Gr 11 Habitat for humanity house building

Masiphumele 2019

Last week, 35 gr 11’s and five staff members attended the Habitat for Humanity build. It was a very enriching experience. Mrs Morgan, Me Meder, Ms Reagan, Ms Cooper and Ms Going are all thanked for going with the girls and helping to build the home. Here are some of the paragraphs written by the gr 11’s on their experience: Habitat for Humanity was an incredibly rewarding experience. I really enjoyed spending time with people in my grade and members of the community that we were working in. I will always remember the conversations I had with one of the men from the community where he told me about his involvement within drama and playwriting. I was amazed at the passion he had for community development and social justice and at really challenging the stereotypical beliefs of his community. I felt a great sense of unity in working with everyone in an environment where there was no hierarchy and where we all could just be ourselves without judgement. It was an amazing experience and I would definitely recommend it to future grade 11s. Mikaela Hughes Habitat for humanity was an amazing experience for so many reasons. When we arrived in Masiphumelele we were able to see the living conditions of so many people in country. This experience was no longer about building some random house but preparing this house for a family knowing the living conditions they were My group mainly mixed cement and cleaning the walls of the interior of the house. While this may have seemed like tedious work at the time, the habitat worker we followed encouraged us to enjoy the work we were doing. We were in shock at how hard this man was working on a strangers home. He was meticulous about every detail on the house I think of the warm welcome I felt from each person we worked with. I think about the wall I helped build knowing that will be someone’s living room .Habitat for Humanity changed the way I viewed myself and the areas around me. The experience made me re-evaluate how I react when I meet new people and hear their stories. I can't wait to someday return and see how those families are doing. They spoke about how much our help meant to them, but in all honesty...helping out was the least we could do. Megan Crowhurst The experience at Habitat for Humanity was indeed a valuable one. Apart from practicing new physical techniques in building, the volunteers and workers were really friendly and cooperative. The township itself felt warm and amicable like a family environment and it was a privilege to be able to experience and work in such a place. When the opportunity comes again I am sure I will volunteer to go to Habitat building once more. Michelle Jung Ineffable - that’s all I can say and yet that word encapsulates the whole experience. The fun, memories and the smiles outweighed the heat on the day and the pain that followed the next day. Knowing that I contributed to making a difference in the lives of others, is truly rewarding. This is definitely an experience I would recommend and encourage others to do. The volunteers were welcoming and made the experience magnificent! Caitlyn de Mink It was a really rewarding experience. We all worked really hard but still had fun with each other and the group leaders. It was really cool to actually see the progress on the houses at to see one of the homeowners who was actually going to be living in one of the houses we’d helped build.

Shane Hodkin

Christmas Crackers - please don't throw your toilet rolls away!

One of the activities that girls will do during the outreach slot at the end of the year is to make Christmas Crackers to hand in at various charities together with hand written cards. Please save your toilet rolls so that your daughter can bring it with to school during that time.

HELP board games needed

HELP (Homework Enrichment Learning Programme) is one of our tutoring programs that runs from Mondays to Thursdays after school. In addition to the tutoring that happens the students also have fun together by playing some board games. Most of the games are quite old at this stage and have many pieces missing. If you have any old board games lying around that still have all the pieces, please consider donating them. They can be placed in the Outreach Donation Box that is at the Afrikaans Block.