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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
Crawford Preparatory
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
Crawford Preparatory Pretoria
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.
Crawford Preparatory Pretoria
Crawford Preparatory
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!
Crawford Preparatory Sandton
Crawford Preparatory Sandton
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.
Crawford Preparatory Sandton
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.
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