL realized that learners have more than school work on their minds. Pupils are experiencing lots of things outside of the school and some of such experiences are rather very traumatic in nature. Traumatised pupils cannot learn effectively and they cannot show interest in extramural activities. SRDL is planning to send some its personnel for Trauma Counselling Course so that they can be able to offer positive support to primary school learners and their parents   more >

SRDL realized that vast of pupils lacks moral support, encouragement and recognition for their efforts. It is unfortunately that vast majority of best attendees, hard-working, well-behaved, industrious students are overlooked in many Afterschool Programmes. SRDL has established but not implemented a Recognition Program that will honour best of pupils and tutors. When deserving pupils receives ward consequently the under-performing, absentees will pull up their sock and perform better. This Recognition Program will enhance and make our objectives achievable.   more >

It cannot be denied that technology has changed the world, even the world of education. It should be emphasized that educational technologies are not replacement for teachers, chalkboard and school books rather, educational technologies seeks to complement traditional teaching methods. We’ve seen a cultural shift over the past ten years (give or take) in terms of how we interact with educational content and materials. We have witnessed hardware like computers, tablets, SMART Boards and other recent technologies continue to enter the classroom. Learners learn in a variety of ways, making it difficult for teachers to meet every individual’s needs with manual lessons. SRDL is planning to introduce and implement digital and e-learning platform that will assist learners to unlock their great potentials. SRDL has been in contact with two Educational Software Program service providers which are Mathemagic and Click Foundation. Mathemagics is an Educational Software Program developed in South Africa to assist learners from grade R – 12. Mathemagic is approved by Department of Education and is 100% CAPS. Click Foundation The primary focus of The Click Foundation is the implementation of an online phonetics based English literacy programme. The programme offers learners the opportunity to work at their own pace through fun and enjoyable activities, navigating their learning journey by means of technology. Click Foundation offers a program called Literacy – Reading Egg.   more >

The South African Shakespeare School Festival (SSF SA) encourages schools to prepare abridged “thirty-minute” versions of Shakespearean plays in their local professional theatres throughout the country. The Festival's non-competitive environment has removed barriers to entry for young people in schools for the deaf, blind, disabled as well as primary school participants aged 8 to 12.   more >

The programme is more on emphasizing to learners that they must learn with understanding weather they are reading books or writing. It has two sessions Reading & Spelling.   more >

Bursary for support   more >

Teaching entrepreneurial skills to primary leaners.   more >

The intention of Kwakhanya Aftercare is to see children to fly very high at the end of the day like Eagles. Our location is very backwards as most of people are unemployed. Out children run very fast to wrong things. Some of them are from disadvantaged background, some the parents are drunk, the children are hungry. Now it is them the drug lords and shebeen queens are taking advantage of using such children. We registered this with the Department of Social Services with the intention of founding the lost soles and put them to another level. The are being assisted with their homework, they read story books and bible. They eat. They plays indoor and outdoor games which are educational for them to learn to count, pronounce words, to fix puzzles of which the minds are being activated. We are in a process of getting a bay whereby we will put traffic road signs and teaching them the rules of the road. We do invite stakeholders from different institutions to help us by making them aware of the danger of not going to school, using drugs, alcohol, steal, early pregnancies etc. The Correctional Services, Department of health, Rehabilitation Center staff, Policing Forum and other . They plant a vegetables garden. We would like to have a place of ourselves with computers, music system, mobile swimming pools and if we could get those items and others like jumping castles Mary go round and others we wont close during December holidays because they will have they safe place .   more >

Culture Gangs is the name of one of Magnet Theatre’s Community Arts Development (CAD) projects. The project aims to use theatre arts as an essential transformation and learning tool, positively occupying free time of youth and children and incorporating them into ‘Culture Gangs’ as opposed to criminal gangs. For 2018, the project’s aim has been to use theatre arts to equip youth who show the desire to use theatre arts as a tool to bring about positive social change into their own lives and that of their community. In the long term the programme is focused on helping to create a network of theatre youth from different areas in Cape Town, and help develop individuals that can, in future, take up positions of leadership within their communities. In 2018 Magnet Theatre sent Zukisani Nongogo (UCT Theatre Making Diploma) and Yonela Sithela (Magnet Training Programme Graduate) into the community to work with existing and new drama groups, facilitate their productions and respond to their skills deficits. The Culture Gangs Programme for 2018 kicked off on the 5th of February with a total of 8 groups from Khayeltisha (Chris Hani Arts Focus High School & Thandolwethu), Samora Machel (Black Star & uPhawu), Dunoon (Intsika Yakwa Xhosa), Gugulethu (Project Playground), Vrygrond (Lesedi Arts Youth Group) and Nyanga East (RedZebra Foundation) areas forming part of the main programme.   more >

The FLP is a school-based initial teacher education development programme that places pre-service teachers in schools full-time to gain professional experience through a teacher internship while developing school leaders in in-service teachers to be effective mentors to the future leaders (teacher interns); and become effective teachers and leaders within the school. The programme aims to improve teacher education by facilitating substantial work-integrated learning, integrating theory into practice and utilising the future leaders to provide direct interventions to learners and strengthen classroom instruction. The programme capacitates schools to become professional practice schools and to become effective sites for teacher education and development.   more >

Our previous project, Youth Reach Out, ran for 3 years until evolving into Project Expansion which is on-going and also running for 9 months. Our vision with Project Expansion is to expand to as many schools in the Cape Flats areas of Cape Town, running after school dance programmes. We are stationed at Tygersig primary School, Ravensmead High School, Valhalla primary School and Elsies River High School. We teach ages 10-13 at the Primary school with an attendance of about 60 children and ages 13-16 at the High School with an attendance of about 40 children. The numbers fluctuate as some children come and go, but the amounts given are the dedicated ones who attend eagerly and diligently. This is a continuous project which will run for as long as possible and with the co-operation of the schools involved. Continuous dance classes are taught twice a week, training them in Classical Ballet, Contemporary dance and Hip Hop to ensure skills development and progression. Regular attendance registers are taken to ensure the dedication and commitment from the youth. Our youth have the privilege of being taught by 3 qualified and well experienced Dance Teachers in 2018. We aim to uphold the standard and level of technical excellence in dance and therefore we only employ qualified, experienced and well trained Dancers/ Teachers to work with our youth. We want to give our youth the best and aim for excellence with reports, certificates and performances to show for it.   more >

We match young people (learners) with a volunteer mentor aged 26 or over. The mentors are rigorously screened and trained, and provide support and guidance during weekly face-to-face meetings over a period of nine months. Mentors and mentees attend monthly workgroups where goals and deadlines are set in the areas of education and learning, career development, housing and citizenship, family and community and sport and recreation. Mentors support and motivate their mentees to develop their skills and further their education and find a pathway to sustainable employment.   more >

Boxgirls’ Afterschool Clubs run for two semesters with a twice weekly program. Our curriculum covers topics such as community safety mapping, where the girls identify safe and unsafe areas, de-escalation strategies facilitated by role plays as well as presentation training and womens’ health. Young women from the local community serve as role models and confidants for the girls. In addition to our weekday program we offer a Maths & Sports hub each Saturday, where Boxgirls groups from different schools come together to play sport games and learn Maths and English. We host community events, where the participating girls present their views on school safety and women’s rights to their parents and the school community.   more >

The learners from the Dunoon community and surrounds is free to come and make use of our computers, internet, printing facilities and work space to do their school projects. Assistance is provided and we also provide computer training so that the learners can do their own research.   more >

We work with around 30 primary school learners in the afternoons from 15:30 to 17:30/18:00 Mon: English worksheets, Drama, Singing Tues: Maths@home & Olico software, Math games Wed: Math worksheets, Arts & Crafts Thu: English worksheets, Reading Club   more >