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16 The North Coast Courier, February 14, 2020 FUTURE LEADERS FUTURE LEADERS Every child is a future leader. We chose one child from each school who are already leading the way. Darnall Primary Reddam House: Rhino. “I want to educate the rhino poachers, to KZN. School: Trinity Riley Mordant and try to stop them before it’s too late.” As part of the initiative, she encouraged Ellis Almost all Reddam Megan’s passion for animals is evident as the high school students to donate Trinity takes part in House Ballito she is also a helper to Mrs Gillitt, the Head of clothes. She arranged a fun day where the all sports, excelling students are soccer Housekeeping, in caring for the school’s feral entrance ‘price’ was a bag of clothes. in cross-country fanatics! We even cats. Megan wants to be a vet. For each bag collected, two meals and athletics. She have an entire day could be made to ensure needy children Drakensberg Boys plays hockey, dedicated to inter- received a meal. Choir School: netball and cricket house soccer. Many This initiative showed Sarushka’s passion Connor McLennan for the school. hearts were fi lled for helping the wider community. Connor, who is in Trinity has also with pride when our own Riley Mordaunt, In addition to her involvement with Grade 8, raised done well in our in Grade 3, qualifi ed for the KZN U10 community outreach projects, Sarushka R6 000 with two bi-annual Speech London Cup 2020 soccer team! Riley is a was a member of the South African team family members and Drama polite student, a kind friend and a sporting- that competed in the International Moot towards the Festival where she inspiration to us all. We will be cheering him Court Competition that took place in Childhood Cancer received two A+’s on from afar when he fl ies off to London in Poland this January. for her mime and July. Foundation of South individual poem. Africa (CHOC). Ashton College: Trinity has done exceptionally well in her Clifton: Skye “I swam the Midmar Mile for this cause Saxon Osborne ballet, where she received a 20 percent Meaker because both my grandmothers passed Saxon went through scholarship to go to New York at the Grade 12 pupil Skye away from cancer. I also support this a diffi cult time at the American Academy of Ballet Performance started speaking charity as people deserve a better chance age of 14 when her Awards. She is currently at level seven in public at the at life. mom was diagnosed for the American Academy as well as the age of 12, fi rst “I would encourage people to support with cancer. As a Intermediate level for the Royal Academy. to an auditorium CHOC – whether it is just spreading the teen she was faced She received a distinction in Grade 5 at of professional word, or raising funds for them, as it’s a with the knowledge the Royal Academy. Trinity attends Rhalda photographers and great cause. If we work together, we can of knowing she was Bowring’s “My Dance Studio” at Reddam. editors/journalists at stop cancer.” going to lose the anchor in her life. She was also invited to attend the Ballito UCT and then to Umhlali Primary School She however continued performing academically, choosing the Cambridge Pro for a two-night performance for “Save pupils. Skye shares his photographs and Wartburg Kirchdorf Curriculum. the Ocean”. stories to highlight the beauty of nature, School: Langalihle She wrote the IGCSE examinations during large and small, and why we have to Zondi the last three months when her mother was protect it. Langalihle is in very ill. Sadly, she said farewell to her mom He won The Young Wildlife matric and has on New Year’s Day in 2019. Photographer of the Year 2018 award, shown potential Saxon received a scholarship to be catapulting him into the international arena as a go-getter and involved in a holiday programme at of photography and nature conservation. someone striving to Cambridge University in July 2019 and This saw Skye invited to speak at the make a diff erence. spent two weeks living at a college on the World Economic Forum 2019 alongside Aff ectionately known Cambridge University Campus. the legendary Jane Goodall. as Sticks, he is well She was tutored in Advanced Maths and While at WEF Skye was told about his liked by his peers, mentored by Cambridge undergraduate and friend’s relapse with Leukemia and learnt teachers and coaches. He believes that his post graduate students. what his friend was going through decided life is a journey, one where he constantly She was a member of the Debutantes and to try and help. With requests for Skye tries to reach his goals, understanding that Squires Programme and was the winning to speak to large corporates, he decided even through loss, wisdom is gained. debutante in 2019. Saxon mentored younger to donate his speaking fees to the South He went on to speak about the law of students with kindness and patience and is African Bone Marrow Registry. attraction. the 2020 Deputy Head Girl. Umhlali Prep: “The law of attraction is if you have a specifi c Megan du Plessis desire, and focus joyfully on that desire, it will Destiny Life Megan has shown be fulfi lled. You attract what you believe in, Academy: Keenan exceptional kindness and if you believe really hard in something Tocher and thoughtfulness it will happen, or something will happen Keenan Tocher is Poppy Seeds Montessori Preschool: through her that will take you one step closer to your a grade 11 student The school hosts an annual charity drive in participation in destination. Although it’s really just having attending Destiny celebration of Maria Montessori (Founder various school and faith in the Lord.” Life Academy. of the Montessori educational method and external clubs. She Keenan made philosophy) whose birthday is on August has been a member Eden College: the U16 KZN shore 31. of the Ballito Scouts Sarushka Naidoo angling team for Last year parents donated R14 000 for two years, and is now a Traveller Level Sarushka was a 2019 and 2020. His worth of prizes. We raised R19 000 for Patrol Leader to seven scouts. grade 11 student team travelled to Jeff erey’s Bay to fi sh the the SAPS K9 Unit for the upgrade of the At school Megan is a long-standing in 2019. She got week-long junior tournament in January kennels. member of the Eco Club and the Early Act involved with an 2020. KZN fi nished seventh and Keenan The photo includes some children from Team (Umhlali Prep’s social responsibility initiative called placed 16th out of over 50 anglers. Poppy Seeds, our staff , reps of the Ballito club) since Grade 4. Early Act’s purpose Clothes to Food. Keenan plans to make the U21 side Neighbourhood Watch and Clinton Odayar is to help the community. She says, “it is This non-profi t this year and hopes to achieve his Protea from the SAPS K9 Unit. important to me to help people who are in initiative collects Colours in the future. Keenan is not just In the past, we have donated to the need, we need to be kind to one another!”. second hand clothes, cleans, repairs and skilled at catching fi sh, he fi nished in the then sells them. SPCA and The North Coast Courier Her real passion is animals. The Umhlali top three for grade 10 last year. This polite, The money generated is used to feed the Orphan Fund. Prep Eco Club works closely with Project talented young man is going places as he needy. Sarushka decided to introduce this casts out his rod into the future. Pre-primary | Preparatory | High School OPEN DAY! No. 1 school in SA 2019 NSC 20 FEB | 17:00 031 205 3357/58 ENROL NOW! 84 DAN PIENAAR 16 A aggregates – 47% of the class 2019 ROAD, GLENWOOD 10 B aggregates – 29% of the class NCS 3.97 A’s per candidate RESULTS FUTURE LEADERS The North Coast Courier, February 14, 2020 17 FUTURE LEADERS Shaping confi dent and empowered global citizens Reddam House Ballito opened in January 2019 as part of the Inspired family - a global co-educational, premium schools group operating in fi ve continents and educating over 45 000 students in more than 64 schools. Through its holistic and progressive educational philosophy each child’s unique talents, abilities and personalities are nurtured. As part of Inspired, Reddam House Ballito provides access to international best practices and world-class educational experts, enabling us to shape students into confi dent and empowered global citizens. Reddam House Ballito encourages students to reach their full potential in all spheres: academic, sporting, and cultural. To experience the inspiring Reddam House campus culture and to tour our facilities, be sure to join us for our upcoming Open Day, on Saturday, March 14, 2020 from 9am to 11am. Catherine Raw and her staff look Reddam House Ballito - a brand new premises and plenty of room for growth! forward to meeting you! 18 The North Coast Courier, February 14, 2020 FUTURE LEADERS FUTURE LEADERS 142 years of academic excellence We are exceptionally proud of the Durban for their well-earned results. the Class of 2019. We acknowledge the roles of the school and indeed leaving it a better Girls’ College Class of 2019. Emma Sharratt achieved fi rst place with they have played in upholding the name place for those who follow.