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Close Window An American Fulbright-Hays teacher observes the workshop activities at Orbit College in Rustenburg where a public-private partnership between the college and the platinum industry offers workspace and equipment to students to design and produce jewelry.
An American Fulbright-Hays teacher observes the workshop activities at Orbit College in Rustenburg where a public-private partnership between the college and the platinum industry offers workspace and equipment to students to design and produce jewelry.
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An American Fulbright-Hays teacher observes the workshop activities at Orbit College in Rustenburg where a public-private partnership between the college and the platinum industry offers workspace and equipment to students to design and produce jewelry.
An American Fulbright-Hays teacher observes the workshop activities at Orbit College in Rustenburg where a public-private partnership between the college and the platinum industry offers workspace and equipment to students to design and produce jewelry.

Fulbright Hays Seminar Arrives in South Africa

August 14, 2007

Sixteen American educators arrived in South Africa on July 15 for a month-long Fulbright Hays seminar funded by the Department of Education and organized by the U.S. Diplomatic Mission's Public Affairs Office (PAS/South Africa).

The project is focusing on academic achievement and work force development. The first leg of the journey, organized by PAS/Pretoria, took them to Pretoria and the North West and Limpopo provinces. Activities included panel discussions on access to education for disadvantaged populations and academic literacy for a multi-lingual society.

A site visit to Orbit College in Rustenburg highlighted a public-private partnership between the college and the platinum industry offering workspace and equipment to entrepreneurial students to design and produce jewelry. The educators each spent a day at one of four township schools where they taught a class, conducted workshops for the teachers, observed classes, and participated in a home visit hosted by South African teachers.