Our Change Model
Our change model seeks to address three critical missing links in this rural education context, the aim is to motivate students and teachers, support and strengthen for positive change as indicated by the image below:
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Motivate to trigger action
This is achieved through learner and teacher support. iKDT provides learning and teaching support through:
- Early Childhood Development (ECD) and Foundation Phase support
- Learning Strategies, Study Skills and Exam Preparation
- Exposure to Science, Technology and Innovation (STI)
- Exposure to Learning School Camps
- School Leadership and governance
- Achievement Awards
- Career Guidance
- Applications and transition to Universities, Technikons and Colleges
- Alumni Network
Support holistically
The focus is on school leadership, community centeredness, institutional sustainability and psycho-social support. The long-term objective is to assist schools in developing their own institutional capacity and the ability to provide classroom based learning and psycho-social support to their learners working with relevant agencies
Partner for cultural change and impact
IKDT has a volunteer plough-back model that will draw attention to untapped potential, resident capacity and possible partnership between local and external stakeholders for the benefit of rural learners. This also includes establishing on Alumni Network Programme and mobilizing former students and graduates in order to deepen project impact of the efforts of iKDT.