Lebone Leadership Festival

LLF 2k17 was a week-long leadership festival hosted by Lebone II, with the aims of encouraging learners to endeavour into the realm of environmental conservation. Two of our executive members, Mosa Molefi and Faustina Mabelane, together with one of our members, Tshepang Moloi, we’re invited to join the festival, representing Common Ground and Selly Park….

SOS Children’s Village

Going to the SOS Children’s Village on the 20th of September was as a very amazing and wonderful experience. It is something that brought joy to me as I saw all those children open up and play around with their hearts filled with joy. It is something that brought warmth to my heart and it…

Hope Is Only A Smile Away.

On the 19th of May, a group of learners and myself visited the SOS Children’s Village. We arrived there with clothes and toys to give to the children. Our mission was to interact with the children who are underprivileged and who might not have some hope of coming out of their situations. The experience made…

A sprinkle of motivation and a dash of inspiration.

The perfect recipe for influencing lives … Like the great Nelson Mandela once said, education is the most important weapon one can posses. On the 10th of May 2016 my fellow Interactors and I embarked on a journey to Boikagong High with a goal. A goal to open eyes and change lives.  As learners ,…

Sun City MiWay Triathlon. 

MiWay is one of the sponsors that are assisting with making Camp Kaleidoscope a reality .  The purpose of the camp is to teach people that God loves them and always has a purpose with their lives ,no matter the circumstances , therefore bringing able bodied children and disabled children together in the presence of…

A trip to the Cynthiana Hotel.

On Friday, May 5th, 2017, a few students from Selly Park Secondary School’s Interact Club went on a serving excursion to Cynthiana Hotel. There they were introduced to Mr Andrew, a minister, who runs a soup kitchen by the name Vision Restore Ministry, which falls under His Vision Church. He then went on to explain…

Spes Bona Magic. ✨

Every excursion is always a memorable, inspirational and selfless act of service to our community. On Friday the 17th of March, my fellow interactors and I, Tsholofelo Taunyane, embarked on a journey to Spes Bona, a home within a home.  As humans we tend to judge people who are different from us, who we consider…

Who said the world doesn’t have a big heart? 

The 28th of February sparked a revived sense of desire to serve in the hearts of the members belonging to the St. Francis and St. Joseph subdivisions of the Interact Club as they visited the Ben Marais Hall to spread the little lights they have within them to make a difference. With 16 high-spirited souls…

Green Flag Awards 2017 (17/03)

The Eco-Schools Awards of 2017 served as a major eye opener for, not only us as Executives, but also for the many schools and their representatives, as well as the government officials who all came through to either support the event or receive an award of some nature. – Direlang Rammutla (PR Officer 2017) From…

Reduce, Re-Use, Recycle  

Environmental Conservation is a subject close to the hearts of those eco-friendly, and nature loving members of the Common Ground Club of Selly Park Secondary. In an effort to promote the eco-code of the club, the executive members of Common Ground dedicated a day towards sorting out the rubbish found in dustbins into the respective…

A little knowledge, a big difference 📚

As much as it was a trying day, the 9th of February, the Interact executives took it upon themselves to see the completion of the book project which was begun a couple of months before – an initiative which served as both encouragement and a blessing for the lives of the children at Boikagong Secondary…

Interact ties a ribbon of hope!

On the 28th of November, the Interact Executives sacrificed a Monday from their holiday in order to sort out and prepare the many pairs of shoes that were donated by the Selly Park Secondary School Matric class of 2016. With more than 50 pairs of school shoes to group and store in boxes, the efforts…