The “South Africa Project is a multi-level youth project that focuses on organization/school collaboration, national and international cultural exchange, and digital storytelling. This year’s project will incorporate youth from Oakland, California, and youth from the greater Johannesburg area.

 

The “South Africa Project” is a project of the Global Classroom: Africa, the Diaspora, and Beyond; a program under the fiscal sponsorship of The Mentoring Center-a 501c3 organization (672 13th St #200, Oakland, CA 94612). The “South Africa Project” is a multi-level youth program that seeks to cultivate the following qualities in its participants:

• Cultural awareness 

• Historical understanding

• Develop a worldview

• Greater sense of self

• Pride/self-esteem

• Understanding of travel

• Understanding of language(s)

• Ability to fundraise

• Ability to present/educate peers

• Community responsibility 

• Cultural exchange

 

These goals will be accomplished through an organization and school collaborations, as well as national and international cultural exchange projects. The “South Africa Project” Participants will use digital storytelling to communicate their experiences and learnings.  Additionally, the “South Africa Project” will focus on:

• Experiential learning

• Identity development

• Action research (student-led research)

• Learning Zulu

• Project-based learning

• Social justice

• Cultural performance

• Service projects

• Digital storytelling

• S.T.E.A.M. (science, technology, engineering, arts, & math)

• Genealogy

• Psychology

• Sociology

• Visual/performing arts