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by leighbensch20th May 2022 News0 comments

Mother’s Day Chocolates

For Mother's Day, a couple of weeks ago, our Year 8s worked together as a team and made more than 800 chocolates to be delivered to the school for Mother’s Day. They had so much fun! This activity reminded me of the importance of giving children the opportunity to get involved in...

by leighbensch5th May 2022 News0 comments

Erfeniskos (Heritage Food)

Our Year 9 Afrikaans class explored some of our inheritance handed down from our families and discovered that food, the atmosphere in the kitchen while making it and the joy of being together are all part of what makes happy memories in our lives.Enjoy these glimpses into the kitchens of three...

by leighbensch7th April 2022 News0 comments

MathsArt Competition 2022

Some of our Year 7-12 students are currently busy working on their entries for the local MathsArt Competition 2022 run by the GMMDC (Govan Mbeki Maths Development Centre Nelson Mandela University). The theme for this year is: “Mathematics: the language of the sciences”. This serves to link Art,...

by leighbensch3rd March 2022 News0 comments

The Counselling Corner

Welcome to the Counselling Corner: A space where we will discuss all things mental health. Reflections on our first PARENTING WORKSHOP This week we had our first parenting workshop at Helderberg International School. We focused on the topic of SELF. We had a closer look at our childhood,...

by leighbensch17th February 2022 News0 comments

Irma Stern Museum

Early on Tuesday, 15 February, the our Year 10 and 11 Art and Literature High School students eagerly departed for a long awaited outing to the fascinating Irma Stern Museum at The Firs, in Cape Town.  The Curator, Educational Coordinator, Nombuko, had tables, chairs and umbrellas...

by leighbensch20th January 2022 Uncategorised0 comments

The Counselling Corner

Welcome to the Counselling Corner: A space where we will discuss all things mental health.  We cannot give from an empty cup! Navigating parenthood, your job, your family, and your relationships can be challenging. Never mind keeping the house in order, squeezing in an hour of Netflix,...

by leighbensch19th August 2021 News0 comments

From the Principal’s Desk – 19 August 2021

Dear Parents Do you throw that old cereal box, margarine tub or jam jar into the rubbish bin? Don’t let one of our Eco-warriors see you! Our precious Year 3s take their chosen responsibility of protecting Mother Earth very seriously indeed. Not only have they worked tirelessly on the...

by leighbensch13th August 2021 News0 comments

Year 6 – Nature’s Art

Our Year 6 class spent time learning about the British artist, Andy Goldsworth. He is a British artist known for his installations involving natural materials and the passage of time. Andy owes his love towards nature to his family, who introduced him to agriculture at a very tender age....

by leighbensch13th August 2021 News0 comments

From the Principal’s Desk – 13 August 2021

Dear Parents We are thrilled to announce that our latest exam series has been one of our most successful to date after receiving our students’ results this week. Our IGCSE students achieved the following:An astounding 20 A* symbols,14 A symbols,7 B symbols, and14 C symbols. Equally pleasing are...

by leighbensch30th July 2021 News0 comments

From the Principal’s Desk – 30 July 2021

Dear ParentsWhat a wonderful week it has been having some of our students back on campus! It has been a week filled with the simple pleasures of eager, curious eyes, happy chatter, spontaneous laughter and active teaching. Despite the third wave, Helderberg International has not skipped a...

by leighbensch24th June 2021 News0 comments

From the Principal’s Desk – 24 June 2021

Dear Parents In my last newsletter for the term I would like to refer to the photo above. The sun rises on a new day despite an intimidating bank of clouds that crowd over the school’s roof threatening to swamp it with their burgeoning mass. Above the mounting muscle, to the right, a vortex...

by leighbensch23rd June 2021 News0 comments

“Excellence” is the most important school value, and also the most ubiquitous

Please have a read this wonderful Argumentative / Discursive Essay essay written by one of our Year 11 students, Vincent Arnaud. It is on the School's core values, notably Excellence, and especially at exam time this may be very appropriate. “Excellence” is the most important school value,...

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