2-week Itinerary - YOUTH EMPOWERMENT
DAY TO DAY YOUTH EMPOWERMENT
Evolution is an important part of our model. You can expect your program to be similar in design, though not identical in content, to this sample itinerary that reflects 2-weeks of our 2017 programs.
Monday
Tuesday
10:00AM
7:30am-9:00am
Airport & Hostel Pick Up
Breakfast
Breakfast
Breakfast
Breakfast
9:30am-10:30am
9:30am-10:30am
9:30am-10:00am
11:00AM onward
Orientation: Academic Mentorship (Group 1)
9:00am-10:30am
Check-in & Move-in 11:30AM-1:00PM
Wednesday 7:30am-9:00am
Group 1: Mentor Orientation & Dialogue
11:30am-1:00pm
10:00am-11:30am
Group 2: Mentor Orientation & Dialogue
Imizamo Yethu Community Walk
12:30pm-1:30pm
12:30pm-1:30pm
Lunch
Lunch
4:00PM-5:00PM
1:30pm
1:30pm
Mentorship Pick-Up
Mentorship Pick-Up
2:00pm-4:30pm
2:00pm-4:30pm
Mentorship
Mentorship
4:30pm-5:30pm
4:30pm-5:30pm
6:00PM-7:00PM
Mentorship De-Brief
Welcome Dinner
Flex - Do what suits your soul
5:30pm-6:30pm
1:00PM-3:00PM
Flex*
*Relax, rejuvenate & settle in
5:00PM-6:00PM
Community Circle
Friday
7:30am-9:00am
7:30am-9:00am
Xhosa Lessons
11:30am-12:30pm
Orientation: Academic Mentorship (Group 2)
Lunch
Thursday
Dinner
5:30pm-6:30pm
Dinner
Xhosa Lessons
Immersion Introduction 10:00am-3:00pm
Immersion: District Six Museum & Site Walk
12:30pm-1:30pm
Lunch 1:30pm
Mentorship Pick-Up 2:00pm-4:30pm
Mentorship 4:30pm-5:30pm
Mentorship De-Brief 5:30pm-6:30pm
Dinner
5:30pm-6:30pm
Dinner 6:30pm-9:00pm
Hout Bay Market
Each day consists of a combination of some or all of the following: relevant group dialogue, language lessons, cultural immersion opportunities, group de-brief, mentorship, and mentorship prep.
Monday
Tuesday
7:30am-9:00am
7:30am-9:00am
Breakfast 9:30am-11:00am
Group 1: Academics & Dialogue 11:00am-12:30pm
Group 2: Academics & Dialogue 12:30pm-1:30pm
Lunch 1:30pm
Mentorship Pick-Up 2:00pm-4:30pm
Mentorship 5:30pm-6:30pm
Dinner
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday 7:30am-9:00am
Breakfast
7:30am-9:00am
7:30am-9:00am
Breakfast
Breakfast
Breakfast
9:30am-10:30am
9:00am-12:30pm
9:00am-10:30am
9:30am-10:00am
Xhosa Lessons 11:30am-1:00pm
Xhosa Lessons
Wellness: Lion's Head Hike Lunch 1:30pm
Lunch
Mentorship Pick-Up
1:30pm
2:00pm-4:30pm
Mentorship Pick-Up
Mentorship
Mentorship 4:30pm-5:30pm
Mentorship De-Brief 5:30pm-6:30pm
Dinner
4:30pm-5:30pm
Mentorship De-Brief 5:30pm-6:30pm
Dinner
Immersion Introduction 10:00am-3:00pm
12:30pm-1:30pm
12:30pm-1:30pm
2:00pm-4:30pm
Group 1: Academics & Dialogue 10:00am-11:30am
Group 2: Academics & Dialogue 12:30pm-1:30pm
Lunch 1:30pm
Mentorship Pick-Up 2:00pm-4:30pm
Mentorship 4:30pm-5:30pm
Mentorship De-Brief 5:30pm-6:30pm
Dinner
Immersion: District Six Museum & Site Walk -Flex upon return from immersion-
5:30pm-6:30pm
Dinner 6:30pm-9:00pm
Hout Bay Market
MENTORSHIP OHS has been working in partnership with a local, non-fee government school in Hout Bay since 2012 called Oranjekloof Moravian Primary School. This school primarily serves students from the township Imizamo Yethu. Government schools such as Moravian that serve underprivileged communities are predominantly attended by students of color whose parents were denied access to higher
These schools often suffer from a lack of resources, insufficient teacher training, and high student-to-teacher ratios, all of which contribute to poor academic performance. education under the apartheid system.
The G.I.F.T.E.D. Community Greatness Initiative For Township Educational Development The G.I.F.T.E.D Community is an education initiative designed to empower young people through education. Our model is focused on providing low student-mentor ratios (1-on-1 to 4-on-1) to provide tailored instruction while setting measurable academic goals, and creating an environment where life-long relationship can be built. Mentorship occurs after school Monday-Thursday and is focused on math and English, with extra-curriculars and outings also provided.
CULTURAL IMMERSION OHS partners with local entrepreneurs, artists, activists, historians, and community leaders who share their stories, struggles, successes, and perspective on their work and of their communities. These half-day and full-day opportunities are designed to
We believe that when you engage with the local culture in an immersive and intimate way, walls begin to break down and bridges begin to be built. provide a deeper cultural experience than what one might get as a tourist visiting Cape Town.
Immersion: Community Walk
We believe this is an important first experience so that the volunteers can begin integrating into the community and build an understanding of the context in which the students whom they will be working with live. One of the first immersion opportunities is a guided walk of Imizamo Yethu--the community in which our students live.
Immersion: Slave History Tour
Lucy Campbell offers reflection of and insight into slavery at the Cape
Lucy Campbell Founder, Transcending History Tours Historian, Academic, Heritage Activist
through intimate walking tours of the city, stopping at historical sites and interpreting them through the telling of history and memory. Her interpretation of the Indian Ocean Slave Trade emphasizes the historical representation of slaves, bringing forth suppressed history and memory that are vital towards understanding the current social struggles of Cape Town and much of the world.
Evolution is an important part of our model. You can expect your program to be similar in design, though not identical in content, to this sample itinerary that reflects 2-weeks of our 2017 programs.
Monday
Tuesday
10:00AM
7:30am-9:00am
Airport & Hostel Pick Up
Breakfast
Breakfast
Breakfast
Breakfast
9:30am-10:30am
9:30am-10:30am
9:30am-10:00am
11:00AM onward
Orientation: Academic Mentorship (Group 1)
9:00am-10:30am
Check-in & Move-in 11:30AM-1:00PM
Wednesday 7:30am-9:00am
Group 1: Mentor Orientation & Dialogue
11:30am-1:00pm
10:00am-11:30am
Group 2: Mentor Orientation & Dialogue
Imizamo Yethu Community Walk
12:30pm-1:30pm
12:30pm-1:30pm
Lunch
Lunch
4:00PM-5:00PM
1:30pm
1:30pm
Mentorship Pick-Up
Mentorship Pick-Up
2:00pm-4:30pm
2:00pm-4:30pm
Mentorship
Mentorship
4:30pm-5:30pm
4:30pm-5:30pm
6:00PM-7:00PM
Mentorship De-Brief
Welcome Dinner
Flex - Do what suits your soul
5:30pm-6:30pm
1:00PM-3:00PM
Flex*
*Relax, rejuvenate & settle in
5:00PM-6:00PM
Community Circle
Friday
7:30am-9:00am
7:30am-9:00am
Xhosa Lessons
11:30am-12:30pm
Orientation: Academic Mentorship (Group 2)
Lunch
Thursday
Dinner
5:30pm-6:30pm
Dinner
Xhosa Lessons
Immersion Introduction 10:00am-3:00pm
Immersion: District Six Museum & Site Walk
12:30pm-1:30pm
Lunch 1:30pm
Mentorship Pick-Up 2:00pm-4:30pm
Mentorship 4:30pm-5:30pm
Mentorship De-Brief 5:30pm-6:30pm
Dinner
5:30pm-6:30pm
Dinner 6:30pm-9:00pm
Hout Bay Market
Each day consists of a combination of some or all of the following: relevant group dialogue, language lessons, cultural immersion opportunities, group de-brief, mentorship, and mentorship prep.
Monday
Tuesday
7:30am-9:00am
7:30am-9:00am
Breakfast 9:30am-11:00am
Group 1: Academics & Dialogue 11:00am-12:30pm
Group 2: Academics & Dialogue 12:30pm-1:30pm
Lunch 1:30pm
Mentorship Pick-Up 2:00pm-4:30pm
Mentorship 5:30pm-6:30pm
Dinner
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday 7:30am-9:00am
Breakfast
7:30am-9:00am
7:30am-9:00am
Breakfast
Breakfast
Breakfast
9:30am-10:30am
9:00am-12:30pm
9:00am-10:30am
9:30am-10:00am
Xhosa Lessons 11:30am-1:00pm
Xhosa Lessons
Wellness: Lion's Head Hike Lunch 1:30pm
Lunch
Mentorship Pick-Up
1:30pm
2:00pm-4:30pm
Mentorship Pick-Up
Mentorship
Mentorship 4:30pm-5:30pm
Mentorship De-Brief 5:30pm-6:30pm
Dinner
4:30pm-5:30pm
Mentorship De-Brief 5:30pm-6:30pm
Dinner
Immersion Introduction 10:00am-3:00pm
12:30pm-1:30pm
12:30pm-1:30pm
2:00pm-4:30pm
Group 1: Academics & Dialogue 10:00am-11:30am
Group 2: Academics & Dialogue 12:30pm-1:30pm
Lunch 1:30pm
Mentorship Pick-Up 2:00pm-4:30pm
Mentorship 4:30pm-5:30pm
Mentorship De-Brief 5:30pm-6:30pm
Dinner
Immersion: District Six Museum & Site Walk -Flex upon return from immersion-
5:30pm-6:30pm
Dinner 6:30pm-9:00pm
Hout Bay Market
MENTORSHIP OHS has been working in partnership with a local, non-fee government school in Hout Bay since 2012 called Oranjekloof Moravian Primary School. This school primarily serves students from the township Imizamo Yethu. Government schools such as Moravian that serve underprivileged communities are predominantly attended by students of color whose parents were denied access to higher
These schools often suffer from a lack of resources, insufficient teacher training, and high student-to-teacher ratios, all of which contribute to poor academic performance. education under the apartheid system.
The G.I.F.T.E.D. Community Greatness Initiative For Township Educational Development The G.I.F.T.E.D Community is an education initiative designed to empower young people through education. Our model is focused on providing low student-mentor ratios (1-on-1 to 4-on-1) to provide tailored instruction while setting measurable academic goals, and creating an environment where life-long relationship can be built. Mentorship occurs after school Monday-Thursday and is focused on math and English, with extra-curriculars and outings also provided.
CULTURAL IMMERSION OHS partners with local entrepreneurs, artists, activists, historians, and community leaders who share their stories, struggles, successes, and perspective on their work and of their communities. These half-day and full-day opportunities are designed to
We believe that when you engage with the local culture in an immersive and intimate way, walls begin to break down and bridges begin to be built. provide a deeper cultural experience than what one might get as a tourist visiting Cape Town.
Immersion: Community Walk
We believe this is an important first experience so that the volunteers can begin integrating into the community and build an understanding of the context in which the students whom they will be working with live. One of the first immersion opportunities is a guided walk of Imizamo Yethu--the community in which our students live.
Immersion: Slave History Tour
Lucy Campbell offers reflection of and insight into slavery at the Cape
Lucy Campbell Founder, Transcending History Tours Historian, Academic, Heritage Activist
through intimate walking tours of the city, stopping at historical sites and interpreting them through the telling of history and memory. Her interpretation of the Indian Ocean Slave Trade emphasizes the historical representation of slaves, bringing forth suppressed history and memory that are vital towards understanding the current social struggles of Cape Town and much of the world.
