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PRECINCT LIVING

YOUTH

ENTREPRENEURIAL

CONSULTATION

THE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL

SCHOOL JOHANNESBURG

BY MONTANA ROBINSON - STUDENT

n Thursday 5 December essentials that we as a society need: cash other taboos that would otherwise not be
2019, the American flow and career opportunity. explored. She humorously and carefully
International School noted, “It’s culture - you cannot change a
Johannesburg (AISJ) Palpable energy sparked and fizzed in the culture.”
held a meeting in their room brimming with innovative individuals
OTeaching and Learning who listened keenly to Lindeque’s words. A major takeaway from this meeting was
Center that consisted of top students, Students from AISJ further inspired those that, when given the guidance, support,
principals, teachers, business people and in the meeting by sharing impressive and resources, communities can achieve
postgraduate students, with a view to insights into the Service-Learning and expedite change, further highlighting
making a true change for the youth of our work they do. Service-Learning, unlike the importance of cash flow and the
precinct. community service, unifies aspects of creation of career opportunities for young
teaching and learning with community people.
The meeting, aimed at creating aid to foster the growth of sensitive and
entrepreneurship and career opportunities responsible students with experiences and Lindeque shared some very interesting
for young people, was headed by Tiwana attributes that will equip them as leaders in facts that alluded to how job
Merritt (Service Learning Coordinator of their own right. opportunities with a link to positive
AISJ). Willem Lindeque (Spearhead of the cashflow could be created, which piqued
DCA Youth Forum) was an integral driving A group of students from AISJ came the interest of those who attended the
force, alongside AISJ’s Beatty Sekizenge, forward to tell the audience about the Entrepreneurial Consultation. With
who ensured their message was brought to success stories of the syllabus projects technology on the rise, and with the
light in this setting. they had completed. These ranged creation of housing materials resistant
from teaching coding to children in to fire as well as the display of the
“A movement ignites from a need,” disadvantaged areas; as well as sparking true capacity of solar power, there are
Lindeque said. He mentioned two pertinent the initiation of an annual run prompted endless possibilities to ways in which
by a classmate who had fallen ill; to one can generate positive cash flow
deconstructing the taboos of our society and still have a positive impact on one’s
Why not in schools in the surrounding area of AISJ environment and community.
through use of Project Dignity, run by the
grade twelve student, Ishita.
This meeting’s coordinators were
now? Why not Ishita impressed the group through successful in getting people from all
walks of life to want to be involved in such
”
exciting prospects. There is a desire and
her enthusiasm. She disclosed that
you? Project Dignity’s aim is not to rewrite a a need to create career opportunities, and
subsequently cash flow, in this country. As
community’s belief system, but to share
” different perspectives on topics related to Lindeque concluded, “Why not now? Why
not you?”
sexual health, gender-based issues and

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