Grade 6 students at Marist Brothers Linmeyer, in southern Johannesburg, supported the school’s outreach programme by collecting biscuits for Nazareth House. More Stories: Salesians Give Training and Hope to Jobless Youth Catholic Students’ Jubilee...
Christian Living / Education / Nereesha Patel / Parish Life
by Nereesha Patel · Published May 8, 2018 · Last modified May 6, 2018
Author Marco Broccardo visited Holy Rosary High School in Edenvale, Johannesburg, to speak about his new book Rocks: One Man’s Climb from Drugs to Dreams. In his talk, Mr Broccardo detailed his struggle with...
Salesian Life Choices, in partnership with Tom Ryan, co-designer of the renowned UCT Graduate School of Business’ pioneering executive MBA, is offering a master’s degree in business administration—an MBA opportunity at a fraction of the cost of a standard MBA.
The 13th graduation ceremony at St Joseph’s Theological Institute (SJTI) in Cedara saw 15 students receive bachelor of arts degrees and higher and advanced certificates with first-class and distinction across the departments of theology, philosophy and development studies.
Education / Ethics & Human Dignity / Nereesha Patel
by Nereesha Patel · Published April 7, 2018 · Last modified April 2, 2018
A Catholic school in Johannesburg has rolled out an anonymous reporting system that lets learners and staff members report bullying and inappropriate behaviour via a cellphone app.
Education / Nereesha Patel / War and Refugees
by Nereesha Patel · Published April 3, 2018 · Last modified March 31, 2018
To celebrate its tenth anniversary, a project started by a Catholic school for the education of refugee children will hold a special function in April. The Three2Six Refugee Children’s Education Project in Johannesburg was developed by Sacred Heart College in 2008, and later expanded to Observatory Girls Primary School and Holy Family College.
by Erin Carelse · Published March 31, 2018 · Last modified March 29, 2018
A youth project in Cape Town is offering various skills courses in the fields of computers, food preparation, bricklaying, and sewing — for only R200 each.
Church / Education / lay ministry / Parish Life
by Erin Carelse · Published March 29, 2018 · Last modified March 22, 2018
Witbank diocese’s Catholic Young Adults group is running children’s literacy classes, with competitions between parishes.
As is annual tradition, the matrics of Assumption Convent School in Germiston, Johannesburg, St Benedict’s College in Bedfordview, and Holy Rosary School in Edenvale joined for Mass and a breakfast to unite in prayer and friendship during their final...
Grade 8 students from Brescia House School in Johannesburg went on a waterwise tour around their school with operations manager Paul Matthews.
Holy Rosary School in Edenvale, Johannesburg, observed Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent—the season of self-denial, reflection and spiritual growth—with a Mass at which the girls received ashes on their foreheads as a symbol...
A learner at a Johannesburg Catholic school will compete for South Africa in the Commonwealth Games to be held in April on the Gold Coast in Australia.
