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Friends of GT Scholars – Catch our latest scholar spotlight!
It’s the weekend! Did you know that today, 56 years ago, one of the world’s most iconic figures, spent their first day of 27 years in prison? You guessed right – I’m talking about anti-apartheid activist, Nobel Prize winner and former president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela. Thanks to great people like him who chose to fight for equality in his time, we’ve moved forward but we still have a long way to go. The news and social media has been filled with so many tough stories to read but we believe that this change can and will happen.
An article from Temi Kamson
A lot of news has been about equality, anti-racism and also on social media, you might have noticed hashtags such as #BlackLivesMatter and #BlackoutTuesday. More people are speaking up about inclusion and sharing their personal experiences. Our founder & CEO, Temi Kamson decided to share her story in her latest article, 7 lessons to teach my black son (and any young black person).
Spotlight on one of our scholars on the Headstart programme – Ameer
Recently I had the pleasure to interview one of our scholars, Ameer who’s currently in year 8 and on our Head Start programme. Ameer is a very talented young man and aspires to become a computer scientist or lawyer in the future. Ameer said “My tutor was very supportive of me. He was relaxed but serious when teaching me. I really enjoyed it!” His mom also shares her experience with us as a parent. You can read their story here.
Support for Volunteer Mentors!
We would like to give a big thank you to all the volunteers who worked on creating and updating our new mentoring worksheets. We will be sharing this with all our mentors shortly. If you’ve been a mentor with us or just signed up, be sure to read our latest mentoring blog which includes great tips to start off and have a great mentoring experience. You can read the full blog by following this link.
Have a great week!
Marilyn van Heerden
Head of Programmes at GT Scholars
Prior to working with GT Scholars, Marilyn spent most of her professional career in administration and management within the aviation industry. She's passionate about supporting young people to achieve their full potential. Marilyn has a keen interest in coding, technology and entrepreneurship. She currently works within GT Scholars as Head of Programmes.
Latest posts by Marilyn (see all)
- Are you available to volunteer at #GirlMeetsCode - November 10, 2020
- Scholar Spotlight – Mentoring gave me someone to engage with, with honest and truthful advice - June 19, 2020
- Friends of GT Scholars – Catch our latest scholar spotlight! - June 12, 2020
