Footprints - the Last Century focuses on the history of South Africa from the end of the 19th century until the present day.
This curriculum is written in the engaging conversational style of a grandmother recounting the history of South Africa to two of her grandchildren over tea. Along with them, your children will discover centuries old mysteries, political cover-ups and anecdotes that make history intriguing, rather than a boring list of names and dates. By reading widely and discussing different perspectives of challenging and sometimes dark times in our nation’s history, they will also become well-informed, discerning citizens, who understand South Africa and can think critically about pertinent issues, both past and present.
It includes Art Appreciation, Music Appreciation with well-known SA songs, Poetry, Mapwork and more! Everything you need is at your fingertips to give your children a rich, education. The programme teaches them to THINK CRITICALLY about different perspectives on history and current events and to become media savvy 21st century citizens!
Besides a selection of inspirational living books and the art appreciation series, you get a parent guide and access to the course website.
With lesson overviews at a glance, you can see that each section contains:
History and social studies
South African art appreciation,
South African music appreciation
Geography mapwork
Writing assignments and
Hands-on activities, including a timeline book
To enrich learning:
Outings to places of interest around the country that are related to the topics you will be learning about are suggested.
Movies about each historical period are also listed for you to view at your discretion as well as optional South African board games.
Online resources are provided on the course website
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