Acorn News

“This internship […] changed my whole idea of what teaching is and what the role of a teacher is.” – Lusanda Vongwe (FET)   In 2020, Acorn Education launched a Teacher Internship [...]

The Department of Basic Education has presented the latest findings of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 2019 (TIMSS), showing how South African students compare to the [...]

Today, in Coffee Chats, we are talking to Apex High School’s SGB Chairperson and parent, Shantel Olivier, and Principal, Renate van der Westhuizen, about their response to the 2020 COVID-19 [...]

Acorn Education Foundation Phase Instructional Teacher Coach, Celeste Abrahams, interviews Dalene Uys from Apex High School about her experience with instructional coaching.

In an interview with Acorn Education’s Lead Instructional Teacher Coach, Sakeena Elloker, and Foundation Phase Instructional Teacher Coach, Celeste Abrahams, they discuss the groundbreaking [...]

A wooden sign outside Apex High School displays in bright white letters: “Whatever it Takes!” The principal of Apex High School, Renate van der Westhuizen, says: “We’ll do [...]

News24 wants to celebrate the superheroes who went well beyond the call of duty to make sure their pupils could continue learning. We received more than 200 nominations and narrowed it down to [...]

In this issue of Coffee Chats, we interview Acorn Education’s Teacher Internship Program (TIP) Manager, Sanrie van der Westhuizen, and Student Interns at Acorn Education’s [...]

Covid-19 disrupted our lives in ways we never anticipated. For schools, it meant coming up with creative ways to support their pupils academically, emotionally and even financially in order for [...]

SIMcontrol has helped countless businesses and educational institutions during the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic. With schools shutting down without much notice, the need for e-learning solutions [...]