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Dankoord VGK Primary
Dankoord (meaning ‘Place of thanks’) Primary, originally known as Koedoeskloof Primary, was renamed after the land on which the school is situated was donated to the church by a local farmer. The school serves the children of the workers who work on the surrounding farms.Dankoord Primary prides themselves on the care and quality of the education they offer to their learners. In recent times they have managed significant upgrades to their facilities that include the installation of water and electricity. Their remote location and the poverty of the learners they serve often result in fewer opportunities for these learners. They do not have access to learning resources and their knowledge of the world beyond their immediate village is extremely limited. The introduction of technology into this community has opened new doors and will created undreamed of opportunities for these learners and the members of this community. Educators have responded very positively to their training with their Khanya facilitator. As an ex-educator himself, they found he pitched the training sessions at exactly the right level and they have established a very good working relationship with him. Educators now feel confident taking their learners to the laboratory where they are able to work through practical exercises that reinforce concepts learnt in class. Educators at Dankoord Primary feel that technology has raised the level of their teaching and that they are now able to present more challenging lessons to their learners. Learners are delighted with their laboratory – so much so that they have approached the principal to adjust the timetable to cater for more regular opportunities for laboratory visits. Learners have a clearer understanding of their work as they complete many drill exercises reinforcing concepts taught in the classroom in the laboratory. They are more focussed in class and they are experiencing a sense of satisfaction as they obtain high marks for work completed in the laboratory. ABET classes are offered at the school and the establishment of a Khanya laboratory at the school means that lessons in computer literacy will also be presented by ABET to the community.
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