A young learner from Lotus River hopes his new educational app he helped design will assist his classmates revising for their upcoming exams.
Grade 10 learner Clivito M attends Christel House South Africa and spearheaded the vision for his app, Edu Nova Pro, beside nine other fellow (learners), said school spokesperson Megan Losper.
“While preparing for his own exams, Clivito realised how effective his study notes, revision tests, and visual aids were, so he decided to share them with others. By breaking down complex topics using teacher notes, textbooks, and diagrams, he was able to grasp the material more easily. Rather than keeping these resources to himself, Clivito was inspired to share them and thus, the app, Edu Nova Pro was born,” she said.
Clivito says he always held a passion for studying outside of school hours.
The idea for the app stemmed from a conversation he held with his ICT teacher, Cedric Esterhuizen, regarding his studies and the need for extra learning materials.
Nashitah D, Grade 8, Hanover Park, Happy C, Grade 9, Claremont, Phoebe D, Grade 10, Mitchell’s Plain, Sabri
K, Grade 10, Manenberg, Zarah M, Grade 8, Heideveld, Musawenkosi N, Grade 10, Phillipi, Clivito M, Grade 10,
Lotus River and Celina W, Grade 10, Parkwood. Photo: supplied. Credit: Supplied
“What inspired me to create the app was realising how helpful it is to have more than just classroom materials when studying. I wanted to support my classmates and other (learners) by providing extra learning and study resources that could help make schoolwork easier to understand. Mr Esterhuizen helped me explore the best platform to use for building the app. From there, we planned which subjects, topics, and grades to focus on. I knew I couldn’t do it alone, so I reached out to a few students from Grade 8 to 10 who I believed would be great for the project—and that’s how Edu Squad was born,” he explained.
This was Clivito’s first time developing an app, but the support he received from the teachers and app team was a great help.
One of the biggest challenges the app team faced was time.
“Many of us had to give up time on weekends and after school to work on the project. On average, each video took about 45 minutes to complete, including designing a PowerPoint presentation and recording the lesson. Once the team was in place, we divided up the subjects and started creating content.
“There were a lot of trial-and-error moments, but we learned so much along the way. Even though it took a lot of time and effort, we’re incredibly proud of what we’ve achieved so far and have already started planning the next steps for improving and growing the app,” he said.
The nine learners used Word documents, screen recordings, and digital tools to produce virtual lessons and learning materials.
“Each resource was reviewed by subject teachers to verify accuracy, ensuring that all content is teacher-approved and aligned with the curriculum,” Losper said.
Currently, Clivito has curated educational content for Grade 8 learners in physical science, mathematics, technology, EMS (economic and management sciences), and history.
“After two months of rigorous testing, Edu Nova Pro has officially launched and is now live,” Losper said.
The eight other learners who contributed are: Phoebe D, Grade 10, Mitchells Plain; Sabri K, Grade 10, Manenberg; Musawenkosi N, Grade 10, Philippi; Celina W, Grade 10, Parkwood; Happy C, Grade 9, Claremont; Nashitah D, Grade 8, Hanover Park and Zarah M, Grade 8, Heideveld.
The app team is currently collecting feedback to improve the app and hopes to expand it to benefit learners at other schools too, Losper said.
Clivito says he hopes to study medicine once he matriculates.
. Students can download the app and explore its resources by visiting:
whimsical-kashata-a9bb7b.netlify.app
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