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MySchool sponsors leadership and development programmeThe Partner for Possibility (PfP) initiative, sponsored by MySchool helps Hout Bay
Secondary to develop a powerful vision for the future.
Hout Bay Secondary School is currently being sponsored by MySchool to form
part of the Symphonia SA’s Partner for Possibility programme. This leadership
and development programme is already helping the school, and specifically the
school principal, to develop the leadership skills and partnership plans needed to
transform the school . Here is some feedback on their latest successes.
Hout Bay Secondary School was built for 250 children but currently has over 600 learners serving the
community of Hangberg and Imazama Yethu. Like many schools who host learners from impoverished areas
they struggle with parent and community participation in their school. Drugs and gangsterism is also a big
concern. Thankfully the school has passionate and committed staff and a principal with a big vision. Thanks in
part to the Partner for Possibility (PfP) initiative which the school participates in, sponsored by MySchool, this
school has developed a powerful vision for the future.
Recently the school hosted a special art exhibition to encourage parents to visit the school and participate
and see how their kids are developing. Usually parent attendance at school events is only 10%. The school
principal decided to use an alternative strategy: kids designed and delivered their own hand-made
invitations. The result? On the night there was 70% parent attendance at the art exhibition.
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“The parents were so impressed to see the wonderful art and creativity shown by their children, and in turn
the kids were beaming with pride to have their parents visit the school. This small step has made a
meaningful impact in the level of involvement and buy-in from the parent community” says Alice Kramer, the
school’s corporate partner in the PfP programme.
The art exhibition was a great success. The Jazz club was happy to perform a great song for them too. The
kids came alive and even started singing songs for their parents, completely impromptu.
The school has several other success stories:
They have entered their vegetable garden into a national competition and already reached the semi-
finals
The school does not even have its own soccer field, yet their Under 17 soccer team is currently the top
school soccer team in Cape Town.
The learners have nominated one of their teachers for the national Teacher’s Day awards
Learners from the school participated in a Shakespeare evening at the Artscape theatre in Cape Town
“Together with Symphonia we are currently developing our Partnership Plan for the school. We have big
goals and specific action plans to help us get there. If we work together with our communities we can
achieve them. We are thankful to the MySchool programme for their support, it came at the right time,”
says Juan Julius, Principal of Hout Bay Secondary School.
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Maggie Austin · Top Commenter · Landlady at SelfEmployed
FANTASTIC, is all I can say. Congratulations Juan Julius ,you are making a difference in our country.Reply · Like · October 21, 2014 at 10:20pm
Catherine GwynneEvansVery inspiring! Let's see it grow from strength to strength.Reply · Like · October 19, 2014 at 9:09am
Jan Lewis · Hout Bay HighStunning work, we the HPMF will fully support this process.Reply · Like · October 17, 2014 at 9:21am
Dorothy Jones · Keighley girls grammer schoollove to know you are doing great work with our helpReply · Like · October 17, 2014 at 7:41am