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SUMMER ISSUE 2020

Family and

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Top Survival Tips

‘Parent of the

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We All Make

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CONTENTS

2 | Spotlight News

9 | Taste Bud Battle

22 | 5 Hilarious Parent Fails and

1 Eternal Redemption

24 | Crawford Alumni

34 | School Pages

66 | Holiday Family Challenges

71 | Rain Games

74 | Holidays: Beyond the Table

78 | Dive it, Ride it, Walk it, Swing it,

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SPOTLIGHT NEWS

CRAWFORDSCHOOLS NAME CHANGE:

TO BE KNOWN AS

CRAWFORD INTERNATIONAL

CrawfordSchools, which

nurtures individuality

and greatness and

which strives to lead

the way in education provision to

leaders of tomorrow, will now be

known as Crawford International.

OUR CRAWFORDSCHOOLS INCLUDES:

The decision to embrace the

name change was made

in support of the existing

educational offer from Crawford.

Crawford is a name recognised

globally and has joined with

Crawford International in

Kenya to strengthen it’s already

high standard of education

excellence through collaboration

across borders.

Crawford International Bedfordview

Crawford International Bryanston

Crawford International will offer

even greater choice to the way

in which students experience

their personalised and mentored

learning journey. Within the

education world, the term

“International” is associated

with a globally competitive

educational offering. Through the

introduction and implementation

of the International

Baccalaureate Primary Years

Programme (IB PYP) and selected

Cambridge offerings, which

have already been introduced

to the schools. Crawford

International will continue to offer

an education aligned to global

standards offering students

the best possible platform from

which to explore the world they

choose to create. Crawford

International further aligns

with the international university

partnerships already established

within Crawford, and available to

all students, and affords all within

the brand the opportunity to

leverage the teaching expertise

across all campuses for access

to students when needed.

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Crawford International La Lucia

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CRAWFORD INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS

AUTHORISED AS INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE

WORLD SCHOOLS

By Traci Salter Willis, Head of IB: ADvTECH South Africa,

Academic Strategic Development Advisor,

Director: Tournament of Minds, South Africa

SPOTLIGHT NEWS

The Crawford International group

of schools are the first group

globally to simultaneously

complete the authorisation

process with seven of their

preparatory schools becoming IB

World Schools. Crawford International

Ruimsig will be authorised as the

eighth school in 2021.

The authorisation process is an

intensive and mandated procedure

required by all schools across

the globe wishing to officially

be recognised as International

Baccalaureate (IB) World Schools.

Our Crawford International

Preparatory schools are now

authorised to offer the IB Primary Years

Programme (PYP).

The aim of an IB World School is

to develop internationally-minded

people who, in recognising their

common humanity and shared

guardianship of the planet, choose to

make the world a better place locally,

regionally or globally.

The PYP is a multifaceted educational

framework driven by conceptual

understandings that capture futurefocused

approaches and ways of

thinking, being and acting as an

internationally-minded citizen.

The IB is a global organisation with

their Head Office located in The

Hague in the Netherlands. The IB

programmes are divided into four

core phases depending on school

structures: (PYP) for those aged 2 to

12 years; Middle Years Programme

(MYP) for those aged 11 to 16 years;

Diploma Programme (DP) for those

aged 16 to 19 years, as well as a

careers certification offering.

These International Baccalaureate

programmes are currently active in

over 5,200 schools across the globe,

providing an incredibly powerful

network of over 70,000 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 are a part of.

The PYP still encompasses the same

subject areas we’re familiar with,

but the way that those subjects are

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 broad 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. These 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 doing the

following:

• Drawing on their prior knowledge

• Providing provocation through new

experiences

• Creating and delivering units of

learning that are interconnected

and focused on being relevant in

the world of today

• Providing opportunities for

reflection and consolidation

The PYP transdisciplinary framework

encourages and supports

connections across learning and

teaching as a means to raise

a student’s awareness for the

relevance of their learning to their

reality. As such, the units of inquiry

that 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”.


SPOTLIGHT NEWS

10 REASONS WHY…

1. It encourages students to inquire

The PYP fosters natural curiosity and learning

in creative, supportive and collaborative

environments.

2. Understanding a complex and

interdependent world

PYP students create meaning for themselves

and build understanding through exploring

real-world issues.

3. PYP students are confident communicators

PYP students learn to communicate in a variety

of ways and in more than one language.

4. Learning how to learn

PYP students work collaboratively with teachers

and other students to plan, present and assess

their own learning.

5. It encourages international-mindedness

Collaboration and understanding of their own

and other cultures are an important focus of

the PYP, and students learn how to be respectful

and open-minded.

6. Seeing things from different perspectives

PYP students use critical and creative thinking

to develop knowledge, understanding and skills

within and across subject areas.

7. Students take action

PYP students believe they are able to grow and

succeed. They make appropriate choices and

take responsibility for their actions.

8. Thinking about issues

Creatively learning gives students the agility and

imagination to respond to new and unexpected

challenges and opportunities in an increasingly

globalised and uncertain world.

9. It involves the whole school learning community

Together we celebrate our common humanity

and the belief that education can help to build a

better and more peaceful world.

10. 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.

Crawford International

Bedfordview


La Lucia


North Coast


Fourways


Lonehill


Sandton


WHY DID CRAWFORD

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS

CHOOSE THE INTERNATIONAL

BACCALAUREATE PYP?

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

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(verbal, written, digital, face-to-face,

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 the expectation to consider

their 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 our Crawford

International Preparatory Schools

continue to receive and attend

ongoing professional development

(PD) offered by the International

Baccalaureate Head Office which

appoints and organises Workshop

Leaders and IB Trainers, as well as

from the Head of IB: ADvTECH South

Africa, Traci-Salter Willis and the IB

PYP Coordinators appointed at every

school.

Should you require additional

information, you are welcome to send

an email to tsalter@advtech.co.za.

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A new world requires new thinking. That’s why we teach our students to

think again and again. At The IIE’s Varsity College, we equip our students

with the critical thinking and problem solving skills – to think for a new way

of working and a new world of opportunity.

Visit varsitycollege.co.za or contact your nearest campus to find

the right qualification to prepare you for the new world.

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TASTE BUD BATTLE

THE FINAL COOK-OFF

This has been a tough year for many people and we almost feel guilty that the Taste Bud Battle

has had such a great year! We can only put the double number of entries, extended provinces

and the insane talent down to families having to spend more time together and doing so in their

kitchens. We are grateful. Here is a taste of what went down when contestants from around the

country descended on the Capsicum Culinary Studio in Rosebank for the Final Cook-off.

PRE-PRIMARY AND JUNIOR PRIMARY FINALS

Ethan (7) and his mom were

rocking and rolling

Liyana (9) is a whisk whiz

SPOTLIGHT NEWS

Pre-Primary

and Junior Primary

Mystery Box Challenge

DISH:

PUMPKIN PANCAKES

WITH PECAN NUT AND

CARAMEL SAUCE

Emily (6) taste testing

Kwadwo-Kwezi (3) measures up

Tyron (7) dishing the delicious!

Ali (9) tipping out the treats

Kourtney (8) with a winning smile

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PRE-PRIMARY AND

JUNIOR PRIMARY FINALS

SPOTLIGHT NEWS

Greer (9) from Cape Town

Eesha (6) the pancake princess

Lovely Lumi (5) and her pumpkin stack

Ethan (8) serves them hot

Reese (6) adds final touches

Gia (4) is kitchen cute

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TASTE BUD BATTLE

THE FINAL COOK-OFF

SENIOR PRIMARY FINALS

SPOTLIGHT NEWS

Nina (11) caught off guard

Talia (10) being kneady!

Sakeena (10) busy bee

Michelle Fine (12)

did just that!

Taya (13) serves with a smile

Tali (13) is ready for

the judges

Cherry (12) and her

pumkin pie

Tali (13) and Taya (13) having some fun

Yummy pie!

What’s in the mystery box?

Talia Kayla (10) with the

Snowflake Chef, Lentswe Bhengu


TASTE BUD BATTLE


SPICY HOLIDAY

PUMPKIN PIE

STEP 1 - SHORTCRUST PASTRY

Ingredients

• 2 and 1/2 cups (315g) all-purpose flour (spoon and levelled)

• 1 teaspoon salt

• 6 tablespoons (90g) unsalted butter, chilled and cubed

• 3/4 cup (148g) vegetable shortening, chilled

(we will be using cold coconut oil)

• 1/2 cup (120ml) ice water

Instructions

1. Mix the flour and salt together in a large bowl. Add the butter and shortening.

2. Using a pastry cutter or two forks, cut the butter and shortening into the mixture

until it resembles coarse meal (pea-sized bits with a few larger bits of fat is OK).

3. Measure 1/2 cup (120ml) of water in a cup. Add ice. Stir it around. From that, measure

1/2 cup (120ml) of water (since the ice has melted a bit). Drizzle the cold water into your

mixture, 1 tablespoon (15ml) at a time, and stir with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon

after every tablespoon (15ml) added. Do not add any more water than you need to.

Stop adding water when the dough begins to form large clumps.

4. Transfer the pie dough to a floured work surface. The dough should come together easily

and should not feel overly sticky. Using floured hands, fold the dough into itself until the

flour is fully incorporated into the fats. Form it into a ball. Divide dough in half. Flatten each half into

2.5cm thick discs using your hands.

5. Wrap each tightly in plastic wrap. Refrigerate.

Senior Primary

Mystery Box

Challenge

DISH:

HOLIDAY

PUMPKIN

PIE

6. Now you can make your sugared cranberries. Note: when rolling out the chilled pie dough discs a little later,

to use in your pie, always use gentle force with your rolling pin. Start from the centre of the disc and work your way out in all directions,

turning the dough with your hands as you go. Visible specks of butter and fat in the dough are perfectly normal and expected!

STEP 2 - SUGARED CRANBERRIES

Ingredients

• 1 cup (120g) fresh cranberries

• 2 cups (400g) granulated sugar

• 1 cup (240ml) water

Instructions

1. Place cranberries in a large bowl and set aside.

2. In a medium saucepan, bring 1 cup of sugar and water to a boil and

whisk until the sugar has dissolved.

3. Remove the pan from the heat and allow to cool for 5 minutes.

4. Pour sugar syrup over the cranberries and stir.

5. Let the cranberries sit in the refrigerator while you make your pumpkin

filling. You’ll notice the sugar syrup is quite thick after this amount of time.

6. When you are ready to decorate your pumpkin pie, drain the cranberries

from the syrup and pour 1 cup of sugar on top. Toss the cranberries in

the sugar, coating them all the way around.

7. Pour sugared cranberries onto parchment paper to dry.

SPOTLIGHT NEWS


STEP 3 - PUMPKIN PIE FILLER

Ingredients

• Homemade pie crust (which you made earlier)

• 2 cups (450g) pumpkin puree

• 3 large eggs

• 1 and 1/4 cups (250g) light or dark brown sugar

• 1 tablespoon (8g) cornstarch

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1 and 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

• 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

• 1 cup (240ml) heavy cream

• 1/4 cup (60ml) milk

• Egg wash: 1 large egg beaten with 1 tablespoon milk

Instructions

1. Whisk the pumpkin, 3 eggs and brown sugar together until combined.

Add the cornstarch, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, pepper, cream and milk.

Vigorously whisk until everything is combined. The filling will be a little thick.

2. Preheat oven to 190°C.

3. Roll out the chilled pie crust. Remove 1 disc of pie dough from the refrigerator. On a lightly floured work surface, roll

the dough out into a 30cm circle. Make sure to turn the dough about a quarter turn after every few rolls. Carefully place

the dough into a 20cm pie dish. Tuck it in with your fingers making sure it is smooth. With a small and sharp knife, trim

the extra overhang of crust and discard. Crimp the edges with a fork and brush the edges lightly with the egg wash. Line the

pie crust with parchment paper (crunch up the parchment paper first so that you can easily shape it into the crust). Fill with pie

weights, which we will substitute with dried beans. Make sure the beans are evenly distributed around the pie dish. Pre-bake the

crust for 10 minutes after which carefully remove the parchment paper and dried beans.

4. Pour your pumpkin pie filling into the warm pre-baked crust. Only fill the crust about 3/4 of the way up. Bake the pie until the centre is

almost set, about 55 to 60 minutes. A small part of the centre will be wobbly – that’s ok.

5. Note: After 25 minutes of baking, be sure to cover the edges of the crust with aluminium foil to prevent the edges from getting too brown.

Check the pie at 50 minutes, and then 55, and then 60, etc.

6. Once done, transfer the pie to a wire rack and allow to cool completely.

7. Decorate with sugared cranberries and pie crust leaves (which you can make out of extra pie crust).

8. Serve pie with whipped cream!


SPOTLIGHT NEWS

HIGH SCHOOL /

SENIORS FINALS

Lovely Leah from Hermanus

Veno hard at work in

the kitchen

Hawa Bibi Moola

from Durban

Senior / High

School Mystery

Box Finals

DISH:

HOMEMADE PASTA

WITH A SAGE AND

BUTTERNUT

SAUCE

Ariane Marais from Pretoria

Neo the fabulous

Chi-Chi’s plated artwork

Jenna’s triumph

Daniel from Cape

Town shines

FINALISTS:

Leah Labuschagne from Hermanus

Veno van Vuuren from Hermanus

Hawa Bibi Moola from Durban

Ariane Marais from Pretoria

Tshego Wa Lesego from Johannesburg

Roeché with her final dish

The multi-talented Tshego

Neo Dithupe from Pretoria

Jenna van der Poll from Cape Town

Daniel Stewart from Cape Town

Roeché Janse van Rensburg from Cape Town

Chi-Chi Juan from Johannesburg

Sage and butternut pasta


TASTE BUD BATTLE

THE WINNERS CIRCLE

SPOTLIGHT NEWS

WHAT A JOURNEY THE TASTE BUD BATTLE 2020 COMPETITION HAS BEEN!

STEP 1 It all began with online entries

where contestants had to submit an entry

dish, recipe, pictures and an optional video

in line with the theme, ‘Fruity Fun’, to

www.tastebudbattle.co.za. We received

over 250 online entries from all over

South Africa, and internationally, too.

STEP 2 From the online entries, the

Taste Bud Battle team set about selecting

125 semi-finalists who were invited to a

Taste Bud Battle Taste Test held in their

area. Our team embarked on a national

roadshow to meet the semi-finalists to

taste their entry dishes.

STEP 3 Ten finalists in each age category

were selected from the Taste Tests and

invited to Johannesburg to take part in the

Final Mystery Box Challenge.

STEP 4 The finalists took part in the Taste

Bud Battle Mystery Box Challenge and

cooked their hearts out. At the end of the

challenge, we held the awards ceremony

and prize-giving and the following

contestants walked away with top honours.

Ladies and gentlemen, meet our 2020

Taste Bud Battle winners!

PRE-PRIMARY CHEF OF THE YEAR 2020

Name: Lumi Marima

Age: 6 years old

Hometown: Johannesburg

This was Lumi’s first entry into the Taste Bud

Battle and what a delight she was! From the start,

Lumi showed advanced kitchen skills and she

entertained us with her outgoing personality, too.

Lumi’s Pumpkin Pancakes with Pecan Nut and

Caramel Sauce were by far the lightest and the

tastiest of the final dishes in her age category.

JUNIOR PRIMARY CHEF OF THE YEAR 2020

Name: Matthew Scholtz

Age: 10 years old

Hometown: Durban North

This is Matthew’s second year

entering the Taste Bud Battle. In

2019, he made it through to the Semi-Finals.

This year, however, Matthew returned to take the

competition on again. Better prepared and ready to

rule, Matthew walked away with the title!

A deserved winner indeed!

SENIOR PRIMARY CHEF OF THE YEAR

2020

Name: Carleigh Palmer

Age: 13 years old

Hometown: Johannesburg

This is Carleigh’s second time entering the

Taste Bud Battle. In the Mystery Box final cookoff,

Carleigh encountered a problem when her

pumpkin pie filler seemed too watery.

She attempted to thicken it up with corn

starch but remained concerned. To Carleigh’s

surprise, the judges scored her pie most

flavourful, light and fluffy!

SENIOR OR HIGH SCHOOL CHEF OF

THE YEAR 2020

Name: Jenna van der Pool

Age: 19 years old

Hometown: Cape Town

NORTH COAST

PUPIL

Jenna’s passion lies in baking and

her watermelon entry cake was a

triumph at the Cape Town Taste Test.

She was nervous when she arrived

in Johannesburg for the Mystery Box

Challenge because she realised the

challenge was a cooking and not a

baking challenge. But her general

understanding of food helped her

create the perfect homemade pasta

with butternut and sage sauce.

She’s a cooking baker!

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PARENT FEATURE

HILARIOUS

PARENT

FAILS

5AND 1 ETERNAL REDEMPTION

By Donna Verrydt

The ‘Parent of the Year’ awards are a fictitious

celebration of the embarrassing blunders

parents make in regard to their children. Don’t

stress, it happens to the best of us! Here are

five crackers worthy of the title, followed by one sure

way to secure the actual ‘Best Parent Award!”

1CHARITY COKE

“While shopping with my young daughter,

I saw a man in a wheelchair by the front

entrance begging with a coke tin. I quickly

dug in my purse to find some spare

change to give to him. Keen to teach my daughter

the joys of giving, I encouraged her to go over and

drop the money into the man’s tin. By the look on

the man’s face, it was soon apparent that the man

was not in fact a beggar and that my daughter had

just dropped two R5 coins into his coke while he was

waiting for his wife to finish shopping.

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2BIG TALK

My 16-year-old daughter asked

me if she could have the pill. I

was horrified, but knew this day

would come and so I managed to

maintain my composure and embarked on

the “big talk” that I had rehearsed a million

times in my head. I spoke about responsibility

and readiness. I asked her if she was being

pressurised by a boy and if she had already

been active? She just silently stared at me as I

went on and on. Finally I stopped talking and

gently told her not to be scared and that she

could trust me, to which she replied, “Mom, I

just asked if I could have an apple!”

5

CURB YOUR LAUGHTER!

I am a mom of twin boys. When the boys

were about six months old I took them to

the shops. After parking the car, I pulled

out their side-by-side double pram and

proceeded to strap the babies into it. As I walked to

the front of the shop I came across a curb and had

to tilt the pram forward to get down off the curb and

on to the road. Suddenly I couldn’t push the stroller

anymore as there was an obstacle. I forcefully tried

to push the stroller forward, but still no movement.

Eventually I managed to ramp the stroller over the

obstacle only to discover, to my horror, that not only

had I forgotten to strap one of my twins into the pram,

but he had fallen out when I descended the curb

and now I was trying to ramp his brother over him!

3NOSEBLEED PREVENTION

My five-year-old son once found some

tampons in my bag and asked me what

they were. I told him that they were for

nosebleeds and I kept them in my bag

“just in case”. While shopping in Dis-Chem with

my son in the trolley, I bumped into a colleague

and proceeded to have a long chat in the aisle.

Eventually, I turned back to introduce my colleague

to my boy only to find him with a tampon up each

nostril. He had found the tampons in my handbag

while I was chatting and as I stared at him in disbelief

he simply said, “Just in case!”. I was mortified.

4HOW DARE YOU!

My daughter’s boyfriend invited my wife

and I to his 18th birthday party. From the

moment we arrived, I noticed that the

boyfriend was not paying much attention

to our daughter. Instead, he was talking rather closely

with another girl. He took special care to get the

“other” girl a drink and to introduce her to his friends.

But it was when he put his arm around her shoulders

and kissed her forehead that I stormed over. I shouted

at him, in front of all his guests, “How dare you

disrespect my daughter like this, flirting with a floosey

right in front of her!” To which my daughter’s boyfriend

introduced me to the “other” girl — his cousin, who

had flown up from Cape Town to surprise him on his

birthday. My daughter didn’t talk to me for a week.

Her now ex-boyfriend never spoke to me again!

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Crawford

Alumni

By Natalie Kinsley

Crawford Times caught up with footballer Kemuel Lumbala, medicine

student and Miss Regal International South Africa 2019, Tofe Olagoke,

and caring and qualified counsellor, Mbali Khuzwayo.

Kemeul Lumbala

CRAWFORD COLLEGE LONEHILL (2019)

This all-round excellent sportsman is currently

studying at the University of Odisee in Brussels,

Belgium, and is a passionate football player at

Antwerpen City Pirates.

As a naturally gifted sportsman, has soccer always

been your favourite game?

Yes, soccer has always been my favourite sport.

Having played many sports throughout my schooling

days, my heart has always gravitated towards soccer.

Do you have early memories of wanting to be a

sportsman?

I’ve always been fascinated about soccer and simply

felt like I was meant to play. For as long as I can

remember, I always knew that soccer was the sport I

truly wanted to pursue. I would eat, sleep and breathe

soccer, whether it was watching games with my dad

at stadiums, competing with a local club and at

school, or simply watching it on tv at home.

How did City Pirates Antwerpen come to know of

your talent?

I had first been scouted by a club called BX Brussels

a team owned by ex-footballer, Vincent Kompany.

However, because I had already established myself

in Antwerpen it was a bit complicated to stay at that

club. I had then been afforded the opportunity to

go for a trial at City Pirates and that’s how I started

playing there.

Moving to another country must’ve been very

exciting – what were the highlights, and what

interesting or odd things can you tell us about

Belgium?

Kemeul

Lumbala

I visited Belgium in December, so I was a bit familiar

with the place, although experiencing an entire

pandemic in a foreign country was really unsettling at

first, but eventually I came to terms with it.

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Adapting to a new environment,

and meeting new people, has

truly been the highlight of my

move to Belgium. I’ve forged some

meaningful relationships. Another

thing I will not stop raving about

are the famous Belgian waffles –

they have to be the best waffles

I’ve ever tasted!

One thing that is extremely odd

about Belgium is the fact that it

feels as if they have two countries

in one. One half of the country is

French-speaking and the other

half is Flemish-speaking (Dutch).

Because I live in Antwerpen I am

currently learning how to speak

Dutch, which is similar to Afrikaans.

Who knew Afrikaans would be my

saving grace one day?

If we come to check-in on you in

five years, what do you hope to

have achieved?

In five years, I hope to be playing

for the first division of Belgium. I’d

like to see myself winning some

silverware and hopefully play

for my country as well – all God

willing, of course.

How did Crawford prepare you

for the sporting path you’ve

taken?

Crawford prepared me to be

an all-round sportsman not only

by equipping me with skills and

training, but I was also taught

to always be respectful to my

opponent. One lesson that I’ve

taken with me from the many

pep talks out on the field is to

never give up mentally and to

always look at the end goal (pun

intended).

What was your best sporting

memory from your time at

Crawford?

My best soccer memory from

my time at Crawford was when I

started for the 1st team in Grade

8 at inter-Crawford, which to me

was a great achievement. For

hockey, my best sporting moment

would have to be in Grade 9 at

Boden. We were playing K.E.S in

the quarter-finals – one of the best

hockey teams in the country -

and we were playing the game

of our lives. We were losing 1- 0

and in the last minute we had

equalised and took them to

penalties. We unfortunately lost in

the end, but that game was one

to remember as we unexpectedly

rattled some feathers.

What are three daily habits you

live by?

• Stretching before I sleep

• Drink at least five liters of water

a day

• Exercise in the morning

KEMUEL’S FAVOURITES…

Favourite song? Ninho- La vie

qu’on mène

Favourite thing to do (if you’re

not on the field)? Listen to music

Favourite way to start the day?

Playing my favorite track out loud

and singing along

Favourite way to end the day?

Watch a movie

Favourite meal? Pasta

Favourite soccer player? Eden

Hazard

Favourite place in the world?

Singapore


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Tofe Olagoke

CRAWFORD COLLEGE PRETORIA (2015)

This beautiful South African-born Nigerian is currently

a 4th-year medical student at the University of Pretoria.

Outside of her studies she loves dancing and pageantry.

For the rest of the evening, I take

care of any other responsibilities

that I may have, be it House

Committee duties or Miss Regal

International responsibilities, and

then I get to my second favourite

part of my day – sleeping.

University has really made me

value sleep!

You won Miss Regal International

last year! Wow, congratulations!

What does this mean to you, and

what does this title mean?

2019 was actually the best year

of my life because I made the

decision to be fearless and brave

in the things that excited my inner

being and that set my soul on

fire. Being crowned Miss Regal

International South Africa 2019

opened so many doors for me.

The title meant so much to me

because of the power it holds – it

was powerful in the sense that it

gave me a platform to advocate

for any issue/situation that I

deemed important in our current

society on a larger scale.

What does a typical day in the

life of Tofe look like?

Waking up at 6am, praying,

going for my routinely daily run

with my accountability friend,

coming back, hosting my very

own 10-minute concert-like show

in my room where I pretend to be

Beyonce singing and dancing

to my favourite songs and being

my own audience. This really

gets me excited and helps me

start my day on a positive note.

I then head to hospital, where

we do our clinical rotations

with patients and gain clinical

experience and knowledge. This

is one of the favourite parts of my

day, as taxing as this is, as I really

enjoy listening to the challenges

that patients are facing in their

own individual lives. Apart from

training to be able to solve the

clinical issues faced by these

patients, I believe that listening

is a very important skill. Listening

to others has personally helped

me broaden my knowledge on

things I was not always aware of

and it also gives me a different

perspective on ideas, world issues,

and situations. After heading

back from rotations at around

noon, I eat and start off with the

day’s lectures until about 7pm.


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“

The biggest

prize I would say

I received was

being able to

represent South

Africa on an

international

stage in Jinan,

China.

”

Having been crowned Miss

Regal International South Africa

in 2019, you had the opportunity

to promote causes close to your

heart. Which were these?

Miss Regal International South

Africa worked alongside POWA

(people opposing women

abuse), a “feminist, women’s

rights organisation that provides

both services, and engages in

advocacy in order to ensure the

realisation of women’s rights and

thereby improve women’s quality

of life”. Woman and child abuse

has always been something really

close to my heart and personal to

me, and Miss Regal International

South Africa provided a platform

through which I was able to tap

into and advocate for the rights of

women and children. This remains

so pertinent in our communities.

For many years I did ballet and

contemporary and decided

to use this as a tool to create

awareness about these social

ills. I created a Dance4Justice

campaign in which I expressed

the story of abuse through dance

in hopes of creating awareness

and sparking the necessary

conversations needed to be had.

Although a title comes with

great responsibility, did you win

any awesome prizes?

Yes, I did! The biggest prize I

would say I received was being

able to represent South Africa

on an international stage in

Jinan, China. The international

competition happened over

a 3-week period and this was

amazing as I was granted

the opportunity to meet so

many individuals from different

facets of life. I also received an

endless amount of Essence

makeup supplies to have me

looking fabulous at every event I

attended.

When did your career as a

professional model begin?

I am actually not officially

signed to a modelling agency;

however, beauty pageantry and

modelling do coincide. There

were many beauty pageantry

instances where I had to catwalk

and strut my stuff across the

stage – something I actually

never ever envisioned myself

doing! Beauty pageantry started

in a very informal and casual

way. In my first year of University

I was voted by my peers to be

a part of the annual residence

‘Miss Curelitzia’ competition and

coincidentally won. I really loved

how the experience made me

feel – bold, strong and confident

in the things that I believed in. It

was from here that I decided to

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that empower young ladies to use

their voices for change.

Even more impressive is that

you’re also studying medicine

– you’re in your 4th year now.

Which area of medicine are you

pursuing?

I’m currently studying to attain

a degree in general medicine

as a whole and so specialising

will be in a couple of years from

now. At this exact moment my

heart is really drawn to obstetrics

and gynaecology. Since I’m in

4th year and there’s still so much

medicine to learn, so this might

change. I find this discipline

so interesting and the first time

I witnessed a C-section I was

overwhelmed by emotion – it felt

like an epiphany moment and

made me feel like THAT is what I

wanted to do for the rest of my life.

The birth of a child is such a lifechanging

moment for both the

mother and father and the idea

of acquiring the skills, knowledge

and responsibility to safely deliver

a new life is something I definitely

am interested in.

If we come to check-in on you in

five years, what do you hope to

have achieved?

In five years’ time, I will be 27 years

old and will have just completed

my community service years as a

general practitioner and will be

choosing a specialty in medicine.

I would also like to have entered

Miss South Africa and won in

any one of the coming five years.

I would be using this platform

to share my story with others

– hopefully a story that would

inspire others to be courageous

in pursuit of their dreams

despite their background. I really

believe that transparency in this

generation is so important and

I’d like to be as real as possible

in sharing my life experiences,

the traumas, the successes, the

pain, and the tribulations that

molded me into the lady that I

am today. I would also like to have

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used this platform to expand

my Dance4Justice campaign.

Haha…and on an even more

personal level, I’m actually also a

hopeless romantic and hope to

have found the love of my life!

How did Crawford prepare you

for the path you’ve taken?

I really thank my mom for keeping

me in Crawford College. My

mother is a single mom and her

decision in keeping both my sister

and I at Crawford Pretoria was

a sacrifice that I am so grateful

for! The academic standard

that Crawford Pretoria held was

always very high and it forced

me to work extremely hard to

achieve the results that I wanted

in my school years. Work ethic is

so important to maintain as it is

often the key to many doors you

deeply desire to open. Working

hard became a norm and this

really helped me adjust to the

pressures at university – university

felt like something I could handle.

Crawford also embraced the

uniqueness and diversity of each

student and I only realised the

true value of this when I entered

university. I wasn’t afraid to be

my authentic self in a room full of

people different to me. There were

also a few teachers who always

believed in me and didn’t limit

my capabilities. I persevered and

through the 12 years of being

in Crawford, the countless extra

lessons and my mom’s support, I

am where I am today. I will always

carry Crawford and all the lessons

it taught me proudly in my heart.

What are three daily habits you

swear by?

Praying, having that 10-minute

Beyonce concert I mentioned

earlier, and going for a quick run in

the morning before the day starts.

TOFE’S FAVOURITES…

Favourite song? ‘Got to be real’

by Chery Lynn


not wearing a crown or

studying)? Shopping!

Favourite way to start the day?

Taking a jog with a friend


Taking a long hot shower and

snuggling into bed with a warm

cup of chamomile tea

Favourite meal? Waffles with

ice-cream and syrup

Favourite famous person?

Zozibini Tunzi

Favourite place in the world?

Dubai

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Mbali Khuzwayo

CRAWFORD COLLEGE NORTH COAST (2006)

Mbali is a gadget-lover, but her kind nature led her down the road to

become a qualified counsellor in 2018. She has since launched her

own online Counselling platform, Serene Therapy, offering individual

therapy online.

You have chosen a very special

but challenging profession. What

led you down this path?

I’m a very intuitive person. I’m

a feeler, and I have grown from

helping others. I think most people

in my field get into it by trying to

understand a few things in their

lives, too. I have always had this

curiosity about human behaviour,

more particular how and why we

feel the way we do. Emotional wellbeing

is my passion. Having grown

up in this diverse and culturally rich

country, there is still a lot to learn,

and a lot of healing to be done.

Your work must be very

emotionally taxing – how do you

recharge?

Quick story: At a very young age

I realized I was this extremely

emotional being, but I never

wanted that to change. I sadly

and very quickly learnt that the

world wouldn’t always be able

to accommodate my emotions,

and even though when you meet

me I may seem like the strongest

person - to which I am. But, I get

that strength from allowing myself

to feel the not-so-comfortable

feelings, too. So, at 11 years old

in a futuristic exercise at school,

I wrote a letter to my future self,

asking that my heart never

change, but may the people

around me. And I’m proud to

say that I have the absolute best

friends in the world. Every single

one of the humans I refer to as

friends in my life, are truly that.

And they all hold a significant

place in my heart. Amongst those,

I have my “core” team that I refer

to as “The council”. They know all

sides to me; they are my sound

board. Other than that, I believe

life is about choice. I cannot help

but smile when I see the sun rise

every morning. It truly fills my heart

with light and hope.

What is the most rewarding part

of the work you do?

Being able to witness and offer a

safe space for people to heal and

discover their inner strength.

What are your top three pieces

of wisdom for everyone to stay

mentally healthy?

• Breathe - Often when our

hearts are in pain, we forget

to breathe. A simple breathing

exercise, allowing some oxygen

into the brain, can bring great

relief to what your body is

experiencing.


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• Be patient - Give yourself, your

mind, your body and your spirit

time to go through what it

needs. No matter how painful it

may be, trust in the process.

• Be present - Transformation in

your life cannot occur without

you. Be available to grow

and allow room for healthy

changes.

Who had the biggest impact on

you at Crawford, and why?

My isiZulu teacher, Mr Ncube.

isiZulu is my mother tongue and

I got comfortable with that fact,

but Mr Ncube wouldn’t accept

anything other than a distinction.

He always reminded me not

to disappoint him, haha! I’m

pleased to say I delivered.

How did Crawford support and

encourage you on your journey

to where you are today?

Crawford supported me by simply

being the non-conventional

institution that it is. I had a

piercing on my lip that I could

wear freely, I could rock my big

Afro without being told my hair

was wild, and it didn’t matter if I

was barefoot and in baggy pants.

I had freedom to express myself,

and that is such a fundamental

need in the development of

ourselves. At Crawford, what I

chose to look like did not take

away from my education or my

experience in becoming my

authentic self. I will forever be

grateful to have experienced

that in my formative years – it has

shaped me to be the expressive

adult I am today.

What is the best way we can

love and support others who

may be going through a tough

time?

I think the best way to honestly

love and respect someone

experiencing a hard time is to

respect that you cannot feel what

they are feeling. However, you

may closely relate to it. As humans

we each process things differently,

so to respect somebody else’s

process no matter how right or

wrong it may seem to you, is

respecting and subsequently

supporting their emotions.

What are your aspirations for the

future?

I have this grandiose idea of

becoming Dr Mbali Khuzwayo, a

CBT Psychologist, and an author.

“The council” are in full support

of this, so we will see where that

goes…

MBALI’S FAVOURITES…

Favourite song? Depends on

my mood.


not at work)? Working out.

Running makes me feel free.

Favourite way to start the

day? With gratitude. A simple

prayer to acknowledge another

day/chance given to me. My

mornings are very reflective.


With a laugh – when your heart

smiles you just sleep better.

Favourite meal? Good seafood

is never a bad idea. Anything

from the ocean rocks my boat.

Favourite place in the world? I

definitely haven’t seen enough

of the world to have a favourite

destination, but it would have to

be a very sunny place.

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Crawford

International School

Kenya Year 8 student,

Naledi, gives a

powerful speech on

the plight of refugees.

She asks us to

imagine what it’s like

to move to unfamiliar

places and navigate

various cultural,

educational and

social challenges.

CLICK HERE TO

WATCH THE VIDEO

Crawford

International

School Kenya Year

10 students sit for

their Checkpoint

Exams that were

rescheduled by

Cambridge. Raymond

is concentrating

on his test while

following the safety

protocols as a result

of Covid-19.

Internal Controls

and Auditing forms

is an integral part

of the Accounting

syllabus. At Crawford

International Ruimsig

College the students

are afforded the

chance to see these

concepts in action

every year by visiting a

local restaurant.

It has been a long

and stressful year for

all of us. Crawford


College knew that

their students would

be tired when

returning for Term 4,

so the Accounting

Department decided

to make Accounting

interesting. We did

this by building two

“T – accounts” which

is what we use when

recording transactions

and journals in the

General Ledger.

Students had so

much fun engaging

in this activity.

#AccountinginPractice

Well done to Zahra

Atkinson, Crawford

International La

Lucia College, for

receiving the Cum

Laude Trophy for the

most distinctions and

the highest average,

The Gardyne History

Trophy, Aurora English

Trophy and the Eureka

Palette for Physical

Sciences.

The Adved Best Effort

Trophy is awarded

to the student who

has displayed

outstanding

application and

absolute dedication

at whatever level

of academic

success. Crawford

International La

Lucia College

congratulates Xiao

Chen on receiving

this award.

Despite a year of

uncertainty, Crawford

International Lonehill

College celebrated

their Matrics with a very

special and intimate

valediction followed by

a Matric picnic dinner

under fairy lights.

Gilles Teuwen, Crawford


Dux Scholar of 2020,

ended a wonderful

time at Crawford


College with a little

silverware. Well done to

all our Valediction prizewinners!

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PRETORIA

CRAWFORD

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SANDTON

The Tournament of Minds is a creative problem-solving

competition designed to encourage students to develop their

co-operative problem-solving skills as well as creative and

critical thinking. It has been run as an annual competition in

Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, and South Africa.

In 2020, due to Covid-19 restrictions, students had to submit a

5-minute video in which their team demonstrates an innovative

solution to a set challenge, utilizing their critical and creative

thinking.

A total of five Crawford International North Coast College teams

taking part this year (Grade 8 - 10) with their videos being

viewed by a panel of judges on 24 October 2020.

The teams were:

Team 1, Grade 8: Kaitlin Munian, Ava Chapman, Neha Moodley,

Varya Naidoo, Thandolwethu Mthembu, Xvara Sukdhoe and

Tashil Haripersad

Team 2, Grade 8: Saira Pillay, Kamalika Govender, Tatum

McLaughlan, Talia Reinstein, Mokgadi Mncube,

Nokukhanya Mnisi and Tegan McLaughlan.

Team 3, Grade 9: Daisy Pybus, Aphiwe Ndlela, Akwande Nzama,

Sbonga Ntombela, Nothando Mdletshe,

Mikara Govender and Skyla Tyack.

Team 4, Grade 10: Phumzile Mkhize, Kent Williamson, Rachel

Graham, Staesha Sankar, Vivesha Govender, Mbali Mkhize and

Sriantha Naidoo.

Team 5, Grade 10: Diyajal Bugwandass, Bernice Naidu, Preolan

Narainsamy, Naldon Ramlakan, Suyashan Valaitham and

Shriyan Naidoo.

Out of three trophies awarded in the high school section,

Crawford International North Coast College won in two of the

categories (Team 3 took trophy for Social Sciences and Team

5 took the trophy for STEM) and two of our other teams won

Honours certificates being close to the winning scores for this

year’s challenges. Congratulations to all the participants.

Anesu Nhamo, Muzzammil Tayob

and Silvana Jacobs

At the Crawford International Pretoria

College Valediction ceremony, the

top 3 Grade 12 students for 2020 were

announced. In 3rd place, with an

average of 88.62% and distinctions

in eight subjects, is Anesu Nhamo. In

2nd place, with an average of 89.31%,

and distinctions in eight subjects, is

Muzzammil Tayob. And our top matric

student for 2020, with an average of

90.23%, and distinctions in seven subjects,

is Silvana Jacobs. Congratulations to all

of you on this wonderful achievement!

Bintou Leigh, Declan Naidoo and

Hussain Geldenhuys

Congratulations to the Crawford

International Pretoria College Grade

10 students, Bintou Leigh, Declan

Naidoo and Hussain Geldenhuys

who took part in the final round of the

World Knowledge Olympiad. The aim

of the Olympiad is to test the general

knowledge of learners and encourage

them to access appropriate media

sources to expand their knowledge

and understanding of the world around

them. In so doing, learners develop

21st century skills such as curiosity,

self-driven learning, personal initiative

and global awareness. To qualify for the

final round learners needed to score

38/60 (or above) or place in the top

50 of their Grade in the first round. A

total of 205 students took part in the

final round of the competition. Hussain

Geldenhuys placed 28th overall, Declan

Naidoo placed 30th, and Bintou Leigh

placed 40th. Congratulations on these

outstanding results!

Congratulations to the


Sandton College students

who were selected to

represent Gauteng in the 2020

South African Maths Team

Competition. We are so proud

of these Mathematicians,

Maja Filipkowska, Rachael

Said, Yoonseo Hwang and

Jayden Symanowitz.

At Crawford International

Sandton College Valedictory

Assembly, we celebrated the

academic achievements

of our Grade 12s. Top 3 in

Grade 12 for 2020 are Dux

Scholar, Jade Smith, followed

by Savanna Cohen and

Konstantinos Hatzipanis.

Congratulations to the class

of 2020!


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Year 5 students

learned all about

plants this term. From

germination, plant

growth, pollination,

and even seed

dispersal, students

made some brilliant

presentations that

captured and

summarised their

learning. Here is

Afrika’s brilliant

animation.

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Aaryan in Year 5 shows

off his impressive Lego

creation of a Roman

building as part of

his assignment about

Roman civilization in

History class.

Lwandile Sibanda, a

Grade 4 pupil from


Ruimsig Preparatory,

shares some watersaving

tips that her

family appliers at

home. This speech

linked to the Unit of

Inquiry on ‘How we

organise ourselves’.


Ruimsig Grade 7 pupils

had to prepare a

story in Afrikaans FAL.

Ethan Engelke shared

a humorous story of

his grandmother who

was unaware of the

fact that the family was

supposed to catch

their flight back home.

The Crawford

International La Lucia

Preparatory Grade 6

pupils had some fun

with the central idea

for their Unit of Inquiry

‘Human-made systems’

that help us navigate

society and the world.

They dressed as aliens

and were tasked with

navigating ‘Planet

Crawford’ to identify

as many human-made

systems as possible

through their ‘alien eyes’.

Here you can watch their

creativity and innovation.

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Lucia Preparatory Grade

4 pupil, Shivan, did an

awesome job with his

French project where

he introduced himself

and talked about his

country. He discussed his

nationality, the language

he speaks, the South

African flag and what all

the colours represent. Well

done!

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At the end of the

Unit of Inquiry on

Forces and Motion,

the Crawford

International North

Coast Preparatory

Grade 4 pupils built

and demonstrated

their own machine

using items from a

‘mystery packet’.

They had to use their

research skills and

creativity with many

students discovering

their inner engineer

and scientist!

Micro Roolf:

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In the Unit of Inquiry

‘How the World

Works’, the Grade

3s at Crawford


Preparatory dressed

up as ‘mad Scientists’.

They invented their

own never-beencreated-before

sandwich.

We are thrilled to announce

that Crawford International

Pretoria Preparatory has

been officially endorsed

and announced as an

International Baccalaureate

World School. We would

like to congratulate our

leadership teams, IB PYP

coordinators and staff

members, and extend our

most sincere gratitude to

our parents and pupils, for

walking this journey with

us as we all discovered a

new way of providing and

receiving an education

that will change the world

of tomorrow. Without your

continued support, this worldfirst

achievement would not

have been possible. The


PYP aims to develop

students as global citizens,

who choose to positively

impact the world around

them through exploration

and the application of

their understanding of the

interconnected world.


Fourways Preparatory

mid-year Academic

Awards took place as

a drive-through in the

carpark. Trees were

draped and certificates

were hung in the trees.

Parents drove through

the carpark, where a

festive atmosphere

was created with

music and teachers

cheering the children on.

Children collected their

certificates and had

photos taken.

On Thursday, 15

October 2020,

Mrs. Amy Venter,

the Primary Years

Programme (PYP)

Coordinator, together

with the Principal,

Mr. Anthony van

Rensburg, unveiled

the official logo as a

permanent feature at

the entrance of the

campus. After a 2-year

journey, Crawford

International

Bedfordview

Preparatory can

now be called

an International

Baccalaureate World

School.

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In the Unit of Inquiry

‘How the World

Works’, Grade 4

pupils at Crawford


Preparatory created

their own eco-systems.

An inquiry into how to

balance conservation

and human impact

directly affects all live

in an eco-system.

2020 has been a year

of MANY changes for


Pretoria Preparatory

pupils! Our Grade 4s have

had quite a year moving

from wooden chalets to

temporary classrooms

to online teaching from

home, and finally into their

brand-new open-space

classrooms. Thank you

to everyone who played

a part in creating these

beautiful open learning

spaces for our pupils. We

can now celebrate our

teaching and learning

in true International

Baccalaureate style.

As part of the Unit

of Inquiry lessons on

‘Where we are in time

and place’, pupils were

tasked with connecting

knowledge of the past

and present to show

how it may impact

them in the future. To

this end, pupils had to

choose a minimum of

10 items that they would

store away in a digital

time capsule to remind

themselves of what

2020 was like.

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After two years of

training, preparation

and hard work, the good

news was celebrated

that Crawford

International Fourways

Preparatory have

received authorisation

and can officially be

called an International

Baccalaureate World

School. Well done to our

teachers, leadership

and Primary Years

Programme (PYP)

coordinators for all your

hard work, and most of

all, to all of our pupils

who have embraced

the International

Baccalaureate

programme.

In Term 3, the Grade 5

STEAM Extension and

Enrichment students

designed, constructed

and flew their

Tetrahedral Kites. They

had to document the

process using a blog

and made a stop

motion movie to show

the process of making

the different sections.

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Kenya Kindergarten

students were asked

to describe Science

Technology Engineering

and Math (STEAM).

Gift describes it as a

scientist who makes

explosions and can see

the inside your body.


Kenya student, Leo, in

Year 1, presents his

book creation as part of

literacy class. Students

worked on listening,

reading, and expressing

themselves through

writing and speaking.

Learning came alive

through Dress-up Day, and

Forget Everything and

Read Day at Crawford


Pre-Primary. Our children

lived inside their favourite

and most exciting

stories as they had the

opportunity to experience

life from the lens of one

of their favourite literary

characters. It was such

a wonderful day with

different tales, reading

nooks and crannies, as

well as exciting wild-west

adventures. Such fun was

had by all.

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Exploration, investigation,

research and

experimentation play a

vital part in the learning

process. Crawford

International Pretoria

Pre-Primary children

embrace all these

methods to develop new

knowledge and skills,

and enhance their preexisting

skills.


La Lucia Pre-Primary

Grade 0 pupils were

learning about addition

and subtraction using

number lines and Bee-

Bots. The children had

to program the Bee-Bot

to move forwards or

backwards along the

number line to the sum

formula.

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La Lucia Pre-Primary

pupils were busy this

holiday with some

of them completing

math challenges.

Congratulations to all

our Maths Olympics

champions! We are so

proud!

The Crawford

International North

Coast Pre-Primary

Grade 00 pupils

have been learning

about water.

In groups, they

worked together to

brainstorm which

animals live in salt

water and which

animals live in fresh

water.

The Crawford

International North

Coast Pre-Primary

Grade 0 pupils have

been introduced to

the fundamentals of

programming. They

are learning how

to create their own

algorithms and were

amazed at how the

Bee-Bots responded

to their commands.

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Lonehill Pre-Primary

celebrated 100 days

online during our busy

third term. We wanted

to thank the parents

and our pupils for their

patience, their positive

feedback, for their

questions and for trusting

us during these uncertain

times. We all became 100

days smarter as well as

100 days older! Here is

Sheethal who seems to

be 100 days wiser.

In the Crawford International

Sandton Pre-Primary Grade

00 class we started exploring

what lives in our oceans and

used our imagination to think

about what it would look

like if we could swim under

surface of the sea.

The Crawford International

Fourways Pre-Primary

pupils in the Butterfly class

practised blending and

segmenting with letter tiles.

They display their skills of

recognition of sounds learnt

and their prowess of putting

these sounds together to

“Make a Word”.


Bryanston Pre-Primary

Grade 00s were each

given a number that they

had to create using two

Lego blocks. They then had

to imprint their blocks into

playdough and roll it out.

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“The important thing is to

never stop questioning.” –

Anonymous.

The Crawford


Pre-Primary Grade 00

pupils dressed up as

inventors for the day

and got to experiment

and explore creative

ways of discovery

and exploration. Here

is Charlie as a very

inquisitive scientist.

Learning about creating

patterns is an important life

skill which can be practised

in creative ways to ensure

our brains absorb the lesson

being taught in the Crawford

International Sandton Pre-

Primary Grade 000 class.

Using six bricks, the Crawford


Pre-Primary Butterfly pupils

practised symmetry. They

were encouraged to come

up with innovative ways to

show off their understanding

of symmetry in class

and they clearly did not

disappoint.

Sensory play is so

important in our children’s

daily lives. The Grade

00 pupils of Crawford

International Bryanston

Pre-Primary created CVC

words by arranging letters

from their trays. They used

tweezers to improve their

fine muscles.


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School Kenya Year 9

student, Bianca, shares

how mental health is

just as vital as physical

health and how it is

important to do what

relieves your stress and

makes you happy.

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School Kenya Year 9

student, Janki, shares

her thoughts and the

research she has done

on the importance

of mental health

awareness. If you or

someone you know is

having a mental health

crisis, please contact

an adult or professional

you can trust.

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RUIMSIG

Leadership is not about being in charge.

Leadership is about taking care of

those in your charge”. - Simon Sinek. We

congratulate Crawford International Ruimsig

College newly appointed acting Executive

Body for 2021. We are very proud of you all.

At this year’s Crawford


College Valedictory,

Kevin Muller was

awarded the Isaakides

Ambassadorship

Award, which is given

to the student who has

represented the values

of Crawford beyond

the confines of school.

Congratulations!

Student Pranav

Naidu from Crawford


College received the

Gavin Budd Good

Fellowship Award. This

award is given to the

student adjudged by his/

her peers as exemplifying

all those qualities of

the title ‘Good Fellow’.

Congratulations!

Crawford

International North

Coast College

celebrated the

graduation of our

10th cohort of

the world-famous

Dale Carnegie

Generation. All

students gave an

impressive account

of themselves

and the winner

of the highest

achiever award

was Kreyen Naicker.

Congratulations!

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Congratulations to


Pretoria’s newlyappointed

Student

Executive for

2020/2021. We wish

you all the best in your

new leadership role.

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Lonehill College’s newlyelected

Principal, Mr.

Reinhard de Klerk, joined


Lonehill College at the

start of the 4th term from


Ruimsig College. We

welcome him and look

forward to a long and

successful tenure at


Lonehill.

Congratulations to


Lonehill College elected

Student Representative

Council (SRC) for the

2020-2021 year. We wish

you all well!

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We would like to congratulate

the Grade 11 students

for being elected to the


Sandton College Student

Executive for 2020/2021. They

were voted in by their peers

and will represent Crawford

International Sandton College

as ambassadors. We wish you

all the best!


Sandton College welcomed

their Grade 7s for their annual

Grade 7 Fun Day! Their

Matrics of 2021 assisted with

the event as leaders and

introduced themselves to

their soon-to-be Grade 8s.


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Preparatory psychologist, Ms.

Lucy Simiyu, had a conversation

about mental health with the

bubbly and knowledgeable

Isabel in Year 4. She introduces

us to her fluffy companion,

Lamby, who has been with her

all her life and teaches us to be

anti-bullying champions, just like

her! We are proud of you, young

lady!

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Preparatory students, Tangai

and Tatenda (and friends),

showcase their leadership skills

by sending a powerful message

on how to stand up to peer

pressure and bullies.

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The Grade 6 pupils at Crawford

International La Lucia Preparatory

created interesting and thoughtprovoking

collages for Art, with

the central idea being “Human

actions contribute to global

warming”. Our young leader,

Ahmed, decided to take serious

action and create awareness by

holding his own online virtual art

competition.

The Grade 4s at Crawford


Preparatory completed their

Unit of Inquiry on ‘Sharing

the Planet’. Their focus was

on leadership styles, conflict

and conflict resolution. They

wanted to thank their Principal,

Mr. Angel, for his excellent

leadership skills.

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Crawford International North

Coast Preparatory Grade

7 pupils were given the

opportunity to action their

leadership skills during their

recent Exhibition of Learning.

Looking at the United Nations

Sustainable Development Goals,

one of the groups managed

to address world hunger by

creating a food garden at a

local school.

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Viven Naidoo has joined

the leadership team of


Lonehill Preparatory. He will

be responsible for “Leading

the Learning” of the Intersen

Phase. We wish him all the

best with his new venture.


Preparatory pastoral team did

an amazing job in assisting

their students during lockdown

with emotional, academic and

online-learning difficulties. Three

quizzes were compiled, which

the students submitted online, to

identify those in need of some

TLC. Thank you for helping us get

through this difficult year.

2021 Mini City Councillors: Alexia

Comninos and Aston Cole Jordan

A huge congratulations to

our newly-elected Mini City

Councillors. The Crawford

International Sandton

Preparatory Grade 6 pupil

body voted for their peers

who will represent the school

while joining at least 40

other schools to help our city

and province.

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In October, Crawford


Preparatory celebrated

Bosses Day, honouring

their leader and Principal,

Mr. Gordon Ewen. In


terms he displays the learner

profile attributes in being

caring and open-minded.

The staff honoured him

through a special video.

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Preparatory Grade 2 pupils

showed leadership qualities

while exploring different types of

transport systems in their current

International Baccalaureate Unit

of Inquiry. They had to design

and create their own mode of

transport to meet their needs.

Thando Zungu

Wawi Mamane

Thando Zungu and Wawi

Mamane will represent


Bedfordview Preparatory

on the Johannesburg

Mini Council in 2021. We

are looking forward to

seeing these two grow into

confident leaders.

The Grade 7 Crawford


Preparatory teachers made

their pupils feel very special

when they held up posters

in our car park where our

pupils’ leadership badges

were handed out. As soon as

the school was allowed, they

hosted a social distancing

assembly. The Grade 7s

received their leadership

badges with the rest of

the Grade 5s and 6s in

attendance to cheer them

on. Congratulations to all!


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Kindergarten Year 1 students,

Aarav, Wairimu, Diyan, Adrian,

Femi, Diani and Izràel, express

their feelings about online

learning and what they look

forward to every day. This helps

them process their emotions

through these uncertain times.

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Pre-Primary Grade 00 twins, Jivika

and Jarushan, walk into school

with their arms around each other

every day. They are the epitome of

walking beside each other, as the

saying goes: “Don’t walk behind

me, I may not lead; don’t walk in

front of me, I may not follow. Just

walk beside me and be my friend.”

– Albert Camus

The entrance to Crawford

International La Lucia Pre-

Primary is so beautiful with our

South African and school flags

flying proudly in the breeze. This

year, it is with sad hearts that

we say goodbye to our special

Pre-Primary flag and logo. But,

we are very excited for the

future as we evolve into the new

Crawford International brand!

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Lonehill Pre-Primary Grade

000s’ Unit of Inquiry this term

is ‘Our Natural World’. The

children arrived in shock

to see a very dirty school.

We tidied up and explored

the concepts of litter and

pollution with these very

inquiring 4-year-olds.

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0s are learning about their

ecosystem and how everything

in it relies on each other to

survive. They had a villain visit

the school who destroyed their

food pyramid to convey the

meaning of interconnectedness.

They were very upset with this

nasty litter-throwing, pyramiddestroying

villain.

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Listen as Crawford

International School Kenya

Year 9 student, Zoe, belts

out “All of Me” while playing

on the piano. Naturally, this

talented maven landed the

role. Congrats Zoe!

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“Cultural differences should not

separate us from each other,

but rather cultural diversity

brings a strength that can

benefit all of humanity.”

- Robert Alan

Using Dr. Seuss’ “The Zax”,

Crawford International Ruimsig

College Grade 8 students

created a choral verse for

Dramatic Arts, demonstrating

the choral verse principles with

their performance.

The very talented Skyla

Buchanan was awarded

the following awards at the

recent Valedictory event:

Overall Trophy

Overall Dance Award

The Nicola Schorn Dance

Performance Trophy

Senior Choreographic

Award

AFDA Arts and Culture Book

prize

Kemp Arts Trophy

Best Senior Dancer of the

Year Award

James Kenna Trophy for

Dramatic Arts Practical

Sarah Boal Kenna Award for

overall Dramatic Arts

Watch as she showcases

her talents in the following

video:

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Lonehill College student

Vuyelwa Kunene sewing

her garment for her matric

design practical exam.

The show must go on!


Lonehill College’s 2020 show

PUFFS will now be staged in

March 2021. This will provide

a chance for a few more of

our students to audition for

remaining parts in such an

awesome play.

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College Senior Debating Team

emerged the winners and were

crowned Provincial Plate Champions

for 2020. The finals were against

Pretoria Boys High. Congratulations

goes to Gareth Rees, Tanju Ozdemir,

Rachael Said, Lilitha Bango and

Shresta Maharaj.

Prenavan Chetty in Grade 8 is

passionate about music. He

auditioned last year August for a Tutti

violin position and was delighted

to be chosen as a member of the

“shadow” KZN Youth Orchestra

for 2020. He has once again

successfully auditioned for 2021 and

has been invited to join the “main”

KZN Youth Orchestra. Prenavan

was recently awarded his Junior

Full Colours for Culture (Music). He

is currently a student of the KZN

Philharmonic’s resident conductor

Lyk Temmingh and preparing for

the Grade 4 ABRSM (Royal Schools)

examination.


College is forging ahead in its streak of

excellence, this time in writing. The longawaited

‘Social Justice Stories’ book is

finally out, and our students’ works are

showcased in it!

A total of 11 of our debaters

participated in The Social Justice

Writing Competition. This competition

is a collaboration between the South

African Schools Debating Board

(SASDB) and the Centre for Sexualities,

Aids and Gender at the University of

Pretoria. Students were invited to submit

an essay of between 450 and 700 words

about their experiences of, or thoughts

around, gender, race, sexuality and AIDS

in South Africa. After a rigorous selection

process conducted by a panel of top

selectors from Gauteng, 24 winning

entries were selected to be published in

a book called ‘Social Justice Stories’.

Congratulations to the following

students whose essays were selected as

winning entries and were published in

the book: Ammara Latib, Areen Carrim,

Brunette Amisi, Firdous Adam, Ilham

Ismail, Jessica Nair, Khimyra Singh,

Kauthar Adam, Khumo Mmutlana, Lailah

Moonasar and Muzzammil Tayob.

The Crawford International Sandton

Grade 8 Art students explored the

textures and colours of different

animal eyes and created exceptional

mixed media works in Term 3.

Congratulations to Eryn Pillay for her

lovely work!


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Ruimsig Preparatory

launched a campus

art competition to

engage young artists

during lockdown. The

inspired responses

cemented the

competition’s longevity

as a permanent fixture

in Ruimsig’s diary.

Amazing talents were

showcased.

The Crawford


Preparatory Grade

7 pupils responded

to the ‘How We

Express Ourselves’

Unit of Inquiry with

an interpretation of

a famous artwork,

expressing change in

mood, meaning and a

touch of parody.

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La Lucia Preparatory

school took on

the #Jerusalema

dance challenge

and the energy and

excitement was

incredible! Our unique

Crawford spirit could

be felt in the air!

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Xizhi Aiden Luo and

Weien Amy Luo entered

the second season

of Starz at Home and

they were delighted

with their results and

wonderful prizes.

Xizhi Aiden Luo won

the Top Junior Award:

and the Musical Variety

Award, and Weien Amy

Luo the Intermediate

Award and the Overall

Golden Buzzer Award.

The Crawford

International North

Coast Grade 3s

enjoyed a fun-filled

drama lesson as they

went on an adventure

with green screening.

They spent the lesson

exploring different

backgrounds and

learnt how our body

language can tell a

story all on its own.

They will use this

technique to record

their news report on

the Three Little Pigs.

Highlighting our

beautiful rainbow

nation, the staff and

students celebrated

Heritage Day by

dressing up and

showing the diverse

cultures represented

at Crawford


Preparatory.


Lonehill Preparatory is

extremely proud of its

golden siblings, who

managed to win the top

medal awards in the

recently-held Creative Arts’

Festival. Phakama Dube

(Grade 0) won a gold

medal for her Novice Piano

Solo, while her sister Joy

Dube (Grade 4) received

a gold medal for her

20th/21st Century Piano

Solo. Caitlin (Grade 8) and

Sean Hutcheson (Grade 5)

were each awarded a gold

medal for their 20th/21st

Century Piano Solos. We

congratulate them all on

their fabulous achievement.

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Pretoria Grade 2 pupils

have been exploring

ancient Greece and Egypt

in their Unit of Inquiry, and

have created outstanding

art along the way. Here is a

paper-mache mask made

by Neith de Beer. He was

inspired by the God Zeus to

show anger and authority in

his artwork.



celebrated Heritage Day by

accepting the Jerusalema

challenge. We had lots of fun

and it was a true celebration

of our diverse community.

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This year, our focus for Dot Day

was on taking action in Crawford

International Sandton’s Art classroom

and encouraging our Art Angels to

take action, too. Action – personal

action, local action and global action

– is one of the five essential elements

of the International Baccalaureate

Primary Years Programme. To help

our students recognise action and

understand what it means our

Visual Arts teacher, Elona Shaff, from


Preparatory, while in our process of

authorisation as an IB World School,

joined with the Visual Arts teacher,

Kumsi, from Prometheus School in

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, as well as

the Visual Arts teacher, Leen, from The

Little Academy IBPYP World School

Amaan Jordan, and also the Visual

Arts teacher, Sunu, from Gems Modern

Academy, a candidate school for

the IBPYP in Smart City Kochi, India.

They all connected online with their

pupils on 15 September 2020 to

celebrate Dot Day, which is celebrated

worldwide to acknowledge and

encourage creativity.

Inspired by the book “The Dot”

written by Peter H. Reynolds, the day

encourages us to think about ways in

which we can use our special talents

to make the world a better place. They

asked each other lots of questions,

shared their artworks and listened

and learned from each other. They

were so engaged and captivated

by this wonderful connection that

they pleaded for more time when the

collaboration came to an end. Dot

day made the world smaller place by

connecting the dots.

We love dressing up at


Fourways Preparatory,

and Heritage Day was no

exception. We look forward

seeing everyone in their

traditional outfits. Even

with social distancing we

can all be proud of our

heritage.


Fourways Preparatory

Grade 6s and 7s sent

good luck messages to

the Matrics at Crawford


College. They sent them

“good luck rocks” which

they painted and wrote

on in their art class. To the

class of 2020, we wish you

all the very best for your

future!

Under the guidance of

Mr. Stan Stoykov, a team

of Grade 6 pupils from


Bedfordview Preparatory

entered the Arts section

of the annual TOM

competition. They staged a

burglary into a classroom

where they found their

solution to the challenge.


Bedfordview entered the

annual SADTA Dance

competition and walked

away with several awards.

Congratulations to Tayla

Tozer and Lyla Loreggian

for being crowned the

winners in their age groups’

divisions.

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La Lucia Grade 0 pupils

expressed their creativity

freely through their delightful

drawing of a giraffe in a

landscape setting. They used

lines to create shapes and

patterns, adding watercolours

imaginatively to enhance

their masterpiece. (Deirdre

Simmer, Visual Art Teacher).


Coast Pre-Primary pupils had

an amazing day dressing up

and celebrating our nation’s

Heritage Day this past

September. Covid-19 could

not prevent our little ones

from standing proud and

showcasing where they come

from. Amazing fun was had

by all!

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Fourways Pre-Primary Grade

00s celebrated Heritage

Day highlighting both their

individual cultures and a

unifying South African heritage

which they could all identify

with. Teacher Esther and

Teacher Robert gave the

pupils a special treat with

their rendition of Nkosi Sikelel’

iAfrika. We certainly have 2

superstars in the making.

“Grit is having the courage

to push through, no matter

what the obstacles are,

because it’s worth it.” – Chris

Morris. Crawford International

Lonehill Pre-Primary staff

celebrated all our students

on National Student Day.

This year has been a trying

year on all our little ones

at the pre-primary, but they

have shown true grit and

blossomed. Here is Teacher

Caroline and Teacher Jacqui

showing their support in their

“old” school uniform.

“You can’t use up creativity.

The more you use the more

you have.” – Maya Angelou.



00 pupils have explored

the creative works of a few

famous artists this term. Here

is Jessica, very proud of her

Picasso masterpiece.

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Pre-Primary pupils have worked so

hard this year producing stunning

artwork. We held our first online

art exhibition where the work from

each class was showcased on

Facebook for their families to view.

We’ve seen some amazing talent.

Well done boys and girls!

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Pre-Primary Grade 0s did a

Harvard Thinking Skills lesson

focussing on the artist Vincent

van Gough, and specifically

on his Sunflowers painting. The

children then sketched and

painted their own beautiful works

of art.

The ability to be a clear and fluent

communicator is a key life skill that

is fostered at Crawford International

Sandton Pre-Primary. This year, due to

the pandemic, the Creative Arts Festival

(CAF) was held on an online platform.

A total of 17 children entered the Poetry

section with 9 Prestige (95-100%) and 8

Honours (90-94%) awards were received

– exceptional results for the ‘first-timers’!

For the 13 Individual Public Speaking

sections, 10 children received Prestige

and 3 Honours!

Videos showcase respective pieces of

Michelle Pyle:

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The children at Crawford

International Bryanston Pre-

Primary have been learning about

Vincent van Gogh. We looked at

his artwork and the children chose

to attempt Starry Night.

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Congratulations to


La Lucia College

student, Luke Lotter

(Grade 11), who has

been selected to

represent the All-Stars

team in the 2020

Supersport Wheelchair

Basketball Series. Luke

will join the South

Africa U23 Wheelchair

Basketball team. Well

done!

We are proud to

announce Crawford


College Sportswoman

and Sportsman of the

Year – Jessica Aylward

and Luke Hulley!

Congratulations on all

your achievements!

Stan Gospodinov,


Lonehill College Sport

Coordinator and MIC

of Water Polo, gives us

some words of advice

in Sport.

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Words of advice

from Coach Xoli

Nyamanda and

Dean Theron from


Lonehill College:

“Always remember

that perfection is not

attainable, but giving

the perfect effort is.”

Many of Crawford


College students have

been participating

in the Indoor Hockey

league over the last two

months. Provincial trials

took place and we are

excited to announce

the following students

have been selected to

represent the Gauteng

Gryphons teams: Keegan

Walker (U18), Gabriella

Perry (U18), Ashley

Holness (U16), Cayden

Sardi (U16) and Louvhan

Moonsamy (U16). They

played in the All-Stars

tournament in November.

Congratulations!

Crawford International North Coast College Grade

12 student, Daisy Dixon, was named Sportsperson

of the Year for 2020. Daisy received full colours

for swimming in the first term and was swimming

captain, becoming our highest sports achiever this

year. She has been named victrix ludorum every

year since she joined Crawford College in Grade 8

and has swam her 10th consecutive Midmar Mile.

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congratulates Lesley Gonde who was awarded

the Coerver Trophy at our valediction ceremony.

The Coerver Award is not only founded on talent

and potential in soccer but is awarded to a

player who has shown tremendous potential,

absolute commitment to the programme and

who has excellent leadership qualities. This

person is a creative, confident, game-changing

player who, through unassuming humility,

commands the respect of all team players on

the field, both in matches and during training.

Congratulations Lesley!

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Due to Covid-19, much

of Crawford International

Ruimsig Preparatory

sport has taken a back

seat. However, nothing

can stop the spirit of our

young ones from getting

fit while adhering to the

rules of social distancing.

The coaches set out

a fitness and wellness

programme to meet the

pupils’ fitness needs.

The attendance has

been overwhelming and

everyone enjoyed being

outside in the fresh air

after months lockdown.

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North Coast Preparatory

pupil, Poppy Dixon,

has achieved 5 South

African 2021 Junior

Nationals (SANJ)

qualifying times in 200

IM, 100 free, 400 free,

100 fly and 100 back.

Poppy also recently

participated in the

KwaZulu-Natal Short

Course Championships

held in Pietermaritzburg

and at just 13 years of

age, she place in the

top 30 in several events

in the province.

Justina Pellandini

Maria King

At the recent

Umhlanga Rocks

Lifesaving Club

prizegiving, Crawford


Preparatory pupil,

Justina Pellandini, was

awarded U10 Girls

Nipper of the Year, and

Maria King U11 Girls

Nipper of the Year.


La Lucia Preparatory

congratulates Grade 7

pupil, Kwandile Gcaba,

who has been selected

for the South African

Junior Artistic Swimming

team! An impressive

achievement.


Lonehill Preparatory

pupils recently started

hockey drills with Mr.

Russell Munroe. He is

preparing hockey stars

for future matches as

soon as we are allowed

to play competitive

matches.

Despite restrictions

put in place due to

Covid-19, Crawford


Preparatory introduced

physical education

back into the timetable

using obstacle

courses. All protocols

were observed to get

our pupils back into

action. In the image,

Tatum Benett in

Grade 2 shows off her

obstacle course skills

to her Phys Ed teacher,

Traci Brest.


Pretoria Preparatory is

extremely proud of their

10 Chess players who

recently participated in

the Etienne Lewis 2020

Chess tournament and

earned their Gauteng

North Chess colours.

They are: Selina Yang,

Vidya Padayachy, Daniel

Yang, Shaym Radia,

Brian Okeke, Abinavah

Sathishtook, Alex Yang,

Eugene Boheim, Diya

Radia and Shreya

Padayachy.

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Congratulations to



Grade 7 pupil, Jil Haller,

who was selected for the

National South African

Artistic Swimming

Squad. Jil won her solo

and figure category. We

are very proud of her

achievements!

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Preparatory pupil, Gareth D’Oyley,

won the C division trophy at Dainfern

Country Club and came second in the

South African Kids Huddle Park 18-hole

tournament. He has won or placed in

the top 10 in several other tournaments.

Gareth and Yuansi Tiger Wu (left) often

play together as partners.


Preparatory introduced a ‘Fun Fitness

Programme’ to all their pupils to

participate in during the fourth term.

Children who attended school had the

opportunity once a week to do some

socially-distanced exercise on the field.

The Crawford International Sandton

Preparatory Sports Department has

been brainstorming ways to keep

pupils active and involved while

remaining safe and adhering to

Covid-19 regulations. We have created

a safe and encouraging environment

for students to participate and be

active in. This has helped maintain a

positive mental and physical state.

We have developed protocols to

ensure safe participation in fun and

engaging exercises. We maintain

social distancing and still mitigate

the touching and sharing of sports

equipment. We diligently sanitise

equipment before and after sessions.

While, this might not be the ideal

return-to-sports that we are hoping for,

it’s a safe step in the right direction and

we cannot wait to get started!

Extra mural activities began at the

beginning of the fourth term at


Preparatory. The pupils and coaches

were so excited and couldn’t wait to

don their togs, hats and sunscreen.

Due to the pandemic, restrictions

were imposed on the 2020 sporting

season. However, Covid-19 did not stop

the pupils at Crawford International

Bedfordview Preparatory from keeping

fit and participating in the limited

offering on the field. Coach Peter and

his team made sure we will be ready

for action as soon as the restrictions

are lifted.


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“There are two gifts we should

give our children – one is roots

and the other is wings.”

– Anonymous.


Pre-Primary pupils are practising

balancing exercises during

movement on the obstacle

balance beam course.


Pre-Primary 00 children exercised

their core strength by pretending

to fly like aeroplanes. Core

strength is so important to

support your body for a busy,

active day at school.

SPORT

The Grade 0 Crawford

International La Lucia Pre-Primary

pupils are doing parachute

exercises. The object is to make

a wave and keep the ball on

the parachute. This is beneficial

for upper body strength, coordination,

and visual motor

integration.

“Movement is the starting

point for wiring the brain for

learning.” – Gill Connell.


Pre-Primary teachers, Teacher

Emma and Teacher Kira from

Pro-Ed Sports, have come up

with some exciting yet simple

exercises for our children to

keep active at home. Exercise

is a vital component of

developing the whole child.

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Sport plays a vital role in a

child’s physical development.

After missing out on the fun

and action of sport due to

Covid-19, the children at


Coast Pre-Primary were

delighted to be re-introduced

to Busyballers as an

intramural activity in the daily

programme, and Soccer Kids

as one of the extramural

sport activities.

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Pretoria Pre-Primary Grade 0

children enjoyed being able

to participate in extra-mural

activities again. Bianca Nare

has loved the opportunity to

learn tennis skills. Here she

shows how well she can catch

the ball in a sequence. Her

delightful laugh at the end of

the video shows her pride at

accomplishing a new skill.

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2020 sure gave us a run

for our money and threw

unpredictable curve balls

at our plans. At Crawford


Pre-Primary we decided to

get our children moving

through an interactive

Fielding Dreams Movement

Challenge, which took place

over four weeks and focused

on different physical skills.

We were blown away by the

efforts made, and so proud of

how well they improved from

week to week!

Running, playing and being

in the sun – being in Grade

0 at Crawford International

Fourways Pre-Primary is so

much fun. The Leopard cubs

designed and made their

own kites to fly on a windy

day.

The Grade 0 pupils of


Bryanston Pre-Primary are

holistically developing

their good listening

skills by following

multiple instructions and

completing the task using

sports as a medium.

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Pretoria Pre-Primary children

have been buzzing with

excitement due to the

commencement of their

swimming lessons during their

Physical Education lessons.

Swimming has offered a

refreshing relief from the heat

during the start of summer.

Their fabulous coaches

from Swim Rite have been

wonderful in reintroducing the

children to swimming after

the long Covid-19 lockdown.

The children are comfortable

in the water and progressing

beautifully. Each child gets

individual attention from

the coaches and progress

according to their individual

needs.

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0s are finding their feet,

learning to balance and step

before going to the Prep!

Being with friends is so much

fun, especially while learning

to co-ordinate or run!

Jumping is a gross motor

developmental milestone,

and core muscles are also

used to jump and land. It is

a cardiovascular exercise

that gives the heart a

healthy and organic

workout. During Covid-19,



followed strict Covid-19

rules to assist their children

in these activities.

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A group of Crawford

International School Kenya

students led by Year 12’s

Ethan Magolo spearheaded

Girl Power Week to celebrate

International Day of the Girl

on 11 October. They compiled

videos to educate the student

body and parents on the

importance of girl child

education. They came up

with the catchy and powerful

theme of ‘REV’d up’ where

the goal is to have every girl

Respected, Educated and

Valued. Herewith is Ethan’s

cover song, Scars to Your

Beautiful by Alessia Cara.

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Crawford International School

Kenya Year 11 student, Nissi,

poses with her yellow ribbon

to raise awareness of Suicide

Prevention as part of Suicide

Prevention Week. This is a very

serious issue and we want to

create awareness to say that

you are not alone and that

there is help out there.

“Until one has loved an animal,

a part of one’s soul remains

unawakened.” – Anatole France.


College students continue

to make us proud by their

interactions to change the world.

They recently made a generous

donation to the Durban and

Coast SPCA. We thank everyone

for their contribution.


College Executive Community

Service Portfolio: Hrishika Sharma,

Andrew Williams, and Yashveer

Singh, are looking forward to

making a difference in the

community in their year of service.

We wish them all the best.

Edulift and Crawford

International Lonehill College

managed to put together

2,950 survival boxes feeding

11,000 people over the last

four months. The Bread and

Spread Soup Kitchen brings

the total number of people

that have been fed to 40,000

people, which is an incredibly

humbling achievement.

Well done to our Crawford

International Lonehill College

Cares team for always going

above and beyond in helping

those less fortunate. Pictured

is Nehã Ganpath and Danika

Ramlakan contributing to our

sandwich drive for Christways.

A wonderful way to show your

support for our community is

by donating blood. Despite

celebrating Halloween dressup

day, Crawford International

Lonehill College had 42

supporters in their October

drive. We thank everyone

who participated. Pictured is

Jordan Solz showing us how

much she cares.

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The Crawford International North Coast College Community Service portfolio

group held a Cupcakes for Hope bake sale in October to raise money

for children living with cancer. Students were encouraged to wear pink in

support of breast cancer awareness month.

Pictured is Amahle Xulu, Marina Viljoen, Muhammad Manjra, Kwamnandi

Gabela, Zoe Jean-Louis, Priyal Naidoo and Aljana Rajahussen.

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Grade 11 Crawford International

Sandton College student, Tristan

Strike, handed over 1,000 calculators

to schools from Soweto, Alexander

and Ivory Park. At Peer-to-Peer

teaching, he noticed a disparity

in the results of Grade 8 learners

between those who had calculators

and those who did not.

While reading the Afrikaans set-work book for Grade 8, a long discussion

started amongst the students about whether knitting is still something

people do or not. Mr. Muller challenged his Afrikaans class to start knitting

squares to make a blanket for charity. The excitement rapidly spread

to the rest of the school and soon students and staff were all knitting

squares. The Grade 8 R class would like to thank everyone involved for their

contributions and positive spirit.

On 29 September, Crawford International

Sandton College Interact Group

delivered cupcakes and brownies to the

orphans at Acres of Love as they were

unable to do something special for them

due to the pandemic during Easter. We

thank everyone who participated to

make this a special occasion.


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Preparatory Year 4 student,

Abigail, makes a touching

poster for her teachers to

celebrate International Teachers

Day, which is a celebration of

millions of inspiring educators

worldwide who shape and

mould the minds of our future

leaders. We say THANK YOU!


Preparatory Year 4 student,

Felyne, created a poster

to raise awareness about

bullying for Bullying Prevention

Month. She proudly made her

powerful message heard to

raise awareness against this

important cause. We are so

proud of you and your peers,

Felyne.

The traditional Spring Day picnic

at Crawford International La Lucia

Preparatory provided a relaxed

and enjoyable atmosphere.

The planting of trees by Mr. Doc

Reddy, Ms. Philippa Greenwood

and Ms. Angela Johnstone in

recognition of their 20 years of

outstanding service to Crawford

International La Lucia Preparatory

made for a significant, uplifting

and memorable day for all.


Coast Preparatory families have

been busy preparing Santa

Shoeboxes for the Shoebox

Project, to be distributed to

underprivileged children this

Christmas season. This has proven

to be a fun and fulfilling outreach

project for all involved.

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Chino, the golden retriever,

has been part of our school’s

community for the last four years.

Under the guidance of Mrs. Moira

Smith, his handler, he will soon

qualify as a therapy dog. He

has proven to reduce stress and

anxiety in those in need of TLC.

Crawford International Bedfordview

Preparatory loves Chino – he makes

the world a better place for all he

comes into contact with.

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The Grade 7 group at


Lonehill Preparatory

honoured their 2020 Matric

class by painting colourful

stones with words of

encouragement for their

Matric examination.


Preparatory, Clothes to Good

(C2G) and H&M have teamed

up to create a “Clothes to

Trees” programme. C2G

collect second-hand clothing

from schools, which they

then recycle at an inclusive

facility to make high-quality,

low-cost used clothing bales.

These bales are then sold to

micro-businesses, empowering

people to create business

opportunities. Together we are

making a difference.

Sandy and Lukas (with their Driver,

David) meet some of the Grade 3

pupils and answer their questions.

The children are eager to say hello

and ask their questions.

So many family members

and friends in our community

have been affected by

the “BIG C”. Crawford


Preparatory dressed in pink

in support of the annual

Cancer Drive. The message

of the Pink Cancer Drive was

conveyed to all the children.

We stand to fight for those we

love!

A generous and welcomed

donation of masks and

thermometers arrived

unexpectedly. Heartfelt

gratitude to the YU family.

The generous donation

during a very challenging

time will go a long way

in helping us fight the

scourge of this pandemic

and ensure the health

and safety of Crawford


Preparatory pupils and

staff.


Preparatory celebrated

International Dot Day to

encourage pupils to harness

their creativity. Millions of

people worldwide were

connecting, collaborating,

creating and celebrating all

that creativity inspires to make

a mark, or dot, and move the

world to a better place.

As part of their Unit of Inquiry,

the Grade 3s at Crawford


Preparatory were looking at

how Covid-19 has changed

so many things in our lives,

and the way we do things.

An annual visit from the PADI

(People for Awareness of

Disability Issues) team is a

usual occurrence. The Grade

3s realised that even charity

organisations have been

affected by the Covid-19

pandemic. The way in which

they collect money has

changed and they have not

been able to visit most of

the schools that they would

normally go to. An online

collection was initiated and

the pupils were able to raise

over R5,700 to assist the

organisation. Well done and

thank you, Grade 3s!


Fourways Preparatory pays

tribute to their staff. Teachers

were thanked for their

dedication and excellence in

which they coped with online

teaching. The love and care

they displayed to each and

every pupil is commendable.

Thank you to the STARS of

Teams teaching.


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To focus on taking steps to be

healthy – both inside and out –

and to raise awareness about

mental health during the World

Mental Health Awareness Week,


Kindergarten student, Adrian,

wears a green ribbon.

Each year, the world seeks to

raise awareness about the

importance of mental health

and show that positive mental

health is essential, not only to

every person’s wellbeing but to

a child’s healthy development.

Brothers Diyan and Kayan

playfully pose in their green

outfits to raise awareness

against this important cause.

The children at Crawford

International North Coast Pre-

Primary enjoyed welcoming

spring and all the beauty that it

brings. They were encouraged to

incorporate spring cleaning into

this celebration and donated

clothing and blankets to His Way

Mission. The donated items were

distributed to underprivileged

members of the community. We

thank everyone who made this

possible!

“Teaching children kindness,

empathy and compassion

are not simply a lesson learnt

in the classroom. They are

values that children need

to see and experience

frequently.” – Anonymous.

On Friday 16 October,


Lonehill Pre-Primary

celebrated International

Food Day by bringing in tins

of food for those in need. The

children were very excited

to see our impressive tower

of tins at the end of the

day. We shared these tins

with Tekane kids as well as

Lighthouse Baby Shelter and

Orphanage. Our parents

always show true Crawford

Cares spirit by donating so

generously. Thank you!

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Serving the community

teaches children

responsibility and

develops empathy. It

also fosters a sense

of camaraderie and

teaches them that their

actions have an impact

on others. At Crawford

International PretoriaPre-

Primary, we engaged with

our community to support

our clothing drive for the

less fortunate. We thank

everyone who participates.

Mrs. Barbara Killian, thank you for

loving education and our school!



pupils fed many children

through their bread

donation drive. The

loaves were donated

to St Vincent School to

make sandwiches for

the less fortunate. Thank

you all who participated

– Crawford International


appreciate your assistance.

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Mrs. Barbara Killian always has time

be surrounded by our children and

to play.


Ruimsig Preparatory

launched a campus art

competition to engage

young artists during

lockdown. The inspired

responses cemented the

competition’s longevity

as a permanent fixture in

Ruimsig’s diary. Amazing

talents were showcased.

It is with the help of

our special Crawford


Pre-Primary family that

we were able to donate

food items such as oil,

maize meal, pasta, tinned

goods, rice, soups, meats,

fruits and vegetables

as well as 12 Pick n

Pay bucket hampers

which have made many

little tummies happy at

the Teddy Bear Clinic,

especially during this

pandemic. We say a BIG

THANK YOU to all who

participated!


Fourways pays tribute to

their Principal, Barbara

Killian, who has contributed

her time, love and energy

to CrawfordSchools for

over 23 years. Barbara

describes her career

at CrawfordSchools

as ‘beautiful’ and her

dedication and commitment

to creating magical

education environments for

children to flourish will be

carried on as a legacy.

Ecobricks have so many

uses! We love that our

children from Crawford

International Bryanston

Pre-Primary can exercise

their fine motor skills as

they fill their bottles with

recyclable plastic in order

to formulate these bricks.

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HOLIDAY FEATURE

HOLIDAY FAMILY

CHALLENGES

By Donna Verrydt

GRANNIES AT WAR

For families that have

extended members on both

sides, holidays can be a little

tricky, especially when families

are scattered all over the

country. There is nothing quite

as stressful as grannies at war

and this venom flows down to

you, the couple, and instead

of holidays being a time of

rest and recuperation, they

become a time of anxiety,

frustration and exhaustion.

This is always going to be a

compromise, and one that

you and your spouse need to

cover together. Same page

people! Your first rule is to

always enter the holidays with

a plan! No plan, no fam.

The questions you may need

to address with your spouse

could include: what do we,

as a family, need and want? Are

we being fair to both sides of the

family? Who should we spend

the holidays with this year? How

could we split our time between

families, and how do we ensure

quality time with each other and

our kids?

Options could be:

1. Split your time in three parts.

Part One for Family One. Part

Two for Family Two and Part

Three for your family only.

2. Split the years between the

family. This year with Family

One, next year with Family

Two and the following

year a cool overseas

break for just your

family.

3. The best option, though

(and we know this may not

be realisic), is to invite both

sides together and have one

big shindig. The kids will love

having everyone together,

and all sides can split the

work and the costs. Once

the big bang is over, you can

relax quietly with your own.

Good luck!

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FOLLOW ME!

This is a fact! Many adults, who are parents to their

own children and run households and businesses

and pay a bond and medical aid... revert to

becoming children again when in the presence,

and home, of their parents. Ready-made plans,

curfews and unsolicited advice all come flooding

back and wham... baby again!

THE JONESES

Budgets and family sizes vary. For some families – let’s

call them the Joneses – the holidays are a time to

spread the cheer and spoil kids rotten, no matter

the cost. For other families – let’s call them not-the-

Joneses – just trying to create some holiday cheer

in the wake of this year is a disaster. And usually the

Joneses and not-the-Joneses are in one family!

The only way around this dilemma is

communication and honesty! Have a family

meeting and discuss the money issue upfront to

gain a common understanding and make plans to

move forward together.

Here are some options you could put on the table:

1. If you are all working together, you should be

able to discuss a common budget. Agree on a

maximum spending limit for gifts and stick to that.

2. A ‘kids-only’ option is a good one. Make a call

that each family only buys gifts for the kids. Your

own kids can be spoiled at home, but at the

communal celebration, each child gets a gift

from the families. This is fine unless your sister has

five kids, and you only have one.

3. Secret Santa! At the upfront meeting you could

hold a Secret Santa. Put names in a hat and pull

the family member you must buy for – adhering

to a budget. That way everyone receives a gift

and everyone buys a gift.

Personally, we’ve heard of cases where an adult

son had to lie to the family just to nip off to get a

coffee in town because why would you want to

buy a coffee when your father can prepare one at

home? Or when a mother reminds a grown-up son

to go to the bathroom before setting off on a hike.

This behaviour is dangerous because it disempowers

a parent in front of their children and

a spouse in front of their partner. This is a situation

that calls for boundaries, immediately!

Options:

1. You and your partner or spouse must sit down

and plan things that you want to do during the

holiday. Be fair though – don’t exclude yourselves

completely from all the family plans. Then you

must communicate your plans to the parents so

they understand that there will be times that you

will be going out on your own. This will help older

parents, minimise their control and communicate

with you, too.

2. If it comes to unsolicited advice, simply rehearse

this line, “Mom and Dad, I really appreciate all

the advice you give me and the love you show,

but I really want to show you how resourceful and

together I am. Let me sort this out and then let’s

chat about the outcomes when they present

themselves.” Done.

4. Our favourite

option – the

‘homemade

family hamper’!

Every family

makes a

hamper for

another family.

You could

get your kids

involved in making something special for their

cousins or granny and grandad. Home-baked

biscuits, paintings, holiday decorations, beach

goodies like slip slops and sunscreen, creates

with thought and love.


HOLIDAY FEATURE

THAT THING WE’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO

MENTION

Have you heard the story? So in most holiday

settings that have smiling faces, busy bees

in the kitchen and beers around the braai,

there is a “don’t-tell-them-I-told-you” story that

is lurking in the shadows. Sometimes the story

is a faint whisper, but other times the story

is a gigantic elephant sitting in front of the

television.

One thing you can be sure of, everyone knows

about “don’t-tell-them-I-told-you” story and the

details have become murky from overuse.

There are two ways to handle it:

IF YOU DON’T, I WILL!

Yoh, don’t even go there! If your brother’s kid is out

of hand, do not offer help in disciplining the child;

believe us when we say it will be a catastrophe of

2020 proportions! And this is a tough one because

an unruly child can cause a huge divide in families

and friendship groups, too.

There are two thoughts on the matter:

1. You are not responsible for the discipline of

another person’s child, even a family member. If

you don’t like how that child is being disciplined,

then remove yourself from the situation until it is

under control. Only if and when a family member

asks for your assistance may you interfere. What

can be really helpful, though, is for an aunt or

uncle to divert the child’s attention away from the

current “crisis” and pull all the kids together for a

spot of fun “with no trouble”. Soon that child will

see how the rest of the family behaves and may

adjust their own behaviour. Then, you’re winning!

2. That being said, another person’s child should

not negatively impact on your holiday, either.

You also deserve the break. So, instead of being

sucked into the drama, gather up your own

troop and go on a mini-adventure (a walk, a

shell hunt, an ice-cream outing). By the time

you guys come back, it will all be over and your

aggravation levels would have dissipated. Unless

your own kids were unruly on the adventure and

you need help from a family member to bring

them back in line. Only kidding! But it does take

a village to raise a child - but only if that village

is in it together.

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1. 1. If the story is about you and you know

everyone is dying to ask, then lay it out on

the table. Tell the family that they have 15

minutes to quiz you about it, and you will do

your best to answer, but beyond those 15

minutes, if someone mentions it again there

will be penalties. Penalties could be buying

the drinks, a shot of something, picking up

the dinner tab, or having to make all the

beds during the holidays. This should diffuse

the situation and the elephant will become

a mouse.

2. 2. If the story is about another family member,

then you can only hope they lay it out on the

table. But if they don’t, offer support. Tell that

person you love them and want to help and

if they would like to chat you are available.

If not, then let the holiday fun continue...

and then let it go! Do NOT bring it up again,

unless they do.

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ENTERTAINMENT

RAIN GAMES

Holidays are all fun and games when the sunshine is out, but what

fun and games are there for the kids if the sun is in? Here are some

of our suggested games to play inside when it, well, rains!

MEXICAN TRAIN DOMINOES

THE FLOOR IS LAVA!

Just like the famous Netflix

television show, this game will

turn any dull living room into a

jumping adventure. Suitable for

kids and adults, the game comes

with colourful, non-slip mats that

contestants must use to leap from

and to, while making their way to

safety. Remember, don’t touch the

floor or your imagination will have

you dissolving in the hot lava!

Available from Takealot for R450

This is an exciting twist on

the original dominos game.

Everyone has to build their

own train (of dominos) and

the object of the game is to

get rid of your tiles first. If you

can’t play a move on your

own train, then everyone

playing is allowed to play

on your train. But if you can

play on your own train, then

you are able to block other

players from using your train.

There’s also an opportunity

for one person to start the

Mexican Train, and then the

fun really begins!


OPERATION

The name ‘Cavity Sam’ should

ring some bells for all 70s babies,

because this game is a return

of the classic Operation game

from back in the day. Using the

tweezers, play doctor and remove

as many ailments as you can

from the cavity of Sam, without

touching the outer edges. If

you touch, Sam’s nose will light

up and a disturbing buzzer will

sound. In real life the buzzer would

land you a malpractice lawsuit,

but in this game just aim to

remove as many ailments as you

can without buzzing and you will

win the game.


5-SECOND RULE

This game was on Ellen, so it must be good! The South African

version has just launched in time for the holidays and as long

as you can manage your time, you’ll be fine! For instance: name

three South African foods starting with a “b”. Sounds easy enough

right? Until you have have everyone staring at you and you only

have five seconds that is! Babotie, boerewors and...time!

Available from Toys R Us for just R199 - that’s a great deal!


ENTERTAINMENT

BEAT THE PARENTS

Teenage kids may think they know it all, but if they had to take their

parents on in a general knowldege game, they would probably

come off second best. But in this game, Beat The Parents, kids and

parents go head-to-head to prove whose boss! Parents answer

kid-related questions, while kids answer parent-related questions...

now it’s a more even playing field! Watch out for the wild cards.

Available from The Kid Zone for just R249 (on sale)

BALDERDASH

What is the truth? If only you knew! So the game

offers crazy facts in five categories including “famous”

people, words, initials, laws, and movies. If you are the

Balderdasher then you have the opportunity to write

down the real answer, while other players guess the

meaning of the words. The ‘Dasher” then reads out all

the options and players must vote for which answer

they think is the real one. Hilarious guesses and crazy

truths offers plenty of twists and turns.

Available at Toys R Us for R349


FOOD

FESTIVE

FOOD

By Christelle Wolmarans

So, the Grinch got his gnarly hands on 2020,

but we’re not going to allow him to ruin our

holidays. It’s time for some holiday cheer,

and that starts with food! A note to everyone

who survived 2020: when you prepare any food

from now on, remember to add the following to

every single dish: a dollop of love, a pinch of fun, a

truckload of family time, and two cups of gratitude!

Now enjoy our suggestions of holiday meals

beyond the table.

Festive Safari Breakfast

Chase a sunrise and spot the Big Five while sitting

next to a riverbank with a holiday breakfast feast:

Safari menu musts:

• Tea and coffee with rusks.

• Freshly-squeezed juices.

• Eggs made to perfection (French, scrambled,

fried, poached or omelette).

• Bacon, sausages (pork, beef or lamb), a spread

of cold meats, and for the adventurous, game,

mopani worms and many other unique South

African delicacies.

• Delicious pastries, both sweet and savoury.

• Some of SA’s creamiest yogurts and muesli blends.

• The best SA cheeses, jams and spreads with a

selection of freshly baked breads.

• A selection of fruit, some of wic are only

available in South Africa during summer.

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Holiday Basket Hike Lunch

Here you don’t have to push the limits, simply enjoy

a beautiful stroll taking in the majestic scenery

that South Africa has to offer. Bring along a basket

filled with everyone’s favourites and shake up the

traditional festive lunch with an outdoor picnic.

Picnic basket musts:

• Freshly baked cheese sticks with a variety of

pâtés, like mushroom, hummus, trout and liver.

• Homemade peanut-brittle.

• A twist on a caprese sandwich - freshly baked

whole-wheat seed bread with butter, tzatziki,

tomato and mozzarella cheese.

• Roast chicken slices with pepper feta cheese,

fresh slices of mango and a drizzle of balsamic

reduction.

• Dried fruit skewers.

• Beef biltong.

• Vegetarian quiche.

• Chorizo slices with sweet mustard.

• Nougat biscotti.

• Christmas cake.

• Juice and water.

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The Breezy, Easy

Gourmet Beach Braai

Now isn’t that what you really

want these holidays, to swap

the city for sand and an ocean

breeze?

The Christmas beach braai

menu

Starter:

• Braaied garlic and creamy

mushrooms – an exquisite

fusion of deliciousness.

• Chicken satay sosaties – if you

love chicken skewers, then you

will really love these sosaties.

Main:

Biltong-crusted fillet steak with

burnt butter sauce. Enjoy a

relaxed, full-of-laughter kind of

evening from sourcing the finest

cut of meat to the most amazing

aroma of burnt butter. Serve it with

paprika and cheese potatoes – a

meal of absolute scrumptiousness.

Dessert:

Marshmallow and chocolate

braaibroodjie or apple tart

braaibroodjie, all served with

creamy vanilla ice-cream.

Top your meal off with a

lovely ice-cold sangria to go

perfectly with your braai.

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FOOD

Homebound and Hearty

Home is where the heart is – it doesn’t

matter where you eat,

as long as it

is together.

RESTAURANTS

If you are a family that would prefer that someone

else prepares your food, then enjoy your Christmas

with the selection of one of these restaurants that

will serve up a celebratory lunch/dinner for you,

your friends and family.

MISTY HILLS (MULDERSDRIFT)

Misty Hills Country Hotel is offering guests a

6-course luncheon including springbok and kudu

sashimi marinated and crusted with pepper and

coriander. The main course is a roasted turkey and

duck roll stuffed with sage and pear and served

with grilled polenta, heirloom root vegetables

and cranberry jus. The whole family is invited and

the children may choose from a variety other

options including a delicious gingerbread house

for dessert. The lunch will cost R395 for adults and

R210 for children under 12. There is no charge for

children under the age of six.

DE KLOOF (GROENKLOOF PRETORIA)

A festive delight awaits you at the Waterkloof Golf

Estate with a menu fit for royalty. Several courses of

delicious food including gruyere and cauliflower

fondant, maraschino cherry sorbet and paprikaroasted

nuts. The main course includes a lamb

and raisin pie with ras el hanout pomme purée

and rib chop at R640 per person.

FONDUE

Why not consider an entertaining fondue,

South African style? Give each guest a small

black potjie and a heat source, then let the

festivities begin. Have a whole day family fest

around the table with loads of drinks, amazing

food, sharing memories and laughter together.

• Cut your bread into festive shapes using a

small biscuit/cookie cutter. Santas, stars and

bells are all welcome to the party.

• Cut your pork (bacon too), beef, chicken,

turkey, lamb into small pieces

• Include a variety of delicious sauces that will

satisfy everyone’s tastebuds.

As the day goes, everyone makes their own

combinations and eats when and if they are

hungry making wonderful family memories for

a lifetime.

Eat, drink and be merry! Happy Holidays!

FIAMMA GRILL (BALLITO)

A beautiful seaside view and delicious food is

what this fabulous restaurant offers this Christmas.

They will dish up a 3-course set menu that has

something for everyone. From options such as

fresh sushi to decadent fudge Picasso for dessert.

Lunch starts at 12:30 at R750 per person. Kids

aged 4 to 12 years will enjoy a separate kiddies’

menu at R400 per child.

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Meningococcal

Meningitis

Vaccinations today

Give your little one

the best shot against

meningococcal meningitis

Meningococcal meningitis is a

bacterial infection that’s spread from

person-to-person, through respiratory

droplets like sneezing, kissing or

coughing. 1,2

So relieved that baby Emily got

her second dose of the vaccine

today! 1 Mickey is over 5, so he

only needed one dose. 1

This disease can be fatal or cause

long-term complications 1,2 and has

the biggest impact on babies in

pre-primary or daycare settings 2

• Babies under 12 months are most

at risk 3

• Healthy children can die within

24 hours of first onset of symptoms –

sore throat, cough, runny nose, fever,

vomiting and skin rash 2,4

It’s so reassuring to know that as

parents we can do something about

vaccine-preventable diseases. 1

• These symptoms don’t always

appear in babies until it’s too late

to treat them 2,4

Meningococcal meningitis is a

vaccine-preventable condition 5,6

Protect your baby with the right dose of the

vaccine at the right time:

Babies from 9 to 23 months old: 2 doses

given a minimum of 12 weeks apart. 1

One dose for children ≥ 24 months old. 1

Talk to your doctor about meningococcal meningitis and/or vaccination.

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Meningococcal disease, a clinical and epidemiological review. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 2017;10(11):1019-1029. 3. American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Infectious Diseases. Prevention and control of meningococcal

disease: recommendations for use of meningococcal vaccines in pediatric patients. Pediatrics 2005;116(2):496-505. 4. Moore J. Meningococcal Disease Section 3: Diagnosis and Management: MeningoNI Forum. The Ulster Medical Journal

2018;87:94-98. 5. Zunt JR, Kassebaum NJ, Blake N, et al, on behalf GBD 2016 Meningitis Collaborators. Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet

Neurol 2018;17:1061-1082. 6. Nadel S. Prospects for eradication of meningococcal disease. Arch Dis Child 2012;97:993-998.

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TRAVEL

DIVE IT, RIDE IT,

WALK IT, SWING IT,

SPLASH IT!

So this year, we’ve told our kids that Santa (and all other gift-bearing beings) cannot make it to

South Africa for the holidays due to Covid-19 restrictions – one can never be too careful. Instead,

“Santa” will be sending fun times and cool experiences for our family rather than material goods.

We started doing some investigations into what cool experiences there are out there so we can

add them to our wishlist. Here is what we found...

By Donna Verrydt

Dive it!

SODWANA BAY FOR KIDS

If your kids are at the age where they’re in search of adrenalin and

wild experiences, then “Santa” should look no further than Sodwana

Bay, which is between St. Lucia and Lake Sibhayi. It is in the Sodwana

Bay National Park, and the Maputaland Marine Reserve, and is a top

diving spot in the world.

For kids older than 10-years, you may want to start with a ‘Discover

Scuba Diver’ course. This is similar to a resort course and includes

a lecture, pool sessions and a dive in the sea! It only takes half a

day and it is completely recreational; you do not leave with an

accreditation, just a test experience to see if you actually like it.

If you are pretty sure the kids are going to love scuba diving, but you

are pressed for time, consider the PADI Scuba Diver course (entry

level) which includes the manual, equipment, lecture, pool sessions

and two dives in the sea. This takes two days – and the time spent

could count towards your PADI Open Water Diver accreditation later.

If they’re raring to go then go straight to the PADI Open Water course

– the most popular underwater course in the world. This includes the

manual, equipment hire, four sea dives and registration. It takes four

days – and the kids will be fully accredited on completion.

For littles between eight and 10, there’s the PADI Bubblemaker course.

This is an introduction to scuba diving experience and includes a

lecture and a dive in a 3m pool. They are too young for an open sea

dive, but if you want to include them in the sea experience, then you

book them on the boat ride out and maybe even a snorkel.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE

INFORMATION

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Ride it!

QUADS

After the kids dry-off from their adventures beneath the

waves, get them ready for some 4-wheeler fun, also near

Sodwana Bay. This adventure is three to four hours long

and consists of a guided, self-drive quad bike adventure

through sand dunes, forests, local rural areas, finally ending

up at Lake Sibaya, where you can swim and picnic all while

watching the hippos frolic nearby.

Each quad bike can take two people and drivers can

alternate at specific swap points. If your kids have never

driven a quad before, they will receive full instruction.

Things to bring:

• Swimwear recommended to be on before the trip

• Covered shoes recommended

• Comfortable cloths (shorts, t-shirts, shirts)

• Cap, sunglasses and sunblock is a must

• Rain or wind jacket

• Towel

• Camera or phone for pictures

CLICK HERE FOR MORE

INFORMATION

HORSES

Talking about riding, there’s nothing more exhilarating

that riding a horse. There are many horse-riding trails in

South Africa, one of the more popular ones being Pearly

Beach Horse Trails. Owner-run, by Sarah Coronaios and her

husband, Kos, Pearly Beach offers trail rides on the beach,

through the fynbos, at sundowners and for champagne

celebrations, during full moon and including overnight trails!

You can ride while your horse swims in the waves or you can

stick to the beach and watch the whales in the water.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE

INFORMATION

Closer to Johannesburg, though, there’s another wellrespected

and highly-rated horse trail company called

Harties Horse Trail Safaris. Set in the beautiful Silkaatsnek

Nature reserve just one hour from Johannesburg, the

company offers safari rides at various times of the day

and awesome sightings of giraffe, kudu, blue wildebeest,

nyala, impala, ostrich, blesbok, zebra and springbok, all

from the comfort of your saddle.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE

INFORMATION


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TRAVEL

Walk it!

WALKING WILD ALONG THE COAST

The Wild Coast is named so because of its unforgiving coastline and

tricky accessibility. The hike route covers areas stretching from the Wild

Coast Sun all the way down to Coffee Bay. It would be impossible to

comment on the trail itself because there really isn’t one – it is rather

‘walk wild’ and discover as you go. And there is so much to discover...

Monster waves hurling themselves at the jagged rocks, soft grassy

hills, plunging waterfalls and friendly Xhosa hospitality are all part of

the fun. Take a minute to play a quick football game with the local

kids, spot some dolphin pods and whales and you have the perfect

experience all on foot.

We recommended getting a guide who can read your crowd well

and navigate the area to your needs, while ensuring your safety.

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THE LONG WALK TO ADRENALIN

Are you one of those who would never, ever, ever do the Bloukrans Bungee Jump (that’s the

Storms River Bridge one near Tsitsikamma)? Well, we don’t blame you! It is the world’s highest,

reaching at 216 metres, and it is terrifying. But there is an alternative…

Now, we’re not saying that the alternative is less scary, we’re just saying that at least you have

something at the bottom of your takkies, even if it’s a flimsy wire mesh (probably not that flimsy,

we’re just being dramatic). For only R150, you can walk the bridge, putting one petrified food in

front of the other as you “dangle” below the Bloukrans Bridge structure in a cage, and hovering

216 metres above terra firma, which you can see through those little mesh holes.

Not a relaxed walk, but one you will never forget! Walk it!

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TRAVEL

Swing it!

Did you know that Graskop has the latest

and most innovative tourism development

in South Africa and the only one of its

kind in the southern hemisphere? It’s the

Graskop Gorge Lift and your journey starts

when you step into the glass elevator and

drop 75 metres to the forest floor. Here

you can explore the waterfalls and the

walkways. But, if you wanted a quicker way

down, do the Big Swing from the top – the

world’s highest cable gorge swing!

The 70-metre freefall, at 140km/h in under

three seconds, is different to a bungeejump

because “swingers” are strapped in

an upright position and not being dangled

by their ankles. If you are a scaredy-cat you

can also choose to do a tandem swing

with your mate.

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Splash it!

WILD WAVES WATER PARK AT WILD COAST SUN

It doesn’t matter how old you are, water parks

are cool! It’s not just about slipping and sliding,

it’s about challenging each other down speed

slides, sharp drops and heart-stopping plunges!

The Wild Coast Sun has an amazing water

park called Wild Waves Water Park and it offers

thrills on water rides such as the Aqualoop,

Superbowl, Boomerango and two extremely

steep body slides. There’s also a designated

children’s area, and if you’re not there to get

your heart rate up then slow it right down on

the lazy river.

OTHER SPLASHY PLACES

Other notable water parks in South Africa

include Happy Island in Muldersdrift, The

Kingdom Resort in Pilanesburg, Wet ‘n Wild at

UShaka Marine World in Durban, and The Valley

of the Waves at Sun City in the North West.

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