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Parkfields Primary
Parkfields Primary was established in 1972 to serve the community of Hanover Park. As the majority of learners are underprivileged, few have access to computers at home and the school recognised how vital the development of computer skills would be if their learners were to rise above their circumstances and find gainful employment in the future.Extremely strained financial resources meant that this remained a dream until their inclusion in the Khanya Project in 2006. With the establishment of a full Khanya computer laboratory at Parkfields Primary, learners now have the opportunity to become computer literate and educators use the ICT resources to deliver the curriculum. What they may have lacked in financial resources Parkfields Primary has in human resources in abundance and the infrastructure of the laboratory was completed with the help of the educators and the parent body. Grade 1 to Grade 7 learners spend an hour every week in the laboratory and their time here is highly treasured – they will do nothing that may jeopardise a lesson in this exciting and interactive environment. They quickly mastered the skills that now enable them to work their way around the educational software which they use eagerly. The immediate feedback on tasks completed is one of the features that learners appreciate most. Learners are also able to work at a pace dictated by their own ability and both advanced and slightly weaker learners encounter appropriate challenges in the laboratory. Initial fears that educators may have had about the integration of technology into their teaching have quickly been overcome, thanks to their training with their Khanya facilitator. Training has been well received and enthusiastically attended and educators eagerly take their classes to the laboratory where they now feel adequately equipped to guide them through the educational software. The administrative minefield has also been eased through the introduction of technology and educators use the computers for assessments, for recording and for reporting. The presence of technology at the school and its successful integration into the curriculum delivery process makes Parkfields Primary a popular choice for prospective learners and many an ex-learner now enrols his/her children at the school confident in the knowledge that their children will receive the best, most up–to-date education.
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