Nelson Mandela International Day (or Mandela Day) is an annual international day in honour of Nelson Mandela, celebrated each year on 18 July, Mandela’s birthday. The day was officially declared by the United Nations in November 2009, with the first UN Mandela Day held on 18 July 2010. Mandela Day is a global call to
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My daughter in Grade R was recently diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. This came as a shock to our family and we started to do some self-evaluation as parents as to what we were doing wrong. After various consultations with a play therapist, she informed us that anxiety is generic and that we were not
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My dear child, you need to follow instructions to the T every single day, if not, you will be called careless. You must do your artwork as shown by the teacher, if not, your teacher will say that you cannot follow instructions. You must colour the elephant grey if not, it is said that you
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Are you feeling overwhelmed by the phrase βin your own words to avoid plagiarism? Here are some valuable tips on paraphrasing! Paraphrasing is an essential academic literacy skill (reading and writing). It helps you to refine or improve your understanding of an idea. Paraphrasing is also a strategy to bring ideas from a text you
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The Association of Private Providers of Education, Training, and Development (APPETD) hosted a two-day Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) workshop at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, Johannesburg on 25th -26th May 2022. Mrs. Ncediswa Zukani, a SANTS Private Higher Education Institution lecturer in the Foundation Phase attended the workshop. The workshop focused on how RPL evolved,
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According to Msimanga (2019), resources are materials (especially books and equipment) that can be used to help achieve a particular aim and provide teachers and students with information. They assist in facilitating the learning process. Classroom resources can also be regarded as different ways and means by which information can be delivered to learners. The
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Author: J Odendaal Balancing your studies and your job simultaneously is a juggling act. However, do not feel isolated; you are not alone! Making decisions about your future is never an easy task, but here is a little advice to help you juggle the two, so you can succeed at both your studies and your
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School violence is a growing concern globally and schools in South Africa find it difficult to manage the problem of learner behaviour. Despite various educational policies and frameworks developed to preventing school violence, the system continues to fail teachers. Due to violence, schools are no longer safe places for teachers and learners. According to Montogomery
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The current buzz phrase in education in the 21st -century is the Fourth Industrial Revolution, also referred to as the 4IR. Khathu (2020) said that according to the World Economic Forum (WEF), an international non-governmental and lobbying organization, 65% of children commencing school today will work in an entirely new job that does not yet
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SANTS is excited to announce that 714 students have completed the Diploma in Grade R Teaching qualification recently. The academic fraternity has been going through a roller-coaster since the world has been hit by the covid-19 Pandemic. This has affected most students in ways more than one, however, the hardworking academic staff together with the
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Teachers across grades in South African schools are faced with learners who cannot read. Therefore, it is your duty as a teacher to establish a classroom culture that encourages reading. Reading is important for many different activities and in many areas of our lives. If you can read fluently, and with understanding, you can have
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SANTSβ mode of delivery is a distance education model that provides online learning and various forms of support. Students are invited to attend non-compulsory academic support sessions at venues as close to them. SANTS will commence with the Saturday Academic Support Sessions this semester. The focus of the programmes for the sessions will be on
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SANTS Private Higher Education Institute will be the new academic home of the South African Research Association for Early Childhood Education (SARAECE). A strategic planning session was recently hosted at SANTS, exploring the research (big R) aspect of the association. Key players in the education arena attended and contributed to this meeting. Prof Jonathan Jansen
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Mrs Kayla Willemse recently presented at the 30th Annual Conference of the Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (SAARMSTE). The title of her paper ππ’πππππ‘ π‘πππβπππ ππππ π‘π ππ π ππ π‘ ππππππππ ππ₯ππππππππππ πππ‘βππππ‘ππππ ππππππππ πππππππ’ππ‘πππ ππππ’π ππ ππ πππππ‘πππ¦πππ π π’πππππ‘ π‘βππ‘ π‘πππβπππ ππππ π‘π ππ π ππ π‘ ππππππππ ππ₯ππππππππππ πππππππ’ππ‘πππ ππ ππππππππ πππ‘βππππ‘πππ ππ
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Nobody sets out planning to fail, but sometimes priorities or time or self-discipline results in failing to plan which can make all the difference between being successful in your studies or not. Remember as a teacher planning is going to be a key activity in your profession so learning to plan now can only be
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SANTS Private Higher Education Institution values education whether it is to obtain your diploma, degree, or postgraduate studies and recognizes that learning is a continuous process that demands effort and dedication. The Diploma in Grade R Teaching Unit has in the past two years been a testimonial of the continuous learning process. Not only have
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SANTS Private Higher Education Institution would like to congratulate Dr Venise Joubert, a lecturer in the Intermediate Phase Teaching division, on being awarded her Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) recently at the University of Pretoria. The title of her thesis is Lecturersβ Understanding of Postcolonial Policy Change in Curriculum. Dr Joubert believes that the key to success
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SANTS Private Higher Education Institution aspires to remain relevant and responsive to a fast-changing national and global educational landscape. For this reason, SANTS remains committed to enhancing quality teaching and learning of its accredited academic programmes. Enhancing the performance of the student cohorts SANTS foregrounds the support offered to students by its Field Staff which
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Today we celebrate the graduation of 258 newly qualified Grade R teachers in the Eastern Cape. The Eastern Cape Department of Education is directly addressing the quality of Early Childhood Development by ensuring that in-service Grade R teachers are adequately qualified. Thus, effectively elevating the quality of teaching in Grade R classes, specifically in the
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