Youth
KDHL tangibly assists ORT’s Second Chance Programme
OWN CORRESPONDENT
There was a buzz and a good vibe at King David High, Linksfield last week when hundreds of pupils answered the call of the Outreach Committee to make sandwiches for the learners of the ORT SA Second Chance Programme and other schools in Alexandra township in north-east Johannesburg.
ORT SA’s Second Chance Programme runs daily for more than 60 learners who failed maths and science last year but passed all the other four subjects. The class of 2016 obtained a 95 per cent pass rate.
“One cannot study on an empty stomach, so sincere thanks to King David pupils. Now we just need to furnish the rooms we use with desks and chairs,” says Mpho Matlala, head of the ORT SA STEM Academy.