Wish List 2024
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Wish List 2024
Christel House South Africa is a non-pro t school which o ers no-fee scholarships to students from some of Cape Town’s most under-resourced communities and support them for 19 years (Grade RR to Grade 12 and ve years post-school) through character-based and career-focused education. Our bene ciaries include 840+ students from grade RR to 12, 220+ post-school students and more than 10,000+ parents and other members of the communities we serve.
Our mission: Christel House prepares graduates to achieve upward economic mobility, demonstrate good citizenship, and become empowered to identify and realise their goals, dreams, and human potential.
Our vision: A world where poverty does not limit potential.
In-kind donations to Christel House are tax deductible in terms of Section 18A of the Income Tax Act of 1962. As such, individuals and businesses qualify to receive a tax certi cate for the value of the item(s) donated. Businesses can also receive BEE points for their contributions. Thank you for taking the time to peruse our Wish List and we look forward to hearing from you. For more details or queries, contact Keri Francis, Executive: Fundraising and Marketing on kfrancis@sa.christelhouse.org or 021 704 9407.
Paper EDUCATION Text books Prescribed textbooks for all subjects 285,000 Uniforms Shirts, dresses, shoes, socks, blazers 756,224 Stationery Pens, pencils, rulers, books, calculators 343,520 Annual cost for educational resources 186,000 15,500 Rand
Net Ops MDM - Mobile Guardian 40,000 MDM - Windows (Intune) 175,000 Library Management software 34,000 Music Instrument Maintenance 54,000 Laptop batteries and repairs - sta Annual cost for sta resources 86,400 Eisteddfod Development of performances and productions 32,000 Shakespeare Schools Festival Development of performances and productions 14,000 Rand EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Educational psychologist Ad hoc student assessments & assistance 99,000 Psychometric testing Educational psychometrist (for Grade 10s and 11s extended time on exams 60,000 STARS programme Saturday English & math remediation programme for students requiring additional academic support 291,600 EyeBrainGym Software to improve visual processing, language and reading comprehension 43,500 Math HOT 43,800 Visuals painted and sign-boarding around the school (part of HOT) 72,000 Coding teacher Coding teacher in our Junior School 209,000 Mathematics Manipulatives: Monopology, Go Scotty, Chess Dominoes, etc.
Two
provides free, daily transport to all of its 840+ students to and from school.
come from 26 impoverished areas in the Cape Flats. We use reliable, local contractors to support our local economy.
Rand SPORT & EXTRA-MURAL Soccer Snacks & transport to matches, eld maintenance 7,500 Netball Equipment, snacks and transport to matches 17,500 Athletics Shoes, plasters, name tags, snacks and transport 16,500 Volleyball cover Balls, shoes, kits, food, transport to matches 15,000 Yoga Weekly yoga for junior school students 20,000
daily nutritious
NUTRITION Feed 1 student for an entire year Feed our junior school
students) Feed our high school (320+ students) 3,474 2,554,700 1,375,600 Cost per bus/year (including
Annual petrol costs Christel
Students
7,336,500 360,500 192,000 168,500 TRANSPORT Psychological evaluations External assessments 5 sessions/student x 7 students Drug tests & rehabilitation Routine drug tests by the school clinic sta 72,660 52,500 Hearing tests Specialist assessments by audiologists 37,200 Eyesight testing Optometry & ophthalmology 51,400 Medical specialist Ear, nose and throat consultations 21,000
& SOCIAL SERVICES Parent workshops Parent booklets Six parent workshops per year to empower, educate and upskill our 650+ parents. Workshops cover topics such as substance abuse, sex education, parenting skills, & computer skills. 13,000 Restorative practices 52,100 Socio-emotional skills workshops Drama therapy 21,000 Structured sessions to promote mental health Printing costs for monthly parent booklet Socio-economic skills & learner workshops 15,000 33,100 Sex education, anger & stress management workshops Spectacles 20 - 30 pairs of spectacles, as prescribed to students by a partnering optometrist 59,500 Towards 4 Christel House owned buses & vehicles Junior school High school Rand Rand Rand Family disasters Support for disasters for families in dire need 8,000 Diagnostic set Wall-mounted diagnostic set 18,000 Dental fees Referrals to dentists for specialist assistance 5,100 Psychometric assessments (skills schools/special needs) 12,500 General consultations Construction & development (parent & character initiatives); curriculum development 35,000
meals & snacks prepared on-site in our cafeteria
(480+
petrol, maintenance & fees)
House
HEALTHCARE
OUTREACH & SERVICE LEARNING
Build Our Boys programme (BOB)
Big Brother Mentorship and Adopt a Dad Program to mentor & coach our male students
Junior school eld trips & excursions Camp, baxter theatre, slave lodge, mountain hike, etc.)
High school eld trips &
Kirstenbosch, Two Oceans, etc.
An annual stipend to support a nancially vulnerable, qualifying graduate with essentials (transport, food, etc.). Stipends range from R740 per month to R350 once-o allocations to new working graduates. These stipends are crucial lifelines for graduates who often do not receive nancial support from their parents/guardians/ family when at university or starting o in a new career.
to provide monthly stipends to all alumni and give them the support they need to get through university or keep their rst job.
for Grade 12 students
Sofas
40,000
231,500
101,000 Alumni stipend
NBT
excursions
National Benchmark Tests
tests
7,000 813,500 COLLEGE & CAREERS FACILITIES & CAPITAL PROJECTS Electrical work For the next phase of our power project 200,000 Sports eld and general maintenance 138,000 Sta wellness 80,000 25,000 Software to match Grade 12 subject choices and grades to further education opportunities Gradesmatch 25,000 Annual workshop camp for student alumni committee to connect, strategise and set goals Alumni Camp 136,450 Data for junior school 498,000 BB-BEE audit 20,000 Health and safety audit 16,000 61,000 Security Cleaning Monthly fees for outsourced services to ensure the safety of our school 32,500 Rand Rand Rand Girls Empowerment Programmes (GEMS) Empowerment programme for our female students in our junior school. 7,000 Matric ball Costs for our matric ball 101,000 Canteen furniture 150,000 8,000 Computer equipment 27 Desktops and monitors For CAT laboratories 432,000 Mobile data for tablets used by Junior School students Audit Sofas for Social Services For various sports programmes, physical education and outside activities. Standard regulatory and compliance practices Standard regulatory and compliance practices Monthly fees for outsourced services to ensure the cleanliness of our school Annual nancial audit
for the canteen for 840 learners, for two meals a day
Total cost
Furniture
for students and guests during the facilitation of social service practices. Projects and programmes to ensure sta physical and emotional wellbeing Biometrics 40,000 Biometric access for the safety of sta and learners
FACILITIES & CAPITAL PROJECTS (CONT.)
Financial
Tablets for High School studentsa
Bubblegum tablets for Junior School students
Furniture used across the schools
Production of the annual report
Our holistic education model is designed to transform the lives of impoverished children. In addition to providing top quality CAPS-aligned education, key aspects of our model include poverty mitigation services in the form of daily transport to school and back, professional health care, nutritious meals, psychosocial counselling, family assistance and college and careers planning and support.
COST TO SPONSOR A STUDENT FOR 2024 450,000 Tablets for High school Bubblegum tablets 55,000 Furniture (Junior and High school) 400,000
Report
Annual
reporting software 150,000 For
management
e ective nancial
Thank you for reviewing our Wish List. Your donation will help transform the lives of our students.
You can change lives by simply donating any of our Wish List items. Donated items are just as valuable as monetary donations as it reduces our operational costs. To ma ke a don a ti o n, you can simply
Donate directly on our website at sa.christelhouse.org/donate
Send an electronic funds transfer (EFT) using our bank account details:
Name: Christel House South Africa
Bank: First National Bank
Account #: 62690724573
Branch code: 250 655
Swift code: FIRNZAJJ
Reference: Your initials & surname
Contact Adri Marais on amarais@sa.christelhouse.org / 021 704 9410
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