For the past couple of days a number of our College pupils have had great fun painting table runners for one of the upcoming Oyster Festival events, a Craft Gin and Food Pairing at the Lofts Atrium on Thursday, 27 June. The pupils enjoyed getting creative with the theme ‘Is Gin from Juniper or Jupiter?’ […]
Prep pupils in both in the FP (Grades 1-3) and IP (Grades 4-7) took part in their respective Inter-House Quiz mornings this week. Congratulations to Jubilee on winning the FP Quiz and Bendigo on taking the honours in IP. Thanks to all the teachers for putting together the interesting, challenging and fun quiz mornings!
Yesterday our College pupils were privileged to listen to Anelia Schutte talk about her new book based on her childhood in Knysna during the apartheid era. Her book, For the People, is written through the eyes of Anelia’s mother, Owéna – a white woman who worked tirelessly for the black people of Knysna and found […]
The Grade 1 design and technology project for their African Animal theme involved the construction of a mini game reserve. There was much excitement as the children planned their ideas, sourced materials with their parents, and then constructed their reserves completely by themselves at school. All the collaboration, problem-solving, creativity and thinking that took place […]
Always a highlight on the calendar, the week preceding Father’s Day is filled with very special moments with dads and their children. The popular Dads’ Breakfast was a warm and congenial event on Tuesday 11 June, following in the tradition of many hearty breakfasts at Knysna Hollow. On Thursday 13 June, Little Oaks celebrated Father’s […]
Before the exams, the Grade 8s had the opportunity to fully engage with the final steps in putting together their robots for coding. Each group received an interactive building block robotics kit that empowers them to create and programme their own robots. Along the way, they engaged in powerful hands-on learning in STEM (Science, Technology, […]
Aspiring astronauts prepared for blast off this week as they headed into space in their darkened classroom, paired with their sunglasses and torch! The Grade 00s had to fasten their seatbelts as they surfed the milky way to the moon and back … crossing paths with all the planets and stars out and beyond!
National swimmer Aimee Canny is widely acclaimed and celebrated for her recent selection in the South African Junior Swimming team to participate at the 7th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary from 20 – 25 August 2019. Following Junior World Champs Aimee and the SA Junior Swimming team will continue on to represent […]
Grade R children were fortunate to have a visit from Andrew with his Spotted Eagle Owl called Vincent. Andrew has a rehabilitation centre in Sedgefield for injured birds of prey. Grade Rs learnt about Vincent’s rescue, his name and habitat while he calmly looked on! Such a special experience of nature!
Congratulations to Tessa Mičić and Matthew Loon on their selection to represent Eden Tennis in the Interprovincial Tournament against Northern Cape and Eastern Province this coming weekend! Their well-deserved selection reflects their dedication to the game and hard-earned abilities. Well done to Matthew who will be representing the Eden U14 tennis team and to Tessa […]
On Friday 7 June Oakhill commemorated the Knysna Fires of 2017 by “Going Green” and focusing on the renewal and regrowth that has happened since the fires as well as re-committing ourselves to caring for and appreciating our wonderful environment. During the course of the week, pupils had numerous opportunities to address environmental issues as […]
36-Hour Drama Festival
Last night a full hall was entertained by our College pupils showcasing the culmination of 36 hours of intense preparation – coming up with concepts for the plays, writing the scripts, directing the plays, designing the sets and finally, performing on stage. This annual Inter-House competition is an interactive experience involving every pupil and completely […]