Standard Bank is sponsoring a Literacy Project where SmartBrain had been chosen as the service provider

Worldwide Literacy (An NPO) has been involved with a literacy project at Ohrigstad Primary School, which Standard Bank has sponsored in 2024, to help address literacy problems at the school through our service provider partner, SmartBrain. We wish to extend out heartfelt thanks to Standard Bank for intervening at a time when literacy is at an all-time low in South Africa.

For this project, SmartBrain Lydenburg did an assessment of all the learners at the school to evaluate their reading abilities. A group of 25 learners were selected based on these reading results and are still in the process of receiving 16 hours of remedial reading training. The project will continue into November 2024 and has already achieved meaningful results.  

 

The SmartBrain Lydenburg team in action.

 

 

 

Gratitude Letter

Magdaleen Moolman
42 Hella Crescent
Durbanville, 7550
13.11.2024

SmartBrain Child Development Institute

Dear SmartBrain Team,

I am writing to express my heartfelt gratitude for the transformative role SmartBrain played in my son Manie Moolman’s life. At a vulnerable stage in his early years, Manie began with your program in Grade R. With only 40% vision, he faced unique challenges, and I knew that building a strong foundation in reading and learning would be essential for him. SmartBrain provided that foundation and so much more.

Through four years of dedicated teaching and support, Manie gained skills in phonics, writing, comprehension, and study techniques in both Afrikaans and English. The patience, encouragement, and expertise of your team were invaluable, helping him make significant strides. By Grade 2, he was reading at a Grade 5 level, and from that point forward, he thrived academically, achieving straight 7’s in all his subjects and truly enjoying his learning journey with SmartBrain.

Today, Manie is in Grade 11 and is one of the top achievers in his school, continuing to excel in all his studies. Reflecting on his progress, I cannot help but feel immense gratitude for the foundation SmartBrain provided during his critical formative years. Without the referral to your program, I’m not sure where we would be today.

Thank you once again for the positive and lasting impact you’ve made in Manie’s life. I am deeply appreciative of your dedication and the difference you continue to make for so many children.

With warmest regards and appreciation,

Magdaleen Moolman

Grade R’s experience the SmartBrain difference!

With the generous sponsorship of RAM Hand-to-Hand Couriers over the past couple of years SmartBrain has been able to help give the Grade R learners of Bellville South Primary School in    Cape Town a solid foundation as they embark on their schooling.

These learners are from vulnerable, previously disadvantaged homes and many come from homes still stricken with poverty and social ills. The feedback from teachers as they confidently send these learners to Grade 1 has been overwhelmingly positive and SmartBrain has become a well-loved member of the Bellville South family.

 

With the Covid-19 pandemic offering significant challenges in delivering the programme since the 2nd term of 2020, we have invested significant resources into developing our online platform (seen in action below) to minimise the risk to staff, facilitators and learners. This platform has been implemented by SmartBrain in one-on-one sessions and in groups with great success over the past 9 months!

  

SmartBrain Online launches

With the Coronavirus lockdown that came into effect in March 2020, we developed an online platform so that we could continue to help children throughout South Africa on their journey to become better readers and overcome learning difficulties.

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