We are home!
After
an arduous seven year search, the School of Hope has new premises!
Sipho Banda and Laura Collura
Situated
on the Observatory/Mowbray border, the school is conveniently placed near public commuting hubs. The secure business-park complex offers a uniquely professional
and dynamic environment.
Having
left our intimate premises in Bridgetown, it has become more
important than ever to foster a nurturing school culture - one that offers high academic standards while providing holistic intervention.
Our
beautiful little school encourages a new
kind of instruction; one that challenges the staff to try insightful and creative
approaches to pedagogy. The only "old" comfort
we hold on to, is the familiarity our core values: hope, family,
transformation, responsibility and giving.
School
of Hope
Unit
27A&C
Waverley
Business Park
Mowbray
Cape
Town
7925
Phone: (021) 447 0334
Seeing
the auditorium, filled with fresh-faced learners on the first
day of school, was a sight that visionary educators would appreciate. But, soon began
the challenge of managing 127 learners, twice as many as we have had before!
Nothing
hits home like this gem of advice from an experienced educator:
“Let
us remember that the most difficult learners are usually the most intelligent.
Give them something to do, something that is challenging…” This has proven to be a useful nugget of truth.
We need not have been concerned that the unique School of Hope atmosphere would be lost. It remains, only with twice as much enthusiasm. The
great thing about being an educator in the noughties
is that you get to capture snapshots like this. The lively and colourful trend
of spontaneous music continues in the new premises.
Pictured
(from right) is RCL Co-captain strumming away, joined by two Grade 10 learners.
The warmth offered by the acoustic sounds as you walk out of the staff room is
something any weary teacher will
appreciate.
The Representative Council of
Learners (RCL) meet weekly to discuss issues that concern and affect all
learners, and assist with general event planning. Each member is tasked
with the responsibility of an individual portfolio. The RCL are determined to
promote a change in thinking, especially where school spirit is concerned.
To
those who have traveled the journey with us this far, thank you. Your continuous and increasing support is most valued. Let this be an
encouragement to the new family of supporters. You have joined a team of people
who have been committed to this task for years and you share in our joy as we begin a new and exciting chapter. Still, the mission remains, and what we are doing is of tremendous importance. We are the “education junkies” of this democratic nation. There is
nothing more important that we can do for South Africa today than to educate
her children – as in Bridgetown, now even more so in Mowbray.
