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Discontinued dress fabric blooms afresh!

To pay homage to the material and in collaboration with the 160th birthday celebrations of the school, the 12 Miss La Rochelle Finalists had...

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Build up to Global Handwashing Day

The Western Cape Education Department’s Life Orientation Curriculum team have formed a partnership with the Pick ‘n Pay Schools Club to...

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Table View Primary celebrates principal’s birthday with Jerusalema Challenge

Table View Primary School was thrilled to celebrate their school principal, Mr Gouws’, 50th birthday on 10 September 2020.

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Windsor High School learners’ act of kindness has ripple effect

Doovey’s classmates presented him with a cellphone to replace the one that was stolen when he fainted on his way home from school on a...

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Adopting a Growth Mindset to work during the pandemic…lessons from succulents

Some weeks ago, the Metro South Education District (MSED) hosted a workshop with its occupational therapists, speech therapists and...

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Learners turn maths into art

The Western Cape produced nine winners in a national competition that challenges learners to combine artistic creativity with mathematical problem solving in a new and innovative way.

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Gansbaai learner publishes first of many short stories

Daylen Tobias, a Grade 12 learner at Gansbaai Academia, recently had her first short story published in Kuier, the biggest Afrikaans women’s...

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International story on Carpe Diem’s feeding programme

Carpe Diem is a school for learners with special education needs in George and recently caught the attention of a major British news station.

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T2P brings Growth Mindset within easy reach for parents

Children need nimble mindsets to deal with the challenges of a fast changing world and the Western Cape Education Department has made resources available to parents to help instill the belief in children that they can master new skills through hard work.

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Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital supports children’s learning

As part of Mandela Month, Minister Debbie Schäfer visited the school at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital to hear more about...

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