EVENTS IN A TIME OF SOCIAL DISTANCING

BRIDGING THE WEALTH DIVIDE BY JOINING FORCES

DERBY DAY

Four schools in Cape Town with diverse economic backgrounds participated in the Simunye (‘we are one’) Derby Day on Saturday, 14 November. This provided an opportunity for children to meet on equal ground to foster relationships, build a foundation for understanding, respect and acceptance, with the end goal of bridging the country’s unequal wealth gap. Students from Die Duine Primary in Lotus River, Mzamomtsha Primary in Driftsands, Rondebosch Boys Prep in Rondebosch and Christel House SA, engaged in games, deep conversations, exercises and an exciting go-kart race on the day. “Our intention is to bring students from all walks of life together, so that we can remove barriers and ultimately build bridges for the youth, our future leaders,” explained our Junior School principal, Carol Kriel.

BRIDGE THE DIVIDE TECHNOLOGY CAMPAIGN

With the pandemic closing schools around the world, Christel House students needed the tools to transition to e-learning. That meant purchasing hundreds of tablets, computers and WiFi data packets to facilitate remote learning. With determined leadership from the Christel House International Board of Directors and Christel House Indianapolis Board members, a “Bridge the Divide” technology campaign was launched. Thank you to all the supporters from around the world who generously responded to our ask and helped to keep Christel House’s students learning.

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devices were provided to students

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