JumpStart’s team talks about a year of lockdown
Way back when… in January 2020, before we all wore masks and sanitised our hands into old age, our team...
Read MorePodcast: Maths matters to Refiloe Mpakanyane at 702
At the crack of dawn, on Sunday, 24 February 2021, the JumpStart WhatsApp groups were abuzz with excitement. Radio 702‘s...
Read MoreTutoring our JumpStart tutors
When JumpStart tutors faced the delayed return to school due to Covid-19 the team turned the disappointment into an exciting...
Read MoreFuture teacher, Dimakatso Skabata, attends Sasolburg orientation
Dimakatso Skabata is an intern with a full dance card! On the work side, this 29-year-old splits her time between...
Read MoreCelebrating global partners on World Education Day
On World Education Day South African children should be polishing their school shoes and sharpening their pencils… Instead they await...
Read MoreBack to school – JumpStart responds
When Deputy Basic Education Minister Reginah Mhaule announced the delayed re-opening of schools last Friday, the JumpStart team was relieved...
Read More“Kasi kids” building robots feature in Mail & Guardian
JumpStart’s robotics and coding programme was featured in the Mail & Guardian as 2020 came to a close. Journalist, Khaya...
Read MoreJumpStart responds to South Africa’s foundation phase maths crisis
Earlier this month, the bleak news of the international TIMSS study 2019 registered with South African educators and parents. It’s...
Read MoreFive New Schools Join JumpStart
Five primary schools in the Ekurhuleni South District will be coming on board the JumpStart mathematics education programme in January,...
Read MorePule Morobi: tutor today, principal of the future?
When Pule Morobi arrived for a job interview back in 2018, he had set his mind on becoming a JumpStart...
Read MoreJumpStart wins MTN Award for Social Change
It was a happy coincidence that during Teacher Appreciation Month JumpStart won the 2020 MTN Award for Social Change! This...
Read MoreAdelina Msimango: Teachers are beacons of light!
During 2020 Mrs Adelina Msimango shared her office and her heart with four JumpStart interns. As Head of Department (Intersen)...
Read MoreCelebrating International Teachers’ Day with Funeka Phakade
On International Teachers’ Day we honour the teachers who change the world. One of the remarkable educators who captured our...
Read MoreQ&A with JumpCo alumnus, Tlangelani Maluleke.
When JumpCo alumnus, Tlangelani Maluleke, completed matric at Malvern High School, she wasn’t too clear about her life’s goals. She...
Read MoreJumpStart Robotics and Coding goes virtual with Daniella Lekgau
Imagine lifting the lid on the future of Grade 6 and 7 learners. Imagine intermediate phase learners grasping that they...
Read MoreInterview tips for job hungry tutors and interns
At JumpStart and JumpCo we pride ourselves on choosing high-potential youth for our learnerships and internships. Tutors and trainees are...
Read MoreMolefe Skosana’s journey from mentee to mentor
Not many alumni travel through JumpStart and JumpCo Software Labs, but Molefe Skosana is now a software developer for a...
Read MoreLife under lockdown #6: Tumelo Mokoena builds firm foundations
Tumelo Mokoena is a tutor at Mohlodi Primary School, where he inspires a love of maths to learners in Grades...
Read MoreThinking about thinking in Women’s Month – a guest contribution
How are women’s brains different to men’s? What does this mean for tutors supporting girls in the classroom? How do...
Read MoreQ&A with JumpStart alumnus, automotive machinist Lerato Molete – video
Falling in love with mathematics as a student kickstarted Lerato Molete’s career as an apprentice automotive machinist. “There’s no job...
Read MoreTeacher Talk: Hope for learners at Izibuko Primary
This Women’s Month we feature some exceptional women in our community. The first of our August heroines is Barbara Bogogolela,...
Read MoreLife under lockdown #5: Simphiwe Mtshali gains new skills
Once upon a time, when Simphiwe Mtshali was working in a health spa, where Women’s Month meant doing lots of...
Read MoreQ&A with JumpStart alumnus, Siduduzile Mthembu
Early Childhood Development (ECD), entrepreneurship, and dreams of becoming a speech therapist motivate JumpStart success story, Siduduzile Mthembu. There’s nothing...
Read MoreShare the love on Mandela Day
Every year the world celebrates Mandela Day on the 18th July. In previous years social media timelines buzzed with companies...
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