TRAINING INFORMATION
| Term 1 | ||
| Information meeting and workshop (09:00-15:00 with lunch) |
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| Date | Region | Venue |
| 02 February | Cape Metro | Molo Mhlaba School (Ncumo Rd, Khayelitsha) |
| 09 February | Eden | TBC |
| 16 February | Cape Winelands | Callie de Wet Hall (8 Church St, Robertson) |
| 1st COP engagement – stakeholder meeting, mapping the district
COPS include 2017, 2018, 2019 coaches, principals, ASSITEJ members, MOD practitioners, arts focus schools, community members, artists etc. (9h00 – 13h00 with tea) |
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| Date | Region | Venue |
| 26 February | Eden | TBC |
| 28 February | Cape Metro | Molo Mhlaba School (Ncumo Rd, Khayelitsha) |
| 05 March | Cape Winelands | Callie de Wet Hall (8 Church St, Robertson) |
| Baseline Assessment | ||
| Date | Region | Venue |
| Feb – March | All sites | Participants place of work (schools, NGOs, community centres, etc) |
| Skills Development Training at Franschhoek Travellers Lodge in Cape Town (Franschhoek) | ||
| Date | Venue | Attendance is compulsory.
Transport at cost to participant. |
| 25-29 March | Franschhoek Travellers Lodge (Franschhoek, Cape Town) | |
| Term 2 | ||
| Professional On-site Support Visit: giving feedback, mentoring, working with 2019 coaches for 3 hours over 1-2 visits | ||
| Dates | Venue | |
| April-June | All sites | |
| 2nd COP: Professional workshops – mid-June – 1 day workshop in community clusters | ||
| Dates | Region | Venue |
| 1 June | Cape Winelands | TBC |
| 1 June | Eden | TBC |
| 8 June | Cape Metro | TBC |
| 15 June | Cape Metro | TBC |
| Term 3 | ||
| 3rd COP: 1 day professional workshops plus engagement with production (could be combined or could be separate) | ||
| Dates | Region | Venue |
| 7 September | Cape Winelands | TBC |
| 14 September | Eden Metro | TBC |
| 21 September | Cape Metro | TBC |
| Professional On-site Support Visit: giving feedback, mentoring, working with 2019 coaches for 3 hours over 1-2 visits | ||
| Dates | Venue | |
| July – October | All sites | |
| Term 4 | ||
| Community showcases – may also take place in term 3 | ||
| Dates | Participants and learners to be linked to local community and showcase opportunities such as Shakespeare Schools Festival, Artscape Schools Festival, etc | |
| September/ October | ||
| 4th COP: 1 day | ||
| Dates | ||
| November | Sharing the lessons from COP: Final Presentation with regional arts decision makers | |
Programme Background
The After School Game Changer (AS GC) is one of seven priority projects of the Western Cape Provincial Government. It focuses on increasing the opportunities for youth by providing quality After School Programmes for learners in no-and low-fee schools. This includes academic support, sport, arts and life skills programmes. Through these programmes the initiative aims to reignite the flame of learning, improve educational outcomes, reduce school dropout and improve young people’s chances of becoming engaged and productive citizens.
There are over 900 After School Sites in the Western Cape operated by a number of partners: Government has a number of programmes run internally by departments; Government funds NGOs to deliver programmes; and NGOs self-fund to deliver programmes.
The Western Cape Government in partnership with ASSITEJ SA have come together as the Programme Convenors for the Creative Arts Training Programme for After School Practitioners to support Coaches delivering arts programmes.