FIRST PILOT PROJECT- SOUTH WHARF 1905

Time Travel - Betania Mission 1912 ( 8th March 2013)

 

 

 FACTS:

The mission in this area started in 1885 by two Swedish missionaries (for confirmation). The school started in 1898 which was the first rural school on the entire South Coast. The school and the mission developed quite well in the early 1900's. A school building was erected and soon more buildings were added. It attracted learners, not only from the surrounding areas, but from far away as this was the only school in the Region. The school had both theoretical and practical training. Betania Mission became a community centre with a clinic, later a post office and public telephone. People gathered here to get help and information.

South Africa was changing a lot after the Anglo Boer War and Bambatha Rebellion - 1906. The Zulus had lost their land to the whites and many of them became workers on the cane fields, the lime quarries, the farms or the industries. Quite many went to Johannesburg as migrant labourers in the mines.

The Zulu traditions and family life were eroding and many were frustrated and angry.



 

 



SCENARIO: (Precis)

Today in 1912 the School Inspector is visiting Betania Mission. He will inspect the school and all the Education. His report is decisive for the future of the school. Everybody, learners, teachers, community and church members have to help to prepare the school for the inspection, clean the surroundings, brush the floors and have well conducted lessons. There is tension, and they commence the day with prayer.

KEY QUESTIONS:
 

1. Is Education important? Why? Does everybody have a chance to equal and comparable education on all levels? If not, how can we achieve that today?

2. How do we learn? By listening and reading? By participation? By reflection?

3. Is Society going in the right direction in the Educational system? What are the suggestions for improvement?

EVALUATION BY LEARNERS:

1. To be given an opportunity to do things that were done before I was born.

2. The sense of togetherness the students had for each other then, in comparison today.

3. Appreciation of Education today as comparison to learning under the tree.

4. More schools should be involved in Time Travel as it is an excellent learning method.

GLOBAL PROFILE - 13 - 29 APRIL 2013

Farewell function before their departure. Educators and learners from Olwandle and Ingwemabala High schools.

INVITATION

 It’s time to take the next step in our cooperation, planning the visit of your educators and learners to Sweden between April 14-28,  2013.

We have the pleasure of inviting two educators namely Mr Welcome Philani Gcaba and Mr Emmanuel Mufamadi and four learners namely Ms Baphilile Babhumulile Prosperity Duma, Ms Palesa Refiloe Rini, Ms Phumelele Mbhele and Mr Nkosivumile Bernard Diya.

 We are all really looking forward to having the possibility of soon hosting and continue working together with you again.

 The visit will mainly consist in continued work with the cases we started working on while visiting you. Your stay will include taking part in classes at the three upper secondary schools involved in Kalmar, Jenny Nyström, Lars Kagg and Stagnelius.

 You will be hosted in educator/learner families during the visit and take part in school activities during the day and other daily family activities.

All costs such as travel expenses, meals, housing, insurances and transport will be covered by us.

 We are looking forward to seeing you soon here in Kalmar and welcoming you very much.

Best regards

 

 Carl-Peter Lindén

Gamalakhe Tin Town 1968

The Story of Smangele Memela:

"The small Memala family, consisiting of a single mother, Bonnie, and her two children, Smangele 13 and Stumo 9, was moved from Albersville to Tin Town, Gamalakhe in October 1968. One morning people came knocking on their door in Albersville and they were told to leave immediately, together with 2-3 other families. They were moved to house number 258 in Tin Town Gamalakhe. In Albersville Blacks, Indians and some Whites were living together. Now it was turned into an Indian  area and all the Black houses were demolished. The Memelas were Catholics and became active in the small church close to their new house in Tin Town. The tin house they lived in was very small but soon another family came and the Memelas had to share their house with this new family arriving from Albersville."

 

Port Shepstone Railway, 1973.- piloted!

 

Another breakthrough, another Time Travel in the curriculum. Jointly with Marburg Primary school, our Association and Kalmar Lans museum, this project research had taken a year, the time period the most challenging in terms of the historical significance. The project was piloted on 23 March 2013, and was a huge success.

Practical Training and Implementation: Applying theory to practice!

Helen Eklund, pedagog, Educator at Kalmar Lans Museum arrived from Sweden for a week, to assist the organisation in the practical aspects , implementation of Time Travel and Historic Environment Education.

• practical preparation before the time travels, planning meeting – training of leaders.
•  Practical training of TT co-ordinators, Gamalakhe Tin Town on 7^th March 2013
• Practical training of TT co-ordinators, Betania Mission on 8th March 2013
•  Planning Meeting for Railway TT on 17^th March 2013 (mentorship and guidance).
•  Planning for TT Railway.   
• TT Pietermaritzburg , King Dinuzulu – 20^th March
• Planning and preparation for Railway station TT – 22 March 2012 (mentorship and guidance) for TT 22th March.
•   Discussion and reflection concerning questionnaires for Educators, learners and other participants.

" Put a Smile on Children's Faces"

Global School 2011 participant, Gunvor EK of Sweden had made a significant donation to our Association towards constructing an outdoor play equipment in one of the host areas she had spend as part of her educational programme.

In assessing this need, our Association had selected an ECD ( creche) , still in its infancy stage of development, in Nyandezulu. With our link and member in this communityviz Mzi Ndwalane, this donation went towards the construction of a very much needed facility. As an Association, our focus over the past 7 years has been contibuting towards the needs of  vulnerable children.