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MAGA ZINE

4TH EDITION

FROM THE OFFICE O n t he 2 9 t h o f J an u ar y we welc omed our fresh new first year i nta k e o f 2 0 2 0 . F ille d wit h exc it ement for t he event s ind ustry an d a wo n de r f u l jo u r n e y ly in g ahead at The Aleit Ac ad emy, t hey we re mo re t h an e ag e r to get t he Aleit -ball rolling! Ca mp u s l i f e o n th e b e au tiful Lourensford W ine Est at e, kic k ed o f f i n f ul l sw i ng as t h e s tu d e n ts mad e new friend s while being exp ose d t o v ar io u s c re ativ e ac t iv it ies t o ent ic e t heir ind us trypassi on . By mi d- M a rc h an u n e x p e c t ed S t at e of Disast er d ec larat ion by our p re si de n t, C y r il R am ap hosa, was announc ed , d ue t o t h e CO V ID - 1 9 o u tb re ak . T h is led us t o bring The Aleit Ac ad emy to a n a b r u p t h alt in aid o f p rev ent ion of t he v irus spread ing even more . Ca m p u s c lo s e d o n the 18 t h of M arc h and is expec t ed to re-o p e n o n Mo n d ay , 2 0 t h A pril 20 20 . All sc h e dule d f ir s t y e ar le c t ures have been post poned t ogeth er wit h pr a ct ic al h o u r s . 2 n d Year I nt er nal I nt er nships and Ext er n al wor k sh op s h av e b e e n p o s t poned . 3 rd Year Ex t er nal I nt er nsh i ps a nd t he G r ad u atio n d ate h as been post poned , unt il lat er th i s yea r. T he A l e i t A c ad e m y h as p u t t hese measures in plac e t o ensu re our st ude nt s an d le c t u re r s st ay safe and healt hy. We ur ge al l stude nt s t o t ak e c are an d self-isolat e as far as possible d uri n g thi s t i me .

REGISTRATION F I R S T Y E A R S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 0

Reg i st r a t i on d ay f o r o u r F ir st -Year st ud ent s t ook plac e on We dn e sda y t h e 2 9 th o f J an uary 20 20 . Aft er c omplet ing all th e a dm i n f or m s , re c e iv in g th eir of fic ial Aleit Ac ad emy st ud en t ca rds a n d s t ar te r k it s â€“ th e y were read y for t raining. Afte r re g i st r atio n , t h e s tu d ent s mov ed st raight int o S hake an d Ser v e pr a c tic al t r ain in g s e ssions, followed by a soc ial g et - t o - k n ow - o n e - an o th e r braai, Cod e of Cond uc t ind uc t ion ses si o n a n d f in al p h o t o s h o ot .

INDUCTION WEEK F I R S T Y E A R S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 0

Onc e t he st ud ent s h ad c omplet ed t heir Sh ake and S erv e prac t ical t raining, t hey st arted th e j our ney t o c ompleti n g t heir required 35 0 prac t ic al hours (at vari o u s venues suc h as Caval l i , Laurent , Z eit z M OCAA & Bakenhof) by end o f th e year.

The F i r st Ye a r G ro u p S t u d e n t Forum c lass represent at ives have been s el ec t e d. Co n g r at u latio n s o n c e again t o t he v ery c apable Am ber C ha r l e s a n d Tay n ite G o n s alves who has ac c ept ed t he ad d ed respon si bi l i t i e s s u c h as s e n d in g birt hd ay remind ers, managin g year group so c i a l s an d m u c h m o re. They are d oing a fant ast ic j ob so f ar! 4

BUDDY SOCIAL F I R S T Y E A R S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 0

T he S e co n d - Ye ar s t u d e n ts took i t u pon t h e m s e lv e s to m ak e sure t h a t eac h n e w F ir s t - Year ha s a “bu d d y ” t o as s is t th em wit h a n y qu e r ie s th e y m ay have dur i ng t he i r s tu d ie s , g o in g for w a rd. T he y de si g n e d a c re ativ e w ay of en su r i ng e v e r y o n e f in d s t heir buddy: e a c h s e c o n d y e ar wore one un i qu e e ar r in g an d e a c h first ye a r rec e iv e d t h e ma t c h i ng e ar r in g . I n o rd e r t o find t h e i r b u d d y – th e y h ad t o find t h e pe r s o n w h o was we a r i n g t h e e ar in g m atc h i ng the o n e t h e y re c e iv e d . O n c e the bu ddy was f o u n d , t h e y enj oye d a b e v e r ag e to g e t her wh i l e pl a yin g g am e s an d g et t i n g t o k n o w e ac h o th er a bit more .

STYLED SHOOT F I R S T Y EAR S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 0

The t he m e f o r th is y e ar ’ s st yled shoot was “reac h for st a rs” w i t h a blu s h p in k , b lac k , grey and whit e c olour sc heme. Tha n k yo u to o u r in c re d i bly reliable suppliers who c ol l a bor at e d w ith T h e A l eit Ac ad emy t o c reat e t his beautiful shoot. Ve nue : L au re n t | Ph o t o grapher: M onique S miles Ph ot o g r ap h y | L in e n : Aut hent ic Planning | Hiring it ems: Do w ni n g E v e n t Hire | D ec or Hiring: Aut hent ic Planning | F l o r a l de s ig n : Par ad is o F lowers | Fur nit ure: a|CR EATE | C a n dl e s: D e n g a D e c o r at ions & Cand les | M ake-up art is ts: C he ’ M ak e - u p & Sk in c are S pec ialist , S hani le R oux & TM S Ma ke up & Hair

PRACTICAL HOURS F I R S T Y E A R S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 0

Al t ho u g h 3 5 0 h o u r s s o u n d s out of reac h, t he first -year st u de nt s b e f o re c am p u s c losed d ue t o COV I D-19 . We are m ore t ha n p o s it iv e th at they will get right bac k int o t he sw i ng of th in g s u p o n t h e ir ret ur n in April.

a | CREATE WORKSHOP F I R S T Y E AR S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 0

We h a d t h e g re ate s t p r ivilege of hav ing our First Years t ake p a r t i n a c re ativ e w o r k s hop fac ilit at ed by one of t he best f u r ni t ure h ire an d e v e n t-st yling c ompanies imaginable – a|CREATE . E ac h s t u d e n t was equipped wit h a plain, black F e do r a h at alo n g wit h c raft t ools and c reat ive d éc or m a t e r i a l s . T h e ir t as k w as t o use t he giv en element s, tog e t he r wit h th e ir o wn creat iv e t hought proc esses t o c re a t e a u n iq u e , o n e - o f -a-kind hat . We were ast ound ed by e a ch st u d e n t’ s f in al p ro d uc t – somet hing eac h of t hem can b e v e r y p ro u d o f ! Ph ot o g r ap h y : Alic ia v an S t ad en (Grad uat e 2 01 9) F a ci l i t a t o r : Ale x - D e e n e Howard (Grad uat e 20 19 )

CREATIVITY WORKSHOP F I R S T Y E A R S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 0

E a c h ye a r T h e Ale it A c ad emy first year st ud ent s get v ariou s o pp or t un itie s to f le x t h e ir c reat iv e musc les. This t ime t hey we re t a sk e d w ith d o in g a c reat ive mood board workshop, le d b y A c ad e m y le c tu re r M onique Harris. Th e y ha d t o c re at e two dif ferent mood board s: 1. A p r a c tic al m o o d b o ard wit h paper, t ex t ures and m a t e r i a l s w h e re t h e y d e s igned t heir d ream living roomâ€™ s in t e r i or by s e le c tin g a c o lour sc heme & look (mod er n, b oh e mi a n , in d u s t r ial, f ar m st yle, et c . ) 2. A di g i t al v e r s io n wh e re t hey had t o d esign eit her a moo d b oa rd f o r an A le it A c ad emy Grad uat ion, Huisd ans or a C l a ssi c B lu e we d d in g . Th e y co u ld als o s e le c t th eir st yle of mood board whic h is ei t h e r l oo s e c o llag e o r a refined t emplat e, and t hese are 9 so me of th e f ab u lo u s c reat ions t hey c ame up wit h.

STUDIES F I R S T Y E A R S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 0

The F i r st - Ye ar s t u d e n ts h a ve alread y c omplet ed t heir firs t h a l f of t h e ir le c t u re s an d t est one for Lear ner Programs o n e to t h re e ! A l t h ou g h t h e y w ill h av e a lot of t ime on t heir hand s b e f ore t h e y re tu r n b ac k t o c ampus in April only (t hanks to th e CO V I D - 1 9 p an d e m ic), t hey hav e been enc ouraged to u se t hi s t im e to s tar t w o rking on t heir Port folio of Evid ence f i l e s a n d wo r k b o o k s in p reparat ion for t he submissions in Ma y.

EVENT PROJECTS PAARL GIM S E C O N D Y E AR S TU DE NTS IN 2 0 1 9

Paarl Gi m n a siu m M o t h er a nd-D a u g h ter e v e n in g ( 6 0 0 p ax ) The e v e n t t o o k p lac e o n t h e 3rd o f O ct ob e r 2 0 1 9 . Alo n g s id e t h e sc h ool ’ s G r ad e He ad , D iana Nel-Hu g o, t he f ir s t y e ar s 2 0 1 9 e nsure d a sm o o th ly r u n e v e ning. They w e re a b le t o c o n v in c e The Aleit G rou p ’ s F o u n d e r ( an d loc al c el eb – f ro m T y d m e t A le it) ,

Aleit S wanepoel, t o be t hei r MC for t he ev ening. Need less to say, it was an ent ert aining evening! Guest s’ t ables w ere d ec orat ed by t he mot hers o f th e sc hool and one was c hosen as t he winning host ess of t he year. The highlight of t he ev eni n g was (of c ourse!), t he mat ric fa sh i o n show! 11

EVENT PROJECTS FYNPROEWERS S E C O ND YE AR S TU DE NTS IN 2 0 1 9

Fynp ro e w e r s gilde S t elle n bo sc h Ye ar E n d Fu n c t io n ( 1 1 0 p ax) On t he 1 1 th o f No v e m b er, our First Year st ud ent s of 20 19, c ompl e t e d th e ir f in al p r a c t ic al proj ec t of t he year. The th e me : “ F in d y o u r in s p ir a t ion in t he simple t hings wit h a tou c h o f C h r is t m as .”T h e evening was a beaut iful, fun-filled af f a i r – t h e p e r f e c t w ay t o end t he year on a high not e! Tha n k yo u to all o u r s p o nsors and inc red ible serv ic e p ro v i de r s , wit h o u t w h o m we would not have been able to h a v e su c h a s u c c e s s f u l tur nout .

PRACTICAL HOURS S E C O ND YE AR S TU DE NTS IN 2 0 1 9

The se c o n d y e ar s t u d e n ts have all suc c essfully c omplet ed th e i r 3 5 0 p r ac t ic al h o u r s in 2 01 9 t o mov e on t o t heir seco n d y e a r. He re a re ju s t a f e w b e aut iful moment s of t hem c omplet i n g th e i r p r ac tic al h o u r s .

INTERNAL INTERNSHIPS S E C O ND Y EAR S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 0

E a ch ye ar th e Se c o n d - Ye ar st ud ent s get t he prest igeo p p or t un ity to c o m p le t e int er nal int er nships wit hin The Al ei t Grou p e n tit ie s , in c lu s iv e of a|CR EATE, S hake and S erv e, Th e A l e i t A ca d e m y , A le it E v ent s, Aleit Wed d ings, Laurent , Zei tz MO CA A , L o u re n s f o rd Market & J ust -J ac k. Dur i ng t h e s e in te r n s h ip s t he int er ns hav e t he opport unit y to w or k a l o n g s id e A le it c o ord inat ors, c reat ives and genera l e mpl o ye e s w h ile t h e y g et t heir first t ast e of d oing real-li f e e v e n t p ro p o s als , in v o ic es, bud get s and t he like. An in c re di b le s p ac e t o im p rove t heir prac t ic al knowled ge a n d e x p e r t i se as t h e y le ar n f rom t he best !

WORKSHOPS S E C O ND Y EAR S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 0

Wh i l st G ro u p A w as h ard at work c omplet ing t heir Aleit Gro u p I n te r n al I n te r n s h ip s, Group B was busy at t end ing m u l t i pl e e x c it in g w o r k s h ops. These workshops seriously hel p spi ce u p th e s tu d e n ts â€™ C Vâ€™ s while also giv ing t hem spac e to ex e rc i se t h e ir c o g n itiv e thinking skills and c reat ivit y. Th e se w o r k s h o p s c o n s is ted of: V i sua l M e rc h an d is in g w ith Olive S t ud io | First Aid Level 1 wi th Dyn a mi ko s | F ire S af e t y w it h Dynamikos | Preliminary W in e C ou r se w ith C ap e W ie n A c ad emy | I nDesign c ourse wit h Ste l l i e t e c h | Ph o to g r p h y c ourse wit h V iz ion S t ud io | Floral Wo r k sh op w ith E p an o ir | Logist ic s Workshop wit h Aut henti c Pl a nni n g 15

EXTERNAL INTERNSHIPS T HI R D Y E A R S TU DE NTS IN 2 0 1 9

STUDIES T HI R D Y E A R S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 0 Ex ter na l Inte rn s h i p s 2 0 1 9 T h e th i rd ye a r s h ad a wonde r f u l t i m e at th e ir s e c o n d exter na l i nt e r n s h ip o f 2 0 1 9 . T h eir i nter nshi p s co n s is te d o f t wo i ndivi du a l 8 - w e e k p lac e m e n t s, which t o ok plac e at v ar io u s com pa ni e s i n t h e Ho s p it alit y Ind ust r y. T h e y are c u r re n tly b usy com pl e t i ng t h e ir f ir s t th ird y e ar i nter nshi p w h e re th e y o n ly re quire a bout 6 3 0 t o c o m p le t e th e ir 1 90 0 re qui re d h ou r s .

LP12 t est s and Port folio of Ev id enc e submissions are do n e and d ust ed ! Final result s to be announc ed soon.

Jan Krie l Co n c e pt De sign & pro po sals 2 0 2 0 For t he past sev en years it h as been an annual responsibi l i ty o f t he Third Year S t ud ent s t o c oord inat e t he J an Kriel W i n e Auc t ion from c onc ept t o exec ut ion. This year, t he th i rd years present ed t heir bea u ti f u l L ectu re s ( L P12 ) 2 0 2 0 c onc ept s t o Dr. Fanie from th e Fi na nce / bu dge ts is wh at an y J an Kriel I nst it ut e. The t he m e, event boi l s do w n t o , wh ic h makes â€œfind your c allingâ€? has bro u gh t i t one o f t he m o s t im p o r t an t many new, ex c it ing id eas to l i gh t. s ubject s i n o u r c u r r ic u lu m . Wat c h t his spac e for progress upd at es!

EXTERNAL INTERNSHIPS T HI R D Y E A R S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 0

EXTERNAL INTERNSHIPS G R ADU ATE S O F 2 0 1 9

GRADUATION 2019 G R A DU ATE S O F 2 0 1 9 Wh a t a w o n der fu l momen t to re m i ni sce about Grad uati on 2019! Thi s fi r s t o f i ts k in d ‘ T h e ta ssel is wor th the hassl e’ i nspi red event w as trul y a ni ght t o re m e m b e r for a ll th e lov ely l adi es and gent s w ho grad uated. We are i n l o ve w it h t h e p h otog r a p h s ta ken by L uci l l e Scheepers Phot ography! Co n gr a t u la t ion s to ou r a ward wi nner once agai n. We are exci ted to s e e al l yo u r f u t u re ach iev emen ts as y ou t ake t he i ndustry by st or m ! T h e A l e i t A c a d emy T op A ca d emic Per for mance - Anri ke d u Toi t T h e A l e i t A c a d emy C rea t i vi t y Awar d - Emi l y- Jean L ot z & Al e x- D e e n e Howard T h e A l e i t A c a d emy Most Promi s ing Event Pr oject Manager Awar d B i an c a Ve r st er T h e A l e i t A c a d emy A d va n ceme nt Awar d - Francoi s du Toi t T h e A l e i t A c a d emy A w a rd of Excellence - Anri ke du Toi t Th a n k y o u t o ou r a maz in g su ppl i ers: Pho t o g r a p h e r : Lu cille Sch eep ers Pho t o g r a p h y Ve n u e : L a u re n t, Lou ren sford W ine Es t at e Ca t e r in g: S T I R B a r a n d S t a f f in g : Sh ake a n d Serve S e rv ic e st a f f : 1 st y ear stu den ts of Th e A le it A c ademy F ur n it u re d e sig n : a| CR E AT E De c o r H ir in g: Wa koko Décor H ire

Gl assw are Hi ri ng: Dow ni ng Eve nt Hi re C hai r Hi re: Nconcepts and Des i gns Fl oral and backd rop desi gn: Moni que Harri s Sound, stage and l i ghti ng: Am p e re Event Technol ogy Entert ai nment: DJ W i co C aps and Gow ns: Acad em i c Apparel Gow ns & Robes B randed f l utes: C rystal Di rect

EMPLOYMENT G R A DU ATE S O F 2 0 1 9 A s u m m a r y of wh er e ea ch g r aduat e i s currentl y: A lex -D e e n e H ow a rd – Creativ e and Marketi ng Assi st ant at a|CREATE A lic i a v a n S t a d en – H osp ita lity L i ai son Shake and Serve A n d e e P i l l a y – F reelan cin g in Wed di ng coordi nat i on and f l oor m ana gi ng A n d r i L o u w – Coordin ator at N ui ba W i nes Stel l ebosch A n n a b e l l e d u Pl essi s – A ssista n t Manager B akenhof W i nel ands Venue A n ri k e d u To i t – T h e F ren ch M a rket C of f ee Shop New Jersey & Fl eur l a F e t e F lo r a l desig n Bia n c a d e W i t t - Ven u e M an ag er at The Styl i ng Shed as w el l as m ana ge r at L a n d t sc a p A ccommoda tion Bia n c a l e R o u x – M a n ag er a t a guest house i n Cal edon & In Trai ni ng for P ho t o g r a p h y on N or weg ia n Cr ui se l i nes Bia n c a Ve r s t er – V illag e a n d Lif e’s Head Event C oord i nator Elod i e Fo t i e – F in din g h er feet in Si ngapore Em i l y -Je a n En g el b rech t - Creat i ve assi st ant at a|CREATE F ra nc o i s d u T oi t – A ssistan t log isti cs manager at a|CREATE H a n n a h Do n a l d – A ssista n t manager at Au d ’Hex. From Apri l – Venue m a n a ge r a t T h e Ta n n er y (Goete rs’ w ed di ng venue) J an a v a n G r aa n – Qu a lified Yacht Stew ardess i n France J e nn y N i c h o l l s – E v en t Coordinator at Mi nt Product i ons J o ni ne G r i e s s el – Con tin u e stu di es & f reel ance i n f l oral desi gn K a te E l l i s – S eekin g J ob op p or tuni t i es L a ra N o r t j e – Qu a lified Su p er y acht Stew ardess i n France L eyl a ni B o t h a – F lor al desig n er assi st ant at Paradi so L ienk a d e W et - Seekin g J ob opportuni t i es L ize l l e Ja n s e n va n Ren sb u rg – Assi st ant Venue Manager at Peppert ree Ve n u e a n d Gu esth ou se L is a v a n d e r Merw e - J u n ior E v ents & Styl i ng Si mpl i f i er M is ha P e e ns – M an ag in g M a sch L eat her w hi l st f reel anci ng i n w ed di n g co o rd in a t io n M oni q ue O o st h u i zen – Boca West C ountry Cl ub i n Fl ori da, Ameri ca Sa v a n n a h S t umg es – Seekin g J ob opport uni t i es Sla d e L e e s o n – Cr u ise lin e tr a ini ng und er C ar ni val Crui ses anyw here from C a n a d a t o Mex ico Step h n i e E ng el b rech t – J u n ior St yl i st Scape Events Sa ra h S p e e d – F in din g h er feet i n the UK T an y a v a n d er West h u i zen – Venue and event coordi nat or at Eensge zi nd T e s s a Ta l m a g e – E v en t Coordin at or at Mi nt Product i ons T ris t e n e Jo ub ert - M a r ketin g and Events Manager at Rembrandt Mal l Z a h n r i Jo ub ert – Socia l media Manager and C ontent oversi ght f or P ro v id e n c e H osp ita lity Stellen bosch

THE JADE ACCOMMODATION GE NE RAL 2 0 2 0

T he Ja de c o m p le x ( lo c at ed in t he ex c lusive Paard ev lei P re c i nct , S o m e r s e t We s t), is a 2 4-hour sec urit y est at e t ha t f e a t u re s a s u p e r b lif e s t y le c ent re wit h magnific ent fac ili ti es f or a l l re s id e n t s . We h a v e b e au tif u l 2 - b e droom, 2-bat hroom apart ment s a v a i l a b l e to re n t f o r o u r Ac ad emy st ud ent s, wit h fac ilit ie s suc h a s a L if e s t y le c e n t re, Communal S wimming pool, a Re st a ur an t , a f u lly e q u ip ed Gym (Disc overy V it alit y & M ome nt u m Mu lt ip ly Ap p rov ed ), Games & Cinema room, a n d muc h m o re . 22