At the Crossroads Life Skills textbook launch – with Creative Arts contributions by ASSITEJ SA

13 Jun 2025

In celebration of #YouthMonth2025, the Department of Basic Education and the National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) launched the “At the Crossroads” Life Skills and Life Orientation Textbook Series today at the Department of Basic Education (DBE) Conference in Pretoria.
ASSITEJ SA is proud to have contributed all the Creative Arts (Performing and Visual Arts) materials to this comprehensive series which covers Life Skills for Grades 4 to 6 and Life Orientation for Grades 7 to 12. The event showcases 21 learner books and teacher guides that are essential for enhancing the educational experience of South African youth.
The complete series of books can be found online here: https://www.eduportal.org.za/lifeorientation/
Thank you to contributors including Yvette Hardie, Alison Polley-Green, Letlhogonolo Nche, Pedro Espi-Sanchis, Millicent Khemese, Tamara Guhrs, Nicola Elliott, Kristy Stone, Jill Joubert, Jefferson Dirks-Korkee, Thembile Tshuma, Tsholofelo Shounyane, Janet Watts and all the many Kickstarter Artist-facilitators over the years who have contributed to developing and perfecting the methodologies that underpin these books. We look forward to being able to share this crucial work with teachers and learners across the country.

 

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