Lessons Learned

Dear Students,

Shortly before classes ended in June, I asked you to tell me what you learned from our brief project. Unfortunately, I posed the question too late in the school year for you to respond. Fortunately, over the summer I was able to travel to South Africa to ask the students at Gauteng Comprehensive the same question in-person. They were gracious and welcomed me warmly with a program they organized on my behalf. I left South Africa very impressed by their efforts!

Attached below is a (very) short clip I put together from digital photos provided by Ina Smith, University of Pretoria (one of my collaborators), and audio from my digital recorder. The audio contains a few words from the students about what they learned from the project. The audio is uneven so there may be places where you will have to turn up the volume.

There is also a video of the students performing a dance during the program in the Photo Gallery on this blog.

Many thanks to Thembi Hadebe and her "babies" (Paula's Links), Ina Smith and the University of Pretoria for their contributions to this project!