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Contents Page

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Conference Enquiries

Contact Email Address Contact Number

Ms Jeanette Muller [email protected] +27 21 797 4247 extension 127

WBHS Front Office [email protected] +27 21 797 4247

Local Taxi Services Contact Number

Elite Taxis 021 447 9003

Rikkis Taxis 086 174 5547

Intercab Taxis 021 447 7799

Excite Taxis 021 448 4444

Contents Page

Contact information 3

Letter from Wynberg Boys’ High School Headmaster 4 Letter from Executive Director of IBSC 5

IBSC Programme 6

Online Interaction Information 7

Keynote Speakers 9/10

Breakaway Discussions: Sessions A and B 12/14

Historical Tours 15

Breakaway Discussions: Session C 16/17

Breakaway Discussions Group E & F 18/19

Prefect Leadership and the Four Pillars of Wynberg 20/21

List of Delegates – IBSC Conference 2014 22

Map of WBHS Facilities 23

Emergency

Contacts

Physical Address Email Address Contact

Number

South African Police Service

Church Street, Wynberg, opposite Maynardville, Wynberg, 7824

[email protected] 021 799 1300

Victoria Hospital Alphen Hill Rd, Cape Town 7800 Alphen Hill Rd, Cape Town

7800

021 799

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Please note: All Keynote Addresses

will take place in the Clegg Hall.

Venues for all other Breakaway

groups will be communicated on the

big screens and through the

announcer during the conference.

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Letter from the host: Wynberg Boys' High School Headmaster: Mr Keith

Richardson

Dear Delegates,

To teach boys is a special privilege and I salute all schools who Believe in Boys - although at

times it may seem that they inhabit a different world to those of their parents and teachers. Finding

suitable ways to communicate with them in the home, in the

classroom, on the sports field, in the music room and on the stage is

an exciting challenge facing all of us who are at the coalface of

mentoring boys to manhood in South African schools today.

That is what this 2014 conference is about. Taking the theme from

the name of the school ‘Wynberg’, we have adapted the biblical

injunction not to put new wine into old skins but to put 'New Wine in

New Skins’. Our keynote speakers have all been asked to give their

views on the most effective ways of doing this in their own fields.

All our speakers – dare we call them ‘sommeliers?’ - are experts in their craft. They are set to

tease our palates and to challenge us to taste further. Both our keynote speakers and presenters

of break-away groups have been asked to explore ways whereby we can endeavour to release the

potential of boys in our schools.

Thank you for taking the trouble to travel to Cape Town – one school from as far afield as

Zimbabwe – and we hope that this conference changes your approach to teaching and developing

boys in your schools.

We also intend to give delegates a real Wynberg experience and hope that you enjoy the social

side of the conference by taking part in historical walking tours around the suburb; a ‘wine and

chocolate tasting’ session and our conference dinner at Moyo Restaurant in Kirstenbosch with its

stunning views of Table Mountain.

This conference has many sponsors and we are hugely appreciative of their support of

education. Pearson Education, Varsity College, Sanlam Investment, Feedem Pitseng, Allan Gray

Orbis, Waltons, MySchool Card and Servest have all gone the extra mile. We thank them in

particular and all other sponsors who have contributed to the 2014 vintage which we are offering

this year.

If our conference were a wine, we would describe it as a fresh, lively and hearty vintage which we

hope will leave you with a lingering flavour.

Keith Richardson

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Letter from Executive Director of IBSC: Mr Brad Adams

Dear Delegates,

On behalf of all our colleagues in the International Boys’ Schools Coalition, it is my very great

pleasure to welcome you to New Wine in New Skins.

This is a wonderfully compelling theme, and over the next two days our exploration of perspectives

and practices that bring out the best in boys will be rewarding

and exciting.

Since its founding in 1995, the IBSC has been proudly global,

fostering everywhere a dialogue about the vital and vibrant role

of boys’ schools. From the early days of the IBSC to the

present, South African boys’ schools have been leaders in our

annual conferences, programmes and research initiatives. This

leadership is felt especially in the tradition of superb local

regions in South Africa, and New Wine in New Skins continues

this innovative work.

Let me extend our gratitude to Keith Richardson and everyone

at Wynberg Boys’ High School for hosting this event, and for

doing so with such vision, commitment and hospitality.

Enjoy the next few days of collegiality and learning!

Brad Adams

Executive Director

International Boys’ Schools Coalition

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TIME EVENT

THURSDAY 13 MARCH:

14h30 Historic Tours of 'Old Wynberg'

Two bus tours: Historic Manor Houses - Hawthornden, Trovato & Springfield / Historic Churches

16h30 Tea in the WBHS museum Early Registration

17h00 Bill Bowden Pavilion

19h00 Dinner for Principals in Bill Bowden Pavilion

FRIDAY 14 MARCH

07h00 Registration - tea and coffee. Breakfast snacks

08h00 Welcome Keith Richardson - Headmaster WBHS

Brad Adams - Executive Director, IBSC Roger Cameron – IBSC Trustee

08h45 Opening Keynote Address: Dr Max Price: Transitioning to University: New

Challenges and Opportunities

09h45 Tea

10h30 Keynote Address: Kevin Sherman : 2025 and Beyond: The Skills Our Boys

Will Need to Flourish

11h15 Breakaway Session A: A Fresh Look at Technology in the Classroom. (Part 1)

12h00 Breakaway Session B: A Fresh Look at Technology in the Classroom. (Part 2)

12h45 Lunch

13h45 Keynote Address: Dr Michael Thompson (USA): ‘It’s a boy.’ 15h00 Breakaway Session C: Fresh Look at Mentoring Boys

16h00 Wine and Chocolate Tasting at the Bill Bowden 19h00 CONFERENCE DINNER at Moyo, Kirstenbosch Gardens.

SATURDAY 15 MARCH

07h30 Tea and Coffee: Breakfast Snacks

08h15 Opening Remarks

08h30 Keynote Address: Celia Lashie: The World of Adolescent Boys: What they

need from the adults in their world.

09h45 10h30

Tea

Address by Waltons

10h45 Keynote Address: Anthony Farr: Why an Entrepreneurial Mindset is Key to

Shaping the Future.

11h15 Breakaway Session D: Fresh Look at Innovation by Allan Gray

Fellows. (Part 1)

11h50 Breakaway Session E: Fresh Look at Innovation by Allan Gray Fellows. (Part 2)

12h30 Lunch

13h30 Keynote Address: Simon Banda: Uncorking the wine of connection - A

socio-cultural perspective.

14h30 Closing Address - David Williams

IBSC PROGRAMME

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Pearson, Allan Gray Orbis, Waltons, Mantelli’s,

MySchool, Powerade, Greenways, School Yard

Marketing, Servest, ADT Security, Buitenverwachting,

Sanlam, Feedem Pitseng and WBHS OBU.

We would like to make special mention of all those who have made significant

contributions to the organising of this conference. A number of people have been

involved, including organisers, teachers and sponsors. it would not have been

possible without all the time and effort which they have put in.

Conference Committee:

Official List of sponsors:

@WBHSIBSC

https://twitter.com/WBHSIBSC

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IBSC.SA.Conference

Chairman: Keith Richardson Administrator: Jeanette Muller Finance: Emilio Titus Breakaway Sessions: Anthony Sparrow / Julian Taylor Programme: Peter Murison

- Copy Editor Ben Thompson IT Administrator: Chris Merrington Caxton Book Stall: Pat Rogers History Tours: Neil Veitch Chocolate and Wine Pairing: Brian Botha Moyo Dinner: Sharmila Gordon Hosting Speakers: Catherine Kelly Mickey Lumb Herman Visagie

Special Thanks

Stay in touch with Conference 2014

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David Williams

Conference Facilitator

David Williams taught at King Edward VII School in Johannesburg, where he

was Head of English and coached rugby and cricket; and at Clifton College in

Bristol, UK, where he taught Politics and Economics and coached the 1st XV.

He was himself educated at King Edward’s and at Wits University. After

teaching, David went into broadcasting and journalism.

David hosts the live Open Exchange show every morning on the business channel CNBC Africa.

He joined CNBC Africa in April 2012 after nine years as a daily presenter on Summit TV. During

that time he conducted some 3,000 interviews with CEOs, leading economists, Cabinet Ministers

and civil servants.

Celia Lashie

Topic: The World of Adolescent Boys: What they need from the adults in their

world.

The author of ‘He’ll be okay: Helping Adolescent Boys become Good Men’; an

engaging and clear-headed discussion about teenagers “on the bridge” from

boyhood to manhood. Celia has spoken to hundreds and hundreds of

professional and parent audiences in New Zealand and Australia.

Told with warmth and humour, her book provides penetrating insight into the psychology of

adolescent boys on such topics as their desire to live in the moment, the power of peer pressure

or “horizontal learning”, risk-taking, and the need for boundaries and consequences. She offers

grounded and sometimes provocative advice to mothers and fathers about their different roles.

Michael Thompson

Topic: ‘It’s a Boy.’

Abstract: Expect advice on the developmental, psychological, social,

emotional, and academic lives of boys from infancy through the teen years.

Michael Thompson will explore the many ways in which boys strive for

masculinity and attempt to define themselves.

Michael Thompson, Ph.D. is a consultant, author and psychologist specialising in children and

families. His book on boys, ‘Raising Cain’, is a world-wide best-seller. He is the supervising

psychologist for the Belmont Hill School and has worked in more than five hundred schools across

the United States, as well as in international schools in Central America, Europe, Africa and Asia.

He has spoken at IBSC conferences and schools in the United States Canada, South Africa,

Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

IBSC South African Conference 2014 – Keynote Speakers

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Dr Max Price

Topic: Transitioning to University: New Challenges and Opportunities

Abstract: Universities are intent on increasing the diversity of their student

bodies. This diversity is both international and local, race and class, culture

and language, intellectual and extramural. What can schools do to prepare

their graduates better to complete and succeed at an institution like UCT?

Dr Max Price Dr Max Price was appointed vice-chancellor of UCT in 2008. It is interesting that

after he qualified as a medical doctor in 1979, he went on to read for a BA (PPE) degree at Oxford

University where he took up his Rhodes Scholarship.

Kevin Sherman

Topic: 2025 and Beyond: The Skills Our Boys Will Need to Flourish

Abstract: What kind of thinking will our boys need to thrive in 2025? What

skills will serve them in the world that we can’t begin to imagine? How must

schools change their teaching and adapt their curriculum so that we can

nurture our young men to build a brighter future for Africa? Schools can look to

21st century skills and design thinking to point the way forward in boys’

education. At the same time, these powerful ideas might also transform their educators

Kevin Sherman is an independent educational consultant specializing in innovative teaching

strategies. From 1985 until 2001, he taught secondary English and History, and also served as

Head of Department and Curriculum Advisor. Since 1990, he has been training teachers to use

technology in their classroom work.

Anthony Farr

Topic: Why an Entrepreneurial Mindset is Key to Shaping the Future.

Anthony Farr is currently the CEO of the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation, a non-

profit organisation established in 2005 as an education and development

catalyst to assist a generation of high growth entrepreneurial change agents to

bring about job creation in Southern Africa. The Foundation focuses on

educational and experiential methods to harness the potential of young minds.

Simon Banda

Topic: Uncorking the wine of connection - A socio-cultural perspective.

Simon Banda was an English teacher and then Headmaster of the truly

dynamic Livingstone High School for many years. This experience, together

with his time in the National Education Department, has given him a unique

view of our current educational issues and has led him into his current position

at UCT as a part-time Lecturer and a Student Mentor with ACE - Leadership

and Management Programme.

IBSC South African Conference 2014 – Keynote Speakers

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For more information on each of the individual speakers please visit the official

conference website via the Wynberg Boys' High School site, http://www.wbhs.org.za/.

Breakaway Discussion Groups - Sessions A & B

1 Marion Smallbones (Director of Efficacy at Pearson) -

‘How to Make the Best Digital Choice for your School’

Is your school considering a move to digital? Where do you start?

What are your objectives and outcomes? Do you have the capacity to

deliver? This practical session will give you the tools to make the right

decisions from the outset.

2 Karen Simpson (Learning Resources Director: Primary Schools

at Pearson) & & Emma Mendes – ‘How can Technology be used to

Create Engaging Reading Experiences for Boys?’

How do we continue to enthuse and engage boys in reading? Join this session

and discover the benefits of a blended approach to reading.

4 Chairman: Kobus van Wyk (Khanya). Panel: Anthony Egbers (Dainfern

College), Karen Stadler (Elkanah House), Enocj Tonga (Sunward Park High),

Helen Unwin (The Grove)

Implementing digital learning: What are the key technology considerations? From

infrastructure to device selection, appropriate hardware to suitable software, what

are the key considerations when making the move to a digital learning

environment? Join this panel discussion with schools that have gone through the

process to learn more.

5 Fiona Beal (ICT Integrator with SchoolNet),

Maggie Verster (CSIR/Meraka) and Robyn Clark

Rajab (Wits) – ‘Technology-enhanced learning

Become a learner in a technology enabled classroom and

see how various technologies can be utilised to transform

the learning experience.

3 Kevin Sherman - Research in the Primary School: ‘Real World Tasks

for Real World Outcomes’ (Session A only.)

Plagiarism is often cited by teachers and librarians as a critical challenge. But we, as

educators, are usually guilty of assigning tasks that encourage “bad” research

behaviours. This session presents examples of such tasks and strategies for thinking

about research as a “knowledge creation” process.

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9A Maritza Van Den

Heuvel (Innovation Lab

Director at Pearson)

Another hot educational trend in action! Come and play with us and see how gaming is fast

becoming a viable option for engaging boys and improving learner outcomes.

7 Jane MacKenzie-Hoskyn (Parklands College, and Apple

Distinguished Educator) – ‘How to teach effectively using tablets

and digital content.’

Hands on teacher training workshop with practical tips and tricks on how to plan,

prepare and source digital content for effective use in the classroom.

8 Nicole Masureik (Maths Teacher and Tech Manager at

Pinelands High) and Judi Francisco (Micklefield) – ‘The Flipped

Classroom: how to apply this model in your school.’

Join this session and become a learner in a flipped classroom

environment. Learn how this global education trend will impact on the

future role of the teacher and how your school can be ahead of the curve.

6 Kevin Sherman - Workshop: Advanced Google Search.

(Session B only)

Google makes it simple to find the information you need, but there are

strategies for locating higher quality sources more efficiently. Learn the

basics of predictive search, advanced search features, and filters to search

like you’ve never searched before.

10 Bailey Thomson and Dee Moodley (Spark Schools) – ‘How to use

data to inform instruction.’

Learning analytics is hardly new. What is new, however, is the rise in

quantity and quality of data being captured as learners engage in learning

processes. As a consequence of better and more data, analytics have

gained attention in education. Join Bailey Thomson and Dee Moodley from

Spark Schools as they share how they use data in their model.

9B Steven Rybicki (UCT

student and ‘gaming for

learning’ enthusiast)

Breakaway Discussion Groups - Sessions A & B

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Steeped in history, Wynberg Boys’ High School has undertaken a large amount of research

and fact-finding with regards to the area in which we find ourselves. Surrounded by famous

Churches and buildings, the schools ’ own history is full of interesting tales.

Eager to share our history with the world, Wynberg is continually developing its own Museum

and building towards our 175th celebrations in 2016. In doing, we have developed two sets of

Historical Wynberg Tours; both of which were on offer to delegates this week – the ‘Three

Churches Tour’ and the ‘Three Great Houses Tour.’ The truly fascinating aspects of these six

beautiful buildings is that they all lie within a kilometre or so of Wynberg Boys’ High School.

The first of the three churches on the tour, given by our Librarian Mrs Pat Rogers, is the Lutheran Church, situated on the edge of

Wynberg Military Camp, which came into existence in the later 19th century in response to the needs of the German community

living on the Cape Flats at Philippi. For many of this community the main congregation in Cape Town lay too far afield for regular

attendance.

Church number two is the Dutch Reformed Church, sited in a commanding position on Carr Hill and now a national monument. Dr

Philip Eduard Faure was the first incumbent, appointed in 1854 and remaining at his post for the next 48 years. Successively

enlarged over the years, its last extension was completed in 1899 and owed a significant debt to Cecil John Rhodes who provided

the four massive granite pillars which were part of this enlargement.

The third historical church related to Wynberg is the Anglican church of St John the Evangelist, situated slightly higher up the hill

from where Glebe Cottage stands today. Having used the Cottage for years as a chapel, the local English -speaking congregation

succeeded in having a church of their own built in the mid-19th century. St John’s was for years the garrison church for the military

camp close by.

The Great Houses Tour is given by Mr Neil Veitch,

the man currently responsible for writing the

schools ’ 175th History. The talk starts with a history

of Hawthornden, the home of the Labia family which

is situated to the immediate south of the school.

Count and Countess Labia have welcomed many

groups of people into their home over the years,

happy that such interest continues to be shown in

this grand, High Victorian country-house, bought in

1892 by Sir JB Robinson, the well-known South

African mining magnate.

The second building of significance is the great

Edwardian mansion, ‘Trovato House,’ designed by

Sir Herbert Baker for the Transvaal millionaire, Carl

Jeppe in 1903. Once surrounded by many acres of

farmland, ‘Trovato’ passed from the Powell family to

its present use as headquarters of a commercial

enterprise which assures its immaculate present-

day condition.

‘Springfield House‘ was the manor of a part of the

Oude Wijnberg estate, owned formerly by Colonel

George Rogers as a working farm and acquired in

1870 by the Irish Dominican sisterhood who opened

a school there the following year. The early school

was developed around the manor house and its

extensive orchards and fields have gradually been

replaced by sports facilities and new school

buildings.

Historical Tours – Wynberg Churches and Houses

St John's, Wynberg

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Lisa Pedersen - Improving Behaviour By Developing EQ

Independent Educationalist This practical session will provide examples of activities to help boys develop self-awareness, confidence and self-regulation of behaviour. This session aims to

encourage educators to focus less on handing out punishments and more on developing the learner.

Cecilia Erasmus and Ilze Nel – Learning Through Play St. Stithians Boys’ High School

A discussion on the role of creativity in the form of games/play in the classroom , and ideas on how to implement play/games in a constructive, disciplined manner. We suggest that, if we want to put ”new wine into new skins” we should approach boys of

any age in the language they understand!

Mandy Herold - Supporting the Single Parent – partnering with teachers and families to grow strong children/boys Ridge School The roles of the parent is an ever challenging and demanding task. Schools have a responsibility to partner with parents in their journey. The talk will feature Ms Herold’s own experience and endeavour to assist schools and teachers in how best to support single

parents..

Breakaway Discussion Groups - Session C

Peter Westwood - New Relationships for a New Society Diocesan College (Bishops)

Over the past seven years Bishops has managed a process of change to important relationships within the College. The two main focuses of change were a new leadership system and a new relationship of mutual and appropriate respect between

seniors and juniors. This workshop will give an overview of the changes and some insight into how the school managed them.

Roy Hellenberg – Turning Young Men into Active Citizens.

Rondebosch Boys’ High School

One of the key contributions education can make to our country is to raise up a

generation of young people who are actively engaged as citizens. The talk will

explore both the curricular and extra-curricular approaches to developing this in the

context of our country’s history, reality and future possibilities; emphasising the need

to get this particular aspect right in all schools, but especially boys schools.

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Pauline Constable - Encouraging a Passion for Reading.

St. Benedicts

"If a child, in a modern society like ours, does not learn to read, he will not make it in life!"

Paired Reading: The St. Benedicts experience, history and concept. Involving parents and

pupils; if the six week programme is completed, pupils are guaranteed to improve their

reading ages.

Gerry Noel – Changing Spaces

Diocesan College (Bishops)

How do we create academic spaces that are used by Boys outside of the classroom? Where

is the future of school libraries going? Essential to many of these questions is this idea of

creating ownership of the space, making boys feel they’re a part of something great. If this

means allowing games, eating and drinking in the library, perhaps we should be redesigning

these spaces?

Terry Wilken - Understanding ADHD

Diocesan College (Bishops)

Taking a look at understanding the ADHD person, the medical condition of ADHD and its diagnosis,

treatment and medication, classroom management and the adult with ADHD.

James Frazer - Life Orientation and Physical Education work

Rondebosch Boys’ High School

The current LO/PE syllabus presents many challenges for schools which make the

subject often a unhappy space in schools. I hope to present some ideas at a very

practical level. My real hope is that it will open a dialogue between schools who then

may be willing to share both best practise and what gives them ulcers in this challenging

field.

Nicholas Hall - Online Legal Risks for Schools

Michalsons Attorneys

Specialising in Information Communication and Technology law, Nicholas has been giving

talks to educational institutions around the country on "internet awareness" for the past 4

years. His presentation covers a number of the legal risks that learners and adults face when

using the internet as their primary means of communication, and illust rates these risks

through a number of case studies."

Breakaway Discussion Groups - Session C

Dr Anne-Ka van den Hoek - Connecting the Dots The Independent Institute of Education

Making the transition from school to higher education can be incredibly daunting both for students and their parents. However, acquiring certain skills and being a little more aware of the potential challenges can make the journey a little less frightening.

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Allan Gray Orbis Fellows and Candidate Fellows

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Fellows Name Topic

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Tokologo Phetla Allan Gray Candidate Fellow who will share his personal insights and learnings from his journey towards being a future role model of innovation.

2 Matthew Piper As above.

3 Kevin Rodrigues As above.

4 Aldrin Boraine It started with an Economics Test.

5 Douglas Hoernle Rethinking Mobile Education in Africa. The journey from opportunity, to idea, to reality.

6 Mbali Sikakana Eduvator - A Lesson That Education Is Always A Crowdsourced Effort. My educational progression and development, and how I use partnerships to achieve my goals

7 Ludwick Marishane The First Steps of Significance.

8 Patrick Kayongo Living with a passionate pursuit of one’s craft for the greater good. How enjoying what one does, and pursuing excellence in, it serves society as a whole.

9 Dinika Govender The Importance of Being Uncertain. How dissatisfaction and a 360-degree sense of direction still leads me to keep learning, experimenting, experiencing, and concurrently.

10 Sibusiso Mbonambi Is Scholar Enterprise a School Responsibility?

Breakaway Discussion Groups: Sessions D & E

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Leadership

Wynberg Boys' High School is a school where boys are given opportunities

to discover the leadership qualities within them. Throughout a student’s

school career he has opportunities to take part in courses, activities and

camps which will test and develop his leadership skills. Prefects especially

are given great responsibility to lead. Each prefect is in charge of a

particular portfolio, namely: Academics, Sport, Culture, Service,

Communications, RCL, Grade or House. The prefects, as well as the matric

students, lead the school. Leadership at Wynberg is thriving.

Head Prefect Raythaan Addinall

Academics

Academics, the primary basis of any school, is one of the four pillars at

Wynberg. Wynberg strives for excellence in its results and does not accept

the bare minimum of 30% and 40% set by the state. For this reason Wynberg

aims to push students; allowing them to select their own academic goal for

the year: the MPL system of Wynberg. An individual Minimum Performance

Level. The level that an individual chooses must be achieved in every test.

Goal setting is an important process of any system that wishes to be

successful and something we instil in all our boys.

Academic Prefect Jason Bright

Culture

Culture is the heart and soul of the school. In this pillar boys are able to

express their creativity through art, drama, music and song. They can also

join various societies that Wynberg offers. Through culture activities boys

can connect with each other socially and grow their understanding of what is

good in our society.

Culture Prefect Kyle Robbertze

Prefect Leadership and the Four Pillars of Wynberg

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Sport The sport pillar is an integral part of school life. Boys are encouraged to

participate in physical activity on a daily basis. Playing sport for Wynberg

teaches one to work as team, valuable life lessons and to make great friends

in the process. Sport at Wynberg is of the highest standard. Many different

sports codes regularly compete against the country’s top teams.

Sport Prefect Chad Gouws

Service The service portfolio is, like all others at Wynberg Boys' High School, a busy

one. Service has grown tremendously over the last few years. It is one of the

four pillars of the school and it works within the school, as well as with the

community. We help within the school wherever we can: be it tabling at sports

matches or ushering at cultural performances…service is everywhere.

Outside of the school is where our main focus lies. We do just about everything

our resources can allow. From helping Rotaract with their events; marshalling

at long distance events or even building houses. Aside from the fun we have;

all who are involved will agree that it is a humbling experience which you

always leave feeling that you have contributed to making the life of someone

else better. Service is not only a responsibility we, as the fortunate, have; it is a privilege which we

are grateful for as well.

Service Prefect Mwela Mambwe

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Delegates – IBSC Conference 2014

Affies - Mev Marlene du Toit, Mnr H Schoeman. Bishops - Mr V Wood, Mrs T Hoefnagels, Mr M Walsh, Mr S

Henchie, Mr P Farlam, Mr P Broster, Mrs D Slemon, Mr G Gibbon, Mr J Swift, Ms B Kemball, Mr K Warne, Mr

G Pearson, Mr T Wilke, Mr P Westwood, Mr W Donkin, Mrs C Gammon, Mrs O Peel, Mr O Horstmann, Mr G

Klerck, Mr G Noel, Mrs J Withers. Bishops Prep - Mrs L Adelbert, Mrs S Burgess, Mr C Groom, Mrs L

Hamman, Mrs M Harrod, Mr M Erlangsen, Mr G Brown, Mrs A McDonald, Mr T Siko. Clifton School - Mr G

Jones, Mr H Goedeke, Mr D Greaves, Ms F King, Mr P Mckay, Mr B Mitchell. Cordwalles Prep School - Mr L

Veenstra, Mrs P Lowe. CPUT - Mr A van Der Bijl. Durban High School - Mr H Pike. Glenwood High School -

Mr A D Pinheiro. Graeme College - Mr P Reed. Grey High School (PE) - Rector NR Crawford. Grey Junior

School - Mr L M Pearson, Mrs K Botha, Mrs P Lunnon. Highlands North Boys High School - Mr M A

Mokgalaka. Hilton College - Mr M A Perrett, Mr M Green. Howick High School - Mr R Langley, Mrs Langley.

Jeppe High School - Mr A Dempsey, Mr D Jackson, Mr C Purchase, Mrs C Rattray, Mr R Faltermeier.

Kearsney College - Mr P Kirsten, Mrs S Cairns, Mr A van Zyl, Mr E van den Aardweg. King Edward V11 - Mr D

C P Lovatt. Kirstenhof Primary School - Mr C Barham. Lomagundi College - Mr MP Erlank. Maritzburg

College - Mr C Luman, Mr K Guise-Brown, Mr I Talke, Ms A McLoughlin, Mrs S Webley, Mrs J Orchard, Mr A

Maganbeharie, Mr R Barbour, Mrs D Martin, Mr M Marwick. Michaelhouse - Mr A Laing, Mr P Fleischack, Mr

A Adlington-Corfield, Mr T Jarvis. Paul Roos Gimnasium - Mnr W van Rensburg, Me G Olivier, Mnr K

Badenhorst. Pretoria Boys High School - Mr M Smith, Mr A D Reeler, Mr J Illsley. Queens College - Mr M

Boy, Mr A Dewar, Mr D Osborn. RBHS - Mr S Simpson, Mr L Forbes, Mr N Teubes, Mr J Frazer, Mr R

Hellenberg, Mr Z Nongqotho, Mr R Claasen. RBPS - Mr T Ryan. SACS - Mr W Parsons, Mr B Van Selm, Mrs D

Siso, Mr K Ball, Mr M Guiney, Mr T O Connor. Selbourne College - Mr S Gunn, Mr A Markus, Mr J Sparg, Mrs

T Schmidt. Somerset College Prep - Mr J de Waal, Mrs A Devlin. St Alban's College - Ms A Roche, Mr L

Pierre. St Andrew's College - Mr P Edey, Mr A Smith, Mr L Hoefnagels, Mr A Ferreira, Mrs D Griffith-Smith,

Mr P Andrew. St Andrew's Preparatory School - Mr Z Plescia, Mrs J Sparks. St Benedict's College - Mr P Du

Plooy, Mr F Van der Linde, Mrs K AcAnda, Mrs A Leeburn, Mrs M Coetzee, Miss T Lennox, Mrs M Bonte, Mr C

Reed, Mrs N Vorster, Miss S Meirowitz, Miss R Pearson, Mrs P Constable, Mr T Flude. St David's Marist.

Inanda - Mrs C Kennedy, Ms B Kee, Mr J Ferreira, Mr D Smith. St David's Prep - Ms S Ann Knowles, Ms E Hill,

Ms A Norton. St Johns - Mr R Cameron, Mr D Campbell, Ms D Campbell, Ms A Nettleton, Mr M Huysamer,

Mr A Caldwell, Mr D Libera, Mr L Manthata, Ms C Henning, Ms M Long, Mr C Verdal -Austin, Ms A Trolese,

Mr J Gunning, Ms J de Lange, Ms G Goodwin. St John's College, Zimbabwe - Mr C Trinci. St John's Pre-

Preparatory School - Mrs JM Lane. St Stithians Boys' College - Mrs C Erasmus, Mrs B Webster, Ms I Nel , Mr

M Dace, Mrs G Kennedy. St Stithians College Boys' Prep - Mr A Stewart, Mr J Fredericks, Mr F Howard, Mrs S

Stockgit, Mr Q Pascoe. The Ridge School - Mr P Channon, Mr S Curtis, Ms M Herold. Western Province Prep

School - Mr G Skeeles, Mr A Wells, Mr A Payne, Mr A Hughes. Westville Boys High - Mr R Brown, Ms J

Bircher. Wynberg Boys' High School - Mr K Richardson, Ms P Rogers, Mr R Inglis, Mr B Thompson, Mr A

Sparrow, Mr L Moser, Ms K Swart, Mr P van Schalkwyk, Ms S Lindsay, Mrs C Kelly, Mr P Murison. Wynberg

Boys' Junior School - Mr C Hart, Mr G Rhode, Mrs S Graham.

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