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Editorial… The Festival of Whitsun

While looking into the meaning of Whitsun, I began to ask myself the question: what is it that enables us to reach out to others in order to create the true experience of community? When I came across this story, an encounter experienced by Paulo Coelho, it seemed to provide one possible answer to this question...

In San Diego Harbour, California

I was talking to a woman from the Tradition of the Moon – a kind of initiation path for women that works in harmony with the forces of nature. ‘Would you like to touch a seagull?’ she asked, looking at the birds perched along the sea wall. Of course I would. I tried several times, but whenever I got close, they would fly away. ‘Try to feel love for the bird, then allow that love to pour out of your breast like a ray of light and touch the bird’s breast. Then very quietly go over to it.’ I did as she suggested. The first two times I failed, but the third time, as if I had entered a kind of trance, I did touch the seagull. I went into that trance state again with the same positive result. ‘Love creates bridges where it would seem they were impossible,’ said my white witch friend. I recount this experience here, for anyone who would like to try it.

Taken from the book ‘Like the flowing River’ by Paulo Coelho Perhaps it is this simple. To truly see and reach out to the inner being of another, all we need is the gift of love. “That which is most individual and lives most intensely in our inward depths is likewise that which we have in common with other human souls, which enables us to understand that we are united in Mankind. The apostles received, each one into his single heart, the light-giving flame of the Spirit. They were each able to keep the gift, to enshrine it in their inner being, to preserve the living and working power, by the strength of the spirit of their community. The gift was sent out of the Divine World. The hearts of the apostles formed together the chalice into which it was poured and which was able to hold and keep what was given. They received on behalf of all Mankind that which can dwell in each single heart.”

From ‘The Christian Year’ by E.F. Capel

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Dear Waldorf Community, We would like to invite all parents on behalf of the After School to join us Saturday morning 12th May from 10 am for an 'open discussion' in the new building situated at the lower car park area. We would like to hear any concerns, comments and or grievances you may be experiencing since the new changes in the After School. We look forward to welcoming you. Kind regards, Mimi Buijze On behalf of the After School

To all the muslim families in our community,

Dear Parents, Kindly refer to the attached campus parking map for guidelines regarding use of the school car parking areas. For the safety of our children, and that of pedestrians making use of Santa Road, we appeal to all parents to please observe the 30km/h speed limit while entering or exiting the school premises. Please exercise caution by yielding before crossing the one-way bridge, allowing one car at a time to cross from either side. Note that the lower car parking bays are allocated for Staff and Visitors, and must be used as a drop off area for Classes 6 - 13 only. Kindergarten to Class 5 children may be dropped off and collected at the Drop and Go Circle. If you wish to park your car when dropping off your child in the mornings, please make use of the parent and student parking bays to the right of the Drop and Go circle. Furthermore, please be reminded to make contact with our secretary Althea via email althea@waldorfschool.org.za in order to request your Spier parking disc. Thank you for your understanding and kind cooperation in this regard. Kind Regards, SWS Administration

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Beautiful postcards received from Waldorf Schools around the world!

Kindergarten News… We want to congratulate Tracey Turner and Noloyiso Maqungo (KG 1 teachers) on obtaining their certificates in Early Childhood Development. Tracey obtained Level 5 and Noloyiso Level 4 in their studies at the Centre for Creative Education.

ALISON GODENIR I am Alison Godenir, a Class 6 parent. I am the Class 6 Link and I represent the Link body on the Board. I also chair the “Our People” Mandate – a group of individuals who ensure HR governance in the school. I am a business owner embracing the true essence of entrepreneurship by engaging with corporate business in co-creating New Ways of Being. Being a non-traditionalist and a Generation Specialist I serve as a bridge, synergising generational differences and help in creating social agents of change. I strive to change global conversations from problems to solutions and to shift humanity from old paradigms of dependency and scarcity to interdependence and abundance. I am a “new thinker” and “way shower”.

BONNY SCHLEBUSCH I am a parent with two young children, of which one is in the KG2 Class. The Waldorf School, the people who work here and the children form a part of your heart, in such a way that their wellbeing, becomes your wellbeing. In 2017 I began sharing my expertise by assisting and working alongside the Waldorf School Marketing team to design artwork and concepts to improve on the Marketing Strategies. My creativity, conceptual thinking and problem solving abilities are the strengths I bring to the school. As a Kindergarten parent I also would like to see these important year in our children's lives, and where they are spent, well nurtured, and the needs and growth of this faculty well repres ented on the Board of Trustees. I hope that through my creativity and positive energy I will able to assist and uphold these ideals.

DEVESHNI NAIDU Deveshni has three children and her youngest daughter is in Class 4 at SWS. She moved from Durban to Cape Town in 2000. In 2001 she opened her first business, Kohinoor – an Indian takeaway in Durbanville. Since then, she has operated and run a few businesses: Back 2 Health – an Ayurvedic Health Centre, Customer Visibility Solutions - a signage company and Next Promotions – a promotions company in the liquor industry. She is passionate about community building and spent much of her spare time over the years in community projects and programmes. Deveshni was the Area Convenor of the Sri Sathya Sai Organisation in the Western Cape for a few years and before that she taught the Sathya Sai Education in Human Values programme to children and teenagers from Elsies River and Parow. She used to also organise free medical camps in Mitchell’s Plein, Rylands & Cravenby as well as co-ordinate feeding programmes in those areas for the same organisation. Over the years her love for dance & movement was rekindled and she trained as a Nia Technique instructor. She immersed herself in other Conscious Dances to broaden her understanding of the various expressions. In 2007 she experienced a health issue. Coming from a holistic healing background, she chose alternate routes to heal. This led to her connecting much deeper with other women here and abroad on similar issues which led to her training in womb awakening & healing. Womb awakening taught Deveshni how to access and give voice to her own grief and trauma. In facilitating and hosting Red Tent women’s circles, she found ways to support other women. Since then she has tried to find ways to combine her passion for dance and her love for community to heal our collective trauma & grief in a post-apartheid South Africa. Some of the other Projects that she has been involved in are: Women of the Earth (Women’s gatherings), the Red Tent (One Billion Rising 2014, AfrikaBurn 2015) and Women are Medicine in Cape Town & Turkey (2014/2015/2016). She recently organised a workshop in Cape Town – “Is There Really a Them” for the Director of Moving Conflicts – Ben Yeger, an ex Israeli soldier & Movement Medicine teacher from the UK.

RAY BRINK I am an attorney, notary and conveyancer specialising in property and commercial law. I hold LL.B., LL.M. (Commercial Law) degrees and various postgraduate certificates and I am currently completing my thesis in completion for the requirements of a PhD in Private Law at the University of Cape Town. I also have yoga teacher certification obtained from Dr. Rashpal from Dharamshala, India.

My formal employment history ranges from legal research in preparation for CODESA to managing the State Attorney’s Head Office in Pretoria to presently practising as an attorney with a particular interest in human rights law. My interests range from the creative arts, to nature reserve hiking, yoga and meditation. I am strongly in favour of an education which focuses on the specific needs of a growing child based on his/her age and specific cognitive and emotional needs. A key value is also a strong development of a sense of civic responsibility and care for others irrespective of demographic background and individual challenging circumstances. For these reasons I am strongly supportive of Steiner education and its underlying values. However, such schools exist in an environment where the challenges facing them need to be managed wisely in order for the values to survive and expand their traction.

Presently my daughter Isabella is in Grade 2 at the school and my son will join kindergarten next year when he attains three years of age. I have recently been involved in the process of developing additional baby classes and look forward to being part of the Coming of Age team for the November camp. I am confident that my specific background, skills and interests would make me a valuable addition to school management and I would find it an honour to assist in directing the school towards a bright and successful future.

Introducing our new Parent Trustees

Football Fixtures

2018

Date Versus Venue Start Time

Wed 9 May Stellenzicht High School Jamestown Sports Field 15H00 Postponed

Wed 16 May Kayamandi High School Kayamandi Sports Complex 15H00

Wed 23 May Luckhoff High School Idas Valley Sports Complex 15H00

Wed 25 July Bridgehouse College Bridgehouse College 15H00

Wed 30 May Cloetesville High School Cloetesville 15H00

Wed 1 Aug Paul Roos Gymnasium Paul Roos Gymnasium 15H00

Wed 8 Aug Makapula High School Kayamandi Sports Complex 15H00

Volleyball Fixtures 2018

Group 1 Round 4 (7 – 11 May) Stellenbosch Waldorf vs Bernadino Heights High (Home) Round 5 (14 – 18 May) Stellenbosch Waldorf vs Simanyane (Home) Round 6 (21 – 25 May) Stellenbosch Waldorf vs Bloekombos (Home)

TERM 3 (Dates To be confirmed) Round 7 Tuscany Glen High vs Stellenbosch Waldorf (Away) Round 8 Stellenbosch Waldorf vs Tuscany Glen (Home)

Sports News

Netball Fixtures Term 2 2018

Wed 16 May vs Mondeor Eco School (Away) Wed 23 May vs Helderberg College (Away)

Wed 30 May vs Bridgehouse College (Away)

LOST PROPERTY!

Please take the time to come look for your child’s lost property. Items will be on display on the trestle table outside the hall this Friday. We especially have a lot of clothing items that were left behind in the Middle-Aftercare class. Items not collected will be donated to charity at the end of term.

Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun

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Cl.7 Medieval Festival at Constantia Waldorf School.

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BOT Meeting 18h30

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PS Whitsun Festival 08h15 – 09h30.

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Regional Sharing Conference at Khanyisa

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21 22 23 24 25

Sisonke Show

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Sisonke Show

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Sisonke Show 28

29 30 31

1 June 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9

Links Meeting

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Matric exams for 2 weeks

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Cl.12 Play

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Cl.12 Play Proposed Readathon BOT Meeting 18h30

15 Eid al-Fitr

Cl.12 Play

16 Youth Day

Cl.12 Play

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St. John’s Festival during this week Date tbc – weather dependant Cl.9 camp

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Cl.9 camp

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KG St. John’s Festival HS Mini Conference Cl.9 camp

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Cl.9 camp

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SWS end Term 2 – school ends 11h00 Cl.9 camp

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25 26 27 28 29 30 1 July

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SWS Teachers start-GTM 09h00

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SWS start Term 3 – school ends 12h30

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BOT Meeting 18h30

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30 31 1 August 2 3 4

Cl.2 Parent Meeting Winter School for Parents -tbc

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6 7 8 9 Women’s Day 10 School Holiday 11

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Cl.10 Job Shadowing – 2 weeks

14 15 16

BOT Meeting 18h30

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Cl.1 Parent Meeting Regional Sharing Conference at Imhoff

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Links Meeting

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27 28 29 30 31 1 September

Cl.3 Parent Meeting Sisonke KG Fundraiser

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3 4 5 6

Budget Meeting 18h30

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Cl.7 Parent Meeting

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Matric Record Exams - 2 weeks

11 12 13

BOT Meeting 18h30

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High School Big Walk Cl.12 Project Presentations

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Primary School Big Walk

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Cl.7 Play Morning for children Evening for parents

19 20

Cl.12 Formal Dinner

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SWS end Term 3 – school ends 11h00

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DATES TO DIARISE 2018 - (THESE DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun

24 Heritage Day 25 26 27 28 29 30

1 October 2 3 4 5 6 7

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SWS Teachers start-GTM 09h00

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SWS start Term 4 – school ends 12h30

10 11

BOT Meeting 18h30

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Matric 2018 Final Assembly

13 14

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Cl.11 Social Prac – 2 weeks

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17 18 19

Primary School Cl.5 Language Sharing

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KG Spring Festival and Open Day

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Matrics Final Exams start (22 Oct – 28 Nov)

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Cl.10 COA camp

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Cl.10 COA camp

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Cl.10 COA camp

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Cl.10 COA camp

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Cl.10 COA camp

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29 30 31 1 November 2 3 4

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Cl.8 camp

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Cl.8 camp

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Cl.8 camp

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Cl.8 camp BOT Meeting 18h30

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Cl.8 camp

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Cl.11 camp

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Cl.11 camp

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Cl.11 camp

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Cl.11 camp

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Links Meeting

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Cl.7 camp

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Cl.7 camp

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Cl.7 camp Cl.3 camp

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Cl.7 camp Cl.3 camp

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Cl.7 camp Cl.3 camp

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Love Christmas Market Shepherd’s Play and Fundraiser Dinner

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Cl.9 Shakespeare Play

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Cl.9 Shakespeare Play

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Cl.9 Shakespeare Play

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Cl.9 Shakespeare Play

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Cl.9 Shakespeare Play

1 December

Cl.9 Shakespeare Play

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KG Advent Garden

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KG Faculty end Term 4 BOT Meeting 18h30

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SWS end Term 4 – school ends 11h00

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Teachers at school

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Teachers at school

12 13 14 15 16 Day of

Reconciliation

17 Public Holiday 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 Christmas Day 26 Day of Goodwill 27 28 29 30

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PS and KG Outreach Programme Macassar Library and Aftercare Centre

Class contribution schedule

Tuesday, 15th May: Class 4

Tuesday, 22nd May: Class 3 and KG2

Tuesday, 29th May: Class 2

Tuesday, 5th June: Class 1 and PG

Tuesday, 12th June: Class 7

Tuesday, 19th June: Class 6

All contributions will be collected at 08h15. Thank you for supporting this initiative. Your contributions are hugely appreciated!

Primary School and Kindergarten Teachers

Flowers in the Foyer

Monday, 14 May

Ebbes Family

Monday, 21 May

Edwards Family

Monday, 28 May

Mitch Engel Family

Monday, 4 June

Biko Erasmus Family

Monday, 11 June

Amir Evans Family

Monday, 18 June

Zander Evans Family

Thank you for all the beautiful flowers we receive each week!

The Circus is not in town it is Next Door! Come and see the spectacular – Imaginaria – show from 25 to 27 May.

Many years ago a Waldorf student had a dream, a vision and a hope to bring young people together through skills development and the joy of performance in a social impulse of a special circus. Today that dream is a meaningful reality. The Sisonke Social Circus is an animal free, community upliftment project with its mission to bring the different communities of Stellenbosch together through the medium of circus. And so this dream touches and enhances the lives of so many. Not only all the children it has encouraged to grow through trying, sharing and mastering. But in the joy of coming to watch this uplifting circus perform. Imaginaria is a place

where your imagination is fully present and the show offers you a time of sheer enjoyment as you are invited into a world where colour and spectacle lights up comedy, juggling, drama, aerial arts, dance, flow arts, acrobatics, adagio and so much more. There will be music and opera and the showcasing of an exceptional children’s violin group from an outreach project in Masiphumelele, performing with Sisonke! The show takes place in The Shed. This is a fundraiser show and all proceeds go to maintaining the Sisonke Social Circus. Come and support and enjoy. Fri. 25 May at 18:00 – Sat. 26 May at 13:00 & 18:00 – Sun. 27 May 15:00 Tickets from Quicket R120 for Adults and R80 for Children or R150 for Adults at the Door and R100 for Children at the Door. Buy your Tickets on Quicket before the time!

Events & Workshops

The programme for the day is as follows:

10:30 - Puppet Show - Frog Prince

11 :15 - Circle Dance - Performed by Parents

12:00- Puppet Show - St. George and the Dragon

14: 00 - Puppet Show - Frog Prince

LIFT TO KUILSRIVER IN AFTERNOON Asiya and Junaid Bray are looking for a lift back to the Kuilsriver area for their daughter, Hiyaa, in the afternoons. Hiyaa is in Kindergarten so finishes class around 12h30. Is there anyone who is willing to take her back home then? Sharing costs, forming a liftclub, any ideas welcome! Please contact Asiya if you can help: saish.twist@gmail.com or 074 873 8405.

Classifieds

Stellenbosch Waldorf School’s Class 12 Plays

Display in our Reception Area – please come view the stunning models done by the Class 8’s for their Geography Main Lesson, as well as both Class 8 and Class 9 Maths projects. Here is just one example of their work on display.

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