From what I have experienced so far is that there are other ways for children to learn at their own pace and not just traditional classroom-based learning. Coming from a CAPS based learning environment, I had to adapt again to the Montessori way of learning. In January 2021, I started as a Montessori Assistant at the Lynedoch Community School. I had to adapt to the level of the scholar as they each comprehend on aĭifferent level and to ensure that learning material is understood which further broadened my love of working with children. My love for children led me to pursue a qualification in Early Childhood Development. Trained Adult 9 - 12 environment Carmen van der Venter She provides academic coordination of the sustainable food systems modules that aim to introduce students to the key issues related to social justice and ecological resilience in the food system. Since 2009, Candice has been appointed as an Extraordinary Lecturer at Stellenbosch University, and teaching and supervising students from the Postgraduate Diploma and Masters’ in Sustainable Development (in the School of Public Leadership).

The first phase of the project runs from November 2019 – October 2021, and phase two until October 2023.

This donor-funded project seeks to develop knowledge hubs in four regions across the African continent, that will collect, validate and disseminate knowledge about ecological organic agriculture to farmers. Currently, most of her time is dedicated to her role as project manager of the Knowledge Hub for Organic Agriculture in Southern Africa. Research & Advisory Associate Candice KellyĬandice has been working with the Sustainability Institute in various capacities since she completed her MPhil in Sustainable Development in 2008. Her Masters, therefore, focused on production claims made for more sustainable chicken production in the Western Cape, including how this impacts on sector development. At AGOF her work ranged from programme management to communications and multimedia data collection for mission-driven development.Īs a food systems researcher (and a passionate chef) Angela is particularly interested in the claims made for more sustainable alternatives and in the role that power relations play in the food system. Prior to the SI, Angela spent a decade in entrepreneurship development at the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation (AGOF), a philanthropic initiative that invests deeply in entrepreneurship development in Southern Africa. Angela has a robust understanding of entrepreneurship education, mainly in tertiary education institutions in the African context.

She is particularly interested in work that focuses on the intersections between entrepreneurial education and sustainability.

Angela has proven experience in the fields of development projects, entrepreneurial education, food systems and sustainability. As a Lead Associate Angela oversees a range of research and consulting projects at the Sustainability Institute.

Everything Changes by Samantha Hale