Program Implementation

The Silent Knowledge program is a 6-week course designed to give participants the tools necessary to break out of the culture of gangsterism and to navigate their communities with a confidence in their own values and passions. Over these 6 weeks, the program closely follows 5 core themes.

  • The self

    Participants engage in self-reflection to learn more about their experience with their own identity.

  • The Self and the Wilderness

    Although society kills trees, Cape Town is blended and gives space for reintegration into nature and grounding. 

  • The Self and Community

    Participants reflect on community culture and what role they want to play in their communities. 

  • The Academic Self

    Participants reflect on who they are as learners, what role school culture plays in their lives, who they are in their school communities. 

  • The Self and Learning

    Participants develop new skills, creating self-confidence and helping them create healthy goals to work towards. Skills participants develop include surfing, running, hiking, and birdwatching.