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- 1. Development plan for Paardevlei page 5 >> Beetroot gnocchi with a twist page 8 >> Bowled over by the land Down Under page 10 >> Wednesday July 1 2015 OM/11/09887400 PICTURE:ALANVAN GYSEN BolandssurfstaratBallitoPro South Africas surf stars are ready to take on the worlds best at the 2015 Ballito Pro,which is taking place in Ballito,KwaZulu-Natal,on the KwaDukuza Coast,until Sunday July 5.On offer is a total prize- purse of US$250 000 (more than R3million) and invaluable ranking points,with the winner taking home nearly R500 000. Pictured in action is Adin Masencamp from Strand,who will be hoping to grab one of the trialists spots in the main event.For more information go to www.theballitopro.com NORMAN MCFARLANE I will leave here a better mayor, because these young people have reminded me that we try to build decent homes, while people are often emotional shacks. With these words, Stellenbosch executive mayor Conrad Sidego spelled out his feelings about the Year Beyond Programme (YBP). We fill heads but not the soul. We pursue intellectual development, but we neglect emotional develop- ment, and our challenge is to figure out how to fill that void, Mr Sidego told Bolander. Mr Sidego was speaking at Stell- enbosch University last Tuesday morning, which hosted a series of presentations by eight groups of YBP mentors to a panel of judges led by Western Cape Premier Helen Zille, focused on establishing why the dropout rate in schools in the Western Cape is so high, and proposing possible solutions. Programme focuses on developing youth Presentation at Stellenbosch University proposes solutions to high dropout rate at Western Cape schools Continued on page 3
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Tuesdays initiative forms part of the YBP inno- vation challenge, one of three legs of the year-long self-development programme, along with short courses on leadership and active citizenship offered by the Frederick van Zyl Slabbert Institute at Stel- lenbosch University and a personal development programme run by Action Volunteers Africa. The winning team consists of mentors from Int- langaniso Secondary School in Ikwezi Park, and Oval North School in Beacon Valley and the run- ner-up team mentors at ID Mkhize High School in Gugulethu and Leiden High School in Delft. Bolander spoke to some of the YBP mentors after the formal proceedings to get their views about the programme. It means a lot to me, because its all about giving back to the community, and I believe in helping other to reach their full potential, says 18-year-old Zikhona Nkwentsha, who tutors at Manyano High School in Gugulethu where she lives. Ive learned a great deal during the programme, and during the short courses which I know will help me in the future. The programme helped me to understand that people are often not the problem, but the circum- stances are. People tend to react differently, says 24-year-old Craig Adams, who tutors at Downeville Primary School in Manenberg. When a young pupil comes in upset and crying, or is being rude, you have to realise that he doesnt necessarily want to be rude, but that his circumstances are causing him to be. You need to figure out what in his circum- stances may be causing the problem, so that you can help him. I want to become a teacher, and this programme is giving me first hand experience, and a lot of skills that Ill need as a teacher, says 20-year- old Rudmyr Vos of Paarl who mentors at Highlands Primary School in Mitchells Plain. Ive applied to study psychology at Stellenbosch University next year, and I will go into education thereafter. I know that the skills I have learned on this programme, while being able to give back to the community, will stand me in very good stead in my future career. The key drivers of the high school dropout rate identified by the teams, are socio-economic chal- lenges, lack of support from families and parents, poor academic support, vandalism of school infra- structure, a lack of ownership of involvement by communities in their schools, and low self-esteem in pupils and a lack of affirmation from peers, teach- ers and families. After the conclusion of judging and feedback to the teams, Ms Zille told Bolander: I was interested to note that every single group identified low self- esteem and lack of affirmation as teenagers as one of the core problems. It is a big issue for young peo- ple and the lack of self-esteem and lack of affirma- tion can have very serious consequences education- ally. Some of the solutions I really like because they are practical, implementable and sustainable within the resources that we have at our disposal, she said, for example getting the routines right at school, and ensuring that the foundation of a good educa- tion reading, writing, calculation is done prop- erly during the foundation phase. If we dont do that, the pupils actually drop out at that early stage, but only leave school later when they are legally per- mitted to. This programme is very important because it takes the brightest young school leavers and university graduates and puts them into schools as mentors for a year, she said. It also enables them to get a qual- ification in leadership from the Fred- erick van Zyl Slabbert Institute and Stellenbosch University. Its a wonder- ful gap year for students to take and I would encourage any good students to take the opportunity to give back, by enabling them to be role models and to mentor students, which I believe is very good them, and for the young children who perhaps have not had as many opportunities as they have. The next phase of the innovation challenge will see the mentors guided through the process of intervention design, where they will be supported to develop a programme that success- fully delivers their planned solutions. The Year Beyond Programme is delivered by the Western Cape Gov- ernment in partnership with a num- ber of NGOs, including Action Volun- teers Africa, the Shine Centre and Ikamva Youth. Groups identified low self-esteem as a core problem Premier Helen Zille provides feedback to members of theYear Beyond Programme (YBP),at Stellenbosch University last Tuesday.Ms Zille was a member of the judging panel which considered presentations on the causes of and solutions to the high school dropout rate in the province,by eight groups ofYBP mentors who devote a year after school or university,to mentoring and tutoring pupils in underperforming schools. Pictured is the winning team ofYear Beyond Programme mentors,who presented the most compelling arguments for what to do about the high school dropout rate in the province,at the university of Stellenbosch last week Tuesday.Back,from left,are Nasima Badsha (Cape Higher Education Consortium),Lucille Meyer (Chrysalis Academy),Thaaniya Isaacs (Ernst and Young),Judy Sikuza (Mandela Rhodes Foundation),Leslie van Rooi (Stellenbosch University), Ntobeko Sithole,Siphokazi Manjanja,Premier Helen Zille,and Nabeelah Barnes.In front are, Bongile Zanazo,Thando Mpongwana,Patricia Moos,and Mandisi Gladile. bolander @inl.co.za