JOHN Walton Secondary School was recently endowed with a study centre and sleeping quarters, where its matric learners can look forward to having two meals a day while they study for the year ahead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The school received over R45 000 in sponsorship, both monetary and in-kind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The KallaManie Benefit Foundation was established in memory of the late Manie \u2018Kalla\u2019 Daniels, who was a long-serving educator at John Walton. The Foundation, registered as a Non-Profit Company (NPC), donates all its proceeds to good causes. The late Daniels\u2019 wife, Fredaline, nominated Jamie-Lee Daniels, Clinton Anderson, and Jeffrey du Preez as the Foundation\u2019s founding directors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The donation came in various forms, from local businesses such as the KallaManie Benefit Foundation donating R30 000, Score under Chill Beverages who donated R5 000, the JWSS Alumni Association donating R15 000, Buco Hardware Store, which donated building materials, as well as Andrew Rabie Secondary School and Ebrahim Wicomb who donated cutlery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A current Grade 12 learner shared his heartfelt story about what the study centre would mean for him going into his matric year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy living conditions are not good because, during the day, I cannot study as there is too much noise around. We stay in a one-roomed flat in someone\u2019s backyard. Sometimes, I have to study with a torch because the owner of the house switches off the electricity often, or sometimes there just is no electricity,\u201d said the learner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He added that he has a desire to learn, but his circumstances do not allow him to do so. This is why he believes that the study centre will be beneficial for him and other learners as well. \u201cIt will provide learners, such as me, with a safe and comfortable place to learn.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The learner, filled with emotion, added, \u201cI am grateful that I will now have a place to get valuable study time, as well as a guaranteed warm plate of food and breakfast the next day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The sleeping quarters were equipped with numerous bunk beds, which were assembled by the school\u2019s wood-working department to limit costs. Deputy Principal Phillip Joseph added that they hope to receive more donations as there is still space to convert the adjacent classroom into another sleeping quarter. The current arrangement will alternate between housing boys one week and girls the next. Should there be more funding, it will give learners equal opportunities to benefit from it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Joseph, a section of the school was converted into two sections: a study hall and sleeping quarters, which would accommodate approximately 20 learners both during the week and over the weekend for those in need. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLearners who cannot study at home are encouraged to come to the school, where they will be provided with a meal and an opportunity to study among teachers. Having teachers around will give struggling learners an opportunity to ask questions should they get stuck,\u201d Joseph added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a non-fee paying school receiving a subsidy from the Department of Education, the subsidy goes towards the school\u2019s learning materials and staff salaries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur school was meant to be a temporary structure (made of wood) in 1978. We were initially meant to move; however, that has not happened yet. So, we need money for the maintenance of the school as well,\u201d Joseph said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He added that the learners come from impoverished backgrounds, and in some cases, learners have additional challenges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Principal, Stephen de Bruin, said that the school moved from quintile 4 to quintile 3, which means that the learners are part of the government\u2019s school feeding scheme. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis initiative is important because some children who do not eat, do not have the energy to study throughout the day. This will eradicate that and give all learners an equal chance at succeeding in their studies,\u201d De Bruin said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also added that the study centre will be a sanctuary for learners who cannot study at home, and that here will be security guards patrolling the premises to ensure that the learners are safe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joseph concluded, \u201cThe school calls on other businesses and able community members to assist them in providing larger sleeping quarters for its learners to help them achieve an even higher pass rate than last year\u2019s 80.1%.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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