Posts Tagged ‘Youth’

National Science Week

More than 1 500 learners and 65 teachers attended the National Science Week events at the HMO – an all-time record and due in no small measure to the work which Amati put into this.

Technology Trainees Graduate

All 32 Enlighten ACE Technology trainees attended their final Certificate ceremony on the 6th of February at the MTN Science Centre at Canal Walk. This was a joyous occasion as the Enlighten Marimbas were invited to entertain the guests. Special thanks to Bets and team for all the effort. New shoes for the marimba performers were bought with a special donation from Rotary.

Mosaic Work In Progress

The work on the construction of the mosaic art on the peripheral walls started.  Sandi (the winner of the design competition) leads the construction team of 5 locals. Lara Levine from Mile Mosaics is also involved in guiding and assuring quality.  Training Room 1 has been converted into a mosaic studio.  The mosaic design will be translated onto 32 panels first, before being placed on the walls.

Mosaic Team

Detail from Wall 5

The panels look amazing and staff check in every day to see the magic in progress.

detail from panel 2

Summer School

The major project in December was the Summer School.  This is such a worthwhile project even though it comes at a time when staff are already very tired.  The Summer School ran as a Junior Town Council project and junior town councillors participated as volunteer leaders.

The Volunteers camp for this project ran from 5 – 7 December at Wortelgat.

Enlighten Marimba Performance

The marimbas performed at the fundraising effort for the Cancer Association held at the home of Liz and Francois Marais.  The marimba group received many compliments, not just on their playing but on their behaviour as well.

Enlighten Mosaic Winner

Sandi Mdekazi – First Prize Winner of R40,000

Sandi Mdekazi, a 27 year old living in Nyanga, attended a Community Art Project (CAP) proramme in Woodstock for 2 years after he matriculated in 2000. It was here that he learnt mosaic skills and connected with his teacher Lovell Friedman who has employed Sandy on an adhoc basis to assist with the installation of a few public mosaic works in the Cape Town area. Sandy who is passionate about art makes his frugal living by selling mosaic mirrors and hearts at Gugo Sthebe Community Centre and occasionally at Spier Estate. He is currently gaining further mosaic skills training on a 3 month course at the Spier Academy.  Sandy dreams of holding an exhibition of his mosaic work which may come true now that he has some funds to buy materials and to rent some studio space.

Sandi Mdekazi

The Winning Entry

Winner page 1

Winner page 2