Global honour for innovative SA education projects
The collection showcases programmes in early learning, maths, youth tutoring and leadership.
Four South African education initiatives tackling issues such as early learning gaps and youth unemployment have been chosen for HundrED’s 2027 Global Collection, an event held in Madrid alongside the Global Education Forum. HundrED, a Finland-based organization, has selected 100 education innovations globally from 846 submissions.
The selected programs, including Six Bricks, YearBeyond, the Integrated Maths Programme, and the Columba Leadership programme, collectively reach over 152 million learners in 212 countries. The theme for this year's collection is human flourishing, emphasizing the importance of relationships, opportunities, and environments that allow young people to thrive.
Care for Education, which developed Six Bricks, stated that the program aims to provide every child with six Duplo bricks to serve as a constant learning tool, addressing foundational skills such as motor coordination and language in underserved communities. YearBeyond, originating from the Western Cape, places young people as literacy tutors and learning facilitators, providing support in literacy, numeracy, life skills, and psychosocial care to learners in low- and no-fee public schools.
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