Description of project:

The South African Institute for Entrepreneurship (SAIE) aims to develop an entrepreneurial culture and mindset amongst youth in South Africa. Its objectives towards achieving this aim is to provide quality, durable, innovative and relevant learning resources to schools. Educators are provided with educator development and training as well as materials for the Economic, Management Science learning area – with a strong emphasis on entrepreneurship.

The Shuttleworth Foundation's involvement:

The Shuttleworth Foundation is funding the development of two learning programmes for grades three and eight. These Business VENTURES learning materials are aimed at enhancing the teaching and learning of Entrepreneurship, a component of the Economic Management and Sciences learning area.

Aims and objectives:

The aim of the project is the development of the two learning programmes. The material will support the Ventures programme that will constitute a holistic solution to educator development that will enable and motivate educators to be effective, efficient and dynamic facilitators of stimulating learning.
The learning material will contain:

-Curriculum charts for managing the curriculum
-Learner’s materials for managing classes with many learners
-Progress charts for managing the progress of learners through OBE
-Assessment forms for assessing learners efficiently and objectively
-The learning programmes will offer learners the opportunity to engage in activities that are consuming and personally meaningful.
-The activities may draw out their hidden skills and talents or may offer previously unexplored avenues to pursue their personal interests.

Current Status (December 2003):

Drafts of the material to be developed have been received by the foundation, and will be refined.