Continued success of the Dimension Data Saturday School programm
Continued success of the Dimension Data Saturday School programm
Convergence Partners in partnership with Dimension Data presented certificates and prizes to the top performing students of the Dimension Data Saturday School Programme, on Friday, 2 December 2011 in recognition of their outstanding academic achievements for the year. The Dimension Data Saturday School Programme is a two-year initiative that benefits 100 grade 11 and 12 pupils from disadvantaged public high schools in Gauteng each year. The programme provides learners with weekly supplemental tutoring from 8am to 3:30pm on Saturdays in addition to holiday camps over Easter and the June vacations.
Learners in the programme attend classes in mathematics, physical science, life sciences, English, computer studies and soft skills. The grade 12 learners are also placed on a one-year mentorship programme, which assists them in preparing for their tertiary studies.
The company has pledged to provide technology access and skills training to 40 000 learners by 2015, according to Zandile Mbele, transformation executive at Dimension Data Middle East and Africa. Mbele says Dimension Data has helped 27 500 learners through its e-learning programmes, across 51 schools, using 3 000 educators.
In 2011, the awards included prizes for the best projects related to the New Dawn Satellite. This initiative received entries by students from all nine provinces was adjudicated by the University of Pretoria and the winners in each category. The categories included: best model of a rocket and satellite; best essay on the benefits of satellites; and best drawings depicting a satellite or rocket. The prize-winners each received HP laptops courtesy of Convergence Partners.