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Dainfern College Grade 11 baraza leaders
Dis a member of Round Square, an
The Africa Conference delegates
Discovering our origins at Maropeng
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AFRICA
CONFERENCE
HOSTED BY DAINFERN COLLEGE
ainfern Colege recently had the Dlamini, who described his journey to becoming
privilege of hosting the Round one of Mzansi’s youngest pilots and founder of a
Square Africa Regional Conference black-owned aviation service.
for 12 - 14 year olds. The College
Delegates discovered Jozi the following day,
international network of some 200 schools in with visits to the Hector Pieterson Museum
50 countries that offer world-class programmes and Memorial, the Regina Mundi Church and
and experiences to develop global competence, Mandela’s Soweto home. These allowed time
character and confidence in their students. for reflection on our country’s history and the
sacrifices made to achieve a democratic society in
The theme for this Africa conference was South Africa.
‘Discover’, based on the Round Square Grade 11 bazara leaders
‘Discoveries’ of self-awareness, diversity, The final day included a visit to the Sterkfontein
inquisitiveness, teamwork skills, sustainability, Caves and the Maropeng Centre at the Cradle of
problem solving, compassion, communication Humankind world heritage site, where delegates
skills, inventiveness, responsibility, courage and enjoyed the opportunity to discover their origins.
tenacity. Activities organised and facilitated by They also took part in a service project that
the Grade 11 baraza group leaders allowed the enabled them to reflect on the sustainability of our
delegates the opportunity to connect, collaborate environment by making EcoBricks – bottles stuffed
and engage with students from other schools. with plastic waste – that were then transformed
into benches for outreach partner schools.
Over 90 delegates, together with their
accompanying staff, attended from schools across The closing ceremony was a joyous occasion,
South Africa, Namibia and Kenya. Registration and celebrating the success of the conference and the
the official opening ceremony took place on close comradeship achieved between delegates
20 March at Dainfern College, after which and baraza leaders.
delegates departed for the Achterberg Conference
Centre for the rest of their stay. Senior Preparatory principal, Mr Ray van Gass,
paid tribute to the school’s Round Square team for
The first day began early with an outdoor yoga going above and beyond expectation. “The team’s
class that inspired calm and introspection. The many months of meticulous planning, commitment
young delegates were then enthralled by stories and professionalism resulted in an outstanding
about personal triumphs and the ability to overcome Round Square Conference that occasioned
individual challenges from two guest speakers: rave reviews from staff and students from all
Joey Evans, who spoke about his journey from participating schools. It was certainly another very
paraplegic to Dakar Rally finisher; and Nhlanhla Lux proud moment in the history of Dainfern College.” Making EcoBricks