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It is one of the countries they can lean on, and take what can fit them as South Africans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_a854fa46\">\n<div class=\"text\">When you talk about this school, their teachers are also here, so this is an opportunity for our teachers from St John\u2019s College to learn more. They can learn personal development, professional development and innovations, as well as broader engagement between the learners from Nelson Mandela school in Germany and St John\u2019s.<\/div>\n<div class=\"citation\">Makrwede<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>She added that this relationship will really capacitate their schools, and they are going to benefit in terms of learning and exposing their culture as South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the learners from Nelson Mandela School in Germany, Max Dinke (17), said he was very excited about this programme and to know more about the culture of OR Tambo District, and the place of the late Dr Nelson Mandela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCulture is very important because it shapes us to know more about us; I believe we can learn from each other and I will be excited to learn more cultures, instead of knowing mine only,\u201d said Dinke. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the learners from St John\u2019s College, Siyahluma Lamla (16), said the relationship they have, and are currently building with the Germans and this school, is opening opportunities for other learners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cStudents who are coming from places where there are less opportunities to shine get more opportunity in this relationship. I heard about it this year, but the programme itself started last year, when the teachers from Germany came here, so it is an ongoing thing,\u201d said Lamla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that he was not involved in this programme last year, because he was busy with his studies as his academic results were not good. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said he had to focus on his studies, but this year he is lucky to be involved in this programme. 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