The Education Show

Episode 17 | Lisa Illingworth | Leadership In Times Of Chaos

On this episode I chat with CEO of Futureproof SA Lisa Illingworth about leadership and what type of leadership is needed in these uncertain times.
 
https://futureproofsa.com/
 
https://zibuza.net/
 

Episode 16 | Dr Yen Verhoeven | Educator, Entrepreneur, Rebel

On this episode I chat with Yen about teaching during the pandemic, we focus on self care for teachers and as always we have a little bit of revolutionary chat thrown in for good measure.
 
Qi Learning was founded on April 5, 2018 with a mission to edvolutionize the way that we educate by empowering teachers with the tools to help people learn. Although we are a young company, I have spent a lifetime developing our company’s vision. When I was 17, I received a letter from the mom of a student that I tutored in math. She told me that my tutoring gave her son more confidence and motivation. The experience had completely changed her son’s outlook on school and on life. The letter surprised me because at the time, I was only tutoring for gas money and I didn’t realize just how much teaching can change someone’s life. That insight shaped my future and set me on a path to positively impact the world one person at a time, one class at a time. One candle can light the world when each of us nurtures and spreads the flame.
Yen Verhoeven
https://www.qilearning.com/
https://zibuza.net/
 

Episode 15 | Candice Preston | Teacher, Learner, Entrepreneur

On this episode we chat with Candice about her lifelong passion for learning and the courses she presents to enable students to study and learn better.
Candice:
My focus has been around combining teaching and coaching to help young people achieve greater success in their lives. I love learning and believe that education transforms us in amazing ways. Society is shaped by our schools and how we develop our youth. As teachers we have so much power to create and destroy.
I met James Jooste who created Ascend Whole Brain Learning in the 90's and helped over 15 000 students improve their learning methods and results. Together we rebranded as studytothrive.com where we started offering the courses online as well as in person and we are focusing on expanding into other content and skills that the youth of today need to succeed sooner in their lives. (Such as financial education, social etiquette, relationship building, etc)
Our study skills methods are incredible. When I learnt them I wished I had learnt them sooner because they help you think about the material you are learning in a very different way and enable you to learn anything with ease. We combine education and academic coaching to empower students to achieve greater academic success. However, that is not the end goal. We use study skills courses as a vehicle for helping students develop vital soft skills that will give them the advantage in the new and changing world of work. 
Whole Brain Learning methods are focused on developing both the left and right hemisphere of the brain so that students have greater synchronicity between these hemispheres enabling them to learn more effectively and developing their higher order thinking skills (evaluating, analysing and creating new ideas). But it is not a one size fits all because we can look at each student's brain profile and use their learning style and preference to help them apply the methods in a way that suits them best. Every single one of our students has improved academically and as they do they feel more confident and motivated to spend more time studying and thus they get even better results. 
The education system is changing and what students are learning is changing but the point of education is still to develop students' ability to think and that is what our methods help students do. 
When students perform better academically and feel more confident in their ability to learn they start to enjoy learning and pursue more learning opportunities. As they do this they develop themselves and open new doors of opportunity to not only better their lives and their families lives but to contribute something unique and valuable to the world. 
Focusing on coaching students for ultimate success
Academic success leads to financial success but we need to learn how to manage our money and make our money work for us. Thanks to meeting and working with Kathryn I am able to empower students through financial education as well. 
Book
From Teen to Adult: The Real Stuff For Success
I wrote a book connecting teenagers with the key things that can help them achieve success sooner in their lives.
https://www.studytothrive.com
 

Episode 14 | Natasha Wagiet | Attorney at ENSafrica, talking gender based violence

On this episode we chat with Natasha about gender based violence and violence against women and children. We talk about what GBV is and how we as individuals can help to break the cycle of GBV in our country.
Natasha Wagiet is a Pro Bono Coordinator at ENSafrica in the Mitchell's Plain office, and oversees ENSafrica’s CSI portfolio.
Her experience includes advising on gender and child justice, human trafficking, liaising with various stakeholders from both government and civil society, conflict resolution, legal administration, and advocacy.
As ENSafrica’s Mitchells Plain pro bono coordinator, Natasha is responsible for screening pro bono matters and coordinating consultations with ENSafrica’s practitioners, as well as running legal awareness workshops.
Natasha has a particular interest in socio- economic rights issues, as well as intellectual property and traditional knowledge.

Episode 13 | Kathryn Main | Money Savvy Kids

On this episode we chat with Kathryn about her journey and her business Money Savvy Kids
Born out of the need to teach our kids that money is something to be understood and respected, Money Savvy Kids (MSK) is the beginning of the end of financial mismanagement and misunderstanding.
MSK makes learning easy through fun ways to teach kids money matters.
The MSK financial curriculum ranges from grade 0 to grade 7 and combines real-world education with easy-to-understand modules to further enhance the children’s learning.
MSK is not just a product. It is a pathway to developing mind-sets that will ensure South Africa’s children not only work their way out of poverty, but that they have the tools to stay out.
MSK promotes in youth the skills, knowledge attitudes and behaviours required to be financially independent. This is critical to South Africa’s future because each person’s informed financial decisions help shape the country’s economy into the powerhouse it has the potential to be.
https://moneysavvykids.co.za/
https://zibuza.net/
 

Episode 12 | Mangaliso Mokoape | Entrepreneur, Digital Marketer, Director At Africa Kids Code and Mom

On this episode I chat with Mangaliso about her journey and her passion for the digital world.
Mangaliso is a Corporate Communications executive with 10 years experience. She completed her Masters Degree in Media Studies at the University of Sussex, United Kingdom. Her passion for the education of children in Africa and digital innovation led to the birth of AfricaKidsCode.
 
http://africakidscode.com/index.html
 
https://zibuza.net/

Episode 11 | Quintin Pretorius | Cultural Diversity, Connecting, Inspiring, Challenging

On this episode Quinton and I take a deep dive into cultural diversity and what it means.
Quinton has 22 years of experience in speaking, facilitating, and training within major corporations, universities, and youth organisations across South Africa and abroad. He lives and breathes diversity and relates exceptionally well to people from diverse backgrounds. His personal story is also a shining example of how one can overcome very difficult circumstances.
Quinton is best known for his use of stories, humour, multimedia presentations, and authenticity in his talks. His facilitation style is highly interactive and probing through which he helps diverse audiences make the transition from a subjective worldview and interaction style to having a greater appreciation for the complexity of social interactions in multicultural environments. Quinton leaves a lasting impression on his audiences through connecting, inspiring, and challenging them to unlock the potential of diversity.
https://culturalintelligenceafrica.com/
https://zibuza.net/
 
 

Episode 10 | Micheal Goodman | Group Knowledge Manager at Via Afrika

On this episode I chat with Micheal about the state of education in South Africa and we look at some potential solutions.
Micheal Goodman is a group knowledge manager at Via Afrika, an educational publishing house in South Africa. He has been working in education and in charge of teaching, authoring, teacher education and publishing roles for more than 25 years. He has had the opportunity to explore what language learning means in a variety of contexts and in a number of roles. His key interest in these roles has been language, especially for learners who learn and who are taught in a language that is not their home language. He is passionate about the role technology can play in achieving good education. He believes that when applied effectively, technology can transform educational practice and solve the many problems we face across our continent. He has an honors degree in applied linguistics and a master's degree in English education from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
https://viaafrika.com/
https://zibuza.net/
 

Episode 9 | Yen Verhoeven | Educator, Entrepreneur, Revolutionary

Qi Learning was founded on April 5, 2018 with a mission to edvolutionize the way that we educate by empowering teachers with the tools to help people learn. Although we are a young company, I have spent a lifetime developing our company’s vision. When I was 17, I received a letter from the mom of a student that I tutored in math. She told me that my tutoring gave her son more confidence and motivation. The experience had completely changed her son’s outlook on school and on life. The letter surprised me because at the time, I was only tutoring for gas money and I didn’t realize just how much teaching can change someone’s life. That insight shaped my future and set me on a path to positively impact the world one person at a time, one class at a time. One candle can light the world when each of us nurtures and spreads the flame.
Qi Learning provides the spark, but teachers set the world on fire.
 
https://www.qilearning.com/
https://zibuza.net/
 

Episode 8 | Lisa Illingworth | Batman, Entrepreneur, Passionate Educator, Mom

On this episode I chat to the firecracker that is Lisa Illingworth about FutureproofSA and Futureproof online.
Lisa Illingworth is a qualified educator with a post-graduate degree in curriculum design. Lisa curated and wrote the FutureProof curriculum which assimilates the global standards of entrepreneurial education into a structure that equips young people to start a business in a blended economy, and teachers and parents support those activities. She is the CEO of FutureProof and a mother of two daughters.
https://futureproofsa.com/
https://futureproofonline.co.za/login/index.php
https://zibuza.net/