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Woensdag, 9 Januarie 2013 | Tel: 021 910 6500 | epos: nuus@tygerburger.co.za | www.tygerburger.co.za
SKOOLGELD: STYGING VAN TUSSEN 8 EN 16 PERSENT
Ouers gaan opdokVERSLAGSPAN
Ouers gaan vanjaar hul sakke moetskud nadat skoolgeld in die noordeli-ke voorstede met enigiets tussen agt
en sestien persent gestyg het.Dié bedrae is egter steeds aansienklik laer
as by sommigevandie voorste openbare sko-le elders in die provinsie.
Hoërskool DurbanvilleHierdie skool se skoolgeld beloop R16 600,
wat oor ’n tydperk van 10maande betaal kanword. Dié bedrag bly dieselfde ongeag diehoeveelheidkinders van eengesinwat in dieskool is.Vergeleke met verlede jaar se fooie is die
kosteverhoging 13,8%, waarvan R90 permaand aangewend sal word vir ’n nuwe as-
trobaan by die skool.Die res van die verhoging maak voorsie-
ning vir prysstygings in elektrisiteit, sala-risse vir beheerliggaamposte (sewe per-sent), asookvir die ondersteuningvan skool-fondsverligting.
Hoërskool FairmontBy dié skool beloop die skoolgeld R18 750
per jaar. Vyf persent-afslag geld indien ou-ers voor die einde van Desember die vollebedrag vereffen, wat beteken hulle betaaldan R17 812,50.’n Woordvoerder by die skool sê tientalle
aansoeke moes afgekeur word omdat dieskool oorvol is. ’n Totaal van 265 aansoekeis vir nuwe graad agts ontvang. “Ons biedfinansiële hulp aan ouers by die skool,” sêdie woordvoerder. Die heffingsbedrag sal
aanstaande jaar aangewend word vir elek-trisiteitsverhogings, salarisse en vir meerklaskamers. “Die verhoging in leerlingaan-soekenoodsaakmeerklaskamers endie aan-stelling van meer leerkragte,” sê die woord-voerder.
Milnerton High SchoolMilnerton High School se skoolgeld ver-
hoog van R11 400 in 2012 tot R12 600 in 2013.
Buren High SchoolBy dié hoërskool betaal ouers vanjaar
R4 100 in vergelyking met R3 560 in 2012.
Hoërskool J.G. MeiringSkoolgeld by die skool verhoog van R7 500
in 2012 tot R8 500 vanjaar.V Na bladsy 3.
Take a deep breath before thecold reality of a new school year hits home! Relax by buryingyourself in the sand like LohanBotha (8) and Marvin April(12) before you bury yourselfin homework. Enjoy the moments when someone decides to throw water in yourface, because soon it might bea teacher who throws youwith a piece of chalk. 2013 ishere and there’s no better place to stock up on happy memories than on the beach!
Last fun before school startsFun ideasfor the lastweek ofholidays:
Tour ourbeautiful city P. 6
Learn to surf P. 12
Go shark cagediving P. 10
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Ander skoleAnder skole in die omgewing se skoolfooieverhoog as volg:
Hoërskool Bosmansdam van R9 240 totR10 450 vanjaar; Edgemead High School vanR12 150 tot R13 050 vanjaar.
Hoërskool President verhoog van R7 300tot R8 300.
Indien die skoolgeld voor Februarie veref-fen word, ontvang ouers ’n vyf persent-af-slag.
Hoërskool Brackenfell’n Tien persent-verhoging geld vir vanjaar
by die Hoërskool Brackenfell. Ouers wat in2012 R9 830 per jaar betaal het, sal vanjaarR10 860 opdok.
Hoërskool MonumentparkBy dié Kraaifontein-skool word ’n
12%-verhoging gehef, ’n besluit wat deur dieskool se beheerliggaam geneem word.
Ouers sal in 2013 R8 550 betaal vir dieskoolfonds in vergelyking met R7 500 wat in2012 gehef is.
Hoërskool De KuilenSkoolgeld by die skool is R9 770 per leer-
ling per jaar vir 2013, wat ’n 12%-verhogingis vergeleke met 2012.
Skoolhoof Herman Mellet sê leerlinge ont-vang alle skryfboeke, handboeke en vervoervan en na buitemuurse bedrywighede. “Baieskole verhuur of verkoop handboeke envoorgeskrewe boeke aan leerlinge, maar nieby ons skool nie,” sê hy.
Mellet sê 60% van die begroting word aan-gewend vir beheerliggaampersoneel.
Hy sê die onderhoud, herstelwerk en kapi-taalprojekte by die skool vorm 25% van dieskoolfondsbegroting.
’n Korting op die skoolgeld word gegee in-dien die volle jaar se skoolfonds eenmalig be-taal word.
Mellet sê voorsiening word gemaak virleerlinge wat wettiglik in pleegsorg geplaasis en ouers kan aansoek doen vir skoolfonds-vermindering volgens die Wes-Kaapse on-derwysdepartement en die Suid-Afrikaanseskolewet-riglyne.
Hoërskool Table ViewBy Hoërskool Table View word ’n 10%-ver-
hoging vergeleke met verlede jaar gehef, vanR10 400 na R11 440.
Sekondêre Skool Bloubergrant’n Verhoging van 10% geld ook by dié
skool. Die fooie verhoog van R8 500 na van-jaar se R9 350.
Hoërskool MelkbosstrandVanjaar sal ouers R11 450 opdok vir skool-
geld by Hoërskool Melkbosstrand, waar diébedrag verlede jaar R10 700 was.
Hoërskool ParowDie voorgestelde bedrag vir die skoolfonds
by Hoërskool Parow vir 2013 is R7 000 perjaar, ’n verhoging van R700 vergeleke metverlede jaar. Dié bedrag geld vir gesinne wattot drie kinders in die hoërskool het. ’n Vier-de kind word kwytgeskeld van skoolfonds.
Ouers wat die totale bedrag teen April(voor die einde van die eerste kwartaal) be-taal, ontvang R700-afslag.
Hoërskool D.F. MalanIn Bellville sal ouers by Hoërskool D.F.
Malan vanjaar R16 250 per jaar betaal, ’n10,2%-verhoging vergeleke met verlede jaarse skoolfonds.
Joh Dorfling, skoolhoof, sê wanneer driekinders in die skool is en die volle skoolgeldvooruit betaal word, kry die derde kind15%-afslag, bo en behalwe die normale kor-ting.
Sy sê die grootste faktore wat ’n invloedhet op die persentasie-verhoging is die aan-tal akademiese en administratiewe perso-neel wat deur die beheerliggaam betaal moet
word, water en elektrisiteit en die voorsie-ning vir vrystelling van skoolgelde vir ouerswat nie die skoolgeld kan bekostig nie.
Hoërskool BellvilleBy die Hoërskool Bellville is die 2013-
skoolfonds R11 853, ’n verhoging van 15,9%teenoor verlede se R9 990.
Deon du Plessis, skoolhoof, sê die verho-ging is om verskeie redes.
“Twee bykomende personeellede wordaangestel om voorsiening te maak vir eenleerkrag vir elke 30 skoliere-verhouding,” sêhy. Du Plessis sê die styging maak ook voor-siening vir ’n nuwe pensioenfonds-voordeelvir beheerliggaampersoneel, terwyl ekono-mie, siviele tegnologie en Frans as nuwevakke vanjaar by die skool aangebied word.
Hoërskool TygerbergDié skool se skoolfonds beloop R12 800 vir
vanjaar, ’n verhoging van 10,3%, oftewel R1200.
Wikus Herselman, skoolhoof, sê die be-heerliggaam stel die begroting vir die jaarin samewerking met die skool saam.
“Die skoolfondsbedrag word aan die handdaarvan bepaal en by ’n ouervergaderingvoorgelê, waar dit deur die meerderheid vanouers goedgekeur word.
Big planning forBacktoschoolResearch conducted aroundback-to-school (BTS), has yieldedhundreds of thousands of respon-ses, indicating that parents havestrong opinions about back-to-school issues and are prepared togo on record with them.
PEP, which ran the researchusing its free messaging service,says 66 % of parents would liketheir schools to help them payless for uniforms by standardi-sing the uniform – i.e. a whiteshirt, grey trousers/skirt insteadof clothing in special colours –and 56 % of parents said it wouldbe easier to manage if everyonehad the same uniform style.
As the country’s largest school-wear retailer, PEP was pleased tosee that parents are generallywell-informed about their rights:the majority (70 %) of respon-dents know it is against the lawfor any school to turn away achild for not wearing the schooluniform, but an astonishing 59 %of people said they know of an in-cident where a child’s been tur-ned away from school for not wea-ring the correct uniform - thiswould be against the law).
Sixty-two percent of the sampleis aware that the government has
produced guidelines for a stan-dard school uniform (and per-haps this is also why they wouldlike schools to opt for a less expen-sive uniform). While 63 % saidtheir school already helps themby selling second-hand uniforms,over half the sample (of morethan 100 000 people) said theywould like their school to helpthem more with selling second-hand uniforms.
The findings also reveal key be-havioural buying patterns bycash-strapped parents: nearlythree-quarters of parents giveBTS items to their kids for Christ-mas (72 %); they also start plan-ning and saving for BTS long be-fore Christmas (63 %) and rese-arch prices and promotionsahead of time (54 %).
Quality is very important to pa-rents when selecting uniforms(69 %) – one reason for this couldbe that they pass down uniformswithin their family (66 %) andeven more so to their friends’children (70 %). Half of all respon-dents buy schoolwear and shoesa size bigger to allow their kids togrow into them and 70 % say theyspend more than R500 a year onschool uniforms.
Ouerwenke omkinders temotiveerDit is belangrik vir ouers om ’n bydrae te lewer in hul kinders se opvoeding.Tamsyn Coerecius het ouers gevra hoe hulle hul kinders gemotiveerd hou omte studeer. Die ouers het ook hul eie ervaringe gedeel en vir ander ouers ’npaar wenke gegee wat hulle glo werk.
Marius Prins: Ek het vir my 13jarigedogter ’n rekenaar gekoop. Die programme help haar en oefen haar brein omte onthou.
Ayanda Msutwana: My seun is maar nognet in graad 2, maar dis belangrik datouers op ’n jong ouderdom betrokke isby hul kinders se skoolloopbaan. Ekprobeer om te kyk of my seun daaglikssy huiswerk doen. :
Xolisa Domo: My tweeling is 11jaar oud. Elke dag vra ek of hullehuiswerk het en ek laat hulle toeom dit self te doen voordat ekhulle help. Ek herinner hulledaagliks dat daar niks is watmens kan doen sonder akademiese opleiding nie.
Norwood Kotze: Ek het drie kinders van16, 8 en 4. As hulle by die huis kom,doen hulle hul huiswerk. Ek kyk ook nahul dagboeke en help waar ek kan. Hulledoen ook ander aktiwiteite wat die breinstimuleer. Ek wil hê my kinders moet diebeste opvoeding moontlik kry.
Filicia Willemse: Dit is belangrik om metjou kind te kommunikeer sodat probleemareas geïdentifiseer kan word. Asdie probleemareas groot is, moet jy ’nverhouding met die onderwysers bou.Dit is ook belangrik om te bid vir joukind.
Dale Donsett: My dogter is 7 jaaroud en ek probeer om haarhuiswerk “pret” te maak. As sydie ABC leer dan verander ek ditin ’n speletjie en beloon haar assy goed doen. Ek wil dit aanhoudoen as sy ouer is. Kinders voelaltyd gemotiveerd as hulle weethul ouers staan agter hulle.
Christa Bredenhann: Mykinders is 18 en 21. Toehulle klein was, het ekhulle gewys hoe om testudeer. Gewoonlik geeek vir hulle ’n uur naskool om te rus endaarna begin hulle methuiswerk. Ek maak hulleook 5 uur die oggendwakker om te studeer.Hulle weet dat hulpunte belangrik is ashulle verder wil gaanstudeer.
Janine Saul: My seun isses jaar oud en gaannou skool toe, so dis ’ngroot aanpassing virhom en vir my. Hy houvan lees op so ’n jongouderdom. Ek hoop hysal aanhou om daaglikste lees. Dis belangrik omverhoudings metonderwysers en jou kindte bou op ’n akademiese vlak.
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’n Gesonde middagete en hap-pies tussenin is baie belangrikvir skoolgaande kinders enhelp met konsentrasie en leer-werk.
Om gesonde veranderinge temaak is nie altyd maklik nie,maar dit help wanneer ouersdie voorbeeld stel.
Dit is ’n goeie idee om kin-ders aan te moedig om deel tewees van die voorbereidings-proses en hulle keuse van ge-sonde kos te maak.
Ses itemswat in ’nkosblik ge-pak kan word vir ’n gebalan-seerde maal is: groente, varsvrugte, suiwel (kaas of jogurt),proteïen (’n skyf maer vleis,hardgekookte eier of boon-tjies), stysel soos brood, ’n rolle-tjie, pita of platbrood of vrugte-brood en water.
Om die kos interessant te houkan jy groentestokkies metdoopsouse inpak, ’n klein bak-kie gemengde groente soos ker-sietamaties, wortelstokkies,spruite of komkommer.
Ouers word gemaan om nievir hul kinders aartappelsky-fies in te pak nie.
Vars of geblikte vrugte in na-tuurlike sap is daaglikse kos.
Droë vrugte is taai en het ’nhoë suikerinhoud en moet liefs
net af en toe, of as deel van ’nmaaltyd, geëet word.
Die beste keuses vir suiwel islaevet-kaasskyfies of blokkiesen ’n natuurlike of vrugtejog-hurt. Dit is ’n goeie idee om diejoghurt te vries wanneer jy ditin die kosblik pak. Teen mid-dagete sal dit gereed wees om teeet.
Melknageregte en gegeurdemelk het ’n hoë suikerinhoud.
Wanneer jy toebroodjies in-pak, gebruik ’n verskeidenheidbrode envulsels, veralwanneerjou kind belangstelling daarinbegin verloor.
’n Paar idees is salm of tunain fonteinwater, laevet-kaas of-smeer, eier, skyfies koue vleissoos ham, kalkoen of hoender,’n boneslaai of gerasperde wor-tel, blaarslaai of tamatie.
As alternatief kan jy pastas-laai met baie rou groente pro-beer, of rys met gestoomdegroente.
Moet liefs nie sjokolade-smeer, konfyt of heuning opbrood smeer nie en vermy ookvetterige vleis soos salami.
As jy beskuitjies of koekieswil inpak, probeer droë vol-graanbeskuitjies of ryskoekiesmet joghurt, hummus of groen-te-doopsouse.
Kies gesond virkind se kosblik
Vars groentestokkies en vrugte met ’n toebroodjie is ’n gesonde opsievir ’n skoolkosblik.
Minimeatballs withan Oriental twistThe salty sweetness of theselittle Oriental meatballs isbalanced by the freshness ofthe ginger. A squeeze oflemon juice accentuates allthe flavours. Perfect party orpicnic food!
Makes 35 mini-meatballsYou need:. 2 slices of white bread. 500 g lean beef mince. 15 ml (1 tablespoon)
freshly crushed garlic. 15 ml (1 tablespoon)
freshly grated root ginger. 45 ml (3 tablespoons) soy
sauce. 30 ml (2 tablespoons)
brown sugar. oil for frying. salt to taste. thin strips of red, green
and yellow peppers togarnish
. diagonally cut springonions to garnish
. lemon wedges to serveTo make:Break bread (do not
remove the crusts) into verysmall pieces. (Fresh bread istoo difficult to crumble – it iseasier to break it.) Mix beefmince, bread, garlic, ginger,soy sauce and brown sugarthoroughly together. Leave tostand for 30 minutes. Form 35small meatballs.
Heat a little oil in a fryingpan and fry meatballs overmedium heat, turning often.Drain on paper towels. Taste,and sprinkle with salt ifnecessary. Serve hot or aroom temperature. Arrangethe meatballs on a platter.Scatter strips of pepper andspring onions over themeatballs. Add lemon wedges.If you want to, you can adddiced fresh pineapple to theplatter.
RECIPESDelene Crafford
If you are afraid your grade 10 subject choices maybe the wrong ones?
Afraid your Grade 10 subject choices might be thewrong ones?
Today, incredible career choices and opportunitiesexist. In the past, many people believed once they cho-se a career path, there was not much room to changeor branch out in different directions.
These days we find multi-skilled people are in de-mand in the job market. In fact, the more relevantskills you acquire - the more you will be in demand!
Some of the world’s most successful leaders and bu-siness people have had many different jobs along theircareer paths. Nelson Mandela, Basetsana Kumalo andRichard Branson are good examples of successful peo-
ple whose career paths have taken many interestingtwists and turns.
Everyone have to start their career paths somewhe-re. In making this choice, keep in mind what interestsand stimulates you.
Because job satisfaction and a sense of achievementare very important, money should never be the onlydecidng factor in choosing a career path.
Some qualifications and training institutions requi-re specific school subjects.Usually this is the casewithsciences and engineering, but there are many otherrewarding qualifications that don’t require any speci-fic school subjects.
Researchasmanyoptions as possible beforemakingyour final subject choices for grade 10.
Let passion guide your job choice
The holiday is almost at an end and the start of a newschool year has arrived.
Days of glorious fun in the sun, swimming and surfing,sleeping late and spending time with friends will soon,once you are back at your school desk, be but a distantmemory.
It’s back to an early morning routine, uniforms andhomework.
It’s crunchtime, but what can you do to make goingback to school less difficult?
Make sure your uniform, including socks, shoes andtie, is in order. Don’t wait until the day before schoolstarts to tell your parents you need new shorts – chancesare they might not be able to find the right ones at suchshort notice. If you are 13 or 14, you might have outgrownyour school uniform over the holidays.
Make up your mind about which subjects you want todo before the start of the school year. You won’t have timeto consider these carefully enough once the term hasstarted. Do not let yourself be influenced by the subjectchoices of your friends. It is your future you have to con-sider.
Make contact with a classmate before the start of term.It helps to break the ice if you can arrive together on thefirst day of school.
Get a strong and durable school bag that will protectyour books. Stay within school regulations – the lastthing you want to do is to attract attention on your firstday in Grade 8, because you have the only neon greenbag in the school.
Get brown paper and plastic and sellotape in abun-dance. There are always many more books to cover than
one expects. Before you spend money on expensive cov-ers, find out what teachers want the books to look like.
Organise something which you can look forward to,like a social occasion with friends or a trip to the movies.It can help you to get through the first few difficult days.
Fly below the radar, especially if you are going to a newschool. The last thing you want to do is to be rememberedby the principal and the class bully because of somethingsilly you did.
Get up earlier than you need to on the first day. Thereis nothing worse than being late on day one, because yougot onto the wrong bus or you could not find your station-ery kit.
Your school performance goes a long way to determin-ing what you will be doing for the rest of your life. Workhard and make an investment in your own future.
Be prepared for the first day. Put everything out thenight before – from socks, to ruler, to shirt. Don’t becaught in a mad rush on your first morning and arriveflustered.
Hold out for the holidays. The next holiday is onlyabout 10 weeks away. That is not a complete eternity.
Learn to deal with a difficult teacher. It is unusual fora year to go by without your having at least one of these.Do what is required of you, so that you do not clash headon with someone who could make your life a misery.
If the teacher is completely unreasonable, there are av-enues you can use to state your case. With a bit of luck,you may be able to change classes, or get someone elsethe followingyear. See this as training for later life – thereare many difficult people out there.Health24
Getting over the firstdays back at school
Make sure your school uniform is ready when it’s time to hit the desks.
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Sights from a different viewpoint
The Chapmans Peak viewpoints is one of the stops enroute. PHOTO: CECILIA HUME
City Sightseeing (known for its redopen-top buses) recently launched anew addition to its “red” family offe-ring both tourists and locals a new,more personalised tour around thepeninsula. Jana Bekker and Cecilia Hu-me joined tourguide Eugene Galley fora shortened version of the CitySightseeing Sidecar tour.
I close my eyes and fill my lungs with abreath of fresh sea air, but only for a few se-conds, too afraid tomiss even one of the ama-zing views en route to Chapman’s Peak andSignalHill inCapeTown. For theumpteenthtime this afternoon, I am not disappointed.I amsurroundedbybeauty inoneof themostpopular cities in the world.Our ride is uber cool too - a Changjiang
CJ750 motorcycle with a sidecar.Cecilia and I met with Eugene in front of
the City Sightseeing kiosk at the V&A Wa-terfront and after discussing a few detailsabout the route and strapping on our hel-mets, the tour starts – one of us in the sidecarand the other on the back of the motorcyclewith Eugene.The trip takes us along Beach Road
through Mouille Point, Three Anchor Bay,Sea Point, Bantry Bay and Clifton.At Maiden’s Cove we pull over to admire
Lion’s Head and after borrowing a box of Li-on matches from some workers in the area,Eugene shows us how this part of the moun-tain deserves its name.The tour then continues through Camps
Bay, past the luxury Twelve Apostles Hoteland famous surfing spot Llundadno en routeto Chapman’s Peak.The road takes us over the famous Suiker-
bossie pass, which is known as the toughestpart of the Cape Argus Cycle race, and I feela renewed bout of respect for the each cyclistwhohas ever conquered this steeppart of the
route.We ride through Hout Bay and up to the
Chapman’s Peak View Point, where we pullover for a while to admire the view and thenswop seats.On our way back, the comforting sea bree-
ze suddenly becomes a bit chillier as we me-ander along the Twelve Apostels mountainrange. Not to worry though, all the sidecarsare equipped with leather jackets, ready tomuzzle the windswept bite that might robyour ride of further enjoyment.We thenheadupSignalHillwhereEugene
shares some long forgottenhistory and someinteresting facts about Cape Town and Rob-ben Island, like the latter being used as a de-fenceand training facilityduringWorldWarII. Way back, not long after the first settlershad landed in the Cape, Robben Island wasused to graze live stock to prevent the indige-nous people, the “Strandlopers”, from stea-ling the farmers cattle, Eugene elaborates.This is just another advantage of this tour
- your own personal guide ensuring both aninterestingand intimate exchangewhile get-ting to know the Cape Peninsula.And Eugene, who claims to read up on as
much information and history of the Capeashe can find, is full of somevery interestingfacts.“You never know what type of tourist
you’re going to get,” he explains.“The one might want to know about the
Cape’s history, the othermight be interestedin property or even flowers.”Often during the ride he will slow down
for a few seconds to quickly share some in-formation or point out a piece of history.This is Cape Town sightseeing at its best
and the sidecar tour as choice of transportensures that extra exhilaration one requiresevery now and then.The full tour takes you on a journey to Ca-
pe Point via the original route taken by the
settlers and then back via the Atlantic coastline, including stops at Boulders, CapePoint, the Chapman’s Peak viewpoint and,if you feel like a coffee or drink, in Camp’sBay.The tour takes about five hours and covers
a distance of 150km. There is also a ninetyminute Blouberg Sidecar Tour.Since the Sidecar tour is a private tour it
is essential that you pre-book your adventu-re. Bookings can be done at City Sightseeing
Tour Office outside the Two Oceans Aquari-um, by phone or on-line.For more information or to book visit
www.citysightseeing.co.za or dial0215116000 during office hours or 0727056218after hours.Alsovisitwww.sidecars.co.za for informa-
tion on similar tours.V City Sightseeing also has various opentop bustours, including the Red City and Blue mini Peninsulatours, a night tour up Signal Hill and a Canal Cruise.
Artscape, one of South Africa’s leading perform-ing arts centres, has launched a first-ever peerassessed design awards initiative for theatre inCape Town with prizes totalling R50 000.Winners of the first awards will be announced
inMarch 2014, to coincide with Cape Town’s des-ignation as World Design Capital for that year.“The Artscape Theatre Design Awards fits in
with the company’s long range vision to createan epicentre of cultural excellence by using theperforming arts industry as a prime catalyst ofeconomic growth, human development and so-cial cohesion,” says CEO, Michael Maas.The awards will recognise creative excellence
in five areas, namely set design, costume design,lighting design, sound design, and puppetry.“Cape Town has rendered some of Africa’s top
stage designers such as Keith Anderson (sets),Mannie Manim (lighting), Charl-Johan Lingen-felder (sound), Adrian Kohler (puppetry) andBirrie Leroux (costumes) to name but a few.Many of them have designed for the internation-al stage. Through these awards, Artscape aimsto recognise this excellence in theatre design,”says Maas.“The performing arts and entertainment in-
dustry has become one of the fastest growing sec-tors in the modern world, contributing signifi-cantly to the economic growth of cities and re-gions, by offering more job opportunities andcreating wealth,” says Maas.TheArtscapeTheatreCentre alonehosts about
715 productions and events per annum, which intotal attract over 317 000 visitors each year.Designs for theatre productions that open be-
tween 1 January and 31Decemberwill be eligiblefor the awards. The same dates will apply for theyears to come.Each category will be adjudicated by three
judgeswith two of themhaving experience in thespecific discipline and the third from anothercreative or construction field within the theatreindustry.V More details are available on the Artscape website,www.artscape.co.za.
Opportunity toenter theatredesign awards
Failing matric or not doing as well asyou had hoped for doesn’t have to bethe end of the road.“The trick is for matriculants to le-
arn from their mistakes and exploreall their options,” says resilience the-rapist and lecturer Janine Shamos.“Candidates may apply for re-mark-
ing or re-checking of examinationscripts immediately after receivingtheir results,” says Panyaza Lesufi(Chief Director: Communications andSpokesperson for the Department ofBasic Education.Application forms for re-marking or
re-checking of examination answerscripts are available from schools orcentres where the candidates sat forthe examination.Matrics who failed less than three
examscanapply towrite supplementa-ry exams at the start of next year.They will need to register at their
education district office, with their ID,exam results and exam number. Lear-ners qualifying for supplementaryexams should not waste any time re-gistering as there is a cut-off point(usually at the end of January). Thesupplementary exams are then writ-ten between February and March.For more info, visit educati-
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are encouraged to re-enrol in school assoon as possible to re-do their matric.For those unable or unwilling to re-
turn to the same school, private colle-ges present another option.“If you fail Grade 12, it is possible to
move across to an Abbotts college,”says Greg Fillmore, GM of the specia-list network of Grade 10, 11 and 12 col-leges in SouthAfrica. “Wehave a 100%pass rate as we’re a purely academicinstitution, and include supervisedho-mework periods; all learners also gettheir teacher’s cell phone number andemail address so there is a strong sup-port system to ensure they can per-form well.”“Candidates can also opt for vocatio-
nal training,” says Panyaza.“The National Certificate (vocatio-
nal) and the N Courses (N3 – N6) ac-commodate learners who have notachieved amatric certificate and theselearners are able to exit the FET Colle-ge with a vocational qualification.For those who do pass matric, but
would like to improve their grades forentry into certain courses or universi-ties, a bridging year is a good option.Whilst currently in short supply inSouth Africa, public benefit organisa-tions such as Equal Education and theSouthAfricanEducationandEnviron-ment Project (SAEP) in the WesternCape offer limited places to youth toensure they are not just academically
prepared, but also have the necessarylife skills to navigate life at tertiary in-stitutions.For those learners who do not get in-
to university or a bridging program-me,Willis says: “Don’t despair. A yearaway from school is not always a badthing, but make sure you use the timeproductively. A part-time job, forexample, will help you stave off bore-dom and depression, and teach you so-me of the responsibility and skills thatsuccessful university students musthave. Also, use this time to fully rese-arch the different tertiary options.”Kerry Damons of Boston City Cam-
pus and Business College says an opti-on that’s often disregarded or underes-timated is to enrol for shorter courses.“As the education system is based on
unit standards, you can gain creditsfor every unit standard that you com-plete,” Damons explains. “Shortercourses can ultimately lead to a quali-fication, be it a certificate, diploma ordegree.”Says SanetNel of College SA: “We of-
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Uitstalling wys wonders van die leweDie wêreldberoemde uitstalling vanmenslike lyke, Bodyworlds & The Cy-cle of Life, is tans in die Kaap te sien.Desiree Rorke het gaan inloer.
Leonardo da Vinci sou in sy graf omge-draai het om die wêreldbekende uitstal-ling, Bodyworlds & The Cycle of Life, tesien, en met goeie rede.Net soos duisende Kapenaars oor die
laaste maand gedoen het, dink ek die Re-naissance-meester bekend vir sy eie anato-miese avonture, sou sy wenkbroue lig vir
die uitstalling van menslike monsters ofeerder lyke, as jy nou eerlik oor die saakwil wees. Helaas, een van sy eie beroemdeanatomiese sketse vorm deel van die uit-stalling, in die afdeling wat spesifiek oorgeslagsomgang gaan.Die uitstalling van sowat 200monsters is
beslis iets wat jy nog nooit gesien het nieen nie sommer gou weer sal sien nie. Ditverander ook die manier hoe jy oor jou eieliggaam dink.Wonderbaarlik, ingewikkeld, maar ook
broos in sy verganklikheid.
Die lyke, of liggaamsmonsters, opdieuit-stalling word deur ’n spesiale proses, ge-naamd plastinasie, gepreserveer nadat dievel verwyder is en dan in interessante le-wensgetroue posisies, amper soos mario-nette, uitgestal word.Jy kan alles sien. Elke spier, been, liga-
ment en aar. Ekhet geensins in enige stadi-um van die uitstalling gewalg gevoel nie,en skaars besef dat dit regte lyke iswathiervoor my hang. Dit was geensins bisar nie,eerder ’n deur wat oopgemaak word na diewonders van die lewe.
Dit was vir my asemrowend om te sienhoe ragfyn die bloedvatstelsel in ons ligga-me is. Het jy geweet dat die volledie bloed-vatstelsel van die menslike liggaam 96 000km lank is?Dit was ook fassinerend om te sien hoe
die verskillende spiere oormekaar vou. Ekhet veral getalm om te kyk na die spierein die menslike nek en rug, en gewonderhoe dit lykwanneer dit in spasmas vertrekin stresvolle tye.Die swart long van ’n ongelukkige roker
het onseremonieel in ‘n glaskas gelê, en soookdie vergrote lewer van ’n selfvernietig-de drinker…durf ek enigsins meer sê?Die brein, breinstam, hart, en ander or-
gane word ten toon gestel binne en buitedie liggaam, en daar is selfs ’n menslike fe-tus (3 tot 29 weke). Wonderbaarlik, onge-looflik.Amper teen die heel einde van die uit-
stalling was die foto-uitstalling vir my dieheel beste. In ’n stil hoekie, met ’n fonteinwaarom voetstoeljies gepak is, hang grootportrette van ’n unieke groepie aardlinge.Almal ver oor ’n honderd jaar oud, verrim-peld, laggend en besig met die een of anderaktiwiteit.Ek is oortuig daarvan dat die skeppers
van die uitstalling die voetstoeltjies juisdaar geplaas het vir besoekers om te sit enoor hul lewens te peins.Wat is dit omtrent die oues van dae wat
so fenomenaal is? Wat is dit wat hulle vanbinne af laat skyn en so onverowerbaarlaat voorkom teen die aanslag van die lewe- die wreedheid van siekte, en smart vandie dood? Elk van die foto’s spreek egter ’nduisend boekdele.Die hele skepping wat al 15 jaar lank wê-
reldwyd uitgestal word deur die Europesewetenskaplike pionier, dr. Gunter von Ha-gens, is stof tot nadenke. Nie net oor onsaardse “doppies” nie,maar ook oor die nie-tigheid van die tyd wat ons daarin vertoef.Beslis nie iets ommis te loop nie. Die uit-
stalling duur nog tot 31 Januarie by dieBreakwater Boulevard by die V&A Water-front. Bespreek by www.webtickets.co.za.Besoek ook die Bodyworlds-webblad virmeer inligting.Die Bodyworlduitstalling tans in Kaapstad is uitsonderlik en opvoedkundig.
The thrill of shark cage divingDespite much controversy, Shark cagediving is often a tourist’s first port ofcall when they arrive in South Africa,and with fully booked tours on a dailybasis, very popular among touristsand locals alike. Cecilia Hume joinedWhite Shark Projects on one of theirtrips to find out what the hype is allabout.
“Go down!” echoes the voice of one of thecrew on White Shark Projects’ orange cata-maran, Shark Team, as he pulls a rope tiedto a few fish heads towards the cage.The five divers inside the cage grab onto
a red bar, take a deep breath and then pullthemselves under the water, pressing theirfaces as close to the front of the cage as theyare comfortable with, to see one of the oce-an’s most amazing creatures nearing the ca-ge in stalk of the bait.On the boat 15 other divers who all paid
for a chance to see a Great White up close,leans over portside to watch the 4m longshark surface as it tries to grab onto the bait.Shrieks of excitement echoes from the ca-
ge as thedivers surface again. “Wow,didyousee how big it was!”The crew member standing at the top of
the cage throws the bait out again to lure theshark back to the cage, while another ischumming the water with the hopes of kee-ping this Great White (and hopefully a fewothers) in the area long enough for all 20 di-vers to see from the cage.“We don’t feed the sharks,” explained the
skipper during his briefing over breakfastearlier in the day. “We are not allowed to,we simply use bait to lure them to the sideof the boat that we are working on.”The day starts out with breakfast atWhite
Shark Lodge, the group’s home base inKleinbaai (twominutes fromGansbaai). For
those who don’t feel like driving all the way,a shuttle service is available from CapeTown and Hermanus. Those who want tomake an adventure of the trip can organisefor helicopter transport from Cape Town.Divers are fully briefed on the day’s pro-
ceedings and safety regulations (and of cour-se there is the indemnity form everybodymakes you sign these days) before taking the100m walk to the small harbour to boardShark Team.Youareonceagain reminded that the crew
have no control over the sharks.“We might see five, we might see nothing,
we also can’t say how long the shark willstay, so when you get your chance to get intothe cage, take it.”If you’re lucky you might get to see more
than just a shark. As Shark Team heads outto sea, two Southern Right Whales maketheir presenceknownby slamming their tailfins down on the water in the distance.The sound of the catamaran’s engines co-
mes to a halt for a few seconds as the skipperanswers his cell phone. A quick conversati-on followswith the skipper onanother sharkboat about to make it back to shore. Thereare sharks, and we can take over their spot.Another five boats, all from the various
other shark cage diving operators in Klein-baai, wait in the vicinity of where SharkTeam finally throws down its anchor.While the crew lowers the cage into the
water and ties it to the boat the first five di-vers start wrestling with their very thickwetsuits, as the skipper points out a sharknext to the boat. On its fin is a tag that lookslike the ones used by the Ocearch team(SharkMen), whowere documenting sharksin the Cape earlier this year.As the first group of divers take their turn,
the excitement starts to build and we’reovercomewithadrenalineby the timeween-ter the cage.With two sharks circling the bo-at at that stage the wait isn’t long. “Godown,” the crewmember’s voice echoes abo-
ve us. And youneed to be quick, becausewit-hin a split second this great white beautyswimspast - a fewcentimetres from the cage.For those few seconds time seems to slow asyou stare in awe. Then it’s back to the sur-face for some air, a short wait, and then youtake the plunge again...After coming face to face with about five
or six different sharks (apparently luck wason our side that day) and everyonewhowan-ted to have a second turn in the cage, SharkTeam starts heading back to shore.The cage is left behind for the next group
of adventure seekers who want to get up clo-se and personal with a shark.Back at the White Shark Lodge a hot bowl
of soup (and other snacks) awaits and the vi-deo that was shot on board Shark Team, isshown. This video can of course be bought.The screening is followed by a brief over-view of the conservation of the Great WhiteShark and how one can get involved.Shark cage diving is a must. If you consi-
der yourself a lover of the ocean or careabout sharks, then this should be one of thetop ten items on your bucket list.White Shark Projects’ standard rate is
R1450 per person, but contact Liz at boo-kings@whitesharkprojects.co.za for anyspecial rates they may have at the time. Al-ternatively phone 076 245 5880 or 08614shark(74275).V White Shark Projects are offering TygerBurger readers a 10% discount on a shark cage diving trip (oneper mobisite user). Visit tygerb.mobi on your cellphone to download the voucher. Offer valid until 28February.
WIN! WIN! WIN!V One TygerBurger reader can win a shark diving andviewing trip for two on board Shark Team. Visitwww.tygerburger.co.za to enter. Competition closes16 January.
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Surf instructor MikhailThompson cheers as RiaSmith stands up on herboard for the first time.
Learningthe joysof surfing
So the holiday is nearing an end, youhave perfected your tan and lying onthe beach is just no fun any more. Ormaybe you are just looking for somelast fun holiday activity... Why not takea few surfing lessons? Cecilia Humeand Ria Smith took a lesson fromMikhail Thompson at Son Surf Schoolin Strand to find out if it really is as“easy” as it looks.
Learning to surf has always been a dream,but with growing up in the Platteland it wasout of the question since a few weeks at thebeach a year just didn’t seem like enoughtime.So of course when a recent opportunity
arose for a lesson it was grabbed hands on.
It was a sunny, yet windy day in Strandas we pulled on the wetsuits provided by thesurf school. Then with two really big surf-boards (“it’s easier to learn on a biggerboard”,Mikhail ensured us) under our armswe strolled down to the beach.The lesson was not at all what we had ex-
pected... Picture something out of a moviescene, a whole lot of surfboards lined up onthe beach, surfing students on top jumpingup learning how to stand and balance on theboard. Well, this is not at all what we got.It never even crossed mymind that by the
end of the first lesson we’d be standing upon our boards in thewater, even if itwas justfor a few seconds.The lesson started with Mikhail explain-
ing safety in the water and the dynamics of
the board, then drawing surfboard shapeson the sand and explaining how to balanceyour board while lying down since lying toofar forward will push down the nose and ly-ing too far backwill have the opposite effect.Then it was off to the water to catch a few
waves lying down.Back on the beach, on our imaginary surf-
boards on the sand, came the standingup les-sons, but after jumping up from lying downand also from our knees and also perfectingthe stance, it was back to the water to catcha wave.It’s a lot more difficult than it looks, but
easier than expected. The trick behind it isspeed and understanding that the water ac-tually helps you balance. If you’re going tooslow, you are going to fall. Taking too long
to stand up will have the same effect.After quite a few tries and plenty of falls,
the few seconds standing were pure bliss,and then the board slipped out from undermy feet and my body hit the water.So, from thinking a fewweeks at the beach
a year is not enough time to bother, to learn-ing how to stand up on a board in little lessthan an hour... Maybe after a few more les-sons, investing in a surfboard and wetsuitmight after all be a good idea.Son Surf School can be found both in
Strand andMelkbosstrand. They have threelessons a day every day until the end of theholiday at R150 a lesson (including surf-boards and wetsuits). Lessons start at 09:00,11:00 and 14:00. For more information visitwww.surfschools.co.za.
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