Background
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I am Shaheed Hartley, Head of Advancing Knowledge Non-Profit Company (AK NPC) and it is my pleasure to introduce you to this organisation. We are based in Cape Town but reach out to various provinces in South Africa. AK NPC is an outreach, support, training and research organisation for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education. The AK NPC philosophy to improve the status of STEM education is to create an environment for STEM educators to improve the teaching of their subjects and at the same time supporting learning by providing attractive and interesting programmes for learners. The construction of the Science TLCs is an extension of the curriculum support of teachers and learners provided by AK NPC and serve as reward to committed science teachers, school management and learners. The support comes firstly, in the form of training for committed and passionate science teachers to improve the culture of science teaching and secondly through stimulating and challenging science projects such as science clubs, competitions, etc. to improve the culture of science learning. The Science Teaching and Learning Centres serve as the hub in which the cultures of science teaching and learning can be incubated to prepare learners for the future challenges in STEM brought about by the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
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Prof. Shaheed Hartley
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