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                                                                                     Collection of food
                                                                                     parcels destined for
                                                                                     a school in Tembisa.
            MOVING BRAVELY INTO THE FUTURE!



                   he 2020 academic year has been   Our educational psychologists and chaplain
                   a challenging, yet inspiring year   continue with telephonic or online sessions
                   thus far. It’s challenging in that   with the respective students and staff. It
            Twe all had to adapt to a new       has been the Executive team’s objective
            kind of life – the pandemic has forced us   to continue with the same well-rounded
            to find new ways to do things. The entire   and broad education and exposure for our
            education sector and school had to quickly   students online, as we do when they are
            move and set up measures to continue to   physically on campus.
            facilitate an environment where students
            can continue to receive the promised   We are extremely proud of the partnership
            education.                          with Infundo Consulting during this
                                                pandemic. Infundo has developed focuses
            As St Peter’s College, we stand proud of   on education and social development
            the swiftness and efficiency with which   projects, management consulting, systems
            this was done, ensuring that no student   thinking, organisational development and
            is left behind. The academic programme   strategic coaching. Some of their activities
            continued with online teaching, and   include their community development
            upon the return of the first group of   project with P G Bison, encompassing 22
            students, our matriculants, the school   high schools in the rural Eastern Cape;
            simultaneously managed to provide a   involvement in teacher skills development;
            nurturing environment for students to learn   management and leadership training;   towards maintaining our position as a truly
            both online and in class.           infrastructure development; technology   representative South African school. We
                                                integration; stakeholder management;   are and remain proudly South African!
            St Peter’s College is grateful for our staff   youth employment and tertiary access;
            who have ensured that they keep most of   and donor funding/budgets. Through our   As a co-educational school, we ensure that
            our offering going, despite the lockdown.   partnership with Infundo, the schools in   the students learn from one another and
            In addition to the Academic programme   the rural Eastern Cape will have access   develop mutual respect which will assist
            and online teaching, the College continued   to the online teaching material prepared   them in preparing themselves for tertiary
            to offer an online co-curricular programme   by our expert teachers, the College’s IT   education and their future success in the
            for the students, and the public at large,   team will support the schools with some of   business environment.
            through social media platforms. The sports   their technical issues, and some teachers
            department offered fitness and skills   will work in partnership with the subject   We invite you to explore how we can be
            coaching through video instruction, and the   teachers in specific schools.    partners, in moving bravely into the future.
            cultural department ran online workshops,
            musical showcases and exhibitions, as   As a school, we remain mindful of our   In Futurum Fortiter!
            well as the music sessions where students   duty – to South Africa as a country,
            showcased their skills and talents. Our   especially at this challenging time –   Tel: 011 807 5315
            student wellness department continued   and to our students as individuals, as   www.stpeters.co.za
            with the social responsibility community   we strive to continue our commitment   Email: admissions@stpeterscollege.co.za
            programmes where the school urged its
            community to collect food parcels for a
            school in Tembisa. Over 300 food parcels
            were collected and delivered. We remain
            proud of our students, parents and staff     Educating through the pandemic...
            for supporting this initiative.

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