Our Flagship Model: The Community Learning Space (CLS)

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The CLS integrates early childhood development, literacy and numeracy, STEM and digital skills, youth development, educator support, and parental engagement.

The Space will operate as both a physical hub and a mobile outreach programme, enabling access for preschools, primary and high schools, and out-of-school youth across the township.

Why a Community Learning Space?

A CLS is more than a facility, it is a community-anchored ecosystem of learning, support, and opportunity. Aligned with UNESCO’s model of Community Learning Centres, it addresses gaps in under-resourced areas by offering flexible lifelong learning pathways.

Research shows that when schooling is strengthened by community resources, mentorship, after-school support, and parental involvement, learner achievement and life outcomes improve significantly.

Vision:
To develop a thriving community learning ecosystem where every child, youth, educator, and parent in Motherwell gains the skills, confidence, and support to thrive academically and economically.

Key Objectives:

· Improve ECD quality through caregiver training

· Strengthen literacy & numeracy outcomes in primary schools

· Expand STEM, robotics, coding, accounting & entrepreneurship for high school learners

· Support out-of-school youth with ICT, creative skills & second-chance matric

· Provide educator development and school leadership support

· Mobilize parents as active partners in learning

· Offer psychosocial support through partnerships

· Celebrate achievement through annual community academic awards

We Offer:

· ECD support & school readiness

· Literacy & numeracy programmes for primary learners

· STEM, robotics, coding, drones, ICT & accounting for high school learners

· Youth training (ICT, digital media, DJing, creative industry skills)

· Second-chance matric

· Parental engagement & home-learning support

· Psychosocial support through social workers

· Educator development and school leadership support