2018.10.16 Get Ahead Scholarship Funding Presentation for The Leacock Foundation

OFFER hope
GIFTING AN EDUCATION

The most significant path to
economic prosperity,
is an investment in
education.
The Get Ahead Project
is creating a model to
develop 21 st century learners
in the most unlikely of places:
the rural townships in the poorest part
of the poorest province
in South Africa:
Komani, Eastern Cape.

1993
Get Ahead registered as a low-fee independent school
26
Initial learners started
1200
Learners currently enrolled
3
Campuses
1500
Learner Capacity
Get Ahead is a
beacon of HOPE

OUR MISSION
To build sustainable schools where:
- our caring and committed staff
nurture and develop our students’
talents;
- individuals become fulfilled, active
and compassionate citizens;
- technology and innovation meet.

our vision is to
create a school
where every child
feels
worthy
and
Validated.

REAL LIFE
creativity
STE 3 AM
exploration
Child centred
collaboration
Problem solving
Critical thinking
An engaging and exciting
way of teaching and learning
adopted by the most
advanced schools
in the world.

Economic Prosperity = an investment in STE 3 AM Education.
STE 3 AM:
Science
Technology
Engineering/English/Entrepreneurship
Arts
Maths
Nurtures curiosity, develops creativity, problem solving and critical thinking skills
Occupations in STE 3 AM-related careers are some of the fastest growing and best paid
STE 3 AM affects virtually every component of everyone’s everyday lives

33.3%
of households in the
Eastern Cape
are headed by
women over 65 years*
Scholarships offer hope
45,9%
citied the reason for not
attending school was
“no money for
education feesӠ
*’EC NGO Coalition
†2013 STATS SA

THE ASK
R22,000
per student per annum.
This amount includes textbooks and an electronic device,
protective cover, power bank and 10% admin fee.
Affording an education to one student,
bringing hope to an entire family.

LAUREN SCHWARZ I Fundraising Administrator
084 617 0024 I lschwarz@getaheadproject.org
www.getahead.org.za I TM4093/1993