Making Smart High School Subject Choices
Parents and students in South Africa face an important decision in Grade 9; matric subject choices!
6 May 2024
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Parents and students in South Africa face an important decision in Grade 9; matric subject choices!
What do Simone Biles, Albert Einstein, Maya Angelou and Tim Burton have in common? If your answer is incredible success in their chosen field, you’d be correct.
As a principal, I have conversations with parents all the time, and these conversations often reveal to me underlying desires – the things that as parents we really want for our kids at school.
For the longest time, education systems have changed at the proverbial glacial pace. And the longer our schooling systems remain stagnant, the more pressure there is for the industry…
All throughout history people have been trying to get somewhere. Trying to improve and move things forward. From fashion to transport and even schooling, things are constantly evolving and changing.
When I ask you to describe a creative person, who comes to mind? It could be someone like Majozi – talented musician and songwriter. There’s no doubt that he oozes creativity!
“I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.” ― Socrates. That has never been more true than today. When we talk about ‘global citizenship’, we are referring to the idea that we all live on Earth
This is a hot topic around this time of year. Final exams seem to be looming closer every day; teachers are frantically trying to get
Education is such a crucial aspect of child development, and a traditional approach to school choice has long been the norm. Lately, we are seeing rapid changes in the educational landscape
In South Africa, learners following the CAPS curriculum achieve their Matric qualifications (National Senior Certificate – NSC) either through writing the assessments of the Department of Basic Education (DBE) or the Independent Examinations Board (IEB).
We are bombarded by stories about teens and children caught up in cyberbullying, suicide ideation and even sextortion and trafficking.
What drives a person to succeed in the face of challenges? What makes someone like Sean achieve what many of us would think of as impossible?
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Faure is the Head of Merchandising, Promotions, & Catalogue at Takealot. He is responsible for onsite marketing, product merchandising, and promotional campaigns, ensuring customers have a seamless and engaging shopping experience. He has been at Takealot for over six years, helping bring e-commerce to millions of South Africans.
Before that, he worked at a tech start-up developing proof-of-concept grocery shopping and payment apps and began his career as an investment analyst, gaining a strong foundation in business understanding and financial modelling.
Sandras is the founder and CEO of Pranary. With his expertise in entrepreneurship, innovation, and tech education, he helps business leaders unlock new potential with AI. He is building a pan-African institute for practical tech and business education.
With global experience across 50+ countries, he has worked with entrepreneurs, led gender-lens investing initiatives, and lectured at top universities. Sandras has also shared stages with tech leaders, including Facebook and Asana co-founder Dustin Moskovitz and YouTube co-founder Steve Chen.
Sasha Knott, an EY winning woman, is the Global CEO of Crystal AI and the CEO of Job Crystal. A visionary in the recruitment space, she is revolutionising hiring by integrating AI and technology to make recruitment faster, smarter and more effective. She co-founded Job Crystal to help businesses find top talent efficiently and led the development of Crystal AI, an AI-driven recruiter transforming the hiring landscape.
Majozi, Koa’s Head of Arts and Culture, is an award-winning South African musician. He rose to prominence in 2013 when he released his first EP, ‘Marvelous Light’. The track went to number 9 on the South African iTunes chart and resulted in him being signed with Universal Music South Africa. He has worked with internationally acclaimed artists such as The Lumineers and Mango Groove.
