Warwick in Africa (WinA) has developed over five years from a small student volunteering project to a multi-layered programme which supports learners, highly talented learners and their teachers with maths and English education in South Africa, Tanzania and Ghana.
Its fundamental aim is to enhance the education of young people in Africa, a direct route to liberation from poverty. The Warwick in Africa project is achieving significant improvements in the quality of teaching, in attendance and performance as well as many other important benefits for everyone involved.
Warwick students teach maths using the teaching skills gained studying a short course in the Institute of Education or via a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE).
In August 2010, teaching continued in South Africa and Tanzania. We also successfully piloted summer schools in maths and English in Ghana which were complemented by master classes for teachers. The University held the first IGGY U in Africa, the residential themed session of the International Gateway for Gifted Youth.
Warwick in Africa goes live on the BBC
The BBC has made a 30 minute documentary film for their Our World Series on BBC World and the News Channel. Entitled “Mission for Maths” the film shows our students’ incredible journey teaching in South Africa this summer. It showcases the extraordinary impact that Warwick in Africa is having on the lives of the local township learners and teachers as well as their schools.
Warwick in Africa aims to enhance the education of young people in Africa and it has been achieving significant improvements in the quality of teaching – since its start up in 2006 Warwick in Africa has now benefitted over 90,000 young Africans in South Africa, Tanzania and Ghana. The programme is also having a profound effect on the volunteers, increasing the proportion of them that decide to enter teaching in the UK.
You can watch the video online here:
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