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BOTTOM-UP PROGRAM

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – Ashley Visagie, the Director of the non-profit organization BottomUp, is aiming to install a sense of pride, belonging and identity within learners at existing disadvantaged primary schools and to empower them with foundational skills for a better future. “…we are continually looking for new ways to aid the learners in their development. The thoughts in The Art of Learning have encouraged us to pursue a different approach to teaching and learning. We really appreciate the fixed and growth mindset idea (Carol Dweck model) which Josh highlights, and we have noticed it in our learners too”. Ashley acknowledges that the process of learning can always improve, and she is working to instill in her learners the nature of practice, learning from losses, and that intelligence is flexible. Their continuous challenge is to find ways to go beyond just discussion, and to find more concrete activities which help learners find that “zone of learning”.

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