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MAGA ZINE

6TH EDITION

FROM THE OFFICE 2021 S t a r t e d w ith a b an g as ev eryone want ed t o st art t his year r i g h t a f t e r l a s t y e ar ’ s lo c k d o wn and rest ric t ions. However t h e Coro n a v i r u s h ad o th e r p lan s, and st ruc k for a t hird (and hop e f u l l y l as t) t im e . A s le c turers, we hav e had t o make extre me l y d if f ic u lt d e c is io n s, d eal wit h unusual and out of th e ord i na r y mat t e r s an d all t h e while maint aining a safe env i ron me n t f o r o u r s t u d e n ts t hroughout . We h a v e g ro w n as a t e am by ad d ing t wo new lec t urers: ou r Aleit We ddi n g c o o rd in at o r, Nic ola J ohnson and Aleit Ev ent s coo rdi na t o r, Mar k u s B o t h a. They hav e j umped right int o faci l i t a t i ng f ir s t- an d s e c o n d year subj ec t s whilst we t ake o n bigge r ma r k e tin g c am p aig ns and expand our c ourse of ferin gs. T he Ev e n t s an d Ho s p italit y i nd ust ry might hav e t aken a kno ck f o r the mome nt , b u t it is d e f in it ely t wo of t he ind ust ries t his worl d ca n ne v e r g o wit h o u t. I t is human nat ure for people t o alw ays host e v e n t s & w e d d in g s an d visit ot her c ount ries and resta ur a nt s. We ju s t h av e t o st ay posit iv e (and t est negat ive) a nd p re pa re f o r th e f u t u re . We l o ok f or w ard to s e e in g our st ud ent s grow, while t hey t ake o n cha l l e n g e s n e v e r f ac e d b e fore and go int o t he ind ust ry with hea p s o f k n o w le d g e an d s k ills t o be t he best v ersions of themse l v e s.

REGISTRATION WEEK F I R S T Y E AR S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 1

O ur 3 4 b r ig h t - e y e d f ir s t y ear st ud ent s arriv ed at Re g i st r a t i o n d ay o n t h e 17t h of February 2 02 1 and were e x ci t e d a n d re ad y to g e t t his year st art ed . Aft er co mpl e t i n g all t h e ir d e t ails and rec eiving t heir Aleit A c a de my s t ar te r k it s – th ey were read y for t heir first d ay o f tr a i n i ng . T h e y m o v e d s t r ai ght int o S hake and S erv e pr a ct i ca l t r ain in g s e s s io ns wit h J ac o, our Hospit alit y D i re c t o r a n d A lic ia, o u r s t ud ent liaison. W ha t o t he r while qu a d

i s a re g is t r atio n w e e k wit hout a get -t o-know-one-a nsoc ial? T h e s t u d e n ts got t o mingle t heir c lass mat es e nj o y in g a g las s o f wine and “boerie” rolls in our t o en d o f f t h e ir f ir s t week.

PHOTO SHOOT F I R S T Y E AR S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 1

The t heme for t his year’s st yled shoot was “environment ally friend ly, is t rend y” wi th a past el and whit e c olour sc heme. All th ese images were shot o n th e beaut iful Lourensfo rd W ine Est at e.

Thank yo u t o o u r in c re d ib ly reliable suppliers who c ollaborat ed wi th The A l e i t A c ad e m y to c re at e t his beaut iful shoot : Louren sf o rd E s tat e , T h e Ale it A c ad emy, Che’ M ake-up & S kin care S peci a l i st , S h an i le R o u x Mak e up, Zylia Lennox M ake Up and Hai r, 4 a|CREAT E a n d Mo n iq u e Sm ile s Phot ography.

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Congrat ulat ions t o th e very c apable J ason Oliem an s and Amy Harris who h as been selec t ed as t h e f i rst year st ud ent forum represent at ives. They ac c ept ed t he ad d ed responsibilit ies suc h as send ing birt hd ay remind ers, managin g year group soc ials and m u ch more. They are d oin g a fant ast ic j ob so far!

Thi s g ro u p o f s t u d e n ts w o r k e d v ery hard t o c omplet e t heir firs t 3 lea r ne r p ro g r am m e s an d h ave j ust c ommenc ed wit h t heir seco n d s e t of su b j e ct s . T h e y h av e als o had sev eral present at ions from industr y prof es s io n als s u c h as Hans R oosensc hoon (CEO), Alei t S w a ne p oe l ( F o u n d e r ) h im s e lf and many more. We hope t hat th ey c an wo r k e qu ally as h ard o n Lear ner programmes 4 - 6 t his t e r m , to 5 get th e m c l o s e r to th e e n d - goal of c omplet ing year one!

WORKSHOP WEEKS F I R S T Y E AR S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 1

Workshop week d id n o t d issapoint t his year. Th e st ud ent s met new suppliers, lear nt new ski l l s and got t o know t hemselv es even be tter. Here are some fun moment s in t heir Boeret roos Barist a a n d S hake and S erve Cocktai l workshops.

WORKSHOP WEEKS F I R S T Y E AR S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 1

A B O V E: E ac h y e ar T h e Aleit Ac ad emy’ s first year st ud ents g e t v a r i o u s o p p o r tu n itie s t o flex t heir c reat ive musc les. T he y g ot t h e o p p o r t u n ity t o v isit Coral and Hiv e Looms w h e re t h e y h ad a p e r s o n alised c arpet fac t ory t our and l e a r nt a b o u t te x t u re s , p at t er ns and mat erials. T he y w e re als o tas k e d w i t h d oing a c reat iv e mood board w or k sh op , le d b y Ac ad e m y lec t urer M onique Harris. They l ov e d t he p r ac t ic al m o o d board d esign wit h paper, te x t ure s a n d m at e r ials where t hey d esigned t heir d ream l i v i n g ro o m ’ s in t e r io r b y s elec t ing a c olour sc heme and lo o k ( mode r n, b o h e m ian , in d u st rial, far mst yle, et c . ). RI G H T : T h is C re ativ e Hats workshop present ed by our very o w n a | C R E AT E , is a f av o urit e eac h year. Eac h st ud ent w as e qu i pp e d w ith a p lain , b lac k Fed ora hat along wit h c raf t tool s a nd c re at iv e d é c o r mat erials wit h t he t ask of de c or a t i n g t h e ir h at ac c ord ing t o t heir own c reat iv e st yl e. T he y a bso lu te ly lo v e d it ! Phot ography: Alic ia van S t ad en ( O l i v e & F o x C o ) | F ac ilitat or: Alex-Deene Howard

WORKSHOP WEEKS F I R S T Y E AR S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 1

A B O V E: Ju s t lo o k at th e s e beaut iful phot ographs. These a re th e e nd- re s u lt o f o u r s tu dent s playing wit h light and sh a dow s all wit h th e ir c e l l phones. We lov e bringing in Kat from H o u s e o f V iz io n to s h are her love and passion for ph ot o g r ap h y wit h o u r s t ud ent s. This was t ruly an insight fu l ce l l p h on e p h o to g r ap h y workshop d one wit h t he first yea r stu de nt s. RI G H T : A lt h o u g h t h is y e ar has been anot her roller c oast e r w i t h CO V I D - 1 9 an d t h e s o c ial gat hering rest ic t ions, our fi rst ye a r st u d e n t s h av e h ad s ome very c ool prac t ic al hour o p p or t un it ie s . T h e y h av e worked at wed d ings and event s a t La ure n t, B ak e n h o f an d t he Lourensford M arket t o nam e bu t a f e w . We are e x c ite d for t he end of t he year when 9 e v e nt se a s o n w ill p ic k u p again.

PRACTICAL HOURS F I R S T Y E AR S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 1

BUDDY SOCIAL F I RS T Y E A R AND S E CO ND YE AR S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 1

Th e se co n d y e ar s tu d e n ts t ook it upon t hemselves t o ma ke s ure t ha t e ac h n e w f ir s t y ear has a “bud d y” t o assist t hem d u r i ng t h e ir s t u d ie s . Th e y de s ig n e d a c re ativ e way of helping ev eryone find t h e i r b u d d y . E ac h s e c o nd year wore one unique hair acce sso r y an d e ac h f ir s t year rec eiv ed a phot o of a h a i r a cces s o r y . I n o rd e r t o find t heir bud d y – t hey had t o f i n d t he p e r s o n wh o w as wearing t he spec ific hair acce sso r y m at c h in g t h e phot o t hey rec eived . Onc e t he b u ddy w as f o u n d , th e y e nj oyed a beverage t oget her wh i l e p l a yi ng g am e s an d g e tt ing t o know eac h ot her bet t er. 11

STUDIES S E C O N D Y E AR S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 1

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Th e se co n d y e ar s t u d e n ts hav e alread y c omplet ed t heir in t e r na l jo b s h ad o w in g wit hin The Aleit Group as well as t h e i r di f fe re n t w o r k s h o p s . They are c urrent ly finishing up t h e i r t hre e le ar n e r p ro g r a mmes of t his year. LP1 0 presen ted b y M i a S c h e e p e r s , L P1 1 p resent ed by Nic ola Ber nard o a n d L P 1 3 pre s e n t e d b y Mar k u s Bot ha. Th e se sub je c ts p re p are t hem ev en furt her for t heir ex t er n al in t e r nshi p s at th e e n d o f t he year. Communic at ion (LP1 0) p re p a re s th e m t o c o m u nic at e properly wit h t heir superio r and t h e te am t h e y w ill f ind t hemselv e in. Lead a t eam (LP 1 1 ) f o c u s s e s o n le ad ership skills and what t ype of lea der t h e y sho u ld aim to b e , while c ust omer serv ic e (LP13 ) p re p a re s th e m t o d e al wit h c lient s and what t o d o shoul d t h e i r c u st o m e r b e u n h appy.

INTERNAL JOB SHADOWING S E C O ND Y EAR S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 1

Ea ch ye a r t h e s e c o n d y e ar st ud ent s get t he prest ige opp or t un i t y t o c o m p le t e in ter nal j ob shad owing wit hin The Al ei t G ro u p e nt i t ie s . T h is in c lu d e s a|CR EATE, S hake and S erve, The Aleit A ca de m y , A le it E v e n ts, Aleit Wed d ings, Laurent , Z eit z M O CA A Ev e n t s , T h e L o u re n s ford M arket & Bakenhof W inela n ds Ven u e . D uri n g t h i s t im e , th e s tu d e n t s hav e t he opport unit y t o work a l on g si de A le it c o o rd in ato rs, c reat iv es and employees whi l e they g e t t he ir f ir s t tas t e o f d oing real-life ev ent proposals, i nvo i c e s, b u d g e ts an d t h e l ike. An inc red ible spac e t o impro ve thei r pr a ct i c al k n o wle d g e a nd expert ise as t hey lear n from th e best ! Wel l don e t o o u r I n t e r n o f the season, I mke Engelbrec ht and our i n t e r nsh ip s u p e r io r o f the season Alex-Deene Howard fro m 13 a |C REAT E.

WORKSHOPS S E C O N D Y E AR S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 1

Th e st u de n t s als o at t e n d ed mult iple ext ensive and ex c it i n g wo r k sh op s . T h e s e wo r k s h ops seriously help spic e up t he s tud e n t s’ CV ’ s wh ile als o g iving t hem spac e t o exerc ise t hei r c o g n i t i v e th in k in g s k ills and c reat iv it y. Th e se w o r k s h o p s c o n s is t ed of: F i r st A i d L e v e l 1 wit h D y namikos | Fire S afet y wit h Dyn a mi k o s | Pre lim in ar y W ine Course wit h Cape W ine Aca de my | I n D e s ig n c o u rse wit h S t elliet ec h | Logist ic s Wo r k sh op wit h A u t h e n t ic Planning | Food apprec iat ion wi t h A bu n d an c e C at e r in g | V isual M erc hand ising wit h Ol i v e S t u d io ( s e e n b e lo w) | Phot ography c ourse wit h Hou se o f V i zi on ( s e e n b e lo w ) | Floral Workshop wit h Epanoir F l ow e r S t u d io ( s e e n b e lo w). 14

WORKSHOPS S E C O ND Y EAR S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 1 V I S U AL M ER CHANDI S I NG

WORKSHOPS S E C O N D Y E AR S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 1 PHO T O GR APHY | FLOR I S TR Y

PRACTICAL HOURS S E C O ND Y EAR S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 1

T he se c on d y e ar s tu d e n ts are st ill working hard t o reac h th e i r g oal o f 2 5 0 p r ac tic a l ‘ first year’ hours. The c onst ant ba t t l e o f s o c ial g ath e r in g rest ric t ions in 2 02 1 st ill makes it di f f i cul t f o r all s tu d e n ts to reac h t he t ot al. Howev er we are e x t re me l y p o s itiv e ab o u t t he fac t t hat t hey will all soon be co mpl e t e d an d g ain s o me v aluable 2 nd year int er nship ho u r s a t t h e e n d o f th is y ear. 17

HUIS(FONDS)DANS S E C O N D Y E AR S TU DE NTS IN 2 0 2 1

Ea ch y e a r t h e s e c o n d y e ar s t u den t s g e t t h e o p p o r t u n ity to p la n and e x e c u t e th e Hu is d ans and th e y p re s e n te d am az in g new id ea s a n d c on c e p t s to c h o o s e fro m. T he w i n n in g c o n c e p t w a s ‘A l ei t t o Cu b a’ w ith b e au tif u l b ri g ht co l o u r s, in te re s t in g insta l l a t i o n s a n d e v e n a c ig ar lounge . T h i s w in n in g g ro u p als o h a d to t a ke on th e re s p o n s ib il it y t o ra i se f u n ds t o in c re as e th e ir b u dge t t o w a rd s Hu is d an s . T h ey deci de d t o o r g an is e an o t h e r

ex t remely suc c essful Huisfond sd ans. They selected a Glit t er Disc o t heme wit h J uh an Nagel (2nd year st ud ent ) walking away wit h t he prize f o r best d ressed (wearing t he green glit t er j ac ket in phot os ab o ve). All t hree year groups c ame t oget her in a Hangar at t h e S t ellenbosc h Flying c lub t o c elebrat e and enj oy d rinks, an d piz z a wit h DJ Boerie roll & Th e Veget able Far mers provid in g th e music and ent ert ainment . 18

STUDIES T HI R D Y E A R S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 1 The t hi rd ye ar s t u d e n ts e x p ierenc ed a slight ly d if ferent sc hedu l e than u su a l a t th e b e g in n in g of t his year. They st art ed wit h L P12 Ma na g e Ev e n t F in an c e s - f ac ilit at ed by our new ex t er nal lect u re r Le n e d u B o is an d their Ent repreneurship and S mall Busi n e ss co u r s e wit h MC C o et z er and Chris Vos as per usual . W ith a n a l re ad y f u ll s c h e d ule t hey also st art ed wit h t heir LP 14 C oo rdi n a t e an E v e n t Su c c essfully - wit h lec t urer M onique H arri s. Afte r ha n di n g in L P1 2 an d their Ent repreneurship business pl an i n Apri l , t h e y c o u ld f o c u s o n c omplet ing t heir all import ant thes i s sub j e c t . T h is y e ar in their t hesis subj ec t , t hey had t he cho i ce b e t w e e n t wo d if f e rent ev ent s t hat get host ed in L a ure n t on L o u re n s f o rd W in e Est at e; an Aleit Group Year En d Funct i o n o r a Tr ad it io n al O ne-Day Wed d ing. They had freedo m to se l e ct t h e ir p ax , t h e ir lo ok and feel, what loc at ions t hey u se at th e v e nu e an d o f c o u r s e t heir c lient bud get . They c reat ed som e pre t t y im p re s s iv e e v e nt s and wed d ings! Andre a v a n D y k an d L e an d ri Herrewyn, who represent s t he grou p a s st u d e n t f o r u m re p resent at iv es also t ook t he lead a n d ar r a ng e d se v e r al g ro u p s o cials and fun ac t iv it ies for t he ye ar grou p w h i ch b ro u g h t th e m t oget her like a t ight -knit family. R ea d more o n th is o n p ag e 2 3.

JAN KRIEL T HI R D Y E A R S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 1 Jan Kr i e l W i ne A u c tio n h as b een a 3rd ye a r p ro je c t f o r 7 y e ar s now and w e a re t h r ille d to an n o u nc e t h at th i s w i l l be th e c as e ag ai n t h is y e a r. D u e to C O V I D - 1 9 s o c ial ga ther i n g re st r ic t io n s , we h ave made t h e de c is io n t o m o v e the date t o We dnes d ay 2 0 O c t o ber 2 021 w he re w e w ill h o p e f u lly b e able to ho st 1 5 0 - 2 0 0 g u e s ts a nd ra i se some f un d s f o r th e J an K riel I n stitut i o n . The th i rd ye a r s re ally b le w u s away w i t h c re ativ e an d in s p ir ing c once p t s a nd th e w in n in g c once p t w a s: L ig h t th e p at h . Not o n l y is t hi s g o in g to b e b ro u g h t o ver in u t i l i si ng a lo t o f c an d les in the de co r b u t als o u s e s t h e

symbol in t he J an Kriel Logo . Th i s year’ s W ine Auc t ion will em bo dy war m and d eep shad es of bu r n t orange and must ard , bala n ced wit h neut ral shad es of grey an d beige. We also d rew inspirati o n from anot her group’ s present at ion and will inc o rpo rate t he following poem int o t he even t as well: H o pe o n a ro pe “I f you d on’ t want t o lose h o pe, t ie it t o a rope and pull you rsel f t o safet y. Bec ause hope has t he power to lift you up whet her your pro bl em s are light or weight y” Brian Bilst on

WORKSHOPS T HI R D Y E AR S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 1

Th e a r t o f f lo r is tr y . A re n ’ t t hese piec es j ust beaut iful? The t h i rd ye ar s t u d e n ts h ad an inc red ible workshop wit h C or a l S h o r tt f ro m E p an o uir Flower S t ud io who showed t hem t h e rop e s an d g u id e d t h em t hrough t he life of a florist . Th e y g o t to b e c re at iv e b ut also need ed t o lear n how t he c o st i n g s w o r k o f f lo we r s wit hin a giv en bud get . They c re a t e d f lo r al ar r an g e m e nt s for peic es, hand -held b ou q u e t s an d b o u t o n n ieres. Al t ho u g h th e y c o u ld n o t c omplet e t his c ourse in 2 02 0 as o r i g i na l l y s c h e d u le d t h e y really enj oyed lear ning t hese n ew s ki l l s t h i s y e ar w h ic h th e y will d efinit ely ut ilise again in f ut ure . 21

WORKSHOPS T HI R D Y E AR S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 1

Ou r v e r y c lo s e in d u s tr y f riend s, House of V iz ion really t ake o ur st u den t s ’ p h o to g r ap hy workshop t o a whole new level . Th e y g e t t o d o s o m e p h o t ography in st ud io, in nat ural ligh t and e v e n g e t a f e e l f o r p hot ographing event d ec or. Fro m t h e re t h e y e d it th e ir o wn phot os using Ad obe Light room to en su re t h e y e x p e r ie n c e all t he st eps in t he proc ess. Pho t o g r ap h y is an e x tre mely v aluable skill t o lear n. Not o nl y w i l l th e y u s e th is to one d ay c apt ure beaut iful im a g e s w h e n t h e y are d oing ev ent set -ups t o share on th ei r s o c i a l med ia p lat f o r m s , b ut t hey also lear n c onfid enc e. Th e y l e a r n h o w to g u id e someone how t o st and and what t o do, h o w t o s e e c re ativ e lines and shapes and work w i th t h e l i g ht .

SOCIALS T HI R D Y E AR S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 1

LAST CAMPUS DAYS T HI R D Y E AR S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 1

Th e t h i rd y e ar s tu d e n ts really enj oyed t heir last d ays in t h e c l a ssro om . T h e y c am e u p wit h fun ways t o hang out and s pe n d so m e v alu ab le t ime t oget her t o remember t his year. Th e st u de n t f o r u m re p re sent at it ves, And rea and Leand ri ar r a n g e d a d o n u t d ay , a piz z a and wine soc ial and for t h e i r l a st d ay o f c las s th ey had t o wear anyt hing t hat goes c o mpl e t e ly ag ain s t o u r c od e of c ond uc t . From sunglasse s in cl a ss, c ro c s , s o c k s an d flip flops, moonbags t o beanies. Th e t h i rd y e ar s als o c e lebrat ed t heir final submission of L P 1 4 w i t h a g las s o f b u b b ly and d ec ad ent sweet t reat s i n o ur f oye r !

OPEN DAY 2021 G ENE RAL 2 0 2 1

ALEIT ACADEMYTRAVEL JOURNAL G E NE RAL 2 0 2 1

The A l e i t A c ad e m y te am al o n g w i t h two alu m n i s t u dent repre se n t a tiv e s h av e als o bee n on t h e ro ad t h is y e ar wi t h 3 RC’ s ro c k in g f u t u re roadsho w an d C C E A to m arket our c ou r se o f f e r in g s . We h a ve vi sit e d K Z N, B lo e m f o n te in , Pre t o r i a , Jo h an n e s b u r g , Oudt sh oor n , an d th e w h o le garde n ro u t e are a t o m e e t and g re e t p ro s p e c t iv e stude nt s

TYD MET ALEIT SEASON 6 G E NE RAL 2 0 2 1

T y d me t A l e it k ic k e d o f f th eir sixt h season t his year in April. To cel e br a t e t h is m o m e n tu s o c c assion Aleit host ed a ‘ wat c h p arty’ a t o ur A l e i t A c ad e m y HQ w here all his guest s wat c hed t he f i rst epis o de t o g e th e r an d jo in ed for a surprise announc ement o f h i s very ow n A l e it D ah lia. T hi s se a so n h e m e e ts u p wit h new c elebrit ies, visit small t own s, bri n g s yo u ev e n m o re tre n d s and t ips and shares his message o f hop e . You c a n a l so c at c h h im o n t he road as he c ont inues t o sha re hi s st o r y w i t h o t h e r s an d g ives some fun t ips and t ric ks t o styl e eve n t s a t ho m e .

FÊTE - A WINTER FAIR G E NE RAL 2 0 2 1

T he Lo u re ns f o rd Mar k e t prese nt e d a win t e r f o o d an d beve r a g e e x p e r ie n c e at Laure n t on L o u re n s f o rd W in e Estat e f ro m t h e 4 th o f J u n e . T he A l e i t G ro u p in t ro d u c e d t his more co sy, in t im ate w in te r ma r k e t e x p e r ie n c e w ith in h ouse ven do r s suc h as Z e it z MO C A A Food, A bu n d an c e C at e r in g, Boe re t ro os a n d S h ak e n n o t Sti r re d b a r. T h is was an am a z ing exp e r i e n c e wh e re f ir s t , s e c o nd a nd t h i rd ye ar s w o r k e d to gain val ua bl e e x p e r ie n c e .