Trip to Newlands Saturday the 17th of May was no ordinary day for 22 of our kids in the Helderberg Academy as we took a trip to Newlands Stadium, Cape Town, to watch Stormers vs Western Force in an epic game of Rugby! We arrived at the Stadium with plenty of time to spare and once our boys got through the security gates it was onto their first surprise. We were taken into a back room in the stadium where our boys were...
Read MoreCommunity Cup With the last week of April being a school holiday, the Helderberg Academy had the chance to host two Community Cup days for our players. The aims for these match days where simple; to put our players’ newly learnt sport skills to test in a competitive match and also the bridge the gap between our different communities as players are in a position where they must interact with new people. Soccer; Lwandle vs Sir Lowry’s...
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This April, we celebrate the fact that there are days like holidays! Our desire and aim of Helderberg Academy is to bring ethnic groups together. We had great exciting day with combining all three communities together in Somerset-West. Over 60 children came, participated, won and learnt how to stay connect to each other and to be plugged into a community with people from different background, but that doesn’t make a difference....
Read MoreStart of a new season At the Helderberg Academy we are always looking for opportunities to start new coaching project in our communities. As of 2014 we have now started a new project coaching Netball in Macassar to a group of girls ranging between 11 and 16 years. This new programme is an exciting prospect for the Academy as it allows us to have more contact time and influence in the community of Macassar....
Read MoreEnd of the year games In June Helderberg Academy and Joy Academy played two soccer matches against each other. This was such a great experience that we decided to team up again and play another 2 matches between the seniors and juniors. A beautiful day in November started off with a great competition between the Senior teams of the Helderberg Academy and Joy Academy. Using some juniors in certain positions did not lower the level of...
Read MoreNic Groom in Macassar Last week we kicked of the week with a bang! Nic Groom, the Western Province and Stormers scrum-half, came to visit us on Tuesday in Macassar. The boys were very excited to have Nic with us. As soon as the Western Province star had settled in, he joined the boys for some warm- up drills, led some technical passing drills and showed the boys some basic steps about being a scrumhalf. “Open Legs, Keep Low, and...
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