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At an inspiring talk by the well-known extreme adventurer,
Braam Malherbe, the audience was reminded that it is not as im-
portant to be successful, as it is to be significant in our approach
to life and others. The Junior Preparatory would like to take this
opportunity to express our gratitude for the generosity and con-
tinued support of our parents in all our many outreach endeav-
ours. We lead by example and our outreach activities will have a
positive effect in shaping the attitudes, characters and futures of
our little ones and the society they live in.
SENIOR PREPARATORY
The Senior Preparatory has been involved in a wide variety of
projects each quarter. We started the year by collecting shoes
and school clothes for the pupils from
Ysterplaat Primary
School
. We ended the quarter with a huge Easter egg drive in
which we endeavoured to create our very own ‘marshmallow egg
mountain’. We were able to provide thirteen different organisa-
tions with eggs from our generous children.
The Grade 11
‘Habitat for Humanity’
project was the focus
for our PCOS cake sale, which was held in the second quarter.
We were able to contribute generously to the collection of bricks
for the house. Our Junior Interact thoroughly enjoyed linking
with a local charity organisation,
iKhaya LeThemba
, by planting
vegetable seeds for a school in Khayelitsha. We also had generous
donations of tyres, paint and newspapers to set up the gardens
there. We supported the
‘GoWithout shoes for a Day’
project. More than 300 pairs of shoes were collected on this day.
Thereafter we collected warm clothes for winter which culminat-
ed in the children selecting outfits and building flat scarecrows on
the field. All the clothes and shoes were welcomed byYsterplaat
Primary and the community.
The Knitting Club has been industriously knitting squares to be
made into blankets all year. A group of learners were touched by
the appreciative elderly at
HuisYsterplaat
who welcomed their
new blankets.
During the third quarter, once again we supported the
Reach
for a DreamAssociation
by wearing slippers to school. Man-
dela Day was a highlight of our interact calendar as it saw the en-
tire Senior Preparatory making sandwiches and soup for
Marconi
Beam Primary School
and the
Melkbos Care Centre
. We
collected a host of items to fill the many shoeboxes, which were
brought in by our learners for the
Santa Shoebox project
.
The Junior Interact made wrapping paper to cover the boxes and
helped pack them.
The quarter ended with our
SPCA
civvies day and collection of
pet food in Animal AwarenessWeek. It is truly heartwarming to
witness the spirit of giving amongst the Parklands community.
Our Cultural Department also presented a spring show for the
folk at
Huis Zonnekus
and
Riverglade RetirementVillage
and the children presented them with floral spring posies.
TracyWahl and Bronwyn van der Berg
SECONDARY FACULTY
The Interact Club traditionally commences its year
with our annual ChristmasWrapping project at the
Bayside shopping mall. This was our 9th year. We
raised R10 000 for Boost Africa, an organization
that provides support for underprivileged learners
in Dunoon, through their
Keep a child in school
project
. Interact members also volunteered at the
Christmas party for Dunoon crèches, which was held
at the Lilliput Pre-school.
In February we visited the
Riverglade Retirement
Village
to celebrateValentine’s Day. We handed out
cards and chocolates while chatting to the residents.
Our annual Easter egg drive supplied marshmallow
eggs to
TLC
’s homeless children,
Durbanville Chil-
drens’ Home
, crèches in Dunoon as well as 3840 to
the
Tableview Lions Club
. The Lions Club donated
the eggs to Robertson House, Cheshire Homes, old
aged homes and day care centres.
On 2 March, twenty of our Interact members hosted
a fun day at the Durbanville Children’s Home for the
residents.Activities such as football, face-painting,
Easter egg hunts and musical statues were enjoyed by
all.
The school also participated in the annual
Day
without Shoes campaign
, which takes place in April.
Learners donated 157 pairs of shoes that were given
to a local organization called SALT (Sharing Abundant
Life Together).
SALT
works in the Tableview commu-
nity providing food, clothes and educational support to
those in desperate need.
August Social Awareness Month is that month in the
Secondary School calendar when the whole school is
encouraged to participate. This year we continued
collecting food parcels, bread tags for recycling and
shoe boxes with contents towards the
Santa Shoe
Box Project
. The 150 food parcels collected will be
donated via SALT to HIV patients at local clinics.
One of the highlights for Interact this year was set-
ting up our own stall at the annual
One-to-One Fun
Day
for the disabled held at the Good Hope Centre.
We won the trophy for the most attractive stall.
Another annual event that we supported and par-
ticipated in was the
Blisters for Bread FunWalk
.
This event raises funds to feed hungry school children
all over the Cape Peninsula.
The Grade 7P’s and Interact club held a cake sale
and raised R1109 for the
Animal Anti-Cruelty
League
.
The Interact president, Karly Ament and her com-
mittee have had a busy and productive year. We wish
to thank all the Parklands College families and staff
who have supported our various projects throughout
the year.
Boost Africa Dunoon
One2One 2013
Liyabona, Eamon, Emirhan, David
Mia - One2One
