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School Principal And Uwc Researcher Help Two Wellington Girls Realise Their Dreams 881

University of the Western CapeRef: https://www.uwc.ac.za/news-and-announcements/news/school-principal-and-uwc-researcher-help-two-wellington-girls-realise-their-dreams-881

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Collected on 2 August 2026

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What this means

This document is a news article published by the University of the Western Cape (UWC) titled “School principal and UWC researcher help two Wellington girls realise their dreams.” It describes how a Teacher Well-Being (TWB) project led to a homework and study club in Wellington, facilitated by UWC researcher Dr Karen Corlett in collaboration with retired Groenberg Primary School principal Gloria Samson. The article states that Catherine Joubert and Tayala Afrika—two young women from Wellington—are supported with donor funding to study at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (Wellington campus), with costs including fees, textbooks, accommodation, and a stipend of R1000 per month, and that the donor also supports research on the value of homework/study clubs.

Facts

Places

Western Cape

Reference

https://www.uwc.ac.za/news-and-announcements/news/school-principal-and-uwc-researcher-help-two-wellington-girls-realise-their-dreams-881

Amounts

R 1 000

Key Takeaways

  • UWC news article: “School principal and UWC researcher help two Wellington girls realise their dreams”
  • UWC researcher: Dr Karen Corlett (Faculty of Education) facilitated the Teacher Well-Being (TWB) project
  • Collaboration with retired Groenberg Primary School principal: Gloria Samson
  • Homework and Study Club initiative grew from the TWB teacher well-being project
  • Beneficiaries: Catherine Joubert and Tayala Afrika (first in their families to enrol at Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Wellington campus)
  • Goal: eventually become teachers
  • Donor funding covers fees, textbooks, accommodation, and a stipend of R1000 per month
  • Donor also agreed to fund Dr Corlett’s research on homework/study clubs’ value for learner achievement and retention
  • Location referenced: Wellington area; Groenberg Primary School
  • University of the Western Cape (UWC)
  • Dr Karen Corlett
  • Faculty of Education (UWC)
  • Teacher Well-Being (TWB) project
  • Groenberg Primary School
  • Gloria Samson
  • Catherine Joubert
  • Tayala Afrika
  • Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT)
  • Wellington campus