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PLUS: Taste Bud Battle • Photographic Winner • Shadow Worker

CONTENTS 

02 | Spotlight News – Photography 

Competition Winner 

05 | Taste Bud Battle 

07 | Choosing Subjects 

12 | Crawford Schools Introduce the 

International Baccalaureate 

17 | Crawford Catch Up 

56 | 7 Thrilling Kids' Hotels 

65 | SPECIAL FEATURE: 

Career Files 

66 | Public University or Private? 

68 | Camp Rocks – Sugar Bay 

70 | Shadow Worker 

73 | Health, Humanities and the 

Environment 

79 | Technology and the Built 

Environment 

They said we 

could be anything... 

So we became the best 

version of ourselves. 

83 | The Corporate Space 

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SPOTLIGHT NEWS 

Photography 

COMPETITION 

Saira Pillay’s winning photo, Bright Eyes 

Photography Competition winner 

Thank you to the talented photographers who 

entered our Photography Competition... 

Here is our winner! 

Congratulations, Saira Pillay in Grade 7 at 

Crawford Preparatory North Coast. Your 

submission, Bright Eyes, received a ton of votes! 

COMPETITION WINNERS 

Urban Dive Winner 

Congratulations to 

Enzo Andrighetto who has 

won a party for six kids at 

Urban Dive! 

Acrobranch winner 

Congratulations to Lauren 

Kupritz who has won a 

birthday party with nine 

friends at Acrobranch! 

Saira Pillay 

has won a 

R5 000 voucher 

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MY KID HAS 

TALENT! 

One sure thing that the Taste Bud Battle has shown us is how much 

passion and talent there is out there amongst young, aspiring chefs and bakers. 

And if your kid has either, or both, then your future may soon be filled with 

deliciousness! Here is how to put your child’s future plans in motion… 

CAPSICUM IS KING! 

In a decade, Capsicum Culinary Studio has produced more than 5 000 

alumni, who are working all over the world in various establishments 

from boutique to large multi-national hotels and resorts. Some have also 

capitalised on Capsicum’s entrepreneurial spirit and established their own 

hospitality-inspired businesses. 

“The skills gained at Capsicum are not only applicable in the culinary 

world, but also in an entire industry of hospitalityrelated 

businesses”, says Candice Adams, head 

of Academics at Capsicum Rosebank. 

Here are a list of relevant careers 

open to your child: 

Culinary Arts Jobs 

• Restaurant Owner 

• Executive Chef 

• Pastry Chef 

• Private Chef 

• Cruise Ship Chef 

• Airline Catering Chef 

• Health/Wellness Chef 

Endless Professional Options 

• Catering Manager 

• Food and Beverage Manager 

• Research and Development Project Chef 

• TV Food Show Consultant 

• Food Writer/Critic/Stylist 

• Culinary Instructor 

• Kitchen Designer 

• Nutritionist/Dietician 

#Foodie 

Parents 

www.tastebudbattle.co.za 

While Capsicum is a partner of the 

Taste Bud Battle, nurturing young chefs 

in future careers, they are also offering 

amazing #Masterclass experiences for older 

#foodies. 

Cooking enthusiasts can have a chance to 

cook and bake with celebrated chefs who 

have made a name within their unique 

culinary art. Examples include: The Salty 

Sweet Dessert Experience; The Ultimate 

Hamburger and Mixology Meets Food! 

Go to www.capsicumcooking.com or call the 

Capsicum Campus in your area to find out 

what #Masterclasses they have planned at 

that Campus. 

* Participants must be18 years of age and 

cost per class is R750 per person including 

ingredients. 

Every child a masterpiece | 5

FEATURE ARTICLE 

CHOOSING 

SUBJECTS 

By Jolene Macintosh – Educational Psychologist of Crawford Lonehill 

Subject choice with the future in mind 

Subject choice selection is the first official ‘career’ decision students will make. While some students find this to be 

an exciting exercise, others struggle with making this decision at such a young age. This is especially true when 

students don’t know what they want to study after school. 

In 2015, the Department of Higher Education released a report highlighting that 47.9% of university students do 

not complete their degrees. In addition, a high percentage of students change their field of study within their first 

year of tertiary education. Selecting subjects undoubtedly requires some soul searching and informed decisionmaking, 

as this decision will have an impact on your access to tertiary qualifications as well as your career 

possibilities. 



WHAT CAN STUDENTS DO TO GUIDE THEIR DECISION-MAKING? 

Seek assistance from a professional 

Career counsellors and educational psychologists use 

a variety of assessments that can assist students to 

gain valuable information regarding their vocational 

interests, aptitude and personality traits. The information 

obtained from these psychometric assessments can then 

be used in combination with information obtained from 

other sources, for example, job shadowing experiences, 

open days, etc. to guide students’ decision-making. At 

Crawford Schools, career assessments are administered 

in students’ Grade 9 year to provide them with some 

insight into their personality traits as well as their 

vocational interests. 

Actively engage in research 

For some career paths, students may need to complete 

a degree at a higher education institution or obtain a 

certificate/diploma through a college. Students thus need 

to establish what subjects they need to meet the minimum 

requirements in their preferred field. Attending career 

and open days will assist students with this task, as they 

will have the opportunity to discuss various options with 

student advisors from various institutions. 

Students need to keep in mind that there are different 

routes to success. If they can’t gain entry into their 

preferred field of study, they can start doing a degree with 

the same core subjects and apply to transfer into their 

preferred field at a later stage. Consulting with faculty 

advisors is imperative to discuss different routes to your 

desired outcome. At Crawford, students are afforded the 

opportunity to engage with representatives from various 

local and international institutions. Talks and career days 

form an integral part of our career guidance process. 

Job shadowing forms an integral part of the career 

research process. Job shadowing provides students with 

the opportunity to spend a few days within the work 

environment. It's important to do this to gain a broader 

perspective about what the career entails. Students 

are encouraged to discuss both the benefits, as well as 

challenges, of the profession with the professional with 

whom they are job shadowing. Job shadowing forms 

part of the students' Life Orientation curriculum. 

Stay informed 

Advances in technology and automation will affect 

the future of the world of work. Students should be 

trained for the future of work and not for the ‘traditional’ 

model of employment. The world of work is constantly 

changing and it's unlikely that you will stay in one 

career throughout your lifetime. Students should keep 

up to date with trends in the world of work. Careers24, 

the Business Report, and various other sources offer 


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insight into current market trends, such as fields that are in 

demand, saturated fields, salary scales, skills shortages, etc. 

Global Competencies are an integral part of the curriculum at 

Crawford. By equipping our students with these vital skills, we 

ensure that they remain relevant and employable in an everchanging 

market. 

Keep your options open 

Students who know what they want to do are encouraged to 

look at various institutions that offer further training in their 

chosen field, to ensure they meet the subject requirements of 

the various institutions. These students are also encouraged 

to have a second option, should they not gain entry into their 

preferred study field. 

Mathematics and Science are known as the gateway subjects 

as many fields of study require them. These subjects are 

advised if you're unsure which field of study you want to enter 

into. 

An important aspect to remember is that admission to tertiary 

institutions is performance based. Thus, students are advised to 

also select one or two subjects in which they do well in order 

to get the highest admission point score (APS) possible. 

Crawford Schools allow students to select eight subjects in 

Grade 10 instead of the standard seven subjects required by 

the NSC. This allows students the opportunity to have greater 

flexibility in terms of future options. Students can drop to seven 

subjects at any stage and they are allowed to change subjects 

up until Grade 11. This allows students the opportunity to get 

a feel for the specialised subject content and it gives them the 

opportunity to keep their options open for as long as they can. 

Thus, if their needs and aspirations change, they are not stuck 

due to a decision they had to make in Grade 9. Students who 

continue with eight subjects also have the advantage of using 

their best subjects to obtain the highest possible APS score 

possible when applying to tertiary institutions. 

Be realistic 

Students and parents should be realistic about the students’ 

ability to cope with subjects that require more advanced skills. 

Students' results and involvement in the subject to date can 

help to guide decision-making. Consider whether an academic 

course is in your best interest, some students are more 

technically oriented. Students need to be able to cope with 

their selected subjects content as this will allow them to develop 

a sense of control and achievement. If students choose subjects 

that they struggle to master, they may become despondent and 

give up. 

Students should guard against choosing subjects based on 

whether or not they like the teacher or whether or not their 

friends are taking the subject. 

It's evident that subject choice selection is a decision that has 

a profound impact on students' future access to tertiary studies 

and their career possibilities thereafter. Great care must be 

taken to ensure that your subject selection allows you access 

to a variety of study options, be it for certificate, diploma or 

degree purposes. 



CRAWFORD SCHOOLS 

INTRODUCE THE INTERNATIONAL 

BACCALAUREATE 

By Traci Salter-Willis (M.Ed.) 

Head of IB: ADvTECH South Africa 

Academic Strategic Development Advisor 

Regional Director: Tournament of Minds: South Africa 

As of 2019 all the Crawford Preparatory Schools are offering the International 

Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP) so that students can learn optimally. 

The IB is a global organisation with its head office 

located in The Hague, Europe. Its programmes 

are divided into four core phases depending 

on school structures: PYP for 3-12 year olds; Middle 

Years Programme (MYP) for 11-16 year olds; Diploma 

Programme (DP) for 16-19 year olds, as well as a 

careers certification offering. 

These IB programmes are currently active in over 6 500 

school phases across the globe, providing an incredibly 

powerful network of professional educators engaging in 

discussions around teaching, learning, innovation and 

application, which continues to enhance and extend the 

exceptional IB educational offering. 

The PYP is ideal for the students of today and is 

structured around empowering these students to become 

active, life-long learners, grappling with challenges and 

engaging in relevant discussions related to the world 

they’re part of. 

The PYP still encompasses the same subject 

areas we’re familiar with, but the way this 

is packaged, presented, taught and inquired 

into, is unique. The term used to describe it 

is transdisciplinary, where all subject areas 

relevant to each unit of learning are integrated 

under a conceptual understanding being 

explored over a period of five to seven weeks. 

PYP IN PRACTICE 

The programme continually incorporates local and 

global issues into the curriculum, asking students to look 

at six related, transdisciplinary themes and to consider 

the links between them. The themes include ‘who we 

are’, ‘where we are in place and time’ and ‘how the 

world works’. 

The PYP is committed to structured, purposeful inquiry 

that engages students actively in their own learning. 

The programme supports students’ efforts to construct 

meaning from the world around them by: 

• drawing on their prior knowledge 

• providing provocation through new experiences 

• providing opportunities for reflection and 

consolidation. 

The PYP and transdisciplinary framework encourages 

and supports connections across learning and teaching 

as a means to raise students’ awareness of the 

relevance of their learning to their reality. As such the 

units of inquiry the students have been engaging in 

are transformed for topics into exploring conceptual 

understandings. For example: 

Instead of learning about “water” as a topic, students 

inquire into how “People depend on and need to 

conserve Earth’s limited resources”; 

Instead of simply learning about basic “food chains” as 

an isolated topic, students inquire into an understanding 

of how “Plants and animals depend on each other for 

survival in their environments”; 

Instead of simply repeating the experiment the teacher 

has designed, students inquire into how “Scientific 

investigations can help people to make sense of the 

world”; 

Instead of hosting another “market day” the students 

complete a full inquiry into how “Economies depend on 

the ability to produce goods and supply services that 

can be exchanged”. 


10 Reasons why the IB Primary Years Programme(PYP) is ideal for 

students to become active, lifelong learners 

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1 

SO WHY DID CRAWFORD 

SCHOOLS CHOOSE THE PYP? 

2 

It encourages 

students to inquire 

The PYP fosters natural curiosity and 

learning in creative, supportive and 

collaborative environments. 

Seeing things from 

different perspectives 

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PYP students use critical and creative 

thinking to develop knowledge, 

understanding and skills within and 

across subject areas. 

Caring and 

responsible 

citizens 

Students can express ideas and 

opinions, and they can propose 

solutions that make a difference in 

their lives and the lives of others. 

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The PYP encourages students to inquire 

through natural curiosity in a collaborative environment. 

It helps students create meaning in a complex and 

interdependent world by building understandings through 

exploring real-world issues. The PYP creates opportunities 

for students to become more confident communicators 

through ensuring they learn more than one language, 

and are able to share their understandings in a variety of 

multimodal approaches (verbal, written, digital, face-toface, 

pictorial, etc.) 

The PYP strongly believes in teaching students about 

learning how to learn. There is constant self-reflection, 

student agency with voice and choice, and ultimately 

Understanding a 

complex and 

interdependent 

world 

PYP students create meaning for 

themselves and build understanding 

through exploring real-world issues. 

Learning how 

to learn 

PYP students work collaboratively 

with teachers and other students 

to plan, present and assess their 

own learning. 

PYP students believe they are able to grow and 

succeed. They make appropriate choices and 

take responsibility for their actions. 

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Students take 

action 

Together we celebrate our common 

humanity and the belief that education can 

help to build a better and more peaceful 

world. 

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It involves the whole 

school learning 

community 

3 

PYP students 

are confident 

communicators 

PYP students learn to communicate 

in a variety of ways and in more 

than one language. 

It encourages 

international-mindedness 

Collaboration and understanding of their 

own and other cultures are an important 

focus of the PYP — students learn how to 

be respectful and open-minded. 

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Thinking about 

issues 

Creative learning gives students the 

agility and imagination to respond to 

new and unexpected challenges and 

opportunities in an increasingly 

globalized and uncertain world. 

the expectation to consider one’s next steps 

needed to progress in their learning. 

The PYP helps students see things from different 

perspectives through encouraging international 

mindedness, developing greater consideration of oneself, 

of others, of different cultures and different countries, thus 

becoming more open-minded in acknowledging why 

people may hold a different stance to their own. 

The staff at all Crawford Preparatory Schools have been 

formally trained by the IB as candidate schools, and are 

now well on their way to ensuring the full authorisation 

of their schools as IB World Schools. You are welcome 

to contact Traci Salter, Head of IB, for further details, by 

emailing tsalter@advtech.co.za 


What is influenza? 

Influenza also called flu is an acute viral respiratory infection, transmitted by the influenza 

virus. This virus has three main types A, B and C. Common viruses are A (H1N1), influenza A 

(H3N2) and influenza B viruses. 

How do you get flu? 

Flu viruses spread mainly through saliva droplets that 

travel when people cough, sneeze and talk. These 

droplets either land in the mouths or noses of people 

who are close-by or on surfaces where hands touch and 

then transfer the virus to eyes, mouths and noses later. 

What are the signs and symptoms of 

influenza? 

• Sudden onset of fever. 

• Acute upper respiratory symptoms: dry cough, sore 

throat. 

• General symptoms: malaise, headache, fatigue, 

muscle pain and body aches, cold shivers and hot 

sweats. 

• Some people may have vomiting and diarrhoea, 

though this is more common in children than adults. 

What are the possible complications? 

While most influenza illness is mild, complications 

(particularly pneumonia) are always a concern in 

persons with underlying conditions or certain risk factors. 

Who is at risk of developing complications? 

• Pregnant women. 

• Young children (65 years of age). 

• People with existing chronic diseases (heart, lung, 

kidney, endocrine) for example diabetes or asthma, 

persons who are immunosuppressed. 

•Morbidly obese people (BMI ≥40 or BMI≥35 with 

obesity related health conditions. 

Who should be vaccinated? 

The flu vaccine is developed each year according to the 

prediction of strains that will be in circulation for that 

season and should therefore be administered every year 

as the strains evolve continuously. The vaccine is effective 

after 10-14 days. 

How effective is the vaccine? 

The vaccine offers some level of protection to all groups 

that have an indication to be vaccinated but those 

individuals who are 65 years of age 

or are immuno-compromised have a lower protective 

immuneresponse than others. However the vaccine 

does offer these high risk groups some protection. The 

influenza vaccine will not protect against the many other 

viruses that circulate during the winter season and cause 

respiratory infections. 

How safe is the vaccine? 

The vaccine cannot result in influenza infection as there is 

no live virus contained within the vaccine. Some persons 

experience mild fever and local pain at the injection site. 

Overall the vaccine has an excellent safety record. 

How do you treat flu? 

For uncomplicated cases at low risk then the prevention 

of further spread and the following measures are 

advised: 

• Bed rest 

• Drink plenty of water and other clear fluids 

• Symptomatic treatment for cough, fever, nasal 

congestion, etc


CRAWFORD CATCH UP 

ACADEMICS 


PRE-PRIMARY 

ACADEMICS 

Crawford Pre-Primary Fourways “When I grow up I 

want to be a teacher 

because it is fun and 

teachers already know 

the answers because 

they are educated. 

I also want to be a 

teacher because I 

love kids. I want to 

encourage them to learn and I want to help kids that really 

need help. Another reason I want to be a teacher is that you 

can make lots of money when you help kids do their work.” 

– Oratilwe 

The Future of Jobs 

The Future of Jobs Report describes the urgency 

to prepare future workers. Governments, schools 

and businesses need to change their approach to 

education, skills and employment. Some of the 

skills that will be in high 

demand by 2020 are: 

As children, we all dream of what we want to be when 

we grow up. At Crawford Pre-Primary Fourways finding 

out the hopes and dreams of our pupils while creating 

a foundation where they can flourish is most rewarding. 

Here our pupils express their hopes and dreams with 

their peers: 

Crawford Pre-Primary Fourways “When we grow 

up we want to be 

mathematicians. 

If you are a 

mathematician 

you get to use 

your brain and 

your good 

thinking skills 

every day. You have to be very clever and learn to love 

numbers when you are very young. First, you have to 

learn to count, then you have to learn how to write the 

numbers and then you have to learn to add and take 

away. There is a lot more that a mathematician can do 

but we will have to wait until we are in Grade 1. 

Sir Isaac Newton was a famous mathematician and he 

knew everything.” – Grade 0 Parrot Class Crawford 

Pre-Primary Fourways. 

• Complex problemsolving 

• Critical thinking 

• Creativity 

• People management 

• Emotional intelligence 

• Decision-making 

• Service orientation 

It’s critical that we rethink WHY, WHAT and HOW 

we learn in schools for pupils to thrive in the 

information economy of TODAY and TOMORROW, 

not yesterday! 

The Crawford Pre- 

Primary Lonehill Grade 

0000s are already on 

the road to academic 

success. Guided free 

play encourages 

the pupils to count 

and sort by colour, 

shape and size. Selfreflection 

allows the 

pupils to review and 

communicate their 

learning journey and 

possibly influence a 

future career choice. 

Crawford Pre-Primary La Lucia 

Crawford Pre-Primary Lonehill 

Ivan Le 


Voting – an important civil job! 

Our Crawford Pre-Primary La Lucia Grade 0 pupils 

discussed what voting was, the process, why we do it and 

learnt the meaning of democracy. We then spoke about 

what it means to be caring and the pupils were asked 

to vote on who they thought was the most caring in the 

class. Some pupils were given roles as the inker, handing 

out the ballot papers or overseeing the ballot box. We 

made identity documents which were verified before they 

could vote. 


Budding 

accountants working 

with Numicon plates 

to calculate bonds of 

seven. Numicon is a 

concrete apparatus 

used to introduce 

and reinforce 

number concepts 

at Crawford Pre- 

Primary Lonehill. 


Crawford Pre-Primary 

Pretoria 

Weather 

The Crawford 

Pre-Primary 

Pretoria Grade 

000s have been 

inquiring into 

the International 

Baccalaureate 

Transdiciplinary 

theme, How 

The World Works. They’ve been 

looking at nature and the patterns 

in nature. The Grade 000s inquired 

into the understanding of weather 

and especially extreme wind, and 

the impact such weather has on our 

environment. They followed the 

case study of the recent cyclone in 

Mozambique and looked at what 

happened after the cyclone, and how 

we could help. 

Crawford Pre-Primary North Coast 

Imagination Tree 

Using their collaboration skills, 

the Grade 00 pupils at Crawford 

Pre-Primary North Coast 

partnered up to create a magical 

tree that could grow anything 

the imagination desires. Using 

their de Bono Green Hat they 

designed a variety of spectacular 

trees, including rainbow, cupcake 

and car trees to name a few. 

Maps 

The Crawford Pre-Primary Grade 00 Class 

explored maps and their functionality in 

the world. The students looked at the 

map of the world and discussed what 

they knew about maps. They investigated 

how to get from the gate to their class. 

They walked along the path and stopped 

Crawford Pre-Primary Pretoria 

along the way discussing all the important 

landmarks. Once back in class the students then drew their own maps to 

their classroom. 

Show and Tell 

Being the teacher is great – we get to come 

to school every day and teach children new 

things and show them how the world works. 

When the students got to be “teachers” for 

the day, they taught the other pupils about 

the different life cycles that we could find. It 

was so much fun doing research with parents 

and then communicating our findings back 

to the class. Being a teacher really is fun! 

Crawford Pre-Primary Sandton 

The Crawford Village Chick Class, the Grade 0000s, were given 

the opportunity to engage in pretend play as we discussed 

what they would like to be when 

they grow up. They deepened 

their understanding of the different 

types of careers that are a part of 

their lifeworld. This activity invited 

plenty of conversation and learning 

through play. It’s been found that 

when young children use their 

imaginations in play, they’re more 

creative, perform better at school 

and develop a strong problemsolving 

approach to Crawford Village 

learning. 

Crawford Village 


Nature 

The Grade 000 pupils at Crawford 

Pre-Primary North Coast went on 

a nature walk where they worked 

in pairs to explore different plants. 

They used their communication 

and co-operative skills to identify 

and collect items pertaining to the 

theme and were encouraged to use 

their logical thinking and reasoning 

skills to discuss if the items they 

found originated from plants. The 

students created a nature collage 

after sorting, grouping and counting 

their findings. 


Discovery is the best way of 

learning! 

We are scientists and we get to 

explore all day. We use cool gadgets 

and equipment to zoom right into 

things we find in and around the 

garden and we love learning new 

and exciting information about all 

the items we find. Scientists get 

to explore all day and then learn 

more all the time. We have the best 

dream job! 

Dreams 

What do you dream of 

becoming one day? The 

Grade 000s at Crawford 

Village dressed up as their 

career of choice. This was 

an opportunity for them 

to pretend to be anybody 

they wished to be. Some 

of our three year olds 

dream of becoming a 

doctor or a firefighter! 


PREPARATORY 

ACADEMICS 

Jarad Tromp and Mia van der Walt 

What would my dream job be? 

“My dream job is to be the head of a cardiothoracic anesthesiology 

department. I have loved the idea of studying Medicine since I was 

four years old. First, I wanted to be a neurosurgeon, then it changed Crawford Preparatory Fourways 

to being a cardiac surgeon and then finally cardiothoracic surgeon. 

I realised that if I want to become a surgeon, I will have to work with an anesthetist. I now have a dream to be a 

cardiothoracic anesthetist. I have had a few surgeries in my life, and every single time the anesthesiologist was very 

kind and understanding. They are amazing, and I would like to do this as a career. There are many fields in Medicine, 

and when I get too old for the operating room, I could then become a general practitioner.” – Jarad Tromp, Grade 7 

“I didn’t even know the answer to this question until quite recently. I want to be an animal trainer because I love 

animals with a passion. I love caring for them, and an animal trainer does precisely that. They train animals to help 

the disabled and also just to instill obedience in animals. To spend my day working with animals would make me 

extremely happy.” – Mia van der Walt, Grade 7 

We explored the central idea 

of the natural world and its laws 

for the unit on inquiry called 

How the World Works. During 

the Technology lessons, Mrs. 

Ferreira and the Crawford 

Italia Grade 7s collaboratively 

followed a brief to construct a 

tower. They planned, designed 

and constructed towers taking 

into consideration the laws of 

nature. A discussion on the 

pros and cons of each design 

concluded the design process. 

Taking agency and action to make a 

difference! 

The Crawford Preparatory La Lucia 

Grade 3 pupils, whose unit of inquiry 

is Saving the Planet, have been 

investigating the human impact on 

different natural environments and 

are saddened to see how much 

damage plastic is doing to our ocean 

and its creatures. Our Grade 3 pupils 

wrote letters to various SPAR owners 

to try and initiate a change in their 

choice of packaging. Eyael Belayneh 

showed great initiative when she 

questioned the manager of her local 

SPAR on why customers were offered 

a choice of plastic bags which are 

50c each, compared to brown paper 

bags at R2.75! She was happy to 

report back to us that they are in the 

process of phasing the plastic bags 

out completely. Well done, Eyael, for 

making a difference! 

20 | Crawford Times 

Crawford Italia 

Crawford Preparatory La Lucia 



The unit of inquiry, Where we are in 

Time and Place, sent the Crawford 

Italia Grade 2s on an adventure 

experiencing what it means to 

‘explore’. Many a treasure was 

found on the “big” field at school. 

Upon returning to the classroom, 

they questioned and reported their 

findings to the class. 

The sky’s no longer the limit in Mrs. 

De Beer’s Technology room! 

The Crawford Preparatory La Lucia 

Grade 6 pupils have embarked upon 

a journey to Mars. A marvellous 

mesh of learning, creativity, 

planning, budgeting, designing, 

collaborating and communicating 

took place while these ‘astronauts’ 

prepared to inhabit the “red planet”. 

With the assistance of their teacher, 

the students all applied to NASA 

for their names to be etched onto a 

microchip that would travel with the 

new rover to Mars in 2020. There was 

great excitement when they received 

their Mars ‘boarding passes’.

Crawford Preparatory Lonehill 


The Grade 3 Crawford Preparatory 

Lonehill students launched an 

inquiry into the ways in which we 

discover and express ideas and 

feelings. Time was spent expressing 

different ideas and making 

connections. Practically, they 

explored how to use different forms 

of media to communicate, how 

communication has changed over 

time and what our responsibilities 

are when communicating with 

others. 

Crawford Preparatory 

North Coast 

The Grade 4 Crawford Preparatory 

Lonehill pupils were exposed to a 

Rock, Shock and Horror scenario by 

their educators as their classrooms 

were filled with litter. This formed 

the foundation of the inquiry into 

the role and responsibilities of 

preserving living things. Time was 

spent on discussions around how 

they felt sitting in litter and how the 

animal world feels constantly being 

found in the same place. Lines of 

inquiry followed into looking at 

biodegradable materials, recycling 

and our carbon footprint. 

Energy in 

Grade 5 

Curiosity and 

passion for 

learning as the 

Grade 5s launch 

into an inquiry 

about energy 

as an essential 

Crawford Preparatory Pretoria 


North Coast 

resource that affects people and 

environment abounded! Perhaps 

the answer to the energy crisis 

the world faces will lie with one 

of these students as they grow to 

become innovators, consumers and 

protectors of the future. 

The wonder 

and awe of 

learning on 

the faces of 

these Grade 

3 students 

says so 

much about the power of creating 

an atmosphere of curiosity and 

enthusiasm! Water is a limited 

resource and essential to life. 

Making connections with a water 

cocktail bar, experiments and 

“snow” in our hands makes for 

absolute "wow" moments for kids 

in Africa! 

Crawford Preparatory Sandton 

Crawford 

Preparatory 

Sandton students, 

Leen Ahmad and 

Nour Al Zahraa 

have achieved 

in Mathematics. 

In the Regional 

Championships, 

Leen achieved 2nd 

place and Nour 

came 1st! 

Around 30 visitors from all over South 

Africa who attended the 2019 iPad 

Summit, visited Crawford Preparatory 

Pretoria recently to see the magic 

happening in our classrooms and 

the integration of the iPads into our 

classrooms. 




embraced the International 

Baccalaureate unit of inquiry, Where 

We are in Place and Time, by 

playing Mystery Skype with Ricko 

from Boston USA. The students 

could ask Ricko yes/no questions, 

using their Geography knowledge, 

to determine his location. Within 15 

minutes the pupils had figured out 

that Ricko was from Boston. 

The Crawford Preparatory Sandton 

Grade 4s have been introduced 

to a new Coding curriculum and 

have been having a wonderful 

time in the MBot Robotics lessons, 

in which they are learning to apply 

their skills on sequencing, looping 

and debugging. 


COLLEGE 

ACADEMICS 

Crawford College La Lucia 


Exceptional 

Maths student, 

Kayrav Naidoo, 

Grade 12. 

Crawford College La Lucia has often encountered 

students with exceptional talents. However, some 

students go beyond meeting the criteria for exceptional 

performance. One such student is Kayrav Naidoo, who 

is nothing short of phenomenal. Since his entry to the 

school in Grade 8 five years ago, he has pushed the 

boundaries in all subjects, Mathematics in particular. He 

has consistently topped the grade every year attaining 

nothing less than 99 to 100%. Not only has he achieved 

this outstanding feat, but he has also been the top 

student in the South African Mathematics Olympiad, 

both at school and nationally. He achieved the following 

accolades over the years: 

2015 – Grade 8: Top 100 in the final round 


2017 – Grade 10: Placed 19th nationally out of a possible 96 000 students 


We await his final results for 2019. The Mathematics Department anticipates 

that he’ll be placed in the Top 100 students category again. 

Crawford College Lonehill 

From L-R: Jayden Kambule, Shreya 

Maharaj, Boitu Dibete and Tarique 

MacKay. 

At Crawford College Lonehill, 

Robotics students from Grade 

8-12 are tasked with designing, 

building and programming 

their own robot. The fully 

programmed robot must finish 

a challenge set by the World 

Robotics Olympiad (WRO) 

governing body in less than 2 

minutes and 30 seconds. 

Currently, each team is working 

towards the provincial round 

which takes place in August. 

There are five provincial 

competitions, one in KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape and Northern Cape, 

and two in Gauteng. All competing teams are ranked nationally, from this 

ranking list the top 10 to 15 teams are invited to attend and compete in the 

national event in Gauteng. Teams winning their category might be invited 

to represent South Africa at the WRO international event. Our club aims to 

beat last year’s achievement of one nationally competing team by securing 

two places in the national competition. 

Designing any piece of machinery with a specific purpose in mind requires 

members to develop their creative thinking skills, problem-solving skills 

as well as their concepts spatial awareness and relative mechanics. 

Additionally, members build their sequential thinking skills as well as learn 

how to deconstruct large challenges into smaller, more manageable tasks. 

The skills taught and developed at Robotics extend far beyond the scope of 

the sessions and can be applied to everyday challenges in the classroom or 

beyond. – Gilles Teuwen, Grade 11, Robotics Captain 

From L-R: Arya Ramsudh, Rachelle 

de Villiers and Joseph Lavoipierre. 

Crawford College La Lucia was 

thrilled that their talented and 

hard-working Junior Debaters were 

selected to represent the Durban 

and Coastal Debating League at 

the provincial tournament held in 

Verulam in June. Rachelle de Villiers 

was selected as a reserve while Arya 

Ramsudh and Joseph Lavoipierre 

were selected to the team. This is 

a fantastic achievement for these 

Grade 9 students! 


Azhiel Naidoo and Satya Bandaru, 

Grade 8. 

Students from the Tournament of 

Minds extra-mural school club for 

Grade 8-10s designing and building 

their very own Rube Goldberg 

machines! A Rube Goldberg 

machine is used to perform a simple 

task in a very overcomplicated 

way. It’s more challenging than 

it looks, and creativity must meet 

engineering to build a successful 

contraption. 


Crawford College North Coast 


College 

North Coast 

student, 

Kiara Lee 

Flaum in 

Grade 12, 

has always 

been 

intrigued 

by intricate 

machines, their moving parts and how they fit together. 

That’s how she knows she wants to pursue a career as 

an engineer. For Kiara, the trickiest part was figuring 

out which faculty to specialise in. She chose Mechanical 

Engineering which is a great foundation for exploring 

the other types of engineering and career opportunities. 

She hopes to complete a Robotics Engineering 

degree focusing on Artificial Intelligence abroad. She 

dreams that someday her designs fly off her desk and 

straight into production, making a difference to the 

lives of many. We are convinced that Kiara is up for the 

challenge! 

Crawford College Pretoria 

In May, two 

teams from 


College 

Pretoria 

participated 

in the annual 

CBC Afrikaans 

Redenaars 

kompetisie for 

First Additional 

Language 

speakers. The Grade 8 team was awarded an A+ and 

a Gold certificate for their performance and received 

a special mention in the judge’s final comments. The 

Grade 11 team also achieved an A+ and Gold certificate 

for their outstanding performance. 

The Grade 9 

students of 


College 

Sandton 

recently 

conducted 

their first organ 

dissection 

Crawford College Sandton 

in Life 

Sciences. The 

students’ responses, when they were told about the 

practical dissection, were interesting and varied. Some 

prospective surgeons and veterinarians were excited, 

while other students expressed concern about how they 

would cope with the process. We are pleased to report 

that all the students benefitted from seeing the theory 

of kidney structure in practice. 


College 

North Coast 

student, 

Ethan Luyt, 

can’t wait 

to graduate 

so that he 

Crawford College North Coast can put the 

first South 

Africans on the surface of the moon and Mars by 

establishing the first private South African space 

company. Sounding like our very own Elon Musk, he 

hopes to also start an electric car company and help 

South Africa transition to a more sustainable nation 

with less of an impact on the environment. Typical of a 

Crawford student, Ethan has many other passions, like Art 

and entertainment. He dreams of winning an Academy 

Award for either acting or directing. In the near future, we 

might just find Ethan designing environmentally friendly 

vehicles as part of the terraforming process on Mars. 


Students from 


College Pretoria 

participated in 

South Africa’s 

first World 

Scholar’s Cup 

in May. It’s 

comprised of 

debates, collaborative writing challenges, multiple choice 

tests and a team quiz that covers a number of different 

areas of inquiry, ranging from Science and History to 

Art and Music. Crawford College Pretoria took home 12 

trophies and over 30 medals, winning the trophies for the 

Top Scholar, awarded to Hussain Geldenhuys, as well as 

Overall Top Team (Jeanette Meyer, Rookmaaker Katheke 

and Hussain Geldenhuys). The team also qualified for the 

mini-global round, which will take place in September 

in Durban. At this event, the team that qualifies for the 

global event at Yale University will be announced. 

The Grade 8 students 

of Crawford College 

Sandton practised 

observing carefully, 

analysing similarities 

and differences and 

then classifying in 

Life Sciences when 


they identified sweets 

using a dichotomous 

key. They then designed their own key. The teachers 

assessed the functionality of each group’s key by providing 

each group with an unknown sweet and the group had 

to use their new key. All students had fun while learning 

important skills and we have now trained a group of 

potential taxonomists! 



ARTS & CULTURE

PRE-PRIMARY 

ARTS & CULTURE 

Crawford Pre-Primary Fourways 

You get to be 

creative and use your 

imagination. 

When I grow up: what does it mean to be an artist? 

Crawford Pre-Primary Fourways Grade 00 Hedgehog Class pupils 

gave their views on what it means to be an artist while painting ‘Starry, 

Starry Night’ inspired by Vincent Van Gogh’s original. 



I love to paint using bright colours and different sized paintbrushes. 

Behind most great actors there’s usually a great Drama teacher! 

Drama teachers are the luckiest teachers as they enjoy the best 

of both worlds. They get to be creative and to become different 

characters in plays and concerts. They allow pupils to explore 

their creativity and to build interpersonal skills through classroom 

activities and theatre productions. Drama teachers encourage 

children to memorise lines giving them the confidence, energy and 

dedication to perform. 

Visual art – artist or engineer? 

Our Grade 0 pupils are learning about structures. We created 

the famous French Impressionist artist Claude Monet’s ‘Japanese 

bridge with waterlilies’. Using sucker sticks, cardboard pieces and 

textures to create the bridge, with a sprinkling of salt on the soft 

watercolours, a masterpiece was created. 




Grade 0 pupils, from L-R: Mishka Iyavoo and 

Dominic Araujo 


Who knows what an 

unprecedented career 

as a fairy may lead? 

Drawing by Sunaina 

Arrabelly. 


Although traditional 

occupations still feature 

strongly in the minds of 

young children, inquirybased 

learning does inspire a 

broader mindset with a great 

entrepreneurial outlook. 

Drawing by Hope Mncube. 

Here our budding musicians are learning about 

rhythm and beat. Will they become drummers 

or singers in a band? From L-R: Jamie Pozniak, 

Matthew Noel, Emir Tacenur, Nhloso Mabaso, 

Greyson Stevens-Lotter and Heath Delport

Everyone knows 

deep in their 

hearts that drums 

are the coolest 

instrument and 

that a band is 

only as good 

as its drummer. 

That’s why when 


I grow up, I can’t 

wait to play the drums. You can choose different beats 

and you can hit them fast or slow and even play more than 

one drum at a time. Our Music classes are allowing us to 

practise our drumming skills and learn about the different 

volumes, tempos and beats to play. We even learn that 

we can play drums with different parts of our hands to 

produce different sounds. This really is fun! 

Crawford Pre-Primary Sandton When the youth of today 

become excited about 

being the possible 

leaders of the future, 

we can only hope this 

excitement carries over 

to other children to 

create a better world for 

us all. These pupils could 

not be happier learning 

about the different 

character traits that a 

great president should 

possess. The class came 

up with the three most important ones and they all 

agreed that when they grow up, they would like to 

be a president just like Nelson Mandela because he 

was all three of these and so much more. 


Our Grade 0s explored various 

lines as part of their prewriting 

skills. Their teacher, 

Liesl Eborall, used the “I see 

– I think – I wonder” strategy 

to discuss the work of Piet 

Mondrian, a famous artist. The 

activity involved critical thinking 

and inquiring. It got the pupils 

thinking about what the picture 

could represent. Once the 

students were knowledgeable 

on the Piet Mondrian style, they 

discussed other artists and the differences in their styles of 

art. They then had the opportunity to be budding artists 

and create their own “Piet Mondrian” masterpieces. 

The little ballerinas 

at Crawford Pre- 

Primary North 

Coast enjoy their 

weekly sessions of 

Ballet which is the 

perfect platform for 

Crawford Pre-Primary North Coast them to develop 

their physical strength, improve focus and promote an 

understanding of music and movement. 


North Coast 

Process art is the 

experience children have 

when they are creating. 

“In process art, the means 

counts for more than 

the end.” The Playgroup 

students at Crawford 

Pre-Primary North Coast 

enjoyed using different 

anti-waste material to 

print and paint with, 

creating beautiful pieces 

of artwork. 


While learning about 

Nelson Mandela and 

Leadership in their 

transdisciplinary theme of 

How the World Works, our 

Grade 0s had to use lines 

to create a sketch of Nelson 

Mandela using pencil and 

charcoal. They used their 

observation skills – size, 

shape, texture, temperature, 

weight, colour and line – to 

plan their artwork. 

Crawford Village Put your Thinking Hats on! 

The Grade 00s put on their Green 

de Bono Hat to creatively depict 

what was in their imagination. 

Flowing from a lesson based on 

original and reflective thinking, the 

pupils drew detailed pictures, from 

apples to burgers, from jellyfish to 

snow! De Bono’s Thinking Hats are 

used to facilitate critical thinking 

along with productivity, focus and 

mindfulness. Teaching our little 

ones to apply these powerful thinking tools will assist in 

their future learning. 

Career paths 

The pupils of Crawford Village 

enjoyed learning about different 

careers. They learnt that a career 

is something you do to make 

money and something you enjoy 

doing. They were inspired by 

their parents and adults around 

them to have a dream job that 

they could love. Anna depicts 

herself as a teacher and Roshan as an astronaut in their 

artwork activity. 


PREPARATORY 


Crawford Preparatory Italia 

In the Atelier at 

Crawford Italia, pupils 

have the opportunity to 

let their creative juices 

flow. The Grade 3s 

used the four seasons 

as inspiration for a 

Seasoned Tree artwork, 

using permanent 

markers and pastels to 

imitate the colours at 

the different times of 

the year. 

Mr. Christopher Vale, the Voice Teacher, is hard 

at work rehearsing to stage a Choir performance 

at Crawford Italia. The members helped select 

the music they'll perform in the near future. Mr. 

Vale, a renowned baritone himself, is instilling a 

love of music and the discipline required to be a 

successful singer and choir. 



Crawford Preparatory La Lucia student Obed Ephraim 

performed at the 2019 Durban Drum Day. This event 

featured the very best drummers from KwaZulu-Natal and 

Obed performed alongside a number of highly acclaimed 

and well-established musicians. From the first note, 

Obed’s hard work and talent shone through and he gave 

a stellar performance, receiving rousing applause from the 

audience in attendance. Well done, Obed! 



La Lucia pupil Xizhi 

Aiden Luo was placed 

third in his age group 

in the Henle Music 

Competition. Pianists 

from all over the world 

participated in this 

online competition. 

Xizhi Aiden was 

also selected to 

play alongside the 

Philharmonic Orchestra 

this year, an outstanding 

achievement for such a 

young lad. 

Crawford Preparatory Lonehill Crawford Preparatory 

Lonehill is proud to 

congratulate our very 

own Puja Mistry on 

receiving a prestigious 

award from the Trinity 

Guildhall Speech and 

Drama exams. The 

Trinity Exam is an 

international exam 

where participants 

have to perform three 

different performance 

items as well as convey their dramatic theory 

understanding. Puja completed her Grade 5 exam 

in June 2018. Each year, Exhibition Awards are 

awarded to the candidate with the highest mark 

in the country, for Grades 5 to the Advanced 

Performance Certificate. We are delighted that 

Puja received this incredible award! 


Crawford Preparatory Lonehill’s 

Mia Busansky competed at 

the Gauteng semi-finals and 

then the national finals of the 

South African Championships of 

Performing Arts held in March 

and April at the Rustenburg 

Civic Centre. Approximately 

15 000 semi-finalists audition and 

only 3 000 contestants qualify for 

the National Championships of 

Performing Arts. 

Mia participated in Acting and received five Gold Medals: 

Gold: Acting Trio 1. Bronze: Acting Trio 2. Acting Small 

Group 2: Mia qualified for Team South Africa 2019 which 

allows her to compete in the World Championships of the 

Performing Arts later this year if she so chooses to. Well 

done, Mia! 


Crawford Preparatory North Coast Artists in the 

making 

The Grade 

7 Crawford 

Preparatory 

North Coast 

art pupils 

created 

masterpieces 

on mini 

canvases. They used acrylic paint and all their 

skills to display their artistic abilities. Their 

pieces were on show at a Slam Poetry Art Café 

evening and then moved to the Ballito Junction 

for display. The audience voted digitally and 

placed Kayleigh Busse 1st, Cassandra Forbes 

2nd and Taeya Reddy 3rd. Could their future 

careers lie in the arts perhaps? 

Crawford Preparatory North Coast 

Poets in our midst 

The Grade 7s of 


North Coast 

embarked on an 

incredible journey 

into the world of 

Slam Poetry. Pupils 

were required to 

write their own slam 

poems drawing 

inspiration from the 

world around them. Many chose to write poems that had a hardhitting 

message that left the audience questioning their own 

ideas. These poems were presented in our very own Slam Poetry 

Art Café and the winners were based on the votes from the 

audience. Our Slam Poetry winners were: 

1st Place: Isabella Brown & Kendalle Blake 

2nd Place: Saira Pillay 

3rd Place: Talia Reinstein & Louise Lathe 


Three pupils from Crawford Preparatory Pretoria, 

Sophie Loewald, Lwanda Mbava and Subeth Scheepers 

participated in the World Speech Day Challenge hosted 

by the University of Pretoria. 



Pretoria’s latest author, 

Jesse Mbogomo, will 

publish his 12th book 

this year, to coincide 

with his birthday. 

Congratulations Jesse, 

we can’t wait for the 

launch of your new 

book! 



Most Grade 7 Music 

pupils are on Grade 3 

or Grade 4 level. Yian is 

currently on Grade 7 level. 

That’s an exceptional 

achievement and, in 

addition, she’s performed 

at various concerts. 


student Sanjana participated in 

the South African Junior Closed 

Chess Championships in March and 

achieved 1st place in the U10 Girls 

division. She attained the highest 

score overall without a loss. She 

ended up on a score of 8.5 out of 

9 games. By attaining top position 

she’s now the invited player for all 

three international tournaments. She 

also played recently in the Arnold 

Classic and won the medal for Best 

Lady in the Rapid Section for the 

second year in a row. She also won 

the JMC Closed (U10) in 2018. 

Crawford Preparatory Fourways 

Isla Phillips 

Becoming a fine artist 

Fine artists develop their personal style 

through their preferred medium, whether it 

be painting, sculpting, ceramics or digital and 

media arts. Most fine artists have a second job 

as it’s challenging to make an income from 

your art, especially when you’re undiscovered. 

Many fine artists choose to work as teachers. 

It’s not necessary to have a degree, but you 

must be highly skilled and creative as well as 

have a strong drive to succeed. A degree or art 

course will teach techniques as well as expand 

your experience. Fine artists reflect their views 

of the world in a way that evokes an emotional 

response by the viewer. 


COLLEGE 



From L-R: Kayuri Moodley, Jordyn Swart, 

Michaela Neophytou, Riccardo Veiga, Laura 

Silversten Absent: Linda Qin 

This term’s Soirée was an exceptional evening with students 

from all grades performing solos as well as in ensembles. 

The evening started with a moving rendition of a ‘Million 

Dreams’ by the Vocal Ensemble and ended with the Grade 

10 Ensemble’s rousing performance of ‘Come Together’. 

The solo performances were of a very high standard and 

included piano, clarinet, violin, flute, sax, vocals and guitar. 

The Matric Ensemble performed a lively version of their 

Grade 12 set work ‘Meadowlands’ and the Guitar Ensemble 

mesmerised the audience with the sound of twelve guitars 

and two ukuleles, playing the theme from the Bond movies, 

under the expert guidance of Mr. Russell Stirling. 

The Crawford College Lonehill Design Department is excited 

to announce that their students, Jordyn Swart, Laura Silversten, 

Michaela Neophytou, Riccardo Veiga, Linda Qin and Kayuri 

Moodley were placed as the runner-up team in the Vega Vibe 

Design Challenge for the Johannesburg region. The brief was to 

create one new product for Paul’s Homemade Ice Cream and then 

choose to either redesign the packaging for this new product in 

an innovative and exciting way to be carried across all products, or 

to redesign the in-store freezers for this new product to be more 

exciting. Our students redesigned the packaging for a new flavour 

of ice cream that was both innovative and creative, resulting in this 

accolade. Each student received a R500 voucher and the school a 

R3 000 voucher. We are very proud of our Design students! 



Talented beyond their years, Crawford College La 

Lucia Grade12s Leah Mari and Marianthe Panas 

are two exceptional students who’ve taken their 

amazing vocals and skills in the dramatic arts to 

new heights with their participation in a production 

called ‘Curtain Up’ that showed at The Elizabeth 

Sneddon Theatre between May and June. This is a 

production by The Young Performers Project which 

is an annual youth musical featuring teenagers 

throughout KZN. 


Crawford College La 

Lucia Grade 9 student, 

Ashton Welthagen, 

took part in the 

National Competition 

of Talent Africa, after 

having received his 

KwaZulu-Natal Colours 

for Performing Arts. 

He was placed in the 

Top 10 for his dramatic 

monologue and was 

awarded a place on the 

South African Team, 

which will participate 

in the international 

competition, Talent 

America, in July. He 

was one of two competitors to receive a bursary to study 

at The South African Film, Acting and Theatre Academy, 

sanctioned by The London Academy of Music and 

Dramatic Arts. 


In May, Crawford College Pretoria students took part in the High School 

Public Speaking Festival. Eleven teams of four members each researched, 

wrote, practised and perfected their speeches on a variety of topics from 

family relationships to the nature of freedom in today’s society. All the 

teams did exceptionally well, and two teams, Grade 8 and Grade 10, were 

chosen to take part in the finals. Both teams delivered their speeches 

professionally and convincingly. The Grade 8s placed in 3rd position, 

while the Grade 10s placed in 4th position. 



Crawford College Pretoria student Muzzammil Tayob in Grade 11 recently 

participated in the United Nations Association South Africa (UN – ASA) University 

of Pretoria Model United Nations (Model UN) Competition. This exciting 

and intense debate was held at the University of Pretoria at the end of April. 

Muzzammil was the only high school student who participated against the 

University of Pretoria’s debating teams. He took on the challenge, despite the 

fact that he was the youngest debater in the competition, and was awarded 1st 

place and title of Best Debater. 



Crawford College Sandton Grade 12 student Zoe Liebenberg’s drawing, ‘Drowning 

Above the Surface’ depicts a figure floating on the surface of a body of water. The figure 

is wrapped in material that represents sea pollution. It’s unusual that a person is affected 

by pollution in this way, and this causes the viewer to sympathise with sea animals and 

ultimately help reduce pollution. It’s tricky to see and understand the entire visual which 

encourages the viewer to move closer and inspect the work. In Visual and Fine Arts, 

students are pushed to develop their creative, reflective and critical thinking to solve or 

comment on world problems. 

“Performing ‘Naked Apathetic’ is easily one of my best memories, not just 

because of the performance but because of the lessons that came along the way. 

I learnt the importance of teamwork, of speaking the unspoken, of putting on a 

nun’s habit in a room full of people and, finally, of saying things that people are 

scared to talk about. I learnt the importance of theatre. Expressing yourself is 

elating and liberating and that’s what FEDA makes you do – it’s an opportunity to 

break free from conformity.” – Erin Dodo, Grade 11 

Crawford College Sandton students who engage in the dramatic arts develop 

a higher level of empathy and a heightened understanding of what others are 

thinking and feeling. This naturally nurtures emotional intelligence and allows for 

students to recognise beauty and have greater compassion. This, in turn, develops and enriches analytical thinking. 



College North 

Coast student 

Tamirah 

Kathrada in 

Grade 11 has 

recently picked 

up Visual Art 

as her 10th 

subject and 

to her delight 

uncovered a 

latent talent for composing pieces of digital art. She 

immerses herself in the medium for hours at a time. 

She aspires to be a digital artist/illustrator. Tamirah 

researched her prospective career by following Disney 

artists and their journeys on social media. 

Crawford College 

North Coast 

Aspiring Crawford College 

North Coast dancer/actress 

Rachel Devine in Grade 11 has 

just finished a successful run of 

‘Curtain Up’ at the Elizabeth 

Sneddon Theatre. She also 

impressively performed for 

her Senior Level 11 American 

Performance Awards Exam, 

earning a Gold Certificate 

and Medal. The dances she 

performed were the Port de Bras, 

Pirouette combination, Adage, Petit Allegro (including 

Batterie), Grand Allegro and Solo dance. Consequently, 

Rachel has been invited to attend the American Academy 

of Ballet Summer School of Excellence in New York, next 

year. Congratulations Rachel! 



SPORT 


PRE-PRIMARY 

SPORT 



Fitness and exercise are important aspects for 

a healthy lifestyle. Gross motor movement is an 

imperative aspect of development from a very 

young age. These activities help strengthen a child’s 

muscles so that various activities can be performed. 

Basic gross motor skills need to be in place before 

a child’s fine motor control can develop. Starting 

an exercise programme or participating in exercise 

and sport regularly increases fitness, confidence and 

general well-being. 

To become a professional Soccer player takes many 

years of hard work and dedication, and it all starts in Pre- 

Primary School. As a young child, you start learning the 

basic skills needed, so that skills can be developed and 

strengthened, as the child gets older. With Soccer, fitness 

is extremely important. Making it fun with lots of games 

will encourage a young child to participate and keep 

active as well. Soccer is a team sport in which children 

learn life skills as well. Communication, respect and good 

sportsmanship are important values that need to be 

taught at a young age. 



Our Physical Education 

Coach Vanessa D’Aguiar 

takes the pupils up to 

our Preparatory Astro for 

their Movement lessons. A 

favourite is the sack race 

– an age-old tradition that 

never grows old! These 

future athletes are learning 

the skills of not only being 

competitive but also 

how to treat their fellow 

competitors with respect. 

Celebrating 

the future 

athletes, 

hosted at 


Pre-Primary 

Lonehill’s 

Sports Day. 



Developing muscles 

for co-ordination, 

balance and strength 

is a very important 

skill if you want to be 

a gymnast like Hannah 

some day. 

This interactive event encouraged Crawford 

Pre-Primary Lonehill pupils to showcase their 

gross motor strengths while catching, throwing, 

chasing, sprinting and cheerleading. All efforts 

were rewarded with Gold Medals celebrating 

20 years of Crawford Lonehill. 


Crawford Pre-Primary North Coast Crawford Pre- 

Primary North Coast 

successfully hosted 

their first Bike Rally. 

Eager children and 

parents arrived at 

the school ground in 

anticipation of a fun-filled morning, equipped with their 

bikes and riding gear. The parents clapped, cheered and 

were encouraged to assist the little ones as the children 

manoeuvred over ramps and navigated their bikes 

through obstacles to complete the required number of 

laps around the course. There were smiles all around as 

every child received a medal for their effort, perseverance 

and participation. 





Pretoria offers horse 

riding as an extramural 

activity. There 

are numerous benefits 

to riding – it helps with 

body awareness, coordination, 

core strength 

and flexibility. This 

activity is very popular 

amongst the pupils. 

With Grass Roots lessons, 

the Crawford Pre-Primary 

Sandton pupils learn many 

different skills and develop 

them through loads of 

practise. One of the biggest 

qualities to becoming a 

sportsman/woman is to 

believe in yourself and 

practise, practise and practise 

some more! With the coaches 

putting together fun and 

interesting games to help us 

become stronger, we love the 

challenges they set us and we 

look forward to growing into 

some great sports stars to do 

Crawford Sandton proud! 

There’s nothing better than 

participating in a sport that you 

love. But when you receive a 

medal for your efforts, it really is 

the cherry on the top! Crawford 

Pre-Primary Sandton pupil Zande is super proud to have 

achieved a medal in gymnastics and couldn’t wait to bring 

it to school and tell her friends about how cool it is to be 

a gymnast. She even showed us some of the moves she’s 

been practising. The school is extremely proud of you! 

Crawford Pre-Primary North Coast Glide and Ride 

is a new extramural 

sport 

that has been 

introduced 

at Crawford 

Pre-Primary 

North Coast. 

The pupils are 

taught the necessary skills required to ride a bicycle 

confidently and are also challenged by learning how 

to navigate across ramps and obstacles. The pupils 

are always beaming with pride after each successful 

attempt. 


Soccer is a much-loved activity at our school. Saturday 

morning Soccer is an event that our pupils and 

parents look forward to. The Crawford Pre-Primary 

children are doing very well learning the basic skills 

and have scored many goals already. Well done! 


The Crawford 

Village Grade 

000 pupils were 

so enthralled 

in their recent 

Sports Day 

that they got 

to learn a little more about other sports during 

the following week of school. They were given a 

“touch and feel” experience of different sporting 

equipment. They were surprised to learn that playing 

sport can become a “dream job” one day! 


In the Crawford 

Village Aftercare, 

we engage in 

many gross motor 

activities. This 

week our pupils 

participated in a 

relay race, where 

they collaborated 

as a team to build their Lego tower in the correct 

sequence. The activity allowed the pupils to practise 

skills such as teamwork, gross motor skills, colour 

recognition and sequencing. 


PREPARATORY 



SPORT 

Behind every extraordinary achievement, there’s always a 

big dream that the individual carries with him/her over the 

years. At Crawford Preparatory Fourways, we inspire our 

pupils to embrace their dream goals, whether in academics, 

culture or sports. 

“My dream is to be a swimming instructor and realise the goals and aspirations 

of other swimmers. I was introduced to swimming at a very young age and had 

qualified and passionate coaches train me. Looking at Chad Le Clos, I have realised 

that everything he achieved did not come overnight, but through hours of hard 

work.” ~ Shannon Spitsbaard 

“I am interested in many disciplines of sports and would love to be a sports 

commentator or a sports journalist, as you get to experience more than one aspect 

of a sport. Becoming a commentator or journalist, you need to have the passion and 

knowledge and be at the forefront of change and innovation.” ~ Damilola Dlulane 

In May, Crawford Italia 

achieved a milestone in 

the sporting history of the 

school. The U13 Soccer 

Team participated and won 

their division of the annual 

Night Soccer Festival, hosted 

by Crawford Preparatory 

Pretoria. A victory over 

EduPlex in the final crowned 

the Italia Team as the winners. 


Chad Maroun, goalkeeper of 

the U13 Team, was selected to 

participate in the Gothia Youth 

World Cup in Sweden during 

the June holiday. He competed 

as part of the Olympia 

Soccer Club Team playing in 

Gothenburg. He only started 

playing Soccer last season and 

has proved to be an excellent 

keeper. Crawford Italia is truly 

proud of Chad. 


Midori 

Machada is a 

Grade 4 pupil 

at Crawford 

Preparatory La 

Lucia. She’s a 

keen U10 Rugby 

player and was 

an integral part of the U10 Team this season. Midori 

learnt to play Rugby when she still lived in Japan and 

turned many heads at our rugby festivals this year when 

she dived over for many tries! She’s a competent scrumhalf 

not afraid of contact situations and was always 

involved in play. She was the only girl who played in 

the 7s Circuit which included seven schools. We are 

exceptionally proud of Midori and her achievements this 

year on the Rugby field! 

Crawford Preparatory La Lucia Keegan is a Grade 7 pupil 

at Crawford Preparatory 

La Lucia. He has enjoyed 

an extremely successful 

year, to date, on the 

sporting fields. Not only is 

Keegan a committed and 

dedicated sportsman but 

he is exceptionally talented 

at a number of codes. Keegan has been selected for 

the final U13 North Durban Cricket Squad trials, he 

is a member of our school Tennis team, he has been 

selected for the KZN U13 Soccer Team as well as the 

KZN U13A Hockey Team. We are exceptionally proud 

of Keegan’s achievements and wish him the very best 

for the rest of the year! 

Crawford Preparatory Lonehill had a number of pupils selected for 

various area and district teams for Cricket, Soccer and Hockey. 

These students include: (Back Row) Vinay Vinod, Siphosethu Phewa, 

Keith Moyo, Kenneth Simmons, Heldana Mamo, Tiago Freitas (Front 

Row) Diara Ramlakan, Shavir Maharaj, Liam Du Plessis, Keegan 

Smallbone 

Johannesburg Cricket Far North Area: U13 – Sipho Moyo, Tiago Freitas 

and Shavir Maharaj, U11 – Keegan Smallbone and Liam Du Plessis 

Girls Soccer North West 2 Area: U13 – Heldana Mamo 

Boys Soccer Far North Area: U13 – Vinay Vinod and Kenneth Simmons 

District Hockey: U12 – Diara Ramlakan, U13 – Siphosethu Phewa 





pupil Sana Tewary is a sports 

enthusiast. She represents the school 

A-Teams in Swimming, Outdoor 

Netball, Indoor Netball, Outdoor 

Hockey and Indoor Hockey. Sana has 

been selected for three district teams, 

namely, Swimming, Outdoor Hockey 

and Outdoor Netball. She's extremely 

dedicated and puts in many hours in 

order to achieve these goals. 


North Coast 

Crawford Preparatory Lonehill hosted 

its annual CPL Netball Tournament in 

the second term. Amongst the schools 

hosted were St. Peters Preparatory School, 

Steyn City, Bryanston Parallel Medium 

School, Curro Aurora, Cooper College and 

Bryandale Primary School. The morning 

was enjoyed by all who attended and we 

look forward to next year’s tournament! 

Congratulations to the U13 and U12 

Netball girls and their coaches who came 

out as runners-up in their respective 

age groups after tough games against 

Bryanston Parallel Medium School. Well 

done to all who participated! 


North Coast 

Kendalle Blake competes under the auspices 

of SANESA, the national school’s equestrian 

body. She has entered three competitions 

to date and has been placed in all the 

classes she has entered, bar one. In the last 

two competitions she has achieved one 3rd 

place, one 2nd place and two 1st places 

despite significant competition. Kendalle 

and her horse, Selesao, riding out of 

Oaklands Stables, look set for a long career 

in the equestrian world. Kendalle also does 

competitive dance, and has represented 

her school in A-Team for Outdoor Netball, 

Action Netball, Outdoor Hockey as well as 

Indoor Hockey. 


The Crawford Preparatory Pretoria 

Chess Team placed 2nd at the 

Arnold Classic Africa tournament 

held at the Sandton Convention 

Centre in May. We are extremely 

proud of our team! 


Aqua 

Douglas- 

Pedersen has 

been skating 

since she was 

four years 

old, during 

this time 

she has won 

and placed 

in numerous 

provincial and interprovincial competitions. In addition to her skating 

she has been horse riding since she was five years old and has placed in 

numerous competitions for dressage and show jumping. 




Preparatory 

Pretoria’s Grade 7 

pupil Zane Gastin 

has been selected 

to represent FAPPS 

Pretoria at the BST 

Soccer Tournament 

to be held at Camp 

Discovery during the 

July school holidays. 

All the best Zane! 

A number of Crawford Preparatory Sandton Cricket 

players have made the Johannesburg Far North Cricket 

Team. Among them are: Chad Bacher, Justin Sher, 

Marcello Lattuca, Kearshan Naicker, Caleb Pillay and 

Oliver Botha. Grade 5 boys who also were selected are: 

Akhil Challa, Steele Grooteman, Mathis Schryve and Tahir 

Govender. Congratulations to you all! 


COLLEGE 


SPORT 

Crawford College La Lucia Grade 

10 student and Swimming sensation 

Joshua Ashley is certainly going 

places! Swimming in the 5km South 

African Open Water Swimming 

Nationals held in Jeffreys Bay he won 

the National U15/16 title and came 

7th overall. He has also, qualified for 

the 2019/20 Swimming South Africa 

Open Water Youth Squad as well as 

for the 

2019 Swimming South Africa Junior 

National Youth Squad. Exciting 

times lie ahead for this talented and 

dedicated young man! 


Crawford College La Lucia 1st XI Hockey Captain 

Rachel Wilkinson was recently selected for the 

Kwazulu-Natal U18A Outdoor Hockey Team. 

Furthermore, she was selected for the Kwazulu- 

Natal Robins Ladies Indoor Hockey Team that 

played in the interprovincial tournament held in 

Pietermaritzburg. Rachel was also selected for 

the Kwazulu-Natal invitational team that played 

against the Botswana, Namibia and South African 

Woman’s Indoor teams in an international series. 

We are very proud of Rachel and will be following 

her progress closely! 


Our annual 

Staff vs. 


College 

Lonehill 1st 

Team Netball 

match took 

place during 

May. The staff 


took to the 

court to the 

tune of ‘Eye 

of the Tiger’, hoping to intimidate their opponents! Dressed 

in their Crawford College Lonehill Netball dresses (including 

our men), they played their hearts out for an exhausting 

(some more than others) 15-minute match. The game was 

well supported and luckily for the staff, no score was taken. 

Jozi, our resident school guide dog, dressed to play the part 

of ball girl, added to the dynamics of the game. The staff, 

unfortunately, could not muster up the energy to play the rest 

of the game at 2nd break, so our Basketball boys took over 

the challenge. 

The Crawford College Lonehill Hockey boys had an extremely 

successful season with eight boys and the schools Director 

of Hockey, Dean Theron, being selected for the Southern 

Gauteng Hockey teams, for the upcoming interprovincial 

tournaments taking place in June. Back (from L-R) Dean 

Theron (coach U17B), Kemuel Lumbala (U18B), Sean Ajiboye 

(U18B), Keegan Walker (U16B), Joshua Coetzee (U16B) 

Front (from L-R) Reece Sharwood (U16D), Sevar Naicker 

(U14C), Cayden Sardi (U14D), Louvhan Moonsamy (U14B) 


Crawford College North Coast Hockey Captain 

Stephanie van den Berg in Grade 11 is a real people’s 

person and it comes as no surprise that her dream is 

to help people one day. She would love to be either 

a physiotherapist or an occupational therapist, while 

still playing Hockey and travelling the world. We wish 

her much success for her dream goals! 




The Crawford College Pretoria Chess Team took first place at 

this year’s Arnold Classic Africa competition. Congratulations 

team, we are so proud of you! 

Crawford College North Coast student Teodomiro 

Sarmento in Grade 12 is the Crawford College 

North Coast Basketball Captain and would love 

to pursue a career as a professional basketball 

player. Teo plans to go to either America or Spain 

to develop his game so that he can one day join 

the pro leagues. We wish him much success for this 

journey! 


This year, Crawford College Pretoria hosted the annual 

Crawford Sports Festival, which took place at Camp 

Discovery. Crawford Pretoria upheld their winning streak 

in Soccer, Basketball and Chess. Congratulations teams! 

#CrawfordPride 



Mrs. Smith, Principal of Crawford College Sandton 

and the man himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger 

Crawford College Sandton’s U15 Netball players beat Redford 

Blue Hills in the quarterfinals of the Netball League 20-2. They 

went through to the semi-finals where they defeated Waverley 

Girls 20-2. Unfortunately, they lost in the College finals. Well done 

to all the ladies who played their hearts out and represented our 

College proudly. 

Crawford College Sandton’s U17 Netball ladies beat Bluehills 

College 15-5 in the quarterfinals of the league. Unfortunately, 

they lost in the semi-finals, but they played with tenacity and 

perseverance throughout the season! Congratulations ladies, we 

are proud of you all! 

Be a Body Builder, Actor or Fitness Consultant like Arnold 

Schwarzenegger! 

In May, Crawford College Sandton was host to the Arnold 

Classic Africa Sports Festival. The College Open Basketball 

Team made it through to the quarterfinals and the 

campus was buzzing with Ballroom Dancing, one hundred 

Rugby Teams and Piloxing / Zumba sessions. Our Senior 

Leadership Team and Basketball Team had the opportunity 

to meet Arnold Schwarzenegger himself! Arnold gave the 

Sandton Community a powerful challenge to “get off the 

couch and exercise!” If we promise this, then “he will be 

back!” Thank you to all staff, students and parents who 

supported this event. 



SERVICE 


PRE-PRIMARY 

SERVICE 


Bringing value to all jobs 

Cameron in Grade 0 

interviewed Rose, a hygiene 

controller at our school. Rose 

explained how she likes to 

keep school a clean place for 

people to visit and children 

to learn in. She loves her job 

which is full of children’s hugs, 

jokes and laughter! 

On World Book Day, our 

pupils dressed up as their 

favourite book characters and 

brought books to school to 

donate. These were gratefully 

received by Waterloo Primary 

for their media centre. 

Perhaps some of our children 

dream of being an author 

to bring books to life in the 

imaginations of children 


around the world! 

From L-R (back): Emaan Habib, Verasha Manilall (Classroom 

Assistant), Cyan Harper-Frauenstein, Caren Law (Teacher), 

Hannah McNaughton, Shaan Naidoo. (Front): Kiara Naicker, 

Azola Gqwaaru, Mila Naidoo, Avery Naidoo, Lucas de Almeida 

Manita, Azariah Pillay, Amelie Fantin 


Allowing our 


Pre-Primary 

pupils to 

participate 

in charity 

work will 

hopefully 

inspire 

them to 

get involved in organisations that research, educate or 

support those that need help. Charity brings our society 

together and we hope our pupils will be motivated to 

make a difference. Whatever career you choose, giving 

back will build your skills and add value. 

One of our biggest drives in Outreach is our Winter 

Warmth campaign, where children are asked to 

donate blankets and soup for the homeless in 

our community, as well as some Kidz2Kidz project 


community 

schools! 

It’s a heartwrenching 

lesson that 

not everybody 

has a home or 

a job! 

From L-R: Bhavya Moodaly, Cade 

Fortune, Mahi Dasrath, Ayabonga 

Thabethe, Haolin Tommy Tang 



Schools have become 

more diverse in the 

service they offer 

their children and 

parents. Amongst 

this small group of 

staff who supported 

Tekkie Tax Day in 

May, we have an IT 

Specialist, Remedial Therapist, Speech Therapist, Leader, Personal 

Assistant and an Academic Specialist. 

Slipper Day is a fun and educational 

opportunity to create an awareness of the 

importance of giving back. By making our 

pupils more socially aware, we will hopefully 

inspire ongoing, intrinsic participation 

wherever their future careers take them. 

The Orange Group undertook an endeavour to be a Super Hero and come to the rescue of needy children in a 

children’s home. They each brought a teddy bear that would live in another home and become a friend to another 

little somebody. Their Dream Job would be to become a Super Hero. They would help people and children all over 

the world and make the world a better place. 

Some of the benefits of doing a good deed! 


- Volunteering makes you happy. 

- Volunteering combats depression. 

- Volunteering increases self-confidence. 

- Volunteering helps counteract the effects of stress, anger and anxiety. 

- Volunteering provides a sense of purpose. 

- Volunteering helps you stay physically healthy. 



The pupils at Crawford Pre-Primary 

North Coast reached for their slippers 

with enthusiasm and excitement 

in support of Reach for A Dream 

Foundation. The quest for making the 

dreams of children with life-threatening 

illnesses come true provided the 

perfect opportunity for the children to 

show off their delightfully colourful and 

adorable slippers. 



Crawford Village had the awesome 

privilege of donating dog and cat 

food to Woodrock Animal Rescue. 

The Turquoise children then had 

an opportunity to ask Karin from 

Woodrock whether this was her dream 

job and to tell us a little of what she 

does. Some children thought they 

too would like to work with animals 

after having spoken to her. What a 

wonderful opportunity to find out 

about her job and passion for animals. 



donated dog food to Puppy SOS which 

is an organisation that rehabilitates 

dogs, and also aids underprivileged 

families with the sterilisation of their 

dogs to prevent unwanted puppies. 

The children enjoyed an informative 

lesson on the care of pets by the volunteers who work there and 

loved the opportunity to interact with a few cute puppies. 

The Crawford Pre-Primary Pretoria pupils 

participated in this year’s Tekkie Tax 

fundraising campaign. Students paid R10 

for a sticker. All proceeds were donated to 

Down Syndrome South Africa. 


A dream job that gives back to 

the community 

“When I grow up, I really want 

to be a vet. I love animals 

so much and I can’t wait to 

look after them when I’m big 

enough. Being the best animal 

doctor means that I will get to 

have cuddles and feed them all 

day long. And it won’t be just 

one type of animal, I will get to 

see them all. I think they will all 

be nice animals ‘cause I will be 

making them better, so they will 

be happy to see me.” 

Baker, cook or chef? 

Whichever term you prefer 

to use, we know that making 

delicious food and sharing 

it with our friends and 

teachers is one of the best 

jobs in the world. Each week 

our parents help us create 

fun and delicious treats, 

remembering to lick the 

bowl as we go, and then we 

get to show off our baking 


skills to our friends. The 

smiles and happy faces let us know that they loved our 

tasty food. And we get to use the money we make and 

give it back to charity. This really is the best dream job! 


The Grade 00s at Crawford Pre-Primary Pretoria have been learning 

all about caring and being kind to each other and their community 

through the International Baccalaureate theme, Who We Are. The 

Grade 00 teachers thought this was the perfect opportunity for the 

students to volunteer their time to improve our community park. 

Armed with garbage bags and plastic gloves, the pupils spent the 

morning picking up trash and removing anything that didn’t fit with the 

natural scenery. The students demonstrated their role as caretakers of 

our natural environment, reminding us that we all have responsibilities 

that extend beyond our own backyards. 


PREPARATORY 

SERVICE 

The Grade 3s at Crawford Fourways 

are doing an International 

Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years 

Programme (PYP) project to help 

people who don’t have food. They 

set their hearts on planting fruit and 

vegetables outside the school. But 

first, they needed to write and ask for 

Mr. Rothman’s permission: 

“It wasn’t easy to decide which 

choice to vote for, but we voted 

for planting things. All we need 

is Mr. Rothman’s permission. But 


there are still many more things 

we must do before we can plant 

vegetables and fruit. We must decide 

which fruit and vegetables to plant. 

Once they are ready, people walking 

past our school can pick them to 

eat!” – Katie and Silindile 

“We are planning to plant fruit and 

vegetables to help poor people 

in our community. We are going 

to be kind, nice and do what we 

have to do. We also feel bad for 

others. That’s why we are helping 

and saving our community – we 

all want to do this. We discussed 

that we should do this because our 

community needs help. So what do 

you say!” – Kani and Wanga 


Mr. Rothman wrote a long formal 

letter in response to the requests. 

Some concerns laid out in the letter 

included safety and supervision while 

planting, understanding the hard 

work and time tending the garden 

would entail, and how to ensure the 

fruits of their labour end up in the 

right hands – they could all be taken 

overnight by one person! 

However, Mr. Rothman also outlined 

how impressed he was at their plans 

to help the needy in winter when 

nutritious veggies and fruit help 

immunity, and the responsibility and 

maturity the pupils were showing 

in wanting to help their community. 

Having weighed up all the pros and 

cons, Mr. Rothman granted them 

permission to proceed! 


With Chino as our school 

dog, Crawford Italia has 

been a supporter of the 

Guide Dog Association for 

the past four years. In June, 

three of the current dogs 

and their handlers visited 

the school. The dogs 

visited the classes and the 

special bond between 

humans and their fourlegged 

friends were once 

again celebrated. 


Mrs. Pretorius and 

Ms. Khan teaching Mr. 

Burrell to knit! 

Brushing up on almost 

forgotten skills can 

sometimes be challenging. 

You can hear needles clicking 

in the Staffroom as the ladies 

knit squares to contribute 

to the Blankets for Mandela 

initiative. The squares will be 

donated to the trust to sew 

into colourful blankets for 

deserving children. Caring 

for the underprivileged is 

close to the hearts of the 

Italia staff. 


The Grade 1, 2 and 3 pupils at Crawford Preparatory La Lucia 

turned learning into action as the new International Baccalaureate 

(IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP) programme teaches them to 

be global citizens. Both staff and pupils were overwhelmed by the 

stories of people adversely affected by the floods in KZN in April 

and decided to make a difference by impacting positively on the 

community. They brought in clothing, blankets and food to donate 

to those in need. Such generosity of spirit in such little people! 




Preparatory La 

Lucia pupils 

raised enough 

money in their 

art auction 

last year to be 

able to donate 

three bee hives 

towards the 

Iphithi Nature 

Reserve in Kloof. 

Always concerned citizens, our pupils wanted to do their 

part to aid in the conservation of the threatened bee 

colonies in KZN. 


With winter in 

full swing in 

Johannesburg, 

the Crawford 

Preparatory 

Lonehill pupils 

and staff set 

about collecting 

blankets for 

underprivileged 

people. The 

school community 

heeded the plea and a record number of blankets were 

collected and distributed. 



North Coast offers an 

outpouring of love. 

The KwaZulu-Natal coast 

experienced a flash flood in April 

and without hesitation Crawford 

Preparatory North Coast 

children, parents and teachers 

got a flood relief collection 

going in the Media Centre. All 

items collected were distributed 

by The Gift of the Givers 

Foundation to those in need. 

Pictured are Mrs. Henegan, Luke 

Knauer and Lisakhanya Faku. 

Slipper Day was a highlight 

at Crawford Preparatory 

Lonehill. Pupils were able 

to wear colourful, funky and 

cool slippers for the day, 

contribute R10 to the Reach 

For A Dream Foundation 

and make a difference in the 

lives of kids this foundation 

supports. 




Crawford Preparatory North Coast collected 

9 000 Easter eggs in our annual Easter Egg 

Drive. The Easter eggs were donated to 

various charities, schools and retirement 

homes in our area. 



Crawford Preparatory Sandon Islamic 

Studies pupils assist in various charities. 

They helped the Soul Sister Society with Eid 

cards for the Darus Salaam Orphanage in 

Cape Town. 

The Crawford Preparatory Pretoria 

Media Monitors volunteer their time by 

serving their Intersen Phase students 

in the Library each week. They do 

this purely for their love of books and 

service to others. 

Mrs. Anneke Linström, Intersen Phase Teacher at Crawford Preparatory 

Pretoria, was invited to attend the Microsoft Education Exchange E2 Global 

Forum in Paris, France. Teachers from all over the world came together to 

share ideas and learn from other ICT experts about industry trends that 

support teaching and modern pedagogies. 


COLLEGE 

SERVICE 


College La 

Lucia Grade 

9 students 

collected 

stationary, 

Mathematics 

sets, scientific 

calculators 

and over 70 


eco-bricks 

for Linwood 

Combined 

School as part of their Outreach for the year. Linwood is in 

partnership with Roselands Outdoor Centre where the Grade 9s 

go on bonding tour. The eco-bricks are part of an initiative to 

build a media centre at Linwood School in the future. 



Crawford College La 

Lucia hosted retirees 

from various retirement 

homes across Durban for 

a special performance of 

our production of 'Annie' 

this year. The Grade 9 

students provided the 

retirees with refreshments 

at interval and, along with 

the cast, spent some time 

interacting with them and 

having a bit of fun. 


The Crawford College Lonehill CARES students regularly 

visit Marang House, where they assist the children with 

improving their English language skills. Through the 

playing of games, the children at our recent visit learnt 

more about food types, different animals and their 

characteristics and the tasks related to specific jobs and 

professions. After an afternoon filled with fun and laughter, 

it's always difficult for both Crawford students and students 

from Marang House to say goodbye. We treasure our time 

together and we always look forward to our next meeting. 


EduLift SA is 

ending the 

second term on 

a high following 

an amazing few 

months of skills 

development 

and exam 

preparation. The 

junior students 

have been 

enjoying our 

new active approach to education with the addition 

of Lego Duplex and an increased number of sports 

activities. The Crawford Community Outreach Team 

has also been exceptionally amazing this year, taking 

on greater responsibility and running activities in the 

classroom under teacher supervision. We look forward 

to another great term ahead with our wonderful 

students and Crawford College Lonehill. Thank you 

to our Crawford College Lonehill Alumni Justin Carlse 

and his team for believing in their dream! 

Crawford College North Coast Crawford College North Coast 

student Abigail Parkin in 

Grade 11 is extremely 

interested in the impact that 

the beauty industry has on 

the environment, as well as on 

ourselves. Her dream career 

is to create awareness and 

bring change to this evergrowing 

industry. Abigail 

would like to research how 

much our everyday beauty 

products negatively impact our 

environment contributing to 

pollution and draining our natural resources. She’d also like 

to create consumer awareness around the darker side of 

this industry, and whether or not these products are actually 

the end product of unethical activity. Abigail is keen to find 

out how we can make this industry a transparent and clean 

one that protects the environment as well as the people 

involved. She’s a committed member of the Crawford 

College North Coast Interact Club, and is a passionate and 

caring individual, always willing to assist and devote her 

time selflessly to others. 



Sunesan Reddy in Grade 12 is the head of the Student Tutoring 

Programme and Secretary of Crawford College North Coast’s 

Community Service Club, and he enjoys seeing a smile on someone’s 

face after he has assisted them in some small way. This has propelled 

him into the field of being of service to others. 

“Law has always fascinated me, especially the element of arguing a 

good point,” says Sunesan. With this in mind, and by combining the 

three aspects that he cares about the most, Sunesan’s dream career is 

to join the National Prosecuting Agency. Here he can be of service to 

people, work with our diverse history and debate for the betterment 

of others. Sunesan realised he could make a major difference in 

someone’s life by providing them with the justice that they have a right 

too. He could help someone in need to be heard and have their story 

told, as well as protect the interests of all South Africans. The National 

Prosecuting Agency plays a major role in our democracy and society. 

It keeps the leaders and citizens of our country in check and speaks 

for the victims of crime. It’s not a perfect institution but it is something 

Sunesan aspires to be a part of and hopefully better. 


Crawford College Pretoria participated in 

Slipper Day and raised over R2 600 for the 

Reach For A Dream Foundation! 

The Ignite Education 

Centre provides tutoring 

to 40 children from 

various schools around 

Sunnyside, Arcadia, and 

the City Centre. Crawford 

College Pretoria is one 

of the schools that visits 

the Ignite Centre once a 

week. Mrs. Smith and Mrs. 

Phillips accompany 10-20 

students to the centre where 

they prepare sandwiches 

and help the children with 

homework. 


Ramadan is a month in which Muslims increase 

the amount of charity given to those who are less 

fortunate. In light of this, two students, Aadila 

Sirkhot and Lihaz Joosuf decided to raise funds 

to buy winter hampers for the ground staff in 

recognition for all that they do on a daily basis. 

Several parents generously contributed and 10 

hampers of approximately R500 each were handed 

out to the very excited staff. It’s wonderful that our 

students took the initiative to give to those in their 

community. Good job! 

Dream job? Be a 

superhero – in a cape 

and slippers! 

Sandton College 

supported Slipper 

Day in May. This 

is a campaign 

that Reach For A 

Dream Foundation 

runs every year 

encouraging South 

Africans to wear their 

slippers to work and 

school. The initiative helps raise funds for children fighting 

life-threatening illnesses. This year their slogan was “Not 

All Heroes Wear Capes”. Crawford College Sandton has 

supported this campaign for the past few years and we 

raised R7 580 this year. Hope, Courage and Strength are the 

values that make dreams come true, inspire positivity and 

healing, and embrace the future. 



LEADERSHIP 


INQUIRY BASED 

LEARNING 


Crawford Pre-Primary Fourways Why did the dinosaurs die out? 

How do we know about the 

dinosaurs? 

Crawford Pre-Primary pupils want 

to be palaeontologists to find out 

about the Earth. They learnt about 

how the dinosaurs died and saw 

the effects of a meteor crashing to 

Earth. They did experiments to see 

the displacement of the sand in the 

sandpit. They took their findings 

and applied them to what we know 

about dinosaurs. Palaeontologists 

are important because they can 

show us the dangers of global warming and extinction level events. 

What can we do to help prevent the next mass extinction? 

Taking a trip back in time: what can we 

learn from the past? 

Environmental Activists 

The Grade 000 Lion Cub Class of Crawford 

Pre-Primary Fourways spent a day in their 

classroom with it covered in litter while 

researching the effect of litter on the 

environment. They put their heads together 

and came up with a number of creative 

ways to try to solve the problem. These 

little children are our future and with their 

creative ideas, they may just be tomorrow’s 

environmental activists. 



From L-R: Koharu Nakayama, 

Makar Kuznetsov, Haru 

Morishige, Tatum Govender 

As part of our Crawford Pre-Primary 

La Lucia International Baccalaureate Transdisciplinary theme 

of How the World Works, we did an inquiry into buildings and 

structures. After learning the rhyme of Humpty Dumpty, Our 

Grade 0 pupils were challenged with building a wall that he 

would not fall off, using pegs, ice cream sticks and wooden 

planks. 


From L-R: Mahnoor 

Fatima, Arya Balgobind, 

Jamie Pozniak 

The Grade 0 pupils of 


Lonehill exploring Where We 

are in Time and Place. This 

was an inquiry into global 

communities, specifically 

Ancient Egypt, using map 

design to see how things are 

connected – Cartographers 

in training! 

Crawford Pre-Primary La Lucia Grade 00 pupils built 

a hotel made from wood, bricks and cement. They 

discussed what type of jobs people did in a hotel: 

• Check-in desk staff need to be friendly 

• Cleaners make the guests happy by keeping the 

hotel clean 

• Lifeguards at the pool keep children safe 

• Security guards keep bad people away 

• Waiters serve you drinks and food 

• A babysitter cares for the children 

BUT the decision was that the most important job 

was the builders who work very hard and sweat, 

hammer and build using bricks all day. Without 

builders, we would not have a hotel to stay in! 


The Wonder 

Wall in each class 

visually depicts the 

learning journey 

of Crawford Pre- 

Primary Lonehill 

Grade 0 pupils 

during a unit of 

inquiry. Putting 

thoughts on 

paper through 

self-reflection is 

a skill required of 

the journalists of 

tomorrow. 


The Grade 000s of Crawford 

Pre-Primary Pretoria have been 

exploring the unit of inquiry: 

How the World Works. They’ve 

been exploring the central idea 

of patterns and how they help 

us understand our natural world. 

When looking at the weather, 

they first explored sunny 

weather and soon realised that 

the sun follows a pattern, which 

Crawford Pre-Primary Pretoria linked to their Maths concepts. 

They had fun taking control of 

their learning by making a sundial outside, watching closely 

how the sun moves, following its shadow and learning 

about how this results in day and night. They are becoming 

knowledgeable inquirers! 


Grade 0 teachers at 


Sandton came up with 

a Shock, Rock and Wow 

campaign to introduce 

the unit of inquiry, 

artists and how they 

have influenced change 

from past to present. 

“We asked pupils to 

help us become creative, different, individual and inspired 

artists. The morning got a little crazy, leading to us getting 

paint all over our outfits, but the students learnt that not one 

artist has to be the same as another and that there are so 

many different techniques and tools that can be used when 

creating art. They have been so excited to start learning 

about the different artists and trying out the new techniques 

and methods of art.” 


Our Grade 00s used 

their communication 

skills during a 

collaborative building 

activity. They were 

introduced to various 

landmarks from 

around the world 

and together, had 

to decide on which 

building they would replicate using blocks. The Great 

Wall of China was a popular choice where children had 

to manage their spatial awareness and engineering skills 

to build across the carpet. They were introduced to the 

words architect and engineer to had to apply aspects 

these trades during the task. 



Pretoria students spend 

their days learning, 

exploring, discovering and 

inquiring. They engage 

in a variety of activities 

that encourage thinking 

critically, asking questions 

and researching. 

Crawford Pre-Primary Sandton The pupils of Crawford Pre- 

Primary Sandton have spent 

the last few weeks learning 

about different famous 

artists and exploring their 

artworks. This has been 

their favourite collaborative 

piece so far. They learnt 

about the feathering 

technique that Vincent 

Van Gogh used in some of 

his major pieces and after 

some research, they decided that they would like to 

create his ‘Starry Night’. They are incredibly proud of 

their renditions! 


North Coast 

“Thinking outside the box” 

That’s exactly what our Grade 0s at Crawford Village did when we explored 

different careers. We used our Wonder Wall to ask questions and deepen 

our understanding. We then furthered our inquiry learning by doing a Would 

you Rather activity. The Grade 0s loved it and had loads of fun debating their 

different reasons for choosing their dream jobs. 

The Grade 00 pupils at 

Crawford Pre-Primary North 

Coast each chose an animal, 

and with the help of their 

parents, were required to 

use their de Bono’s White 

thinking hat to research 

interesting facts about their 

animal. They then created a 

page for a class book where 

they illustrated and dictated 

their information. 

The Crawford Pre-Primary 

North Coast Grade 0 

students did an inquiry into 

plants and, after conducting 

experiments to determine 

what a plant needs to grow, 


the students researched 

North Coast 

how to plant a seed. They 

made mulch from fallen 

leaves and planted sunflower and cherry tomato seeds. 

The plants were watered daily and the pupils had to make 

careful observations for signs of growth. 



PREPARATORY 

LEADERSHIP 


When I grow up... 

“When I grow up, I want 

to be a CEO of a company 

or the first female South 

African president. Both 

these careers come with 

tremendous responsibilities 

and hard work, and time 

management is of the 

essence. You need to 

show compassion and be 

ethically sound. It is imperative to set goals at an early age and to live 

your dream. To be successful in a leadership role, you need to have 

extensive general knowledge and have your two feet firmly on the 

ground.” – Bohlale Molokomme 

“To be in sales is my dream career, and for that, you need to have 

strong leadership qualities. Sales is a highly competitive field, therefore, 

you need the ability to listen and have empathy for others as well as 

to have a solid work ethic. Leadership is the key to life and success.” – 

Enzo Andrighetto 


Embarking on a new journey is always 

challenging and needs the guidance of 

a competent leader. Mrs. Amy Venter 

was the chosen one to take Crawford 

Italia along this venture. Mrs. Venter is 

passionate about teaching and learning 

and her expertise in these will ensure 

that we achieve the ultimate goal of 

accreditation with IB. Mrs. Venter can be 

assured of the support of each and every 

member of the Italia staff. 


Look how we have grown! 

In 2014 Crawford Italia opened with a mere nine 

staff members. Look at us now! We’ve grown to 

a contingent of 30 academic, support and admin 

staff. Each and every one of them is a true leader 

and expert in their field. At this rate, Italia will 

soon be the size of our sister campuses. 


La Lucia 

A leader is not just someone who 

carries out a duty assigned to them, 

sometimes a leader is someone who 

quietly assumes responsibility and takes 

charge. Crawford Preparatory La Lucia 

Grade 6 student Matthew Norton is one 

such leader. He took it upon himself to 

take care of a new pupil that was having 

a difficult time adjusting to a foreign 

country. Matthew ensured that the little 

boy was not alone at break and included 

in all activities, helping him to find the 

right books to help him with his English and most importantly, 

Matthew ensured that he felt welcomed and was part of his class 

and school. Matthew is a true Crawfordian. 

Crawford Preparatory La 

Lucia Chess player, Jorah 

Soojay took 1st place in 

the U12 age group at the 

D&D, scoring 8.5 out of 9 

points. Jorah had played 

the Durban Chess Club 

Championships B section 

and won 8 out 9 games 

making him youngest 

Club Champion in his 

class at the tender age 

of 10. In June he played 

at the S.A. Open and 

S.A. Individuals School 

Championships. After 

many requests to mentor 


La Lucia 

other children, Jorah has decided to take on the 

challenge. It’s his dream to teach others his craft 

and watch them excel. 




Lonehill Grade 7 Councillors 

received their 3-star Badges 

for duties performed in the 

following way: 

a. Attended duties regularly 

and if they could not, 

excused themselves 

b. Showed consistent 

effort, enthusiasm and 

commitment to their chosen 

portfolio 

c. Showed initiative in the 

implementation of duties 

d. Showed excellence in upholding the Crawford 

Standard in all they do 

Watch this space as our councillors strive to get their 

4-star Badges for duties performed! 



Lonehill 

Preparatory’s 

Johannesburg 

Mini City 

Councillor 

Representatives, 

Joshua Singh 

and Puja Mistry, 

have been hard 

at work servicing 

the underprivileged communities around Joburg. They’ve 

been exposed to the harsh realities of poverty and have 

made a difference by engaging our Crawford Lonehill Prep 

Community by getting involved in Easter egg collections, 

the Princess for a Day initiative and latest Blanket Drive. 

Through all their endeavours they exhibit leadership skills 

and values of empathy, kindness and humility. 


Grade 7 Leadership students, Isabella 

Browne, Varya Naidoo and Caroline 

Wassenaar, at uThongathi Primary 

School. 


Preparatory North 

Coast Grade 7s 

spent an enjoyable 

morning at 

uThongathi Primary 

School and joined 

in an Easter School 

Assembly. Time 

was spent in the 

Foundation Phase 

classrooms and 

there was much 

excitement with 

the handing out of 

Easter eggs. 


Shikaar Persadh and Callan 

Osborne presenting on the 

importance of greeting. 

During 

Leadership 

lessons, we 

discovered the 

keys to unlocking 

other people’s 

happiness. Skits 

were performed 

in order to 

demonstrate the 

basic keys, which 

are greeting, 

complimenting 

and smiling 

at others, 

and showing 

kindness. 


Election time 

In keeping with the International Baccalaureate 

Transdisciplinary theme of Who We Are and the 

central idea of Role Models, Crawford Preparatory 

Pretoria Grade 1s used the country’s national elections 

to discuss leaders and the impact they have on our 

lives. After much discussion, the students were given 

the opportunity to make an informed decision and 

vote for a school system. 


Safety Patrol 

Each week, Crawford Preparatory Pretoria students 

are chosen to show off their leadership skills by being 

selected as Safety Patrol for the Foundation Phase. This 

duty promotes positive behaviour and gives students the 

opportunity to show what responsibility means to them. 


COLLEGE 

LEADERSHIP 



Hannah Doherty-Bigara 

Kevin Muller 

Hannah Doherty-Bigara in Grade 10 and Kevin Muller 

in Grade 11 will be going to Northfields College 

in Mauritius this September. They will, in turn, host 

students from Northfields in July. We are so proud of 

them as they broaden their horizons, learn about a new 

culture and truly become world citizens. 

Jade Moyle 

Nirav Nariansamy 

Crawford College La Lucia students, Jade Moyle in 

Grade 10 and Nirav Nariansamy in Grade 10, will be 

embarking on a wonderful adventure on a short-term 

Rotary Exchange to Germany in December. They will be 

hosting their exchange partners in July. 


Crawford College Lonehill Mr. Greg Theron joined our 

school as our new Principal 

at the start of June. Mr. 

Theron has an outstanding 

track record as an educator 

and leader in South African 

education. He actively 

promotes an educational 

philosophy that emphasises 

relationships between all 

members of a school, whether 

staff or students. He believes 

that students have so much 

more within themselves 

than they realise and that 

learning in schools should 

strive to provide rich holistic 

opportunities to help them achieve their full potential. We 

look forward to a great future at Crawford College Lonehill 

under Mr. Theron’s leadership. 

Crawford College Lonehill’s Grade 12 Accounting 

students recently participated in the Banango 

Challenge hosted by the Johannesburg School 

of Finance. They were able to use their financial 

knowledge to run successful businesses against rival 

teams, with the profit being the motivating factor. 

Students were faced with various challenges which 

businesses deal with on a day-to-day basis. The game 

was won by Status Go, owned by Shola Adelusi, Kush 

Bhatt, Dylan Trowsdale and Michael Chinaka, pictured 

here from left to right. 

From a young age, Crawford College North Coast student Pranhav Maistry in 

Grade 11 has been determined to do something great when he grows up. Initially, 

Pranhav wanted to be a scientist to develop something revolutionary, then an 

astrophysicist to discover something unknown, and then a neuroscientist to learn 

something profound about the human brain. However, as he matures he realises that 

what he really yearns for to be is a programmer who can develop something unique. 

With an affinity for programming, he believes that being a programmer is his dream 

job. Developing something from just lines on a screen and watching it take on a life of 

its own will be a huge accomplishment. 



“What do you want to do 

when you grow up?” It’s a 

question Crawford College 

North Coast student, Jamie 

Samuel, has been asked 

since Grade 1 and ever 

since, the answer has ranged 

from author to astronaut. 

Jamie, in Grade 12, feels a 

career is not set in stone. At 

Crawford, she gets to enjoy 

Crawford College North Coast a wide range of academic 

and artistic subjects because 

she has many options available to her. In terms of a career, 

Jamie believes you can pursue and excel at whatever sets 

your heart on fire and mind in motion – even if it’s twenty 

things or just one. For Jamie, one of the main career 

paths she would like to follow is Medicine, specialising in 

Neurology. One of her dreams is to work for Doctors Without 

Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières), a non-profit organisation 

that combines the efforts of doctors from all over the world 

to bring aid to nations that are victims of conflict or natural 

disasters. 


students, Alex Butler-White 

and Sabelo Ngcobo in 

Grade 12, were chosen to 

represent Sandton College’s 

Sports Festival Team. 

Leadership cannot be taught 

and Alexa and Sabelo 

showed a natural capacity 

to motivate the team over 

the Sports Festival weekend 

and are sure to put their 

leadership skills to good use 

in their workplace one day. 



hosted the 2019 Sports Festival at Camp Discovery this 

year. Crawford College Sandton competed in the following 

events: Soccer (Boys and Girls), Netball, Girls Hockey, Boys 

Basketball, Tennis (Boys and Girls) and Touch Rugby (Boys 

and Girls). The Festival was a great success with our Boys 

Soccer, Tennis, Touch Rugby and Netball Teams being 

undefeated. 

Each year, the 

Grade 8 students 

of Crawford 

College Pretoria 

embark on 

the tradition 

of “locking” 

themselves into 

excellence. Each 

student receives 

a lock which they 

lock onto the 

wall, symbolising 

their promise to 

themselves and 

the school, that 

for the remaining 

Crawford College Pretoria five years of their 

schooling career, 

they will endeavour 

to excel in all areas of their life. This is a promise 

that they will give their utmost best in everything 

that they do. Upon graduation in Grade 12, they 

will unlock their lock from the wall and keep it as a 

symbol of the effort and dedication they put into 

their high school years. 


The 


College 

Pretoria 

Grade 12 

students 

and 

Judiciary 

members, 

Viko Fihla, 

Reatlegile 

Shaba and 

Naledi Molebale, voted for the very first time on 8 

May in our country’s national elections. When asked 

why they believe it’s important for people, especially 

the youth, to vote, they said, “We have been given 

this opportunity to vote and it’s a privilege that some 

people didn’t have in the past. As the youth, we 

have a different mindset. We’re able to analyse the 

information we’re given and decide who we want to 

lead our country not solely off emotions. That’s why 

our vote matters.” 


Crawford College Sandton student Jordan-Jenna Rolfe has been selected to 

represent South Africa at the 2019 Africa Games to be held in Casablanca, Morocco 

from 21 to 24 August. She’ll be representing South Africa, Gauteng and Crawford 

Sandton as a swimmer and leader. This is an amazing achievement, which is the 

result of countless hours of training, dedication and hard work. Jordan-Jenna started 

swimming competitively at the age of seven and is currently swimming for Waterborn 

Club under the coaching and guidance of Peter Williams. We wish Jordan-Jenna all 

the best in this endeavour! 


FAMILY TRAVEL 

7 Thrilling Kids' Hotels 

+ 1 for adventure for grown-ups only 

By Angie Snyman 

1. ALTON TOWERS HOTEL IN 

STAFFORDSHIRE ENGLAND 

Alton Towers Resort is a top, short-break destination 

“designed by kids for kids”! 

You can also experience 14 CBeebies themed rides 

and attractions and meet some of CBeebies’ most 

popular characters at CBeebies Land. The fun doesn’t 

end when the sun goes down because you can also 

stay in a Sonic the Hedgehog, Charlie and Lola, Peter 

Rabbit, and other much-loved CBeebies characterthemed 

rooms in the three fantastical hotels! 

The resort theme park offers groundbreaking 

rollercoasters, including Wicker Man featuring cuttingedge 

special effects and wooden coaster technology, 

plus a wacky waterpark, rollercoaster restaurant, a 

luxurious spa and zany Extraordinary Golf. 

This year also saw the opening of the camping-style 

Alton Towers Stargazing Pods at Alton Towers where 

the family can drift from one la-la land into another 

with a spectacular view of the night sky. 

www.altontowers.com 

2. THE LEGOLAND 

HOTEL IN CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA 

This LEGO experience is the ultimate family treat – with a day 

spent at LEGOLAND California and a night at LEGOLAND 

Hotel! It ranks in the top 10 of TripAdvisor’s Best Hotels for 

Families in the US, which is quite something! 

Young imaginations are brought to life with a choice of 

mindblowing LEGO-themed rooms – LEGO Pirate, Kingdom, 

Adventure, Ninjago or Friends. An overnight stay means you 

enjoy exclusive early access to LEGOLAND California, and 

there’s a free buffet breakfast at Bricks Family Restaurant to 

fuel up for a long day of adventure and excitement! Nightly 

children’s entertainment and other amazing benefits make this 

a not-to-be-missed experience for LEGO fanatics. 

www.legoland.com/california 


3. THE MURAKA UNDERWATER VILLA IN THE MALDIVES 

The Muraka exclusive underwater villa is a first of its kind that opened only recently at Conrad Maldives Rangali 

Island. A triumph of modern design and technology, kids can live out their mer-children dreams in this unique threebedroom, 

two-storey marvel. The apartment sits above and below the surface of the Indian Ocean blending into the 

landscape like coral, which is what “muraka” means in the native language, Dhivehi. 

Young travellers staying here can experience junior dive courses and glamping with the fishes in a teepee in the 

undersea suite, complete with flashlights, a pillow fort and assorted treats while having stories read to them. The 

resort’s Majaa kids’ club also offers exciting marine adventures, culinary workshops and lots more... With babysitting 

on offer, it’s simply like diving into paradise for both kids and parents! 

www.conradmaldives.com 

4. JUMBO STAY IN 

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 

Which child wouldn’t want a sleepover in a real 

Boeing 747-200? And never mind if you have a fear 

of flying – you won’t be leaving the ground as this 

retired Boeing is much older than you! Originally 

built for Singapore Airlines in 1976, it ended its days 

with Swedish Transjet in 2002 after flying for several 

different airlines, including legendary Pan Am. 

Inside, its 450 seats were removed and a completely 

new, modern shiny interior was installed, complete 

with heating and air conditioning – and Wi-Fi, in 

case you were wondering. The 33 rooms which sleep 

from one to four people are approximately six square 

metres and three metres in height, offer a shared 

shower and toilet in the corridor. For the best suite 

on board, book a night in the double-bed converted 

cockpit with private WC and a panoramic view of the 

airport. The onboard café is open to both overnight 

guests and day visitors, and the first-class lounge in 

the upper deck has a TV. 

Flying enthusiasts, families and even businessmen 

who needn’t leave Arlanda Airport en route home will 

find a novel night at Jumbo Stay is well worth writing 

home about! 

www.jumbostay.se 

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Muraka Images courtesy of Conrad Maldives Rangali Island/Justin Nicholas

FAMILY TRAVEL 

5. THE KAKSLAUTTANEN ARCTIC RESORT IN 

SAARISELKÄ, FINLAND 

Imagine the incredible view while falling asleep under a 

gazillion stars in the Arctic wilderness in a transparent 

Glass Igloo! These accommodate a family of four, while 

a Kelo-Glass Igloo, a combination of a fireplace-heated 

cosy log cabin with glass igloo extension, sleeps up to 

six people. More intrepid travellers who don’t mind the 

cold can sleep in down sleeping bags at a stable minus-6 

to minus-3 degrees centigrade in a Snow Igloo, which is 

decidedly toasty compared to the outside temperatures as 

low as minus-40 degrees! While as many as 10 (saner) 

people can stay in a rugged Kelo pinewood log cabin, 

complete with fireplace and sauna, a favourite pastime to 

warm up in these icy climes. 

There are loads of activities to do here too: visit Santa’s 

home – Celebration House, deep in the heart of a nearby 

forest – just be sure to book an appointment in advance. 

This is Finland’s largest log building and accommodates 

250 people, for weddings and other big events. 

Then there are autumn and summer activities like chasing 

the northern lights, husky hiking, hiking in the Ukk 

National Park, mushroom and berry picking, canoeing 

and white-water kayaking, gold panning by the river, and 

midnight sun spotting; while winter activities encompass 

reindeer, husky, snowmobile and snow tank safaris, 

aurora hunting, ice fishing, downhill and cross-country 

skiing and snowboarding, to name a few. 

www.kakslauttanen.fi 

6. FLY WINVIAN 

CLASS IN A CONNECTICUT 

RESORT COTTAGE 

Winvian Farm is a luxury resort set 

in 113 acres in the Litchfield Hills 

of Connecticut. On the historic 

estate, you can experience the 

unexpected – a night in a fullyrestored 

1968 Sikorsky Sea King 

Pelican HH3F helicopter! 

This amazing Coast Guard 

chopper stands at the centre of a 

unique cottage, its rotor blades 

embedded in the ceiling (flights of 

fancy only!) The originals are here: 

pilot and co-pilot seats, switches, 

gauges – with modern updates 

such as a mod sofa and flat-screen 

TV. Fancy drinks in the cockpit, or 

a film in the fuselage? Then relax 

by a glowing woodstove, and 

sleep in a cloud-soft bed outside 

the helicopter. Stylish, fun and 

totally aerodynamic. 

www.winvian.com 



FAMILY TRAVEL 

7. #FANCOURTFAMILIES 

Discover why #FancourtFamilies have the best family 

holidays ever! 

Fancourt offers family focused accommodation, 

restaurants and facilities, set within a private estate, 

providing a secure environment for children to roam 

freely. Hit the tennis court, grab a Leisure Centre 

bike and cycle around the fynbos-clad estate, or 

venture further afield and discover the beauty of 

the Garden Route. And if you need a little time-out, 

children can entertain themselves at the Kidz and 

Teens Clubs, while Mom can enjoy a decadent spa 

retreat and Dad can perfect his swing on one of the 

country’s top golf courses 

Win a weekend away for four at Fancourt 

For our budding Crawford photographers, here’s 

a #FancourtFamilies challenge! Capture your 

favourite family moment on Instagram – at the 

beach, in the garden, at a family braai – and tag 

#FancourtFamilies for a chance to win a weekend 

for four at Fancourt. 

*Terms and conditions apply 

A STAY FOR OVER 18s ONLY 

NEST ON A CLIFF IN PERU 

Skylodge Adventure Suites in the Sacred Valley in Cusco 

offer cliffside pod accommodation with incredible bird’seye 

views – but only for over 18s due to the danger 

factor! 

It comprises three cosy pods with space for four people 

in each and a separate meal pod. 

To get up there, you scurry 400 meters up the Via Ferrata 

(Italian for “iron path” which are climbing handles/steps 

affixed to the rocky cliff) or you can hike up which takes 

about 50 minutes. 

Kids over eight can also enjoy the thrilling zip line trail to 

take in the vistas, perhaps with a lunch experience and 

day tour thrown in. 

www.naturavive.com (view a video experience of 

Skylodge) 



SPECIAL FEATURE 

Career Files 



Public University or Private? 

How to choose the right 

institution for you 

There have been many developments in the higher education sector in past decades, 

notably a rise in the number of institutions from which prospective students can choose 

when considering their further education. Along with the increase in public universities, 

there has also been substantial growth in the private higher education sector. 

Faced with this increase in choice, it’s natural for 

young people to be anxious about their decision 

– should I go to a public university, or should I 

opt for a private higher education institution? A 

massive part of this concern is whether the qualification 

you receive after three or four years of study will be 

respected in the world of work, whether it will position 

you well to land your first job, and whether it will help 

you build the career of your dreams. 

“It’s so important that future students don’t base their 

decision on their gut feel or vague perceptions,” says 

Dr. Felicity Coughlan, Director of The Independent 

Institute of Education and Group Academic Director at 

ADvTECH, Africa’s largest private education provider. 

She says there’s a concrete checklist that prospective 

students should measure their chosen institution 

against and if all the boxes are checked, they can rest 

assured that their choice of institution can help them 

achieve their dreams. 

“Ultimately, you have to make an informed choice 

based on your personal vision and circumstances, and 

you should not blindly follow a direction just because 

everyone else is going that route, or because you think 

that’s the way to go,” Coughlan says. 

She advises prospective students, and their parents or 

guardians, to look at the following when considering or 

reviewing higher education institutions: 

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Times 

ACCREDITATION 

Most importantly, your institution must be registered 

and accredited. South Africa has a single quality 

assurance system and one National Qualifications 

Framework, which means that any institution offering 

a registered and accredited qualification – whether

public university or private – is offering a qualification 

of equal standing. So if your institution is listed on the 

Department of Higher Education and Training’s list* of 

registered higher education institutions and colleges, 

you don’t need to be concerned about whether the 

institution is called a university, a college, or a private 

higher education institution. 

This is because the only difference between public 

(university) institutions and private higher education 

institutions – which purely as a result of regulations 

may not refer to themselves as private universities – is 

that the public institutions get some subsidy from the 

government while the private institutions don’t. 

EMPLOYER RECOGNITION 

The world of work has changed dramatically over the 

past decade, and the economic climate is tough. That 

means prospective students should make sure that 

their qualification and their choice of institution is well 

respected by employers and in the market. Generic 

three-year degrees with no practical experience do 

not provide a strong competitive advantage after 

graduation. 

This means that young people should interrogate their 

institution about the following: curriculum, industry 

relationships, lecturer activity in the industry, and 

practical experience that form part of the studies. 

The strongest qualifications today are the ones that 

are closely linked to specific careers and fields, and 

whose curricula are based on the competencies 

required to be work-ready from day one. 

One way of determining industry recognition of 

your institution is to ask about its career fairs, when 

the country’s top companies visit campuses to meet 

students. If employers are lining up to meet the 

leaders of tomorrow at your institution, you can be 

assured that you are signing up for a quality education 

that is respected in the workplace. 

INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION 

Many students want to know that their qualifications 

will be internationally recognised. If this is important 

for you, you should ask your institution about 

international links and accreditation. Does your 

institution have links with international exchange 

programmes, or is it accredited by an independent 

international accreditation council? All good 

institutions should be able to provide satisfactory 

answers to your questions about your potential 

international opportunities. 

CLASS SIZES AND STUDENT SUPPORT 

Class sizes and student support are crucial for 

ensuring student success and successful transition 

into the world of work. Individual attention, and 

being more than a number, can dramatically influence 

student outcomes. But an institution’s involvement 

should go further than quality lectures and success at 

exam time. Good institutions will have career centres 

which assist students and alumni beyond academics. 

“The higher education landscape looks entirely 

different today from the way things were even a 

decade ago. These days, prospective students 

have a lot more choice in terms of institution and 

qualification,” says Coughlan. 

“To really make the right choice in terms of the best 

grounding for your career dreams, you have to look 

beyond historical perceptions and gut feelings about 

which way is ‘the best’ way, and make sure your 

choice is based on the facts about what makes one 

institution and qualification stand out from the next 

one,” she says. 

*www.dhet.gov.za/SitePages/DocRegisters.aspx 

The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE) is the largest, most accredited registered private higher 

education provider in South Africa, and is accredited by The British Accreditation Council (BAC). Its highly 

respected brands include Varsity College, IIE MSA, Vega and Rosebank College. 

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Camp Rocks 

Not ready to hit the working world? 

Take a constructive 

gap year and become 

a Sugar Bay camp 

counsellor! 

COUNSELLOR-IN-TRAINING AT SUGAR 

BAY 

Sugar Bay Holiday Camp is South Africa’s first and only 

American-style summer camp and provides children 

between 7 and 17 with the most magical holidays 

imaginable! 

Sugar Bay is located in the beautiful seaside village of 

Zinkwazi Beach where the rolling hills of sugar cane meet 

the warm Indian Ocean – the perfect backdrop to adventure 

and learning. But who facilitates the good times? Meet the 

Sugar Bay counsellors who are trained in Childcare, Child 

Psychology Level 1, First Aid and CPR through the Sugar 

Bay Counsellor in Training (CIT) Programme. 

THE CIT PROGRAMME 

The CIT Programme introduces teenagers of 

17 and 18 years old to the concept of working 

with children of all ages and in many situations. 

The all-encompassing programme offers 

valuable experience and qualifications in all 

areas necessary for a teen to be an effective 

camp counsellor. At Sugar Bay, not only is 

leadership, problem-solving, team building, 

and communication taught, but teens are also 

shown how to deal with sensitive issues such as 

bullying, behavioural problems and child abuse. 

Under the supervision of qualified staff, teens are 

trained and certified to become recognised camp 

counsellors. 


WHAT IS THE BASIC 

PROGRAMME RUN DOWN? 

The CIT Programme at Sugar Bay normally 

runs for two consecutive weeks and 

takes place duringmost school holidays. 

During the first week, the “CITs” spend most of their time as 

campers, observing how activities are run and taking part in 

the programme sessions. They may be asked to assist with the 

setting up of evening programmes and are encouraged to mix 

with all age groups of campers. During the second week, the 

CITs partake in various lectures and join certain activities to 

assist the counsellors. They may also be asked to help set up 

and run evening programmes. On the final evening, the CITs 

are awarded their certificates at the final campfire. 

WHAT QUALIFICATIONS ARE RECEIVED 

AFTER COMPLETING THE COURSE 

SUCCESSFULLY? 

Sugar Bay offers accredited qualifications that will be 

useful to CITs both within the camp environment, including 

international camps, as well as outside of the camp 

environment. Candidates will receive qualifications in: 

• First aid (Emergency First Response) and CPR 

• Camp Counselling 

Candidates will also receive 

training in the following 

areas: 

• Junior lifeguarding and water 

safety 

• Child and staff psychology 

• Outdoor / adventure-based 

counselling 

• Stress management 

• Teamwork 

• Instruction in all Sugar Bay activities 

• Crisis management 

Sugar Bay is a member of the American Camping 

Association (ACA), AA, PADI and Emergency First 

Response, and is also a supporting member of the 

Council of British International Schools (COBIS). 

For more information please go to 

www.sugarbay.co.za or call 032 485 3778. 



Shadow 

worker 

By Professor Zacharias Johannes Nel 

When I was at the University of Minnesota in the USA 

during the early 1970s, I met a young American with 

whom I cemented a lifelong friendship. I was intrigued 

by his family history and zest for life. His parents fled from their 

farm in Norway during the Second World War and managed to 

secure a tiny farm in Minnesota. His very poor (but hard-working) 

parents had seven sons and he was the youngest. Their many 

stories about the brave American troops who played a role in 

freeing Norway from German occupation inspired my friend to 

such an extent that he dreamed of joining the American Army, 

especially gaining acceptance at the elite West Point Academy, 

the training institute for officers. However, he could only be 

nominated for West Point by the Senator of the State of Minnesota 

by volunteering for a two-year internship at the Office of the 

Senator. He managed to beat the competition for the internship 

and worked as intern to the senator, who explained that West 

Point was, in fact, a university and that my friend had to study for 

a degree after joining the army. The wise old Senator arranged 

job shadowing experiences for him and only through these did 

he realise that he should study for a civil engineering degree at 

West Point. This culminated in a long and satisfying career as a 

civil engineer in the army, and my friend recently retired as an 

illustrious senior general – all thanks to a wise old senator who 

arranged job shadowing for him! 

In my role as a career counsellor, I too have realised just how 

powerful job shadowing can be in making a career decision and 

how it can motivate a person to make a success of their career. 

In the words of my friend, “to learn from the university of life is 

indeed more valuable than to study theory at a university”. 

Job shadowing, in essence, is following a professional through 

their workday in their workplace to learn about the realistic 

demands of day-to-day working life. It’s a version of an unpaid 

work internship. 

The value of job shadowing is now becoming more valued by 

South Africans, especially universities. For example, the University 

of Pretoria has made job shadowing an integral requirement 

in selection for veterinary science and veterinary nursing, with 

evidence of extended exposure in working with animals, mostly 


There are obviously many benefits of doing job 

shadowing: 

in the Grade 11 year. This counts 20% towards the 

UP Merit Point Score in order to gain selection at 

Onderstepoort, the location of the Veterinary Science 

Faculty. Depending on the programme the candidate 

has applied for, the evidence of career shadowing 

and recommendation by a veterinarian or veterinary 

nurse must include exposure to farm and food animal 

practices, a big variety of wild game practices, small 

animal private practices and also job shadowing at a 

state veterinary office. Onderstepoort is so specific about 

these prescribed hours spent working with animals, that 

the list includes the observation of an animal being killed 

for humane purposes, an animal giving birth and also an 

animal being slaughtered. A serious candidate should be 

prepared to spend about 200 to 300 hours working with 

animals prior to applying. 

Especially If a high school learner has grown up in a 

city, it can be very useful first to do some job shadowing 

if there is an interest in degrees such as the BSc Agric 

Animal Science, BAgric in Wildlife Management, B 

Agric in Animal Production Management or the Diploma 

in Animal Health. 

I’ve sometimes found that without the benefit of job 

shadowing, a student from the northern provinces can (in 

some cases) be unrealistic about studying in disciplines 

such as ichthyology (study of fish), fishery science, 

marine biology, ocean and atmospheric science. 

Other degrees at most universities, where compulsory job 

shadowing of a minimum of at least 16 hours is required, 

include the Bachelor of Dental Sciences, Oral Health 

Sciences, Emergency Medical Care, Complementary 

Medicine, Podiatry, Chiropractic, Optometry, Biokinetics, 

Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Pharmacy. 

It’s also recommended for applicants who are interested 

in a Bachelor in Diagnostic Radiography, Diagnostic 

Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Therapy, 

Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology and Nursing. 

In addition, learners should also be aware of the job 

shadowing requirements for the Bachelor of Science in 

Dietetics, Nutrition, Food Science, Culinary Studies, the 

Bachelor of Environmental Health and the Bachelor of 

Health Sciences in Dietetics. 

Choosing the most suitable areas for job shadowing 

can be quite daunting for a school learner and parents, 

given the limited time that a Grade 10 and 11 learner 

has available. It is for this reason that professional career 

If it was not for job shadowing, my friend in 

Minnesota would most probably never have achieved 

the level of success and the satisfaction that he got 

from serving in the US Army. There are many job 

shadowing opportunities available in South Africa, so 

it’s very wise to use it as a launch pad for your future! 

counselling is recommended, starting the process as early 

as in Grade 9. An integral part of the process should be 

selecting the correct package of school subjects, being 

informed about the job shadowing requirements for 

each degree, selecting the most suitable areas and then 

planning the whole process of job shadowing, including 

the involvement of parents. Job shadowing in South 

Africa should normally take place during Grade 10 and 

11, as often it is too late to attempt in Grade 12, with the 

exception of students taking a gap year after Matric. 

There are now many programmes, institutions and 

individuals that can assist with job shadowing. One 

such example is the highly rated Clinical Shadowing 

Programme, known as The Apprentice Doctor, initiated 

by the well-known Dr. Anton Scheepers, a practicing 

Maxillofacial and Oral Surgeon. The programme is 

mainly offered at the Union Netcare Hospital in Alberton 

and includes 15 days of daily shadowing of medical 

professionals with intensive mentoring. An advantage of 

the programme is that it also caters for students who wish 

to study in the USA or Canada. For this reason, daily 

group reflections and written reports of observation are 

undertaken with teaching sessions on how to prepare for 

medical schools. 

One of my most recommended job shadowing 

programmes is known as the SSISA Sport Science 

Programme run by UCT. It’s a two-day programme for 

learners who are interested in getting into the sports 

science and fitness industry. 

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Handy contacts 

Clinical Shadowing Programme – The Apprentice 

Doctor: www.theapprenticedoctor.com/south-afr-intstudents 

SSISA Sport Science Programme (UCT): 

www.sissa.com 


CAREER GUIDANCE GURU 

Who is Professor Zak Nel? 

Prof. Zak Nel holds a BA Hons, HED and MA 

(cum laude) and started his career as a teacher, 

school psychologist, and university student counsellor. 

The completion of his doctoral degree led to the 

awarding of a post-doctoral stipendium in Career 

Counselling research and working in close association 

with the University of Minnesota in the USA, where 

Prof. Nel became convinced of the impact of career 

choices of students. He became a full professor in 

Counselling Psychology and published five books 

and 32 research articles on career counselling while 

supervising more than 30 doctoral students from 

different universities in their PhD studies on all aspects 

of career counselling. 

Prof. Nel was awarded a lifelong honorary fellowship 

from the South African Institute of Counselling 

Psychology (SAICP) after serving as Chairman for 

five years. Since his retirement from RAU, he’s been 

directly involved in the promotion of private higher 

education in South Africa, which included heading 

up the Business School of Educor for five years, 

which offered the Oxford-Brookes MBA in Africa, 

and he is currently serving on a number of academic 

boards, boards of directors and student scholarship 

organisations. 

Prof. Nel also has a special interest in brain 

information processing systems and learning 

strategies. He has developed specialised skills in 

assisting non-traditional learners and is a founding 

member of My Tutoring and Teaching Centre, which 

caters for non-traditional learners. 

http://mytutorcentre.co.za 

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Health, Humanities 

and the Environment 

By Professor Zacharias Johannes Nel 

Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHSc) 

The Health Science Faculty at Wits rightfully claims that this entrylevel 

(first year) qualification meets the needs of several health-related 

industries, including biotechnology, forensic sciences, health service 

and hospitality management, health policy and economics, 

insurance and medical aid, medical research, pharmaceutical 

industry, and sport and fitness. 

CAREER FILES 

There are three streams in the qualification: 

• Health Systems Sciences 

• Biomedical Sciences (our focus) 

• Biokinetics (our focus) 

Biomedical Sciences 

A student will, for example, take the following 

modules in the second year of study: Human Anatomy, 

Molecular Medicine, Physiology and Medical 

Biochemistry. Most importantly the qualification allows 

a student to qualify for the well-known Graduate Entry 

Medical Programme (GEMP) at Wits. 

Graduate Entry Medical Programme 

(GEMP) in the Bachelor of Medicine and 

Bachelor of Surgery (MBBCh) 

The GEMP stream offers an aspirant medical student 

admission into the third year of the MBBCh. A 

graduate student from outside Wits may also apply 

for the programme, on the condition that full courses 

in Biology, such as Anatomy, Physiology, Zoology, 

Life Sciences and a half course in Chemistry 

and Physics are included in the undergraduate 

qualification of the applicant. GEMP candidates 

must write an entrance exam, known as the Wits 

Additional Placement Test (WAPT) 

Some of my other favourites 

offered by the Faculty of Health 

Sciences at Wits include: 

• Bachelor of Clinical Medical Practice 

• Bachelor of Dental Sciences 

• Bachelor of Nursing 

• Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy 

• Bachelor of Oral Health Sciences 

• Bachelor of Pharmacy 

• Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy 

Bachelor of Health 

Sciences in Biokinetics 

South Africans are known for their love of 

sports and therefore to become a professional 

biokineticist has become a very appealing 

option. The degree offered by the Health Science 

Faculty at North West University (NWU) includes 

high-level elements of exercise science, human 

anatomy, physiology and biochemistry. 

To qualify for the degree, a student needs to 

qualify with an APS score of 32 with Mathematics 

level 3 or Mathematical Literacy level 4 and 

Physical Science or Life Sciences at least level 

4. However, it is a selection degree and the 

competition is very fierce. 

A professional biokineticist offers specialist 

assistance exercise rehabilitation and therefore 

the degree has a strong scientific basis. The 

Bachelor of Health Sciences in Biokinetics also 

leads to jobs such as a sport scientist, an exercise 

physiologist, a sport massage therapist and a 

healthcare researcher. With this qualification 

some graduates will also move into the fitness 

industry, sport administration, sports coaching, 

sports management and teaching. 

To qualify as a biokineticist, a 

candidate must first complete the 

Bachelor of Health Science with 

Honours (BHSc Hons) in Biokinetics, 

which includes an internship. 

If the student is not selected for this degree, there 

are alternative options offered in the broader 

sports field, namely: 


Bachelor of Health 

Sciences in Biokinetics 

• Bachelor of Health Sciences with Sport 

Coaching and Human Movement Sciences 

• Bachelor of Health Sciences with Recreation 

Science and Psychology 

• Bachelor of Health Sciences with Recreation 

Science and Tourism Management 

• Bachelor of Health Sciences with Sport and 

Recreation Administration 

• Bachelor of Health Sciences with Physiology 

and Psychology 

• Bachelor of Health Sciences with Physiology 

and Biochemistry. 

There is also the two-year Diploma course in 

Coaching Science, which will allow a student 

to eventually progress to the Health Sciences 

Degree. The admission requirements for the 

Diploma in Coaching Science is a National 

Senior Certificate with a minimum of an 18 APS 

score. 

Wildlife tourism is a highly dynamic field 

that allows passionate young people to work 

in nature every day! 

Guiding courses are different in that… 

• You qualify across a wide range of fields 

and are certified with a range of skills 

and knowledge certificates, licences and 

permits, rather than a single degree or 

diploma. 

• Your ability to pass a test isn’t a deciding 

factor for success. Many people with 

learning differences such as dyslexia and 

Asperger’s, reach phenomenal success. 

BSc Agric in Conservation 

Ecology and Entomology 

The devastating impact of people on oceans, 

forests, animals and other natural resources, 

inspires a new generation of young people to 

want to address issues such as global warming, 

pollution and plastic dumping in the oceans. 

For those who want to make a difference, one 

of my favourite degrees is the four-year BSc 

Conservation Ecology offered by the Faculty of 

AgriSciences at the University of Stellenbosch. 

One of the reasons why I prefer this degree is 

that it links ecology to options in the agriculture 

section. Career options will include the following: 

• Environmental conscientious agricultural and 

forestry production 

• Environmental impact studies 

• Restoration ecology 

• Geographical information technology 

• Conservation biology 

• Aquaculture 

• Game reserve and nature reserve management 

• Ecotourism 

• Community-based natural resource 

management 

The typical compulsory modules for the second 

year of study include: 

• Biodiversity and Ecology 

• Conservation Ecology 

• Geography and Environmental Studies 

• Computer Skills 

Bhejane Nature Training are pioneers of 

a comprehensive three-year Advanced 

Nature Guiding Course combining fields 

of Professional Nature Guiding and 

Conservation/Wildlife Management and 

Tourism and Hospitality, enabling students to 

get a quality academic qualification while 

living and training in the bush. 

Today nature guiding is regarded as a 

long-term professional career choice with 

oversight from professional associations like 

FGASA – the Field Guides Association of 

Southern Africa. 

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Bachelor of Arts (BA) and 

Bachelor of Social Sciences (BSocSc) 

At the University of Cape Town, 

subjects that can lead to a BA 

degree are: 

• Afrikaans 

• African Language and Literature 

• Arabic Language and Literature 

• Business French 

• Chinese Studies 

• Classical Studies 

• Dance 

• Economic History 

• English 

• Film and Television Studies 

• French 

• German 

• Hebrew Language and 

Literature 

• History 

• Italian 

• Linguistics 

• Media and Writing 

• Music 

• Portuguese 

• Spanish 

• Theatre and Dance Studies 

• Visual and Art History 

• Xhosa Communication 

Major subjects for the BSocSc can 

be selected from the following 

rich list of subjects. 

• African Studies 

• Anthropology 

• Economics 

• Gender Studies 

• Industrial Sociology 

• International Relations 

• Philosophy 

• Politics 

• Politics and 

Governance 

• Psychology 

• Public 

Policy and 

Administration 

• Religious 

Studies 

• Social 

Development 

• Sociology 

For first year 

subject selection for BSocSc 

studies, subjects from the list of 

BA subjects can also be included 

in the choice of options. 

Amazingly, UCT will also allow a 

student to select subjects outside 

the Faculty of Humanities for the 

BA or BSocSc from the following 

list: 

• Applied Biology 

• Applied Mathematics 

• Applied Statistics 

• Archaeology 

• Astrophysics 

• Biochemistry 

• Chemistry 

• Computer Science 

• Ecology and Evolution 

• Environmental and 

Geographical Sciences 

• Genetics 

• Geology 

• Human Physiology 

• Informatics 

• Law 

• Mathematical Statistics 

• Mathematics 

• Marine Biology 

• Ocean and Atmospheric 

Science 

• Organisational Psychology 

• Physics 

In selecting subjects, a student 

must keep in mind that specific 

requirements are needed 

for specific subjects such as 

Marine Biology, etc. A student 

should also bear in mind that 

there might be clashes on the 

timetable scheduling that will 

restrict the selection of some 

combinations. 

Note: It’s not easy 

to be admitted to 

these degrees and the 

competition can be as 

fierce as competing for 

a place in engineering or 

medicine. 



Bachelor of Art (BA) in Community 

Development and Leadership 

I frequently recommend the BA in Community 

Development and Leadership offered by the 

Department of Social Work at the University of 

Johannesburg (UJ) to a student who wants to 

make a difference to the lives of people and uplift 

communities. The programme is offered on the 

Soweto Campus of the University. 

The primary purpose of the qualification is 

to develop students to become community 

development leaders in the facilitation of 

processes, techniques and principles in the 

initiation, planning, implementation, monitoring, 

evaluation and sustainability of developmental 

projects and programmes. Students will also 

be able to facilitate the establishment and 

management of community-based organisations 

within the context of community economic 

development. 

Some of the compulsory modules that are 

included in the qualification are: 

• African Insights 

• English 

• Politics 

• Community Development and Leadership 

• Public Management and Governance 

• Development Studies 

What impresses me about the degree is that it 

includes a well-run and supervised internship in 

the final year of the three-year qualification. 

The qualification not only allows the student 

to become a community developer in assisting 

communities to uplift themselves but also to work 

in non-profit organisations, state departments, 

facilities for persons with special needs, hospitals, 

private practice consulting and in corporates 

that run social upliftment programmes. The 

student can also work internationally by joining 

organisations such as the UN, UNICEF, Amnesty 

International and the World Economic Forum. 

Some alumni have joined political parties and 

are involved in formulating and analysing social 

development policies, including population 

development policies. 

Once the student has obtained the qualification, 

he/she will be able to move academically 

towards the Philosophy Honours and the MPhil 

in Community Development and Leadership, 

eventually qualifying for a DPhil. 

RHODES UNIVERSITY – OPENING DOORS TO MANY POTENTIAL CAREERS! 

Rhodes University prides itself on being able to offer a general formative degree to most of its 

students, excluding those who register for the LLB, BED (Foundation Programme) and the Pharmacy 

degrees. 

The formative option involves studying TWO subjects as majors. The route to these majors offers 

enormous flexibility not only within a faculty but also across faculties. Therefore, it becomes easy for 

students to choose to study Physics and Music, OR Environmental Science and Law, OR Economics 

and Geology, OR Philosophy and Management, and many others... 

Many students at Rhodes University end up majoring in areas they never imagined because they 

“found their passion“ along the way! 

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Higher Certificate in MANAGEMENT 

What do I need to apply? 

A Grade 12 Senior National Certificate 

How long is it? 

Just one year 

What accreditation 

will I get? 

A Higher Certificate in Management 

NQF Level 5 

SAQA ID: 73498 

How much will it cost? 

R12 470 

Payment options available 

What will I learn? 

Registered with the Department of Education as a Private 

Institution of Higher Education under the higher education act, 

1997. Reg No. 2002/HE07/013 


Course content: 

Module 1: Managing Self 

Module 2: Managing Others 

Module 3: Managing the Organisation 

Module 4: Managing Stakeholders

CAREER FILES 

Technology 

and the Built 

Environment 

Bachelor of Science in the field 

of Computer Science 

Yes, there is merit in the predictions for the big 

demand for qualified workers in programming, 

artificial intelligence, software development, 

robotics, software and system architects, IT scrum 

masters, IT developers, penetration testers and 

game designers. As a career counsellor, I reckon 

that the University of Witwatersrand (WITS) BSc 

Computer Science qualification is as good as it 

gets, especially in comparison to international 

equivalent options. Second-year modules include 

Mobile Computing, Database Fundamentals, 

Analysis of Algorithms and Computer Networks, 

as well as Multivariate Calculus, Abstract Maths, 

Linear Algebra and Mathematical Statistics. 

I often come across a learner who aspires to 

become a game designer, normally based 

on experiences in playing computer games 

or success that has been achieved in a 

school subject such as Computer Application 

Technology, also known as CAT. In such cases, 

I’ve found a good reality test is to expose a 

learner to the second-year modules at the Wits 

BSc Computer Science degree. I explain that this 

is the state-of-the-art qualification and an aspirant 

game designer must take the second-year 

modules into consideration before deciding on a 

career in gaming design. 

At Wits, I’ve found that the faculty manager in the 

Science Faculty, namely René Vosloo, is one of 

the most caring and helpful administrators I have 

ever come across. She will gladly assist students 

and parents in supplying the correct information 

to them, mapping the modules in cases where 

students have fallen behind in studies, motivating 

them and even in some cases providing food 

parcels to needy students. 

From a career counselling point of view, the Wits 

Marketing Department must be congratulated on 

the publication of their excellent Undergraduate 

Applicants’ Guide. In my opinion, it must be 

rated as the best of its kind in guides that are 

locally available. Other universities should pay 

attention to how clearly admission requirements, 

including international requirements such as the 

Cambridge school system requirements, are set 

out in the Wits Undergraduate Applicants’ Guide. 

The listing of the module choices for each degree 

is one of the most useful career counselling aids 

that I use in my practice. 

VOCATIONAL TRADE WORKERS 

Everybody talks about the shortages of vocational trade workers in South Africa. I’ve found that Sol- 

Tech Vocational College in Pretoria really produces what they promise when it comes to the training of 

trade workers. They undertake the training of toolmakers, millwrights, diesel mechanics, electricians, 

fit-and-turners, tractor mechanics and welders. 


BA Motion Picture Medium 

The AFDA film school has reached such high 

standards that it has gained full membership of 

the International Association of Accredited Film 

and Television Schools (CILENT). AFDA has five 

campuses, namely in Johannesburg, Cape Town, 

Durban, Port Elizabeth and Botswana. 

Besides my favourite qualification, which is the BA 

Motion Picture Medium, AFDA also offers: 

• Higher Certificate in Film, Television and 

Entertainment Production 

• Higher Certificate in Radio and Podcasting 

• Bachelor of Art in Live Performance 

• BCom in Business Innovation and 

Entrepreneurship 

• Bachelor of Computer Technology 

• BA Hons in Motion Picture Medium 

• BA Hons in Live Performance Master of Fine Arts 

Outcomes of the BA Motion Picture Medium 

speaks directly to a new generation of students, 

and it will include the production of short films, 

promos or productions. 

BA Graphic Design 

The well-known Vega was 

founded in 1999 by a 

group of brand pioneers 

who brought a fresh and 

progressive touch to higher 

education in South Africa. 

Currently, Vega has four 

campuses, in Randburg, 

Pretoria, Durban and Cape 

Town. 

Vega offers several creative 

trendsetting undergraduate 

degrees such as: 

• BA Creative Brand 

Communication 

• BA in Graphic Design 

• BA in Multimedia Design 

• BA in Fashion Design 

• BA in Interior Design 

• B of Computer and 

Information Sciences 

in Game Design and 

Development. 

The status as a leading 

institute of higher learning 

is cemented in the fact that 

Vega also offers the following 

postgraduate degrees: 

• B Com Hons in Strategic 

Brand Management 

• BA Hons in Strategic 

Brand Communication 

• BA Hons in Graphic 

Design 

• BA Hons in Creative Brand 

Communications, and 

• Masters in Creative Brand 

Leadership 

I’m fond of the BA Graphic 

Design offered at Vega as it 

offers opportunity work as a 

graphic designer, illustrator, 

art director, graphic recorder, 

web designer, type director, 

2D animator, photographer, 

graphic artist, UX designer, 

information designer and an 

experimental designer. 

Airways Technical Training 

South African Airways Technical offers 

the following trades: 

• aircraft mechanical 

• aircraft structures 

• aircraft welding 

• aircraft spray painting 

• aircraft trimming 

• aircraft electrician 

• aircraft radiotrician 

• aircraft instruments mechanic 

The minimum requirements include 

a Mathematics and Physical Science 

achievement level of at least level 4. 

As part of the selection process, 

candidates are subjected to interviews, 

psychometric and medical tests, and 

background and security clearances. 

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INSCAPE 

Why not consider INSCAPE to pursue your career in 

an array of creative fields? These INSCAPE faculties 

offer accredited degrees, diplomas or higher 

education certificates in the following fields: 

Built Environment – INTERIOR DESIGN, 

ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, ARCHITECTURAL 

TECHNOLOGY, INTERIOR DECORATING 

Creativity & Design – FASHION DESIGN, 

JEWELLERY DESIGN, FASHION DESIGN 

Digital Design & Technology – GRAPHIC DESIGN, 

INTERACTION DESIGN, AUDIOVISUAL DESIGN, 

DESIGN TECHNIQUES 

Business & Communication – IDEATION DESIGN, 

MARKETING & COMMUNICATION DESIGN 

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B Architecture (BAS) and the Diploma in Architecture 

What always impresses me about the 

Department of Architecture at the University of 

Johannesburg (UJ) is their approach that can 

best be described as a multidisciplinary and 

intellectual creative approach in the training of 

students. The department can be found in the 

new and inspiring studio building on the Bunting 

Road Campus of the university. 

As generally known, professional architects 

are involved in shaping the built environment, 

from the design and construction of low-level 

housing projects to the sophisticated erection of 

skyscrapers. 

To qualify for admission, a student must be 

able to offer a National Senior Certificate with 

an English achievement level of at least 5, the 

additional recognised language achievement 

level of at least 4 and Mathematics achievement 

level of at least 5. Mathematical Literacy is not 

accepted. However, in my work with Grade 9s, 

I will always encourage potential architects to 

include school subjects such as Visual Art, or 

Visual Design, otherwise Engineering Design and 

Technology, and if possible Physical Sciences in 

their choice of electives. 

Prospective students must note that there is a 

stiff selection process involved before getting 

admitted for architectural studies. It involves 

the completion of the National Benchmarking 

Test (NBT): Academic and Quantitative Literacy 

(AQL) and Mathematics (MAT), as well as the 

attendance of an entrance assessment and the 

submission of a substantial portfolio prescribed 

by the faculty. The selection is conducted by a 

panel of senior academics of the faculty and in 

the end, it also includes an interview process 

with each candidate. 

The exciting curriculum in the second year 

includes modules such as: 

• Architectural Design 

• History and Theory of Architecture 

• Interdisciplinary Design 

• Sustainable Development 

• Computers in Architecture 

Once the student has completed the B 

Architecture degree he/she must complete a full 

one-year internship in a recognised architectural 

practice. They can then apply for the oneyear 

full-time BAS Hons qualification, followed 

by a one-year full-time MArch (Professional) 

qualification. 

When it comes to the recognition of the 

qualification it is important to note that the 

qualification of the Department has unconditional 

validation from South African Council of 

Architectural Professions (SACAP) and the 

Commonwealth Association of Architecture 

(CAA). 

One of the advantages of the Department of 

Architecture at UJ is that it also offers the threeyear 

Diploma in Architecture that will allow 

candidates with an APS score of 23 to qualify 

for selection, on the provision that they have 

a Mathematics achievement score of 4. The 

qualification allows a student to eventually qualify 

as an architectural technologist, which allows 

the candidate to register for the South African 

Institute of Architectural Technologists. 


BEngineering (BEng) in Computer Engineering 

The Engineering Faculty at the University 

of Pretoria (UP), fondly also known as TUKS, 

is situated in an impressive new engineering 

building on the main campus in Hatfield. It’s 

the biggest engineering faculty in the country, 

offering the widest choice of engineering and 

other qualifications, with a huge choice of 

subjects. 

However, of all the engineering degrees offered 

at the faculty, my preference is the BEng in 

Computer Engineering, as it really appears 

that this degree is designed for the so-called 

fourth revolution of work which is dominated by 

computer technology and informatics. The BEng 

in Computer Engineering, for example, allows 

a student to work in all fields of the information 

superhighway and the wonderful new world 

of information and technology, which includes 

computer systems, software engineering, 

computer end-communications networks, 

satellite management and communications, 

wireless sensor networks, embedded software, 

electronics, military weapon systems, smart 

control systems and automation, data security, 

e-commerce, artificial intelligence, pattern 

recognition such as face and voice recognition. 

Other engineering degrees offered by the faculty, 

include: 

• BEngineering (BEng) in Industrial Engineering 

• BEngineering (BEng) in Chemical Engineering 

• BEngineering (BEng) in Civil Engineering 

• BEngineering (BEng) in Electrical Engineering 

• BEngineering (BEng) in Electronic Engineering 

• BEngineering (BEng) in Mechanical 

Engineering 

• BEngineering (BEng) in Metallurgical 

Engineering 

• BEngineering (BEng) in Mining Engineering 

For Grade 12 applicants, the faculty will use the 

Grade 11 marks in the conditional admission 

of prospective students. The proud faculty 

sets uncompromisingly high standards for the 

admission of candidates, namely a minimum APS 

score of 35 (Life Orientation is excluded in the 

calculation of the APS scores), a Mathematics 

achievement level of at least 6, a Physical Science 

achievement level of at least a 6 and an English 

Home Language or First Additional Language of 

at least 5. 

In my opinion, the UP Faculty of Engineering 

most probably draws the most applicants in 

engineering and I always advise prospective 

students to already apply in the first two weeks 

of March of the year before they want to be 

admitted. They must ensure that they meet all the 

entry requirements when applying and shouldn’t 

have false hope for admission if they don’t. 

However, the good news is that a Grade 11 

learner with an APS score of 25 to 34 with an 

achievement level of at least 5 for Mathematics 

and Physical Science, plus writing the National 

Benchmark Test (NBT), will be considered for the 

engineering bridging programme, known as the 

Engineering Augmented Degree Programme 

(ENGAGE), a five-year engineering option. 

The faculty at TUKS consists of three schools 

namely the: 

• School of Engineering 

• School of Information Technology, and the 

• School for the Built Environment. 

The School for the Built Environment also offers 

some of my favourites, such as 

• B Town and Regional Planning 

• BSc Quantity Surveying 

• BSc Real Estate 

• BSc Construction Management 

• BSc Architecture 

• BSc Interior Architecture 

• BSc Landscape Architecture 


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BA Law 

The career plans of high school learners will often 

include dreams of working in the field of law, 

such as being an advocate, attorney, arbitrator, 

legal advisor, judge. prosecutor, negotiator, legal 

counsellor or a conveyancer. 

What I like about the BA Law at the University of 

Pretoria (UP aka TUKS) is the richness of the nonlaw 

subjects, such as Criminology, Psychology and 

English, that can be included in the degree. The BA 

Law is a route to a postgraduate LLB qualification 

that can be taken full-time over two years. The 

Faculty of Law at UP most probably offers the 

widest selection of LLB subjects of any university in 

South Africa. 

Admission to the BA Law requires an APS score 

of at least 30, but Mathematics is not required, in 

which case a learner can offer Mathematics Literacy. 

The BCom Law at UP can also steer students 

towards the postgraduate LLB, but admission to 

the degree requires an APS score of 32 with an 

achievement level of at least 5 in Mathematics. The 

non-law elective subjects can only include business 

subjects. 

Bachelor of Commerce in Chartered Accountancy (CA) 

The BCom Chartered Accountancy at North West 

University (NWU) has become one of my all-time 

favourite qualifications, not only because of the 

wonderful successes of NWU students in passing 

the examinations of the South African Institute of 

Chartered Accountants (otherwise known as the 

Board Exams) but because of the inspiring culture 

instilled by the NWU lecturing staff. At most South 

African universities, the BCom/BAcc/B Business 

Science track is most probably one of the most 

demanding qualifications and always poses the 

danger that students can become despondent 

or burnt-out in their studies. However, from the 

feedback I receive, it appears to me that the 

NWU lecturing has the right mix of setting very 

high standards while remaining supportive and 

motivational in bringing out the best in their 

students. 

Admission to the qualification requires a 

Mathematics mark of at least 60% but having 

Accounting as a school subject is not required. In 

my experience, a prospective student will have a 

chance of success if the student can maintain marks 

of above 70% in Grade 11 subjects. 

The advantage of the BCom Chartered 

Accountancy at NWU is that it is run at all three 

of the NWU campuses, namely Mafikeng, 

Potchefstroom (Potch) and Vaal. At all the campuses 

it is offered in English, but students on the Potch 

and Vaal campuses have the language option of 

also doing it in Afrikaans. 

There may be learners who have been hampered in 

high school studies and therefore might not meet 

all the entry requirements for the three-year BCom 

Chartered Accountancy Degree. I am impressed at 

how NWU has created access for such learners by 

allowing them into the four-year Extended BCom 

Chartered Accountancy Degree, which is offered 

at the Mafikeng and Vaal campuses. The entry 

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Bachelor of Commerce in Chartered Accountancy (CA) 

requirements for the Extended degree is an APS 

score of 26, including an English pass mark of 60% 

and a Mathematics mark of 40%. 

Prospective students must note that the BCom 

Chartered Accountancy Degree is a statuary 

qualification, meaning that there isn’t a choice 

of modules offered in the qualification. The 

qualification is built on a solid foundation of 

Management Accounting, Financial Accounting, 

Auditing and Taxation. At NWU, a first-year student 

will also take compulsory courses in Economics, 

Business Management, Mercantile Law, and 

Mathematics and Statistics. 

On completion of the qualification, the top 

candidates will qualify for admission into the BCom 

Hons Chartered Accountancy at NWU or other 

universities. At some universities, the postgraduate 

qualification is now known as a Higher Diploma in 

Accounting (HDipAcc). 

The advantage of the NWU curriculum is that it’s 

compliant with international accounting education 

requirements, including the International Federation 

of Accountants (IFAC), Public Accountants and 

Auditors Board (PAAB), the Independent Regulatory 

Board for Auditors (IRBA) and as mentioned, the 

South African Institute of Chartered Accountants 

(SAICA). 

Besides leading to a career as a professional 

chartered accountant working as an auditor in an 

accounting firm, the qualification also offers the 

opportunity to work as an internal auditor in a 

corporate, or other opportunities that will include 

financial management, management accounting, tax 

specialist or fund manager. 

As a career counsellor, it’s appealing to me in 

the way that the first year of BCom Chartered 

Accountancy at NWU modules are put together in a 

sense that it offers a student some mobility after the 

first year of studies. For example, it allows a student 

to move to second-year qualifications such as the: 

• BCom General Accounting 

• BCom Financial Accounting 

• BCom Management Accounting 

• BCom Operations Research 

• BCom Business Operations and Logistics 

Management 

• BCom Economic Sciences (including International 

Trade or Risk Management). 

By allowing a student to move into these secondyear 

options, it allows alternative sought-after career 

routes such as being a: 

• Chartered Management Accountant by means 

of the Chartered Institute of Management 

Accountants (CIMA, London) 

• Financial Accountant by means of the South 

African Institute of Professional Accountants 

(SAIPA) 

• Investment Analyst, Portfolio Manager, 

Trader, Securities Broker, Budget Analyst and 

Management Consultant by means of completing 

the international Chartered Financial Analyst 

(CFA) examinations. 

The BCom Chartered Accountancy route does 

not only take a student quickly to the top of the 

career world but also offers opportunities to work 

worldwide or to start his/her own enterprise. 

BUILDING A BETTER SOCIETY THROUGH EDUCATION & CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT 

Secondary and tertiary institutions don’t fully 

equip graduates for the world of work. 

The Foundation for Professional Development 

(FPD) is a Registered Private Higher Education 

Institution with 22 years of experience in the 

education sector. 

FPD offers a Higher Certificate in Management 

qualification accredited on NQF Level 5 with 120 

Credits, CHE accredited, Department of Higher 

Education and Training registered, SAQA number: 

73498. 

It’s designed for Grade 12 graduates: 

• to develop a broad range of managerial skills; 

• who’d like to take a constructive gap year; 


• without a university access pass to gain access to 

the next level in their careers. 

It exposes students to the business environment, 

challenging them to think differently through selfassessment 

and reflection. 

FPD Business School focuses on developing 

current and future high potential leaders and its 

courses span a wide range of formally registered 

qualifications, international programmes, short 

learning programmes and distance learning. 

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Bachelor of Business Science 

(BBusSc) in Actuarial Science 

The B Business Science Actuarial Science at the 

University of Cape Town (UCT) is one in the series 

of the superior range of four-year business degrees 

offered by the Faculty of Commerce at UCT. The 

other BBusSc are: 

• Bachelor of Business Science in Actuarial Science 

specialising in Quantitative Management 

• Bachelor of Business Science specialising in 

Analytics 


Finance 


Finance and Accounting 


Computer Science 


Information Systems 


Economics 


Economics with Law 


Marketing 


Organisational Psychology 

I often find that a high school learner will be drawn 

to the actuarial field of study because of a love 

and high achievement in Mathematics. This is 

indeed an important indicator of somebody who 

can consider studying actuarial science, but over 

the years I’ve found that it really takes a special 

kind of thinking and personality type to succeed in 

studying actuarial science. Besides a love for school 

Mathematics, a person requires a mode of thinking 

that can be described as a calculus analytical 

mode of thinking, has a personality type that has 

excellent powers of concentration, and is able to 

work alone without the need for socialising. Such a 

person must be precise and accurate in all learning 

and should be very persistent. 

In considering actuarial science, I often recommend 

that a learner should, in addition, evaluate his/her 

love and achievement in Additional Programme 

Mathematics, generally known as AP Maths. It also 

appears that the A-Level Mathematics offered in 

the Cambridge school system prepares a learner 

better for actuarial studies. Sometimes a learner 

is surprised when I point out that an achievement 

rating of 7 in English is another useful consideration 

towards succeeding in actuarial science. 

Before deciding on actuarial science, attention 

should also especially be paid to the modules 

included in the second year of studies, namely: 

• Mathematics 

• Statistical Theory and Inference 

• Actuarial Science: Financial Mathematics 

• Linear Models 

• Micro- and Macroeconomics 

• Business Law 

• Financial Management 

The UCT degree offers many accredited subjects 

for students who will eventually attempt the 

international professional actuarial examinations. If 

a student doesn’t write the international actuarial 

examinations, the qualification still allows them 

to move into sought-after areas of work, such as 

banking, insurance, healthcare, retirement funding, 

asset management, risk management, research and 

planning, business analyst, teaching and lecturing. 

A relatively higher number of bright students will 

nowadays be attracted to actuarial science studies, 

but sadly I estimate that only about 20% of those 

who attempt the qualification will eventually qualify 

as actuaries. The point is that if a student starts 

an actuarial science degree that is too narrow 

from the onset of the studies, it can sometimes 

be ‘an academic trap’ that one can’t escape from. 

It is for this reason that the UCT model impresses 

me. The UCT model starts on a broader basis, 

including modules such as Evidence-based 

Management, Commerce Case Study, Micro- and 

Macroeconomics, Programming, Financial Risk 

and Financial Reporting. The broader base allows 

a student greater flexibility in hopefully moving to 

other specialising areas within the BBusSc or the 

BCom options offered by UCT. 


BA Corporate Communications 

As a private institution with university status, Varsity 

College has grown into one of the iconic and most 

trustworthy higher education institutions in South 

Africa. Varsity College campuses are situated in 

Sandton, Midrand, Pretoria, Cape Town, Westville 

Pietermaritzburg, Port Elizabeth and my personal 

favourite campus is situated in Durban North. The 

Durban North Varsity College students must rate 

as one of the happiest and most satisfied cohorts 

of students in South Africa. The campus offers the 

students a wonderful and rich sport, social and 

cultural experience outside their studies. It’s always 

struck me how immensely supportive the campus 

head, Margie Boosey, is towards the students 

and she must surely be highly rated in the field of 

learning expertise in the country. 

Varsity College offers a fine collection of highly rated 

qualifications such as the LLB, B Accounting Science 

in Management Accounting or Financial Accounting, 

the BA in Psychological Counselling, and especially 

the BA in Corporate Communications. 

The BA in Corporate Communications prepares 

enterprising students to work in areas such as digital 

and social media, event management, corporate 

affairs, public relations, corporate communications 

in internal and external strategy. I like that this 

qualification is offered in association with the Open 

University in the UK because it also prepares students 

very well for the international job market. 

Typical second-year modules will include: 

• Communication Science 

• Business Management 

• Writing for the Communication Industry 

• Media Law and Ethics 

• Corporate Communications 

• Project Management 

What impresses me about the BA in Corporate 

Communications at Varsity College is how the faceto-face 

teaching sessions are supplemented with 

progressive online learning activities and digital 

content. It’s for this reason that Varsity College has 

established wireless classrooms and students are 

required to bring their own mobile devices such as 

netbooks, laptops or tablets to classes. 

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Marketing Management 

The IMM Graduate School has been around for 

more than 70 years and it has proved itself to be 

one of the most enduring and trustworthy higher 

education institutions in Africa. I’m always impressed 

with the many marketing-related disciplines the BBA 

qualification opens to a student. Examples include 

brand management, product management, digital 

marketing, consulting, media strategy, account 

management, marketing intelligence, market 

research, events management, public relations, 

promotional management, consumer affairs, sales 

management and business-to-business marketing. 

The IMM Graduate School appears to cater very 

well for a new generation of postmodern students 

who demand a great deal of flexibility around 

their studies. Students can study by means of a 

blended model of learning that includes distance 

and e-learning modes of delivery, with the option 

of attending tutoring and workshop sessions. The 

IMM Graduate School is affiliated with the Oxford 

College of Marketing (OXCOM) in the UK and 

through OXCOM it offers students online seminars 

by world-renowned experts. 

In reality, it means that a student can study 

anywhere in the world. For example, I’m acquainted 

with students who have studied while working on 

yachts and ocean holiday liners, working as camp 

counsellors in the USA, or doing au pair work in 

Israel. The IMM Graduate School of Marketing 

caters for full-time or part-time students, as well as 

senior working students. 

I am fond of the way in which the IMM Graduate 

School will assist students with entering the BBA. 

For example, it allows a student with a Mathematical 

Literacy achievement rating of 60% onto the 

programme, or a student can gain access by means 

of completing the Higher Certificate in Marketing 

offered by the IMM Graduate School. 

In South Africa, the IMM Graduate School of 

Marketing has a national footprint with the following 

students support centres, namely the Atlas Campus 

in Auckland Park, the Greenstone Hill Campus in 

Edenvale, the Claremont Campus in Cape Town, 

the very popular Campus in Stellenbosch, the 

Morningside Campus in Durban, the Brooklyn 

Campus in Pretoria and the Grayston Campus in 

Sandton. A student can move between the different 

campuses with great freedom, knowing that all 

credits will be automatically allowed. 

It also gives comfort to a student in that with a 

BBA Degree, he/she can gain access into the 

postgraduate Bachelor of Philosophy (BPhil) 

Honours in Marketing which again is a stepping 

stone into the Master’s in Philosophy (MPhil) offered 

by the IMM Graduate School of Marketing. 


Diploma in Hospitality 

With the successful introduction of Consumer 

Studies, Hospitality Management and Tourism 

Management in the South African school system, 

there has been a surge in interest in careers such 

as pastry and confectionary chefs, food preparation 

and culinary art, food and beverage services, 

hotel and lodge management, nutrition and menu 

planning, hygiene and food safety, cookery, tourism 

management, events management, food retail 

management, food stylist, food journalist, food 

product marketers and restaurant ownership. 

Some well-known examples for food, hospitality 

and event management are: 

• Capsicum Culinary Studio with campuses in Cape 

Town, Durban, Boksburg, Pretoria, Johannesburg 

and Port Elizabeth. 

• Institute of Culinary Arts in Stellenbosch 

• HTA School of Culinary Art in Johannesburg 

• SA Chefs Training and Innovation Academy in 

Cape Town and Centurion 

• The Private Hotel School in Stellenbosch and 

Rosebank (see below for more details) 

• Cape Town Hotel School at the Cape Peninsula 

• University of Technology 

• International Hotel School with campuses in 

Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town 

• School of Tourism and Hospitality at the 

University of Johannesburg 

• Fusion Cooking School in KwaZulu-Natal 

• Oxbridge Academy Events Management 

• Rosebank College Higher certificate in Event 

Management 

Africa, it's not that easy and I saw a gap in the 

market! I decided to use my TPHS qualification to 

open stores in Stellenbosch, Brackenfell and the 

Neighbourgoods Market in Woodstock. 

WHAT PROMPTED YOU TO ENROL AT THE PRIVATE 

HOTEL SCHOOL? 

I chose TPHS because it’s a private institution that 

works with the American Hospitality Academy and 

City & Guilds and therefore the qualifications are 

internationally recognised. 

WHAT COURSE DID YOU STUDY? 

I studied an Advanced Certificate in Hospitality 

Management and I liked the broadness of it… you 

learn something about everything. I did subjects 

that people do in a BCom. 

THE PRIVATE HOTEL SCHOOL 

GRADUATE 

Roderick Portocarero, graduate of The Private 

Hotel School (TPHS) in Stellenbosch and now coowner 

of the Belgian waffle business, For the Love 

of Yummyness. 

WHY CRÊPES AND WAFFLES? 

Coming from Belgium, I grew up with a traditional 

waffle store on every street corner. Here, in South 

WHAT'S ONE OF THE KEY THINGS YOU LEARNED 

AT TPHS? 

Don’t crack under pressure! At TPHS they put us 

under pressure with short deadlines for projects, 

but this ultimately prepared me for the industry 

where this happens on a daily basis. 

FINAL WORD… 

You won’t find a better learning environment than 

TPHS! They also incubate entrepreneurship, so if 

you want to own your own business one day, they 

have equipped you with the skill and mindset.

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