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About Future GeekStars

What's this really about?

Future GeekStars is a Geekulcha initiative that was officially launched 06 October 2014 at The Innovation Hub. It is used as a platform to monitor the progression of learners from high school to tertiary level and then to the job market so that the transition is made easy.

The main focus is on skills development and fostering entrepreneurship and innovation that will make them be active leaders of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry.

Vision

Preparing learners to be Better Students and leaders of our socio-economic structures, a future of active Geeks.

Mission

Achieving a state of greater skills capacity and have more Producers than Consumers.

Our Spirit

Learn

Collaborate

Build

Show & Tell

Geekulcha VacWork: See what it's like to work in the ICT industry, get mentored and work with Geekulcha Geeks
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Giving youngsters a platform to showcase their skills and talent on a global scale.
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Reaching Out: Striving to make better communities through ICT, we can reach your place for the Gospel of Tech.
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Stuff We Do

The Future GeekStars initiative focuses on the aspects for skills and human development

Product Development

Scholars build various products using ICT services in Software and Hardware

Innovation

Setting an Innovation mindset and implement innovative solutions

Career Alignment

Industry leaders get to help you choose and follow the right path and passion.

VacWork Programme

Holiday with the Geeks: build solutions that makes the world a better place

Mentorship

Redistributing acquired skills into the younger generation through guidance and understanding

Business Development

Understanding Entrepreneurship and how to start a startup

Leadership

A pltaform to be leadership and be people centered. Be a leader of our socio-economic structures.

Community Outreach

Reaching out to the people, giving value and enabling new possibilities in the growing world.

Get Involved

GeekStars Space

Future GeekStars Hall of Fame

Former scholars open their own business

Scholars featured on American TV channel - CCTV America

Why I love the Geekulcha VacWork

Robot to help in construction sites

Scholars featured on SABC1 - Teenagers On A Mission

Our Work

These are some of the stuff we have been up to

gkVacWork October 2015

With focus on Flora Apps, youngsters built systems to preserve and appreciate plant life

Kimberley Sports Science

Making skateboards smart and cooler by hooking up sensors onto the skateboard

Robotics VacWork in Mamelodi

Samuel Baloyi mentored a group of youngsters in robotics for their VacWork in Mamelodi

YAT

Empowering Young African Technologists in Soweto

Technovation Gauteng

Geekulcha mentored Technovation learners in the Gauteng regions of Sebokeng, Soshanguve, Ga-Rankuwa and Soweto.

Cape Town Scholars

Exhibiting for young scholars at the Budget Vote speech debate by DST.

VacWork April 2015

A VacWork edition for 40 learners in the City of Tshwane with a theme Growing World

Arduino Day 2015

Scholars attend the Arduino Day South Africa event.

VacWork October 2014

Hosted for 15 scholars to collaborate and build real world solutions

What's Happening?

This is what's happening with the Future GeekStars programme

Geekulcha VacWork scholars attends the Phenominal You 2015 workshop
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Young Geeks featured on Sosh Times newspapers about the hearing aid solution
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Empowering and honoring young scientists in Mpumalanga
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Scholars interviewed on SABC 1 teen show about their projects
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Get Invloved

Be part of the this exciting programme for the September/October Holidays, theme: Green

The Curriculum

Mobile Apps: Create a mobile app based on a given theme

Web Applications: Coding a website or using a template, produce the best site.

Electronics/Robotics: Play with Arduino, Raspberry Pi and Lego to make best hardware solutions

Graphics Design: Design the world as you see it

Business Analysis: Understand business processes and give the best solutions

Why join the programme?

* Learn some cool ICT stuff
* Have an app to show your friends, be cool
* Work with other brilliant young minds
* Get mentored by some really cool geeks
* You get a certificate as a certified Future GeekStars