Our people

	Michael Dragner: 56 years old. Our maths teacher. Michael completed a four-year Teacher's Diploma after secondary schooling and has lived in Knysna all his life. He held various teaching positions and is now self-employed giving maths / math tuition to private students and organisations like FLKS.
	Martin Green: 58 years old. Mechanical engineering degree from University of Cape Town. Has lived in Knysna for 15 years. Administers the operations of FLKS in South Africa. Runs the FLKS charity bank account in Knysna.
	Frank Vipond: 57 years old. Business degree from University of Cape Town. Resident in Isle of Man, United Kingdom for 25 years. Founder and main sponsor of FLKS. As trustee and secretary for FLKS charity, deals with all aspects of FLKS registration and regulatory requirements. Runs FLKS web site and charity bank account in the Isle of Man. More about Frank at his personal web site.
	Peter Kelly: 60 years old. Has lived in the Isle of Man all his life. Holds positions in local government and has been awarded an MBE for charitable work. Peter is the second trustee of FLKS. Not actively involved in day-to-day operations of FLKS, but contributes with representing FLKS at official levels.

Our principles

• Zero waste: 90% of our expenditure goes on tuition fees (paying our teachers), 7% on supplies (stationery and calculators for the students) and 3% on bank charges. We have no full-time administration, so avoid overhead costs altogether.
• Accountability: We maintain detailed audit records including logs of lessons our teachers give. Our charity has an annual Examiners Report (audit) prepared by a firm of accountants in the Isle of Man.
• High standard of education: Our maths lessons are at a level that would be recognised internationally. We do not support the simpler 'Maths Literacy' course offered in many South African schools. Many of our students have low self-esteem and little faith in the state education system. We actively encourage them to stay in full-time education.