News & Awards.
Pioneers in Tech - Cultivating Growth With Green Shoots
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Green Shoots is featured in the 2023 ‘Pioneers In Tech’ publication from WESGRO . Wesgro is the official tourism, trade and investment promotion agency for Cape Town and the Western Cape Government.
In this 2023 Pioneers publication “we celebrate for the first time innovation, thought leadership, and the trailblazers in Cape Town and the Western Cape's education ecosystem “ . |
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eLearning Africa Conference - Dakar, Senegal May 2023
Dr. Isabel Tarling, Jo Besford & Mark Swartz attended the 16th eLearning Africa Conference. This is the largest and most comprehensive knowledge sharing event for digital education, training and skills on the African continent.
Dr Tarling presented findings from her paper 'Measuring the learning gains from engagement with the Green Shoots Maths Curriculum Online' to delegates from across Africa. The session focussed on how learning analytics can improve teaching methods and student outcomes. |
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Green Shoots 10 Year Anniversary - May 2022
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HolonIQ - 2020 Africa EdTech 50In September 2020, HolonIQ announced the first annual Africa EdTech 50 — a list of the 50 most innovative education technology startups across Sub-Saharan Africa.
Green Shoots was selected in the top 50 EdTech startups in Sub Saharan Africa , out of the 700 companies who were evaluated in 2020.
We were included in the 'Supporting Teachers & Schools' category HolonIQ Website |
TECH4GOOD AWARDS - 2020 FINALIST
Green Shoots are Finalists in the Tech4Good For Africa Category.
Mark Walker, organiser of the Awards, said: “Our tenth year has seen more entries than ever, with hundreds of amazing examples of how tech can help to make the world a better place.
“Our judges had the extremely tough job of selecting the shortlists, picking out the finalists who they think could be this year’s winners.It’s difficult to describe how difficult this is – so many amazing entries were pipped at the post – so huge congratulations to everyone who made it!”
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PARTNERSHIP WITH TWO-A-DAY IN GRABOUW
Two-a-Day is very proud to be involved with Green Shoots and the schools in our community. We believe that the investment we made at a very early stage of the learners’ development will enhance their chances of pursuing careers that are needed for the future”
Two-a-Day HR Director Dimitri Jacobs. Click to see more information on the partnership |
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WISE@Accra: Leading and Innovating for Quality Education in Africa
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Mark Swartz & Jo Besford represented Green Shoots at the WISE@Accra forum in Ghana.
Over 500 local and international policy makers, education practitioners, young innovators, and entrepreneurs gathered to discuss how to empower African youth and scale innovations for quality education. Conference report WISE Twitter moments |
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"Data Enabled District" Project
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Over 100 schools attended Metro South Education District's "Data Informed Decisions" School Management Conference, which was organised in partnership with Green Shoots.
Schools showcased how their use of real-time, learner outcome analytics is transforming how they are supporting Maths learning & teaching. "The digital analytics allow you to easily see what learners have not yet mastered - it's a wonderful opportunity" Brian Schreuder, Head of Department - Western Cape Education Department This conference was featured in an article - "Integrating ICT and data into school mathematics education" in the Cape Times. |
Blended Learning Universe - Clayton Christensen Institute
"Their holistic model of curriculum, data analysis, professional development, IT support, and youth development is a unique approach that focuses on using technology as a means to drive student and teacher outcomes."
Green Shoots was featured in a blog post by the Blended Learning Universe, an online hub curated
by the Clayton Christensen Institute.
Click here for the full report.
by the Clayton Christensen Institute.
Click here for the full report.
Collaboration with Aalborg University
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Associate Professor, Jens Myrup Pedersen and 2 Masters students, Christian Liboriussen and Ivan Gammeljord from the "Networks and Distributed Systems" course, Aalborg University, Denmark visited Green Shoots.
A group of Master students from this course will be undertaking a joint project with the Green Shoots Team. Their course focuses on designing solutions to a real-world problems, with this collaborative project forming part of their coursework. The students will be working on a solution that will allow Green Shoots to provide increased support to schools with poor connectivity. Aalborg University Feature on Green Shoots Project |
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Green Shoots was honoured to be one of the four finalists in the "Comic Relief Tech4Good For Africa' category at the 2017 AbilityNet Tech4Good Awards. Green Shoots was the only EdTech project selected in this new category that recognises projects using technology to change people’s lives in sub-Saharan Africa. Green Shoots profile |
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Green Shoots' Project " Supporting Primary Maths: Data informed decisions was shortlisted in the Hybrid Learning category of the prestigious Reimagine Education Awards.
The Awards rewards innovative initiatives aimed at enhancing student learning outcomes & employability. This culminates in a global conference for those seeking to shape the future of education. Green Shoots presented their shortlisted Project in Philadelphia, Dec 2016 to Universities and organisations from across the world. 2016 Conference & Awards |
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WISE ACCELERATOR Green Shoots was extremely honoured to be the only African-based organisation whose project selected for the 2015-16 WISE Accelerator programme. The five innovative projects of the 2015-16 WISE Accelerator originated from Canada, SOUTH AFRICA, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) is a leading international initiative driving innovation and collaboration in education. Launched in 2014, the Accelerator is designed to support the development of young, innovative projects with high potential for scalability and positive impact in the field of education.
Green Shoots was part of yearlong mentorship program tailored to address our specific needs. The WISE Accelerator also served as an intermediary to connect our organisation with an international network that created opportunities to share knowledge and find support from donors and investors. |