Friday was zoom meetings around the future of education in South Africa. Over 500 schools and educators from preschools to primary, secondary, tertiary and private schooling talking about HOW education is forever changed. The 80-20 despair of 80% of our schools not having access to online learning which means their pupils are excluded from learning. Realities of being held hostage by data costs. The exciting opportunities that can be unlocked. The possible return of education from scripted syllabi to creative teacher-led learning. Ying and yang.
At the same time, so grateful for partners like JAM International who bring nutritious porridge to preschools in impoverished areas... another ying (Khayelitsha below) and yang (my very privileged children in our middle class home).
Art challenge topic - mask. I thought I'd share my version of the lists that I dole out each day.
Saturday. Couch surfing (er, repair) day. Complete with Le Tat to inspect each stage and screw and possible hidey hole. This is a result of the craasshhhh we heard earlier in the week.
HD has been warned NOT to couch surf again. Even though we have done some major reinforcements!
Supper was happiness - home made pizza. Super quick, super easy and surprisingly, super cheap. A good end to the day!
And Sunday? A slow wake up, church online, some projects including washing the car, cleaning out a flower bed, sweeping out the workshop, applying for a Space TV show and editing the video for the application (hey, why not!) and binging on Colin Furze's maker videos. My pic of the day was Le Tat above.
Palm Sunday. Art Lock challenge today was "Hand". I keep thinking about palms and hands and what that might mean. Hope in touch. We've ignored the news and social media and chosen to "be" today.
HD's goodnight prayer tonight was "Lord Jesus, please help mom and dad as they re-enter work tomorrow". I whispered a heartfelt amen.
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