WCED and Bridge Community of Practice, at the LEAP Arena

The Bridge Community of Practice is a group of like-minded NGOs that work in and around Cape Town.  Bridge creates a way for us to network, discuss and collaborate both online and face-to-face. The various NGOs are invited on a monthly basis to forums that discuss a specific specialisation.  Yesterday, we had the opportunity to meet with the WCED curriculum managers to talk about the work we are doing in the various schools across the Cape Peninsula. 

It was an enlightening and useful gathering. The WCED curriculum team will invite various key members who can work closely with Shine, ensuring parity and continuity for the children. 

John Gilmour, head of the LEAP School, led a very interesting discussion, during which he talked about NGOs being 'boutiques of excellence.' John is interested in how Shine can become part of the systemic shift that will change the way we think about  education.  This kind of open dialogue may be exactly how we move forward. It is an opportunity for all of us to start 'unlearning' the traditional ways of thinking, in order to bring in innovative ideas and methods of working collaboratively towards the collective good. 

I am so excited about the possibility of having a bigger voice in the WCED, knowing that we will be more involved at this crucial level.