Since the last time I wrote an update on our community work, we have been able to make meaningful progress at Soshanguve South Secondary School! We have had the opportunity to talk to grade 11 and grade 12 students about applying to universities and colleges. In order to do this, we had to research the South African application process as it is very different from the one we are used to in the United States. Luckily, Junior Tukkies, University of Pretoria's outreach program, was helpful in giving us background on the process as well as providing some resources for us to handout to the students. We also shared how to apply for financial aid and scholarships as many of the students told us that financial problems would be their biggest challenge to apply to and attend university.
Although we had originally hoped to talk to small groups, we were glad that it ended up with us presenting to full classrooms. After listening to all of the students questions and interest, we realized it would have been a mistake to single out just students that teachers though were interested to hear the information. At the aftercare we made progress on the garden by transferring the beet plants from the cups into the actual garden. We also harnessed the kids energy and love of dancing by bringing our loudest speaker and choreographing a short dance for them. At both sites, the kids have been full of energy as the vacation approaches and we can't blame them as we are all very excited for our trips to Swaziland and Cape Town!!
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