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Tree Tops: a schoolyard sanctuary
The unassuming green walls of Tree Tops School do not beg for attention. The school looks as though it's been there forever, nestled...
Nov 7, 20213 min read


Sustainability starts small
The neighbourly quiet is broken by a chant, rather high-pitched but very persistent. A long line of children weaves a trail around their...
Oct 19, 20214 min read


How to wake a sleeping lion
Finding an Honours student who has time to spare is rare, but it is even rarer to come across one who makes the time to start a...
Oct 3, 20214 min read


Voices of the Youth
A commentary on the importance of our environment, from the voices of South Africa's youth.
Sep 25, 20211 min read


Seeds of Hope
Four hefty shipping containers, three blue and one white, flank the upper end of the Malacca Road informal settlement in Red Hill,...
Jan 29, 20214 min read


Reflecting on a rollercoaster
That rollercoaster metaphor, the ultimate cliché, has never been more applicable. I entered 2020 blindfolded and with a stomach full of...
Nov 16, 20208 min read


Twenty books in every home - the tipping point for childhood literacy
The heat bears down on Sun City as a white car emblazoned with the Lebone Centre’s logo crawls along the rutted, filth-strewn street....
Nov 9, 20205 min read


My Best Teacher
Walking into Mrs Humphrey’s Biology classroom was like walking into a natural science museum. Lining the shelves were divinely detailed...
Oct 8, 20202 min read


Here be Dragons
A relaxing weekend away with the family is seldom relaxing. Amid the familiar banter and delectable meals and too many cups of tea to...
Sep 24, 20204 min read


Sparking one early childhood revolution, one WhatsApp group at a time.
Poorer Eastern Cape households have limited access to technology and data under lockdown, exacerbating already-huge chasms in the school...
May 29, 20205 min read
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