Realising potential: Nomaza’s story
Nomaza went to Zimasa, a public school in the community of Langa where she was born. Langa is one of the oldest townships of Cape Town plagued with gangs, drugs […]
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Hard work pays off for the Class of 2012
LEAP had a total of 122 Grade 12 students taking the National Senior Certificate exams – our students achieved a 94.7% pass rate with 115 students qualifing for tertiary studies.
A video introduction to LEAP
Thank you to the Old Mutual Foundation for this video highlighting what makes the LEAP schools different.
State of grace
Ross Hill, Leader of LEAP 4 (Diepsloot), shares his experience of participating in the KIPP Fisher Fellowship.
Valuing education
The inequity in South Africa’s education system should be declared a national emergency because by allowing the situation to continue as it is, we perpetuate the abhorrent impact of apartheid and colonialism.
An interview with Ralph Mupita
In a recent Business Day article Ralph Mupita, CEO of Old Mutual SA and Emerging Markets, shares why he supports LEAP and his passion for quality maths and science education in South Africa.
LEAP Voice: Celebrating Women
The third edition of the LEAP Voice came out on 18 September 2012. In this issue we hear from the women of the LEAP community.
Amy inspires as LEAP Patron
Amy Kleinhans-Curd, former Miss South Africa and Director of Dial a Teacher, became LEAP’s patron in March after visiting LEAP.
LEAP women speak
These are the voices and images of the women of the LEAP community, in celebration of Women’s month.
From subject to citizen
Dr Mamphela Ramphele challenges us to confront the legacy of woundedness in South Africa and galvanise citizen engagement in education.