MAGA ZINE
5TH EDITION
INDEX FR OM T H E O F F I C E | 2 V IR T U A L S T U DI E S | 3 PR A CT ICA L HO UR S | 4 V IR T U A L IN TE R N S HI P S | 5 EXTE RN A L INT E R NS HI P S | 6 - 7 H UIS D A N S | 8 V IR T U A L IN TE R N S HI P S | 9 JAN KRIE L | 1 0 GRA D U A T I O N | 1 1 OPE N D A Y | 1 2 - 1 3 ALEIT T RA V E L J O U R N A L | 1 4 CES A R RI T Z S W I T Z E R L A N D | 15
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FROM THE OFFICE T he CO VID - 1 9 p an d e m ic h as been part of our lives sinc e Febr u a r y 2 0 2 0 b u t h as e v o lv ed and esc alat ed quic kly again th i s past mon t h. T h e c u r re n t s ituat ion has huge c onsequenc es o n hea l t h , f a m ilie s an d e c o n o mic s and t his goes for our sc hool as well. As p e r t h e c u r re n t le v e l 3 re st ric t ions all gat herings are restr i ct e d so w e n e e d to take ex t ra prec aut ion in making sure ever yon e i s s af e . Basic Edu c atio n Min is t e r Angie M ot shekga has published t h at ma t r i c re su lts w ill o n ly b e re leased on 23 February 20 21 . T ha t b e i ng s aid , T h e A le it A c ad emy has d ec id ed t o post po n e not o n l y t he 1 s t y e ar re g is trat ion d at e t o Wed nesd ay, 17 Febr u a r y 2 0 2 1 b u t als o t h e 2nd and 3 rd year c ommenc e d ate to mi ddl e Fe br u ar y . At th e e nd o f t h e d ay we w ant eac h st ud ent t o be t he best versi o n o f t h e m s e lv e s at th e end of your st ud ies and we wou l d l i ke t o g ui de th e m p e r s o n ally rat her t han v irt ually. As Th e A l e i t A c ad e m y t e am, we are ex c it ed and ex t remely posi t i v e a b o u t th is y e ar an d what lies ahead .
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VIRTUAL STUDIES F I R S T Y E AR S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 0
T he f i r st - y e ar s tu d e n ts o f 2 02 0 had quit e a unique year w i th th e CO V I D - 1 9 p an d e m ic . From on-c ampus-t eac hing t o o n l i n e cer tain ly b ro u g h t u pon some c hanges. I n t his c ase, o n e o f t h e m w as t h at o u r st ud ent s got t o have t heir pet s si t i n o n l e c t u re s wit h th e m . O ur st u den t s s h are d s o m e c ut e pic s of t heir pet s d uring o n l i n e cl as s e s : N a v y – S i m o n n é Ys s e l’ s c at j ust lov es t uning int o lec t ures w i t h he r. A l e x – Cat h e r in e Wak e ’ s parrot is soaking in valuable even t kno w l e dge as w e g o . Sa m – Z oe C o s s ’ c at lo v es spend ing t ime on her lap d urin g l e c t ure s. 3
PRACTICAL HOURS F I R S T Y E AR S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 0
Alt hough t he first -year st ud ent s c ould not c omplet e t heir 35 0 prac t ic al hours in 2020, t hey have gained so m e v aluable experience i n t he ind ust ry wit h an av erage of 1 20 ho u rs.
The first years had the opportunity to utilise their industry contacts and build some new contacts in this period to not only gain experience at Shake and Serve and the Lourensford Market but also different venues, event coordinators and bar and staffing companies accross the country. We are excited for them to get back into the swing of things in 2021 when South Africa allows social gatherings again.
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VIRTUAL INTERNSHIPS S E C O ND Y EAR S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 0
T he re ma y h av e b e e n m a ny empt y seat s at our event ta bl e s t hi s y e ar, b u t o u r st ud ent s were st ill hard at work be h i nd t h e s c e n e s to c o mplet e t heir prac t ic al hours. Alon g w i t h e x pe r t s in t h e e v e n ts ind ust ry, we c reat ed a 3-mont h v i r t ua l si m u latio n p ro g r am for our sec ond and t hird year stu de nt s t h at allo w e d t h em t o st ill experienc e t he c ore e l e me nt s o f o u r v e r s atile ind ust ry. Thank you t o t he fo l l ow i n g E v e n t I n d u s tr y professionals for t aking on t he rol e o f i nt e r n s h ip m e n to r s : M i che l l e d u Pre e z ( a| C R E ATE) M a r kus Bo t h a( A le it E v e n ts) Lu ke v a n R e n s b u r g & Micaela V ilj oen (Zeit z M OCAA Even ts) N i co l a Jo h n s o n & L e an a Nienaber (Wed d ings)
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EXTERNAL INTERNSHIPS S E C O N D Y E AR S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 0
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EXTERNAL INTERNSHIPS S E C O ND Y EAR S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 0
As T h e A le it A c ad e m y we foc us on prac t ic al experienc e t h rou g h o u t th e ir jo u r n e y and of fering t hem t he opport un i ty t o g a i n i n v alu ab le re al- world ex perienc e. Therefore it w as im pe r a t i v e f o r o u r s e c o nd year st ud ent s t o d o at least on e ex t e r na l in te r n s h ip in 2 0 20 for t hem t o selec t t heir field of in t e re st a n d to in tro d u c e t hem t o ot her servic e prov id ers i n t h e i n dus t r y . T h e y w o r k e d at c ompanies spec ialising in f l or a l de s ig n , we d d in g c oord inat ion, venues, sport ing ev e n t s, re s t au r an t s , im age c onsult ing, int erior d esign an d m u c h mo re .
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HUISDANS S E C O N D Y E AR S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 0
We w e re s o e x c ite d to h o st our 2 02 0 Huisd ans where s t u de nt s c am e to g e t h e r for one last t ime t his year. This c i rc u s t h e m e d e v e n t c o uld not be possible wit hout t he h el p o f o u r 2 n d y e ar s tu d e n t coord inat ors and our lovely s up p l i e r s . Ve n u e : Lau re n t | D é c o r and fur nit ure: a|CR EATE | Bist ro lig h t i n g a n d le tt e r lig h t s : Aut hent ic Planning | Draping: To- N e t t ’ s Hir in g | Po p c o r n, S lushy and Cand y floss m a chi n e s : J am Par t y R e nt als | Food Truc ks: J ACK R ABBiT & S t re e t Ch e f | D J B o o t h a nd par c an light s: Pineapple Pro duc t i o n s | D J : D J Ar r ies | Ent ert ainment : M er gen t he Ma g i ci a n | S e r v ic e s taf f : S hake and S erv e | Hiring: Dow ni n g E v e n t Hire | B eer on t ap: ABR U | Phot ographer: L uc i l l e S c h e e p e r s Ph o t o graphy
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VIRTUAL INTERNSHIPS T HI R D Y E AR S TU DE NTS O F 2 0 2 0
A f t e r co m p le tin g o v e r 1 50 0 prac t ic al hours in t he ev ent s a n d w e dd in g in d u s t r y alread y, t he t hird year st ud ent s gave th e f i na l p u s h t o ac h ie v e great ness. Their final plac emen ts w e re c om p le te d v ir t u ally wit h amaz ing Aleit Group su pe r i o r s t o g u id e th e m and for t hem t o gat her experien ce i n di f f e re n t in d u s t r y s e c tors t o ac hieve t heir goal before th e y g r a d u at e . I t’ s am az ing what you c an d o at home w i th j u st a l i t t le b it o f c re ativ it y! In t e r nshi p Su p e r io r s : Le a ndr i Lo la d e L e e u w ( a |CR EATE) Tat um M o r le y - Saie v a & Nic ola J ohnson (Zeit z M OCAA Ev e nt s) V i ct or i a F r an c k C le g g ( Aleit Ev ent s)
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JAN KRIEL T HI R D Y E A R S TU DE NTS IN 2 0 2 0
T he Ja n K r i e l W in e A u c tio n w a s once a g a i n a h ig h lig h t in t h e event ca l e ndar ! We w e re g r ateful to hav e pl a n n e d an d e x e c u ted this spe c i a l e v e n t f o r th e e ig h t h consec u t i v e y e ar. We als o h ad t o s a y ou r g o odb y e s t o th e a mazing D r Fa n ie wh o w ill b e pa r ti n g w i t h t h e J an K r ie l I n s tit ut e i n 202 1 . T h e ge n e ro s ity th is y ear wa s on c e a g ain w o n d e r f u l and it s urely w a s a m as s iv e contr i b u t i on t o th e J an K r ie l F und .
Thank you t o our amaz ing suppliers and sponsors! Laurent , Haud io, Abund ance Cat ering, Aut hent ic Plann i n g, S hake and S erve, Downing Ev ent Hire, Ad ele Wright , L u ci l l e S c heepers Phot ography, Desi gn a Print , The Tablec lot h Hiring Company, Brot herBrot her, Den ga Dec orat ions & Cand les, N Conc ept s and Designs, a|CR EATE, Boeret roos Cof f ee an d The Aleit Ac ad emy first and 10 t hird year st ud ent s.
GRADUATION 2020 G R ADU ATE S O F 2 0 2 0 2020 h a s b e e n a roller coaster, how ever w e end ed i t on an amazi ng hi gh! We c e le b r a t ed th ese bea u tifu l bunch of peopl e w ho graduat ed f rom T he Al e i t A c a d e m y with a “N ew Ch apter� them ed grad uati on event . We w i s h o u r g r a d u a t e s an ex tremely su c cessf ul f uture and w e l ook f orw ard i n s e e i n g y o u sh in e in th e v ast h ospi t al i ty i nd ust ry. Co ngr a t u la t ion s to ou r award wi nners once agai n. We are exci ted to s e e al l yo u r f u t u re a ch iev emen ts as you take t he i ndustry by st or m! T h e A l e i t A c a d emy T h e A l e i t A c a d emy T h e A l e i t A c a d emy Madri Stofberg T h e A l e i t A c a d emy T h e A l e i t A c a d emy
T op A ca d emic Per for mance - MJ Si d i Crea t i vi t y A war d - Am ber Raw l i ns Most Promi sing Event Pr oject Manager Awar d A d va n cement Awar d - L auren Johnson A w a rd of Exc ellence - Car men Mi eni e
Th a n k y o u t o ou r amaz in g su pp liers! De cor & F u r n i tu re - a| CR E AT E Li ght in g, v a ses & tif fa n y ch a ir s Au t h e n t ic P lan n in g S o u n d a n d L igh tin g - Ha u dio Ca nd le s - D e n g a Decor a tion s & Ca nd le s Ca p s & G o w ns - A ca demic A p p arel G o w n s & Ro b es Ca t e r in g - A bu n da n ce Ca ter in g
B ar - Shake and Serve Phot ography - Danel l e St of ber g Phot ography Speeches - Ni col a B er nard o, M i a Scheepers, Car men Mi eni e, Del ai ne Wri ght , Al ei t Sw anepoe l , Hans Roosenschoon
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OPEN DAY 2020 G E NE RAL 2 0 2 0 Our Al e i t A c a d e m y O p e n D ay t o ok p l a c e o n F r id ay 2 3 Octob e r 2 0 2 0 . So m e h ig h lig h t s o f the e v e nt w as th at o u r Ale it Group me mbe r s s h are d s o m e of t h eir w or k i n a n e x h ib itio n in our foyer, ou r f i r st y e ar s t u d e n ts did a s e r vice pre se n t at io n w ith th re e di f feren t l o ok s , Ale it Swan e p o el s aid a f e w w o rd s an d we s h ared s ome i nsi g h t i n to th e A c ad e my. Tha nk yo u t o o u r am az in g s uppl i e r s:
Planning, Downing Event Hi re, Parad iso Flowers & The Tab l ecl o th Hiring Company S t ellenbo sch . Ex hibit ion – La Belle M arié e, Al ei t Wed d ings, Aleit Event s, S hake and S erv e, Bakenhof W inel an ds Venue, Zeit z M OCAA Even ts, Laurent & a|CR EATE Phot ography - M onique S mi l es Phot ography & Graphic Desi gn S peec hes - Aleit S wanepoel
Décor H i r i ng – G o e t e r s , A u t h ent ic
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OPEN DAY 2020 G ENE RAL 2 0 2 0
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ALEIT TRAVEL JOURNAL G E NE RAL 2 0 2 0
A l e i t v i si t e d o u r b e au tif u l c ount ry! A f t e r a ro c k y s tar t to 2 0 20, our found er and c hair man Alei t Sw a ne po e l was e x tre m e l y exc it ed t o be on t he road agai n . T h e g o a l o f Ale it ’ s t r ip w a s t o spread a word of hope and p osi t i v i t y th ro u g h S o u th A fric a and t o bring people to g e t he r wh o , af t e r a lo n g t ime, have longed for some l a u g h t e r an d g o o d c o m pany. He visit ed plac es suc h as O u dsho or n , R o b e r t s o n , Nylst room, R ood epoort , P o t che f st ro o m , K ro o n s t ad , V ilj oenskroon, Kirkwood and ma n y mo re .
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CESAR RITZ SWITZERLAND G E NE RAL 2 0 2 0
We h a v e n o t b e e n s tan d ing st ill in 2 02 0, and whilst a gre at de a l o f e n e r g y was re q u i red in managing t he pand emic , w e a l so p u r s u e d o p p o r tunit ies. We h a v e s u c c e s s f u lly f o r m ed an ac ad emic part nership wi th th e CĂŠ zar R it z C o lle g e s , b ased in S wit z erland . This was af ter a n e x t e n s iv e in v e s tm e n t, applic at ion and aud it proc ess. T hi s ne w p ar tn e r s h ip g iv es us int er nat ional rec ognit ion and a p a r t f ro m b e in g ab le to present ad d it ional hospit alit y co u r se s u n d e r o u r jo in t b anner, most import ant ly it c reat es a c c e ss t o th e ir af f iliate d int er nat ional net work. 15