Photojournalism project takes student into community
Recently, grade 11 Gladys took home a camera to experiment with taking photographs. This was a completely new experience – and she wasn’t sure if she would enjoy it or hate it. To her surprise, she...
View ArticleImagine Scholar Times starts second year
It’s what you’ve been waiting for! Our staff of journalists has finished the first issue of 2015 and it’s ready to be read by the world at large! This issue focuses on practicing the “op-ed” or...
View ArticleSamkelisiwe accepted to Yale Young African Scholars program
The past several months have been an incredibly exciting time for Imagine Scholar, and along with other great honors Imagine Scholar’s own Samkelisiwe was accepted in the Yale Young African Scholars...
View ArticleMandisa admitted to African Leadership Academy!
Mandisa, Grade 12 student at Imagine Scholar, recently heard that she had been admitted to the African Leadership Academy (ALA) in Johannesburg! She is the first female in Nkomazi to be accepted into...
View ArticleImagine Scholar wins international award!
Imagine Scholar wins competition for promoting entrepreneurship and innovation in education and confronting youth unemployment in Africa! UK-based charity Teach A Man To Fish has announced Imagine...
View ArticleJournalism team produces Imagine Scholar Times II.II.
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View ArticleA flurry of student activity
Cape Town, space balloons, and muffins — what do these three things have in common? The students involved in different student clubs at Imagine Scholar all have used these in the past few weeks to...
View ArticleReflection from an intern
Organizational Sustainability There are three types of poverty-alleviation efforts: aid, rehabilitation and development. Aid consists of immediate relief, such as providing water and food after a...
View ArticleImagine Scholar Goes to School: A Partnership for Community Change
Before their afternoons at Imagine Scholar, many of our students spend their school days at Sidlamafa Secondary School. This nearby school has always been a key partner for Imagine Scholar in our...
View ArticleLove for chess leads students to SA Junior Chess Championship Team
I love how great thee is, How great thy family loves you, How passionately thy kingdom goes about thee securance, Thy tells me how I can be in the “light” in one move, And be in the “dark” on the...
View ArticleAlum Intern discusses cultural exchange to Germany
Me (Promise) enjoying the German coast Earlier this year I got the opportunity to go to Germany on a three month independent cultural exchange. This opportunity has been a different one, because I...
View ArticleIS alum reflects on life after the African Leadership Academy
In 2013, Imagine Scholar alumnus, Jabulane, became the first student from Mpumalanga province to attend the prestigious African Leadership Academy in Johannesburg – two years later, he became the...
View ArticleNot Your Average Poetry Slam: The Spoken Word of Imagine Scholar
When you ask your average teenager to read or write poetry, generally the consensus is a turn of the nose or a complete aversion to the topic. Poetry is not typically viewed by youth as a fun and...
View ArticleMandisa on growing up and opportunity
One of the hardest things that a teenager has to go through is leaving home; it’s even harder when you know that you will never be the same person when you come back. That is me, Mandisa, and this is...
View ArticleSamkelisiwe on Yale Young African Scholars in Zimbabwe
The following is written by grade 10 student Samkelisiwe. She is the first student to be selected for the Yale Young African Scholars Program from the province of Mpumalanga. It was her first trip...
View ArticleImagine Scholar is hiring!
Imagine Scholar is looking for full-time staff members and volunteers! Our dynamic small team provides opportunities for individuals of all skill and age levels. Work for Us! Student Development...
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View ArticleMandisa on growing up and opportunity
Don’t be disappointed in case you are expected to use family heirlooms on your wedding day. You are misinformed if white jordan 11s you think that that your grandmother’s necklace will have you look a...
View ArticleSamkelisiwe on Yale Young African Scholars in Zimbabwe
The following is written by grade 10 student Samkelisiwe. She is the first student to be selected for the Yale Young African Scholars Program from the province of Mpumalanga. It was her first trip...
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