The Global Teachers Institute (GTI) is a teacher development organisation dedicated to strengthening teacher capacity and the quality of schooling in South Africa and across the world by changing the way teachers undergo initial teacher education and in-service professional development. GTI aims to empower student teachers, current faculty, school leaders, and education organisations by offering a […]
Akhona Badiso is a 3rd-year Global Teachers Institute Future Leader studying for her B.Ed in Foundation Phase through UNISA. She is currently a student-teacher placed at Sonwabo Primary School, Gugulethu, Cape Town. She is teaching a Grade 3 class under the guidance of Miss Joyce. She shares with us this month her journey in the […]
On Freedom Day, we as South Africans collectively reflect on our nation’s journey since democracy, celebrating our gains and assessing our role as to how we close the gaps in the many areas where our citizens, especially those from under-resourced areas, are still not reaping the fruits of that freedom. David Jacobs, our Chief Operating […]
The pandemic has taken its toll on everyone, especially young children. For the past year, with the COVID 19 outbreak, the focus has been on finding safe ways to get learners back to school and finish the curriculum. There wasn’t much emphasis on the children’s social wellbeing and allowing them to have fun at school […]
This year, we celebrated Human Rights Day with heavy hearts over the passing/killing of Mthokozisi Ntumba under circumstances that eerily mirror those of 21 March 1960, where 69 people died and 180 injured during the Sharpeville shootings where police officers opened fire on peaceful protesters who had gathered against Pass Laws. While this was under […]
Because February is the month of love, we want to put our Love, Care and Empathy domain at the cornerstone for the month. We believe that it is essential to focus on developing our Global Teachers’ cognitive aspects and all the other qualities that make us human. Global Teachers are teachers who know their purpose as […]
During the week of 18 – 22 January, Global Teachers Institute hosted the Future Leaders Orientation Week. The orientation is typically a cheerful event with new and returning interns filled excitement and nervous anticipation for what lies ahead. This year, as one would imagine, we did things differently! Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we had to follow all necessary protocols and work […]
2020 was a year unlike any other, as we had to face the COVID-19 global pandemic which restricted many nations when hard government lockdowns were implemented worldwide. South Africa was no different as we went into a level 5 lockdown from the 27th of March 2020 to try and minimise the spread of COVID-19. The […]
Each year GTI is committed to hosting a multi-day convergence of students, teachers and education leaders from throughout South Africa and around the world. In the light of the COVID -19 pandemic, we were, unfortunately, unable to host the annual GTI Axis Summit for 2020, which has been the highlight of the year for our […]
We are proud to share that GTI has a fresh new look with a redefined logo and brand identity that reflects our growth over the last five years. Our unwavering commitment to our mission, philosophy and core principles remains the same. GTI will now have a youthful, confident look with bold and bright colours as […]
