When reporter Anders Kelto embedded himself in a South African high school for a year, he expected to learn a lot from the experience. But there were several lessons he didn't anticipate.
The end of the school year is always an emotional time for seniors. For poor students, fear and anxiety can be the dominant emotions.
Reporter Anders Kelto travels to the mall with some COSAT students during school hours, and is surprised by what he sees.
Anders Kelto talks to a South African high school student about her Facebook chat with World listeners.
I was told that proms are a big deal in South Africa -- particularly in low-income, black townships. But nothing could have prepared me for the fashion show I witnessed.
See the makeover that transforms a poor and smart South African Cinderella into a beauty queen for a night. By day, she's a student in a remarkable science and tech high school that lifts kids from a poor township near Cape Town into a better life.
Schools are supposed to exercise 'universal precautions' to prevent transmission of HIV. Does that include giving out condoms?
In poor communities around the world, many kids fail at school. But some succeed. How? What obstacles do students who live in poverty face, and how do they overcome them? How do some public schools give kids a great education, despite limited resources?
Students at the Centre of Science and Technology in Cape Town, South Africa, have high hopes: to become doctors and engineers, win top awards, and lift their families out of poverty.