My Dear Readers,
Nelson Mandela, the man who fought all his life for liberation, one of the greatest leaders of all time, passed away last night.
Now, I realised there's probably not a - adult - soul who hasn't heard of him but what is less known is/was his involvement for the Sciences:
He once said that education was "the most powerful weapon with which you can change the world".
Mandela lent his name to the creation of a
new generation of African Institutes of Science and Technology, seen as
the beginning of a new generation of African research universities. In
Tanzania,
Nigeria and soon Burkina Faso. Please do check the
Nelson Mandela Institution wesite for more info or hover your pointer over the countries to be redirected to their website.
As well as this, a new secondary school located in Mandela's birthplace Mvezo will be opened on the 17th January 2014 to welcome children up to grade 12. The
facilities at the school will include three double-storey
buildings housing 25 class rooms and three laboratories – for science,
biology and agriculture; a state-of-the-art resource centre with two
computer laboratories, an engineering design laboratory and a library;
and sports facilities including a netball court, soccer field and sports
pavilion.
The
facilities at the school are world-class. There are three double-storey
buildings housing 25 class rooms and three laboratories – for science,
biology and agriculture; a state-of-the-art resource centre with two
computer laboratories, an engineering design laboratory and a library;
and sports facilities including a netball court, soccer field and sports
pavilion. - See more at:
http://www.discoversiemensafrica.com/topics/big-impact-of-new-mandela-school-of-science-technology-in-mvezo-education-skills-and-jobs/#sthash.8stwTa85.dpuf
The
facilities at the school are world-class. There are three double-storey
buildings housing 25 class rooms and three laboratories – for science,
biology and agriculture; a state-of-the-art resource centre with two
computer laboratories, an engineering design laboratory and a library;
and sports facilities including a netball court, soccer field and sports
pavilion. - See more at:
http://www.discoversiemensafrica.com/topics/big-impact-of-new-mandela-school-of-science-technology-in-mvezo-education-skills-and-jobs/#sthash.8stwTa85.dpuf
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| www.mandelaschool.co.za/ |
So Sadly,
