Corporate Social Investment. Study Skills. Project Plan for Small Sponsors

Improving Educational Throughput and the
Educational Throughput Rate in Primary and
Secondary Schools in South Africa through the
offering of Study Skills Programs in Primary
Schools
PREPARED FOR
Companies considering sponsoring a number of
workshops
PREPARED BY
Jacques de Villiers (IP Holder)

PROJECT TITLE
PROJECT TYPE
TOTAL
ESTIMATED BUDGET
SUBMITTED BY
Improving Educational Throughput and the Educational Throughput Rate in Primary and Secondary Schools in
South Africa through the offering of Study Skills Programs in Primary Schools
Social Corporate Investment and Public Relations Project
• Sponsor 10 Workshops @ R70 000
• Sponsor 5 Workshops @ R35 000
• Sponsor a Single Workshop @ R7 000
• Sponsor a child @ R700
Jacques de Villiers
PHONE / EMAIL 083 282 0704 jacquesdevilliers@gmail.com
VERSION NO V2 of 2022
PROJECTED
START DATE
PROJECTED
COMPLETION DATE
I. PROJECT OVERVIEW
II.
III.
IV.
NEEDS / ISSUES
SERVICE OFFER
GOALS
V. SCOPE OF WORK
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
COST STRUCTURE
RISK MITIGATION
STAFFING RESOURCES
MEASUREMENTS OF SUCCESS
X. RELATED DOCUMENTS
XI.
XII.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
ACCEPTANCE OF PROPOSAL

I. PROJECT OVERVIEW
WHO WE ARE
• Jacques de Villiers is the Intellectual Proprietor of the “Student Skills for Life Success”, Basic and Advanced Study Skills
Workshops”
o jacquesdevilliers@gmail.com 083 282 0704
• Crisis Support Services NPO is the Public Benefit Organisation that will manage and administrate, the “Student Skills for
Life Success”, Basic and Advanced Study Skills Workshops.
• “Dikeletso tsa Sechaba” NPO is the entity that will facilitate the workshops and maintain the “Student Skills Club” WEB
Platform.
OUR NEEDS
We are looking for program sponsors who will pay the R700 per learner, per workshop fee, for the grade 5 to 7 learners at a
collectively identified beneficiary school in the geographical area of the sponsor. Program sponsors can choose to sponsor
one, or a combination of, the following
• 10 Workshops @ R70 000
• 5 Workshops @ R35 000
• 1 Workshop @ R7 000
• Individual children @ R700 each
OUR OBJECTIVES
The main objective of the project is to improve general educational attainment and specifically the educational attainment
rates in South African primary and secondary schools through the offering of basic and advanced study skills workshops at
selected Primary Schools.
• To reduce the incidents of learners dropping out of school after the compulsory school age of 15 years
• To increase the number of leaners who pass grades 5 to 12 at the first attempt
• To better prepare school leavers for the demands of tertiary studies
• To track the progress of workshop beneficiaries through “Super Student Club”
TIMELINE ESTIMATES
Where a sponsor sponsors one or more workshops, the aim is to conduct the first of these workshops within one month, or at the
most convenient time thereafter, at the collectively identified school
Where a sponsor sponsors one or more individual workshop beneficiaries, the workshop will be conducted within one month of
filling a workshop with ten learners or at the most convenient time thereafter at a quintile 1 to 3 school at the discretion of the
project manager.
II. THE ISSUE THAT WILL BE ADDRESED BY THIS PROGRAM
ISSUE DESCRIPTION
South Africa has a 12-year school system from Grade 1 to Grade 12, with most children starting school in the year they turn 7. The
expectation is that a child will finish primary school in the year they turn 13, and high school in the year they turn 18.
Post school, young adults who want to improve their educational attainment, has the option of going to a college (TVET or other)
or University, if they so desire and have the means to do so.
Yet the 2021 Household survey, that can be accessed at https://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=1854&PPN=P0318&SCH=73293
indicates the following:

• 20,4% of 14-year-old, 8.9% of 15-year-old, 4.9% of 16-year-old and 1.2% of 17-year-old children are still in primary school.
• 40,8% of 19-year -old, 18,0% of 20-year-old, 14.2% of 21-year-old and 5.2% of 22-year-old young adults are still in
secondary school.
• Only 22.8% of 20-year-old, 20.4% of 21-year-old, 17.1% of 22-year-old and 13.1% of 23-year-old young adults are in some
form of tertiary institution.
• Post the compulsory school age, 4.7% of 16-yer-old, 8.5% of 17-year-old, 29.3% of 18-year-old and 46.3% of 19-year-old
young people, are not in education at all.
IMPACT ON ISSUE
While there are many factors that contribute to this situation, we believe that the lack of good study skills is a contributing factor
that can be addressed immediately, with a short time – high impact intervention, that can easily be implemented and tracked.
The relative cost of this intervention is also minimal, compared to other longer term, resource intensive solutions.
III. SERVICE OFFER
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
Basic Study-Skills Workshop
Session 1
• The Study Process +/- 20 Minutes Instruction 1 x Workshop Activity
• Study Attitudes +/- 20 Minutes Instruction 1 x Workshop Activity
Comfort Break (5 Minutes)
• Study Environment +/- 20 Minutes Instruction 1 x Workshop Activity 1 x Home Activity
• Roles & Responsibilities +/- 20 Minutes Instruction 1 x Workshop Activity 1 x Home Activity
Comfort Break (5 Minutes)
• The art of Note-making +/- 20 Minutes Instruction 1 x Home Activity
Food and Drinks Break (30)
Session2
• Planning a School Week +/- 20 Minutes Instruction 1 x Workshop Activity 1 x Home Activity
• Passive Listening +/- 20 Minutes Instruction 1 x Workshop Activity
Comfort Break (5 Minutes)
• Active Listening +/- 20 Minutes Instruction 1 x Workshop Activity
• Read Better and Faster +/- 20 Minutes Instruction 1 x Home Activity
Comfort Break (5 Minutes)
• Summarising Work +/- 20 Minutes Instruction 1 x Workshop Activity
Advanced Study-Skills Workshop
Session 1
• Good Questioning +/- 20 Minutes Instruction 1 x Workshop Activity
• Creativity +/- 20 Minutes Instruction 1 x Workshop Activity
Comfort Break (5 Minutes)
• Thinking Skills +/- 20 Minutes Instruction 1 x Workshop Activity 1 x Home Activity
• Visualisation +/- 20 Minutes Instruction 1 x Workshop Activity 1 x Home Activity
Comfort Break (5 Minutes)
• Memory Keys +/- 20 Minutes Instruction 1 x Home Activity
Food and Drinks Break (30)
Session 2
• Memory Hooks and Links +/- 20 Minutes Instruction 1 x Workshop Activity 1 x Home Activity
• Vocabulary and Spelling +/- 20 Minutes Instruction 1 x Workshop Activity
Comfort Break (5 Minutes)
• Mastering Math +/- 20 Minutes Instruction 1 x Workshop Activity
• Answering Questions +/- 20 Minutes Instruction 1 x Home Activity
Comfort Break (5 Minutes)
• Exam Stress +/- 20 Minutes Instruction 1 x Workshop Activity

PROOF OF CONCEPT
What started off as a 30-hour Study Program in 2012, was turned into a book in 2013 and then into the 1 st generation of Study
Skills workshops in 2014. Since then, the workshops have been offered at several schools and companies who could afford to
pay for the intervention, but it soon became apparent that the children who needed the intervention the most, just couldn’t
afford it, and so the delivery model was changed to follow the following methodology.
• Approach a sponsoring entity to commit funds to an agreed number of workshops.
• Approach a school in quintiles 1 to 3 to obtain the buy-in of the school leadership and governing body.
• Deliver several parallel workshops on a Saturday morning to minimise interruption of regular school activities.
• Limit the size of each workshop to 10 learners to keep a tight facilitator span of control, and to maximise the
participation of the children attending the workshops.
• Make provision for meals and transport fees to assure that all nominated children can attend.
• Provide workbooks and stationery to the learners who attend the workshops, so that no unintended costs are incurred
by their guardians.
• Pay a hosting fee to the school so that it can arrange for the opening, setup and locking of the venues.
• Register all workshop attendees on a web-club platform so that their progress can be tracked, and further study support
can be provided to them on a continual basis.
At the beginning of 2022 a sponsorship for the delivery of 8 workshops was obtained from Trinity Methodist Church in Linden,
Johannesburg.
• On the 23rd of April 2022 a first round of Basic Study Skills Workshops were delivered to grade 5 learners at Manzini
Primary School in Katlehong, Germiston.
• On the 6th of September 2022 a second round of Study Skills Workshops were delivered at Dowling Primary School, in
Westbury, Johannesburg, to Grade 5 to 8 learners from the school, children from the Slovo Centre of excellence and
children from Readers R Leaders.
• On the 1 st of October a third round of Basic Study Skills Workshops were delivered to Grade 5 to 8 learners at “Lefika La
Phodiso” Community Art Counselling and Training Centre, in Braamfontein.
All the interventions were very successful, with both the children participating in the workshops and the educationalist
responsible for these children being excited, inspired, and eager to roll out the workshops to all Grade 5 to 8 learners of the
respected schools and BPO’s.
IV. GOALS
GOAL DESCRIPTION
KEY BENEFITS
To train Grade 5 – 7 learners in an
identified school in Basic Study Skills
To train Grade 7 Learners in an identified
school in Advanced Study Skills
• The learners take responsibility for their own learning.
• They become better learners.
• They are better prepared for the rest of the intermediate phase of learning and
the senior phase of learning
• The learners become better thinkers.
• They are better prepared for the rest of the senior phase of learning and the FET
phase of learning

V. SCOPE OF WORK
Step Action Goal Duration
Step 1 Meet with School Leadership To obtain commitment 1 hour
Step 2 Meet with Governing Body To obtain formal approval 1 hour
Step 3 Meet again with School Leadership To do strategic planning 4 Hours
Step 4 Meet with Implementation Team To plan rollout of workshops 4 Hours
Deliver the workshop(s)to 10 learners at a time • To make sure that Grade 7’s
Step 5
according to the following priority list
complete both workshops before
4 Hours per workshop
1. Grade 7 learners in Basic Study Skills
they go to High School
(Running
2. Grade 7 learners in Advanced Study Skills • To have grade fives and grade
simultaneously)
3. Grade 6 learners in Basic Study Skills
sixes complete the first workshop
4. Grade 5 learners in Basic Study Skills
as early as possible.
VI. COST STRUCTURE
OVERVIEW
The Workshop Delivery Cost is broken down into the following cost components
• Hosting Costs
• Learner Transport Costs
• Food and Beverage Costs
• Facilitator Costs
• Workbook Costs
• Stationary Costs
• Research and Development Costs
• Broker Costs (Waived when contracting with the IP Holder or CSS NPO directly)
• Administrative Costs
• Project Management Costs
• Club Costs
WORKSHOP FEE BREAKDOWN
Quintile 1 - 3 Schools Quintile 4/5 Schools
RATE (Per Learner) To R700.00 % R540.00 %
Hosting School R 80.00 11.43% R 50.00 9.26%
Transport Ad Hoc Provider R 20.00 2.86%
Lunch Box Ad Hoc Provider R 95.00 13.57%
Facilitator Facilitator R 120.00 17.14% R 120.00 22.22%
Learner Workbook Publisher R 70.00 10.00% R 70.00 12.96%
Stationary Ad Hoc Provider R 15.00 2.14%
R & D Fee IP Holder R 80.00 11.43% R 80.00 14.81%
Broker Fee (Waived)
Admin Administrator R 60.00 8.57% R 60.00 11.11%
Project Management Program Manager R 100.00 14.29% R 100.00 18.52%
Club Fees (Yearly) Club Master R 60.00 8.57% R 60.00 11.11%
R 700.00 100% R 540.00 100%
Workshop Fee for 10 Learners R7 000.00 R5 400.00

VII. RISK MITIGATION
Risk 1: The identified school does not fully support the project
• The school receives a hosting fee of R800 for each workshop, that can be used to pay a teacher / administrator to open
and setup the venue.
• Workshops will ideally be conducted on Saturday mornings, so that any interference with the school’s normal program,
can be kept to a minimum.
Risk 2: Children who are nominated to attend a workshop does not attend
• Provision is made for a R20 transport fee per learner so that those who are dependent on public transport can get to the
venue on the weekend.
• The children receive a lunchbox on the day, that also contains treats.
• The workshop activities are designed to be fun events, so that the children learn while enjoying themselves.
Risk 3: There is no follow-up after the workshops.
• On completion of the first workshop, the learners are registered on the “Student Skills for Life” web-club for 1 year.
• Via the web-club they can stay in contact with their facilitators and have access to additional study resources and
activities that are specifically intended to enhance the skills learned during the workshops.
• The “Basic Study Skills” and “Advanced Study Skills” workshops are the first two workshops in a series of four. The other
two being “The World of Work” and “Self-Management” that is aimed at High School learners.
Risk 4: Money is paid by the sponsor, but delivery expectations are not met, and no feedback is received
• Only 60% of the workshop fee is payable prior to the workshop.
• The sponsor can nominate a representative to act as workshop observer at its own cost.
• On completion of the workshop the Program Manager sends a report to the sponsor.
• On receipt of the report, the other 40% of the workshop fee becomes payable
VIII. STAFFING RESOURCES
The Project Administrator will be responsible for the following:
• The organising, setting, and attending of school meetings
• Liaising with the school before the workshops
• Buying the food and stationery from the providers
• Ordering the workbooks from the publisher before the workshops
• The collection and filing of workshop documentation
The Project Manager will be responsible for the following
• Liaising with the Sponsor
• Coordinating all project activities
• Receiving payments from the sponsor and making payments to other project participants
• Reporting to the sponsor
• Making recommendations to other project participants
The Club Master will be responsible for the following
• The maintenance and development of the web-club platform
• Finding and creating web-club content in cooperation with the IP holder
• The registration of the learners on the platform
The Facilitators will be responsible for the following
• Facilitating the workshops
• Distribution of workbooks, lunchboxes, and stationery
• The completion of workshop documentation
• Workshop administration
• Monitoring the progress of the trainee facilitators
The IP holder will be responsible for the following
• Continuous research and development of existing and new workshops
• Training the trainee facilitators on the different workshop content
• Finding and creating web-club content in cooperation with the Club Master

The publisher will be responsible for the following
• Delivering the correct workbooks at the correct quantity to the administrator
It is possible for one person or entity to fulfil more than one of the roles described above
At present, eight (8) facilitators have been trained and can facilitate both the Basic Study Skills Workshop and the Advanced
Study Skills Workshop. As the trainee facilitators envisioned by this project plan complete their training, they will join this pool of
facilitators and could be utilised as facilitators on future projects.
IX. MEASUREMENTS OF SUCCESS
Key Performance Indicator
• Number of “Basic Study Skills” Workshops Conducted
• Number of children participating in the “Basic Study Skills”
Workshops
• Number of children registered on the “Student Skills for
Life” web-club platform
• Number of “Advanced Study Skills” Workshops Conducted
• Number of children participating in the “Advanced Study
Skills” Workshops
Target
90% of Workshops are conducted within one month of
acquiring sponsor commitment
90% of Children nominated to attend a workshop attends the
workshop
100 % of Workshop attendees are registered on the platform
90% of Workshops are conducted within one month of
acquiring sponsor commitment
90% of Children nominated to attend a workshop attends the
workshop
X. RELATED DOCUMENTS
Any Related documents and Endorsements will be supplied at the sponsors request
XIII. TERMS & CONDITIONS
All the parties referenced in this proposal are expected to treat the proposal with the strictest confidentiality
We undertake to give the sponsor the exclusive branding and bragging rights should this proposal be excepted
PROPOSAL MAY BE WITHDRAWN IF NOT ACCEPTED BY DATE OF
Date here
XIV. ACCEPTANCE OF PROPOSAL
AUTHORIZED
CLIENT SIGNATURE
DATE OF
ACCEPTANCE
Notes
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