Tech & Engineering

Give your learners an opportunity to experience key STEAM principles in a way that they won’t quickly forget!

Kineasthetic Learning

Juggle, jump, swing and spin your way to a better understanding of your body and how we can use it to engage with the world around us.

Problem Solving

Learn to strategise, plan and adapt your tactics to equip your students’ minds for solving problems of the future.

Creative Thinking

How do we train our brains to think differently? Our creative workshops focus on learning how to learn better.

Design Thinking

Design is close to our heart at JEFA! Our design thinking programmes share some of our favourite tools and methodologies.

The Invasion

 

The JEFA ‘invasion’ is the core of what we do. An invasion is typically a 1-4 day in-school event that ‘invades’ each grade with exciting, challenging and interactive workshops. We have a large range of topics that make our programmes interdisciplinary, but primarily focused on STEAM, design thinking, robotics and coding.

Brain Builders is a division of JEFA’s workshop offering dedicated to teaching life skills, problem solving, critical thinking and personal development. These workshops integrate activities such as poi, juggling, tangrams and quattro-chess to concentrate and stimulate minds. In an invasion, these workshops generally go hand-in-hand with the STEAM workshops, as we aim to develop learners holistically.

While we are based in Johannesburg, our dynamic team travels across Southern Africa from Cape Town to Lusaka running invasions throughout the year. Contact us to discuss how JEFA can tailor Invasion workshops, programs and courses suited to your school’s needs and required outcomes, so together we can build into the lives of the learners in your organisation.

Invasion COURSES

We think Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics are foundational to any modern profession. Chances are that over the next decade or so completely new fields will exist that current learners will need to function in.
We believe that competent 
STEAM skills will be vital for excelling in such environments! Our workshops in many respects serve as catalysts that aim to inspire and motivate learners on a journey of STEAM discovery.

Historically, schools have tended toward compartmentalising subjects. Such a legacy has created the false perception in many learners that subjects such as science, maths and technology are not related to languages and communication, sports and many other subjects covered in school.
BrainBuilder workshops aim at breaking down these perceptions, integrating various thinking skills with kinaesthetic learning, strategy games, visual literacy and other soft-skills.

Invasions out of Joburg are generally combined with JEFA’s special interest adventure courses that run  as an extra-mural for the week we are with the school. These courses are aimed at facilitating learning
through play. Courses cater for learners from Gr.1 through to Gr.10+ and are offered as an optional addition to the in-school invasion workshops. Courses are LEGO based and cover themes such as Space Adventure, Circus Adventure, Explorers & Robotics.

Trinityhouse Randpark Ridge – Petruschka Constancon

“Every staff member had only extremely positive feedback. They loved the content and the enthusiasm in which it was conveyed. Thank you for an exceptionally successful Invasion.”

– Petruschka Constancon
Trinityhouse Randpark Ridge

Trinityhouse Randpark Ridge – Jane Dunkley

“Well done to the team.”

– Jane Dunkley
Trinityhouse Randpark Ridge

The Kings School Robinhills – Louret de Lange

“Thank you once again for an excellent day and experience. Your team created and managed an environment of fun and learning while maintaining good discipline right through (we as teachers, didn’t have to step in to take control at any time). It was definitely once again a highlight of our Grade 1 year. See you next year again.”

– Louret de Lange
The Kings School Robinhills

St Andrew’s Prep – Marc Paul

“A thoroughly awesome experience for our boys!!! (and girls at JP). Thank you.”

Marc Paul – St Andrew’s Prep

Summerhill Prep – Candice Pötscher

“Thank you for giving our students the opportunity to learn in a fun, stimulating and exciting manner. Your presenters were exceptional and our students had an amazing experience.”

– Candice Pötscher
Summerhill Prep

Summerhill Prep – Sadie Naidoo

“The students thoroughly enjoyed the programme. The content was age-appropriate and engaging. The facilitators were friendly and very professional.”

– Sadie Naidoo
Summerhill Prep

Reddam House Helderfontein – Brenda Fernandes

“The children loved the learning that took place. Thanks again for an awesome session.”

– Brenda Fernandes
Reddam House Helderfontein

Mitchell House – Sue Altenroxel

“Love love love this programme.”

Sue Altenroxel – Mitchell House

Bateleur College – Liesl Gouws

“Thank you for a well-run, organised and efficient programme as always.”

– Liesl Gouws
Bateleur College

Hayley Cockcroft – Japari School

“Facilitators are well trained and work in a friendly and professional manner with out pupils. Another super event with JEFA – thanks so much!”

– Hayley Cockcroft
Japari School

GET INVADED!

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