2022-12-31-annual-report - Sports Academy George Trust

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RAISING TOMORROWS LEADERS tsEsT FOR HIS GLOR OPGE Annual Report 2022

January

One of our junior boys represent Western Cape in the SA National Champions.
Started a collaboration with Crossfit George so that our students can train at the Crossfit box twice a week.
Started up our weekly youth club.

[Senior boys win the Victoria Park High Football Tournament. ]
[Our Grade 10 students did a Geography field trip to the lighthouse in Mosselbay. ]

[Three of our senior boys players selected to be part of the U17 Regional Soccer squad. ]
[Three of our girls were selected to represent their district at the Western Cape Tournament. ]

[Received £5000 from Souter Trust for stationary and text books. ]
[Propose we partner with local churches to collect food on a monthly basis and donate to GRA. ]
[GRA registered as a MySchool Beneficiary. ]
[Girls Weekend took place at the end of June. The theme was Set-apart, where we got to speak ] to the girls about their worth and value and what that means to them. It was also a great time to have fun, play games together and build relationships.

[Proposed Business for Blessing Initiative. Asking individuals/business to sponsor a child for a ] year. A monthly contribution of R5000 (roughly £250) will finance one child per month.
[Exodus team arrive and serve and minister to the students. ]
[Held mid year examinations and completed the second semester of academics. ]

[Exodus team two arrive and serve and minister to the students. ]
[Two interns arrive that serve and lead our youth work. They will be with us until June 2023. ]
[Grade 11s complete three days of job shadowing. It was an incredibly insightful and valuable ] experience for all of them.
[Bob & Berts Run the Race Series consisted of 3 running events across Northern Ireland, raising ] a total of £22,000. These took place from June-August

[GRA Academy Cup. 15 students selected that will make up the intake of grade 8 students for ] 2023.
[Two churches commit to donating 5 essential food items on a monthly basis (sugar, wheetbix, ] milk, pasta, rice).
[Grade 11 students have an outing to the George Fire Department. ]
[Grade 11 students hosted by MINAF for a business trip. ]
[Grade 10 Life Science Outing to Room River. ]

[Strictly Come Dancing took place on the 14th of October. We raised R690 000 (roughly £32800) ] with another R200 000 (£9500) pledged by Stanmar Motors.
[In talks with Stanmar Motors on how they can support us annually as part of their social ] development programme.
[GRA school leadership elected for 2023. Headboy/Girl, Deputies and Prefects. ]
[Orientation day for 2023’s grade 8 students and their parents. ]

[All GRA students start exams. ]
[Merit Heroes announced for 2022. The students with the most merits in each grade awarded a ] trophy and prize.