Focusing on STEM Education at Phembindlela Primary School With the Fourth Industrial Revolution on its way, preparing South Africa’s children is a necessity. With our mission ‘to create an environment where quality education and healthcare is available to everyone’, this means that children from poor or disadvantaged communities shouldn’t be excluded from STEM (Science, Technology, […]
The topic of mental health is growing across the world, as more and more people step forward to share their stories. Mental health has a powerful voice, with South African public figures such as Trevor Noah, Salamina Mosese, Minnie Dlamini, iFani, Bonnie Mbuli, HHP, and Nonhle Thema speaking up about their experiences. Everyone now has […]
What is STEM Education? STEM Education is a term to encompass ‘Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths’. Although these subjects are supposed to be taught in schools, what is the significance of teaching specifically STEM? Education in the STEM subjects lays the foundation for children in critical thinking, and to be literate in the language of […]
Mandela Day Initiative 2019 SAME Foundation saw the lives of more than 2500 school children changed at the Blair Atholl Primary Farm School in Lanseria and the Zimasa Community School in Langa, Cape Town on Mandela Day through their Mandela Day Fun-Day. SAME Foundation Mandela Day Activities These Mandela Day initiatives were hosted by the […]
SAME Foundation Brings STEM Education Opportunities To Limpopo What We Found Currently, the area of Vuwani, in Limpopo, receives sub-par learning in the STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). The lack of resources and poor infrastructure account for this continuing problem. SAME Foundation wants to break this cycle by exposing teachers and students […]