Beyond the Classroom Quarterly Newsletter
The Learning Trust is coordinating a national, ecosystemic and multi-stakeholder effort to tackle the devastating learning losses that have resulted from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Leveraging Public Employment and After School Programmes to Deliver Multiple Outcomes
In today’s educational landscape, where challenges in learning and youth unemployment intersect After School Programmes (ASPs) emerge as crucial resources for nurturing young minds and addressing societal needs. However, their potential for impact multiplies when coupled with Public Employment Programmes (PEPs), presenting a unique opportunity to leverage government investments for multifaceted outcomes. Over the past … Read more
Annual Lights On After School Movement calls to end a failing education system
As South African schools enter the final exam phase for the year, all eyes are on the education sector, and the academic performance of students. While the official matric pass rate for 2022 was recorded as 80.1%, many educational experts highlighted the high student drop-out rate, which realistically puts the pass rate at under 55%. … Read more
2022 Annual Report
The Learning Trust’s 2022 annual report reflects on our journey in the first year of our three-year strategy. We’re proud to share our lessons, opportunities and accomplishments in pursuit of our ultimate goal: to increase the number of young people in underserved communities with the requisite competencies to succeed beyond their school age. We believe … Read more
A proposal to upskill the 81% of Grade 4 children in South Africa who can’t read
The recently published 2021 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) found that 81% of Grade 4 learners in South Africa can’t read for meaning. This is up from 78% in 2016, largely on the back of the Covid-19 pandemic. The study showed that Grade 4s lost the equivalent of 80% of a year of learning between … Read more
Coalitions: Working Together Across Sectors to Scale Up Impact
Written by Charlene Petersen-Voss, Special Projects Manager and Sibongile Khumalo, Executive Director of The Learning Trust The power of collective action The world is riddled with daunting and complex challenges that no single person or organisation can claim to know the solutions to. From poverty and food insecurity to climate change and catastrophic pandemics, these … Read more
MEL Series Part 3: Data Collection
You’re invited to a 4-hour online training that will introduce data collection best practices and data collection tools and process for After School Programmes. Participants must have a strong uninterrupted internet connection with the ability to use video, Google documents, and other online tools during the training. Space is limited and not all applicants will … Read more
Mental Health issues a global challenge
Lights On After School is a global initiative that aims to help raise awareness of the importance of after school programs and their impact on children’s lives. The movement began more than 20 years ago in the US, led by the Afterschool Alliance. Today, it has grown into a global organization supported by tens of thousands of people and organizations around the world. This year’s Lights on theme focuses on mental health and academic support.
Lights On After School spotlights mental health
Lights On After School is a global initiative that aims to help raise awareness of the importance of after school programs and their impact on children’s lives.
Lights On Afterschool & Mental Health
Lights On After School is a global initiative that aims to help raise awareness of the importance of after school programs and their impact on children’s lives.