DSP Jahrbuch 2017/ DSP Yearbook 2017

SV Camp 2017
Being an SV member means being a leader. It means putting the
needs of the school body before your own, channeling their concerns
to the relevant authorities, ensuring their voices are heard.
Now this can be a tricky task, especially if you are attempting to do
such alone. In order to be a cohesive group, we needed to be able to
work together, know one another’s strengths and weaknesses and
create ideas that will change the school and the world in turn.
A two day camp is exactly what we needed.
Our ‘weekend getaway’ began with a two hour bus ride to Wart -
hog Inn. We arrived bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and almost
instantaneously, that changed. The activities presented to us
ranged from those that required brains to those that required
brawn and everything in between. Our facilitators were extremely
hospitable and welcoming. Sharing their knowledge with us, we
had a stupendous time for the entire 48 hours.
Listening, laughing and learning, it can easily be said that the
camp was a success.
Taking this opportunity, on behalf of the entire SV I’d like to thank
our magnanimous educators – Frau Greyling and Herr Chepape –
for their persistence and continued determination prior to and for
the duration of the camp.
A famous African proverb says: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If
you want to go far, go together.” And that’s what we did.
Kimberley Taku
66 DSP Jahrbuch 2017 – Schülervertretung (SV)