, Question 1
Complete the following
Suppose you have to atenn a planning session for the HIV/AIIss awareness community campaign
at a neighbouring school. How wouln you know whether the school is an integraten school or not?
1. List 10 concrete signs that you as a visitor might look out for (10)
a. The school and staf profle is diverse and refect the diversity in our country (even if
perhaps the school itself is not diverse in student populatonn
b. The governing body and leadership profle is diverse and refect the diversity in the
country.
c. Learners have relatonships ith one another (and there is no evidence that learners
are segregated or separated in classrooms or in leisure tme by ethnicity or racen
d. Learner’s languages are celebrated. Learners are allo ed to speak their home
languages at school and there are opportunites for learners to take their home
language as their language subjects at school.
e. The school is proudly South African and displays the South African fagg teaches the
SA anthem and celebrates and explains the importance of the natonal holidays to all
learners
f. The school has a variety of sports and cultural codes that allo all learners to
celebrate their skills and are not grossly separated ith black learners playing soccer
and hite learners playing rugby.
g. The images on display at the school refect the diversity of the learners (there are
pictures of role models from diferent gendersg race groups and ethnicites for the
learners to look up ton.
h. The school support materials (such as textbooksn display cultural sensitvity and
respect for the diversity of the learners
i. Provisions have been made for learners ith special needs (such as heel chair
rampsn
j. Food available and entertainment refect the diversity at the school. The tuckshop
sells kosher and halaal mealsg for example.
2. Provine your own opinion on the value of integraten schools in South AIfrica (5)
An integrated school is vital in creatng ellladjustedg healthy adults ho can ork in a
democratc society and support its future gro th. When learners are segregated and
separatedg levels of fear and mistrust are built and learners do not learn to respect each
other or diversity. This can lead to aggression and violence due to misunderstanding. There
is also value in orking together. People from diferent backgrounds have diferent ideas
and bring diferent elements to any project. Learners need to ackno ledge the value and
the beneft in orking ith other people and see ho e can all ork together in society to
make it a beter place. Learners ho are victms of racism also learn to feel inferiorg and
develop other psychological problems hich makes them less likely to succeed in the future
and lead to an unhealthy adulthood. This can be avoided.
Question 2
Response to the following nealing with the teaching for human rights in the classroom