What a donation pays for.
Delivery
- Teachers
- Qualified mathematics and physics teachers, hired for each programme. This is the largest single cost.
- Transport
- All programmes are day programmes, so learners travel in each day for up to three weeks.
Running costs
- Meals
- Learners are in class from 8am to 4pm for the length of each programme.
- Materials
- Tests, tutorials, printed notes and equipment for more than a hundred learners at a time.
Cost per learner. We are finalising a verified per-learner figure for the current cycle and will publish it here. In the meantime, a costed breakdown is available on request.
Ways to give.
Electronic transfer
The account is held in the name of the non-profit organisation. Please use your name as the reference so we can issue a receipt.
- Account name
- Acornhoek Institute for Science and Technology
- Bank
- To be confirmed
- Account number
- To be confirmed
- Branch code
- To be confirmed
- Reference
- Your name
Buy from the shop
The AIST Shop is operated by AISTcode and its income is directed back into the programmes.
Visit the shopGive in kind
Equipment, data, transport, printing, catering and prizes are all costs we currently carry. NareHost provides our hosting, domains and storage on this basis.
Discuss a donationVolunteer
Programmes run in June and December and are staffed by volunteers. Former learners should start with the alumni register.
Alumni registerSupport a specific programme.
Donors who prefer to fund one programme directly are welcome to say so, and we will report back on that programme specifically.
MPASS
Three weeks each December for Grade 11 learners. Teachers, meals and transport are the main costs.
About MPASSSTEM Girls
A week in June for 30 Grade 9 learners, at the point subject streams are chosen.
About STEM GirlsMath Competition
One day in June. Prizes, trophies, certificates and venue costs for every learner who writes.
About the competitionWeb Dev Camp
Three weeks, twice a year, for participants aged 18 and over. Equipment and connectivity are the main costs.
About Web Dev CampCorporate and institutional funders.
AIST has been funded by four scientific institutions since 2016 and reports in writing on every grant received.
Western Cape
and IDIA
Considering a grant or corporate partnership? We can provide participant numbers, previous grant evaluations, a costed programme breakdown and our governance details. Write to us and a member of the team will respond.