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WHY FUND WESSA e-STEAM?

ENTREPRENEURIAL & ENGINEERING THINKING Most learners who matriculate do not have the skills to start up a business or to generate income. Those learners who have been exposed to the WESSA e- STEAM model of learning will be able to think out of the box and their ability to find practical solutions to everyday problems will set them apart from the rest of the matriculants. Their solutions could be in the form of ground breaking inventions or could simply be things that make life easier for less advantaged people. Either way these solutions could find a market and ultimately lead to the formation of a business and the generation of income. The child that began its life learning theoretical knowledge from text books is now contributing to South Africa’s economy; growing the skills pool within the country and inspiring unemployed youth to follow suite.

CREATIVE THINKING “Biomimicry is a method for creating solutions to human challenges by emulating designs and ideas found in nature.”

PROJECT-BASED LEARNING

• Shelter - cheap; effective building material possibly made by using recycled waste • Food - develop methods of producing more; improving quality; using less space • Water - harvesting and storage; water recycling; • Energy/ electricity/ heat - fire bricks; biodigesters; wind powered generators; solar panels;