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Other activities and events

STEALING THE SHOW
The group of six College boys who represented our school and South Africa at
the Shanghai International Sister Cities Youth Camp in July this year did us
proud! Their manners, vocal performances at the Opening and closing Ceremonies and their achievements in Chinese
language lessons, Kung-Fu and sports/
games activities stood out as consistently
excellent. They carried on the College
tradition of giving 100% to everything
and that was noted by everyone.

We also enjoyed sightseeing trips
around Shanghai and one of the highlights was the visit to the Oriental Pearl
TV Tower which is the highest in China and 4th highest in the world. While
we were there we enjoyed a visit to the
revolving restaurant, 263m above the
ground, where the boys made the most
of the array of amazing food on offer!
Another highlight was the evening
cruise where we saw Shanghai buildings light up and transform the city.

The 14 days we spent in Shanghai will remain one of the most unforgettable experiences of our lives.
- Mary-Ann Hartley

The programme was very full and there
was little free time inbetween activities
but the educational value of the experience cannot be measured. The boys
will never forget the people they met,
friendships formed and lessons learned
about other cultures and nationalities.
We survived the intense heat which
ranged in temperature from 38 - 47? every
day with little relief in the evenings and the
humidity was beyond anything we’d experienced before. The city itself is huge
with 23 000  000 currently living there.

Our two Chinese volunteers, Tanja and Lily, went everywhere with
us and acted as interpreters. We
would have been lost without them.

COLLEGE VOCALISTS WOW!
The College Vocal Groups took part in
the South African Music Teachers’ Society
Eisteddfod held at Northern Park.
Bernard Kruger (Director of Music at Kearsney College) rated the Maritzburg College
Quartet as one of the best acts of the day.
Other groups performing were the Septet and the Gospel Choir. The Septet and
Quartet received an ‘A+’ grading and the
Gospel Choir an ‘A’. Congratulations to all
these boys on their outstanding achievement!

COLLEGE VOCALISTS PERFORM AT THE CONCERT IN THE PARK

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