We were excited to have Brian Ramadiro, Deputy Director of the Nelson Mandela Institute for Education and Rural Development, give the keynote address at ITEC’s Annual General Meeting in September.
Brian’s powerful talk resonated with everyone in the room. He spoke of the enduring link between early literacy, poverty, and social inequality in modern South Africa. Brian sketched out some of the almost intractable systemic challenges that hinder young learners, and called on us all to strengthen our resolve, and become more imaginative in our proposed solutions to the issues. His talk is available for download here.
Despite the gravity of Brian’s talk, we remembered the child in all of us. Each group of people built a LEGO model of Brian’s key points. The picture gallery below shows some of the scenes from a memorable AGM.
Brian Ramadiro giving his keynote address
Our Chairperson, Greg Webb, congratulates a staff member on her long service at ITEC
Caroll Warmberg, MD of ITEC, reporting on ITEC’s performance over the past year
Our Auditors reported on how we spent our money
Creating a LEGO’model’ of some of Brian’s key points
The ITEC AGM
The ITEC AGM
Listening intently
The ITEC AGM. ITEC staff dressed in traditional clothes to celebrate Heritage Day.
The ITEC AGM
Listening intently
Serious topics, but room for fun
Building a model with LEGO
Fun, but serious thinking while building a LEGO model
Building a LEGO model
Building a LEGO model
Building a LEGO model
Building a LEGO model
Reporting on the group’s reaction to Brian’s talk
One of the LEGO models depicting the inequalities in the education system
