INVITATION

To : The provincial coordinator (Gauteng Department of Education)

ATT : Mr Naughty Mbanyane
Email : Naughty.mbanyane@gauteng.gov.za
Date : 10 January 2024
INVITATION: LIFE AND LIVING EDUCATOR WORKSHOP FOR GRADE 4-7 NATURAL SCIENCES
EDUCATORS

The South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA), a business unit of National
Research Foundation (NRF) in collaboration with South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) hereby
wishes to invite the grade 4-7 educators to participate in a two (2) day online workshop on the subject of Natural
Sciences. The focus of the two-day workshop will be on various topics that form part of the theme Life and
Living.
Below are topics which will be covered on each day:

DAY 1 DAY 2

Date: 22
31 January 2024
2024 Date: 23
01 January
February2024
2024
Time: 13H45 -16H30 Time: 13H45 -16H30
Topics: Topics:
1. Living and non-living things 4. Nutrients and nutrition
2. Animal Habitats 5. Classification and
3. Food chains and Food web 6. Biodiversity

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Educators are encouraged to register and RSVP for each of the two days on the link below:

https://www.saasta.ac.za/natural-sciences-educators-workshop-2024/

NB: Educators will receive a confirmation email including the logging credentials once registered. The logging
credentials are to be used to gain access to the sessions of the workshop. We can only accommodate 300 educator
per day therefore educators are encouraged to register prior to the commencement of the workshop to avoid
disappointment.

For more information, feel free to contact Tebalo Tsatsi.

Tel: 012 392 9336 / 083 343 1711

E-mail: TL.Tsatsi@saasta.nrf.ac.za

We hope and trust that you will support this initiative for the benefit of both educators and learners.

Kind regards,

__________________________

Mr Moloko Matlala

Manager: Science Education Division