I-Texas: Ukunyathelisa Ngeminwe Iziqu Zethu Ezihlukile

June 23, 2022

E-Texas ngasemngceleni we-US-Mexico, abaculi abancane abayishumi nanye abaneminyaka engu-12-16 basebenzisa i-STEM nobuciko ukuze bahlole amandla abo ayingqayizivele namakhono obuholi phakathi kwabantu ngabanye kuyilapho benikela ngokubambisana kukho konke.

Iciko ngalinye laqala ngokusebenzisa amakhono alo obuchwepheshe ukuze adizayine ama-silhouette alo ngamanye ku-Photoshop kanye ne-Illustrator ngesimo sesithupha. Bese, abadwebi bafunda ngezici zabo ezihlukile zobuntu ngokuhlolwa kwe-Crystal Personality Assessment, abakufaka eziqephini zabo zesithombe ngasinye. Umvuthwandaba wephrojekthi wasebenzisa i-Scribit, irobhothi elidwebayo eladweba ucezu oluhlanganyelwe olubonisa izigxivizo zesithupha ezinkulu, futhi umuntu ngamunye obambe iqhaza kuphrojekthi waba nesandla ekupendeni nasekudwebeni uphawu kusiqephu.  

Amaciko athola ngale nqubo ukuthi izici zawo ezihlukile zingahlangana ukuze zakhe iqembu. Bafunde ukuthi abanye ababambiqhaza “bangokaputeni,” abahola ngobuhlakani, isibindi, nesibindi. Abanye “Abahleli,” abachumayo ngokusebenza kweqembu nokwazisa ubuhle bokusebenza kahle. “Ukuvumelana” nelithi “Encourager” kuchaza labo ababambiqhaza abashisekela ukuphila, ukuhlakanipha kwezenhlalo, ukuphikelela, kanye nelukuluku lokufuna ukwazi. Okokugcina, “Abathonya” babonisa ukwahlulela futhi ukucabanga okujulile, ubuhlakani kanye nobuholi. 

Umnikeli ophusile kule phrojekthi kwakungu-David Gamez, owayengumfundi we-Creative Kids owajoyina Uhlelo lwayo Lwezobuciko Lwezemfundo Yokufika. NjengoMphuphi, ekuqaleni wayekholelwa ukuthi indlela yakhe yokuphila kwakuwukulandela ezinyathelweni zomndeni wakhe njengomsebenzi wasepulazini ofudukayo. Kodwa-ke, isikhathi sakhe ku-Creative Kids saba nomthelela ongenakucimeka kuye lapho ethola umuzwa wakhe wokuba ngowamandla obuciko. Manje uDavid usesikhundleni esiphezulu eNyuvesi yaseTexas e-El Paso (UTEP) ephishekela i-Computer Science futhi esemncane ku-Graphic Design lapho ekwazi khona ukuhlanganisa uthando lwakhe kwezobuciko nge-STEM. Usebenze njengomeluleki wale ntsha ebambe iqhaza kuphrojekthi ye-UnCommission, ebakhombisa ukuthi umuntu angaba kanjani ngempela esikhathini esizayo se-STEM ngezindlela ezingezona ezendabuko nezokudala.

I-Creative Kids Inc. iyisikhungo sobuciko esisekelwe emphakathini esingenzi nzuzo sezemfundo esingenzi nzuzo esitholakala e-El Paso, eTexas eduze nesifunda somngcele wase-US/Mexico. I-Creative Kids iyinhlangano ehlonishwa kuzwelonke engenzi nzuzo enomthelela omuhle kubantu abathile bezingane ngemfundo yobuciko obubonakalayo enenhloso.

Lobu buciko bubonisa incazelo, izinkolelo, nemibono yalaba baculi nomphakathi futhi akufanele kuthathwe njengokumelela imibono ye-unCommission noma 100Kin10.