DPWI hosts its 8th annual Winter School Camp aimed transforming the built environment sector through assisting learners with Mathematics and Physical Science
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure cordially invites you to the 8th annual Winter School Camp programme. The purpose of the Schools Camp is to promote careers within the built environment sector and create a solid foundation for a high pass rate in Mathematics and Physical Science. This aims to enable learner’s access into careers within the built environment, while prioritising the attendance of learners from disadvantaged communities and females.
The camp forms part of the department’s mandate to transform the built environment sector by providing support to educators through enrichment programmes that help teachers become better Mathematical and Physical Science educators. The camps also aim to assist learners achieve a high pass rate in Mathematics and Physical Sciences.
The camp will have interactive exhibitions and expose the learners to career opportunities in the built environment sector while addressing the challenge of scarcity in educational resources that lead to poor performance in schools.
Since the ‘Winter Schools Camp programs’ inception in 2013, 42 schools have participated, while there are 22 schools currently enrolled this year, with 48 learners participating.
The prerequisites for learners to participate are: Each school needs to have an average of 40% of their grade 10 – 12 scholars doing Mathematics and Physical Science and for Grade 9 – 12, learners to achieve a minimum of 60% for Mathematics and Physical Science.
Details of the event:
Date: 10 July - 16 July 2022 (Camp for grade 10 - 12 learners across the country)
Time: 08:00 - 14:30
NB: 13 July 2022 - MEDIA BRIEFING to be held at 09:30. We humbly request members of the media to attend the Camp wherein the Department’s DDG Ms Lydia Bici and stakeholders will articulate the significance of capacitating the State’s scarce skills pool in response to the essential infrastructure challenges and dire effects caused by the covid19 pandemic etc.
Venue: Kopanong hotel, STONEWEDGE OFFICE PARK, 1 WEDGEWOOD LINK RD Lyndhurst 2021 Johannesburg
NB: The first camp comprising of grade 9 pupils was held as follows:
Date: Friday 07 July 2022- Saturday 09 July 2022
Enquiries:
Thami Mchunu
079 519 6997
Contact:
Lunga Mahlangu 072 566 1814 / 012 406 1844
Lunga.Mahlangu@dpw.gov.za
