GRADE 10
LEARNING ABOUT LIFE
Grade 10 is an exciting and sometimes scary prospect for students. No longer in the junior
grades with many different subjects, Grade 10s now have to take responsibility for the choices
that they make. This forces them to engage with the prospect of their future in terms of a
possible career choice, as well as determining and building on the young adults that they are to
become. Often Grade 10s feel overwhelmed by these very important decisions, so this year we
tried to ease the process somewhat. A variety of workshops were offered to the Grade 10s to
help them grow and to facilitate the transformation from boisterous teenager to lively young
lady. These included Study Techniques, Healthy Living, and Leadership.
Liezel Opperman
Head of Grade 10
Many Grade 10s also stepped outside their comfort zone this year and
did
some exciting things. Some headed overseas on student exchange: two
girls to
Australia and two to the United States. Others surprised us with their
talents
on the stage, in the school production of ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’.
There
were also many who worked really hard and earned their Wynberg Pass!
I am fiercely proud of
them all for pushing
past their boundaries
and extending
themselves. They have
involved themselves in
every aspect of school
life and have become a
force to be reckoned
with. I look forward,
with interest, to their
Matric year in 2015.
Liezel Opperman