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Tonko Bosman Primary
The Heldervalley Community Learning Centre (HCLC) opened its doors in January 2000 in a disused room in the state-run farm school of Tonko Bosman Primary. The HCLC was established in response to needs expressed by people living in the traditionally marginalised areas around the centre, to enhance learning opportunities for learners at local schools and to provide adults with the relevant skills that will enable them to access the local job market. Twenty computers were installed in 2000 and the centre offers Mathematics tuition using curriculum-based software as well as tuition in typing and basic computer literacy for primary school and high school learners, as well as adults.The aim of the centre is to develop computer literacy skills in learners and adults from disadvantaged communities, particularly those living on farms, and to give learners the opportunity to use technology to improve mainly mathematics and science, as well as other subjects. In 2004 the HCLC was supported by the Western Cape Education Department when it became a member of their Khanya project. While Khanya has provided a facilitator to assist with the training of the educators to enhance curriculum delivery, the HCLC remains responsible for the management of the laboratory. Currently, the laboratory is used by the learners of Tonko Bosman and the teachers of the multigrade classes find it a great advantage in their teaching. Learners from Grade 1 to Grade 6 spent one hour per day in the laboratory and the educators receive training in incorporating ICT in curriculum delivery once a week. At this stage, the centre is still dependent on outside sponsorship, mainly from the Heldervalley Trust, for support, but the aim in the long term is to make the centre self'sustaining. Various initiatives are being put in place to assist the centre in reaching this goal. One of the initiatives is called 'Sponsor a Learner' and the intention is to obtain sponsorship for 6 learners each from the Tonko Bosman and Raithbe Primary schools at a cost of R 80 per month. The amount raised in this way would cover the basic cost of running the centre. Thus far, sponsorship for 6 children has been obtained. The community is already reaping the benefit of the laboratory and this benefit has been enhanced by the provision of a Local Area Network (LAN). They plan to extend the availability of the centre to students of Somerset College and give internet, e-mailing, and word processing training for the high school learners from the surrounding area. Their long term plans are to start an internet caf', but to do this they will have to acquire ASDL via satellite.
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