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In October last year we handed our pupils and parents the Spring issue of this magazine that focused on our theme for 2019: “Rooted in Tradition, Focused on the Future”. We are now in 2019 … the new year in which we hope to build onto and embed many of the changes that 2018 brought. To all our new Trinitonians – welcome! In true ADvTECH style we are “In Pursuit of Excellence”, while we strive to provide “An Education Beyond Expectation”. To all our returning Trinitonians … you have in your hand our own magazine to bring you “Up Close and Personal” to the successes and
the celebrations of the past year, such as fantastic stories of outstanding matric results as well as acknowledgement of the winners of the Tournament of the Minds (TOM) competition. Nothing illustrates our 2019 theme better, than to read about former pupils who came back to come and teach at one of our schools. We are also super excited about the future and the opening of the brand new Trinityhouse Glenvista in January 2020. Congratulations to all our achievers and thank you to all our supporters! May God bless us all in 2019. Andries van Renssen Managing Director
CONTENTS FEATURE ARTICLES
TRINITYHOUSE
LIFESTYLE
32/WHAT ARE CREATIVE THINKING SKILLS... AND WHY DO WE NEED THEM?
05/TRINITOON
50/KIDS’ PAGES
07/SPOTLIGHT NEWS
51/CRAFTS BY AND FOR KIDS
36/HIGH-EXPECTATION PARENTS
18/MATRIC RESULTS
53/PROPER PARTIES
40/DREAM BIG BABY! VISION BOARDS FOR YOUR KIDS
22/PAST PUPILS RETURN
56/TRAVEL: ROAD TRIPPING
28/ALUMNUS: MORGAN MCGOWAN
62/HEALTH: BURN-OUT
44/CAREER FILES: DESTINED FOR DESIGN
64/SPOTLIGHT PRAYER
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SPOTLIGHT NEWS
Hear Ye, Hear Ye! Competition winners
In the last issue of The Trinitonian, we ran some seriously cool competitions. In this issue of The Trinitonian we have drawn some seriously cool winners. Are you one of them? Read below!
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New photo competition begins! Our new photo competition has kicked off, so get snapping because there are some cool prizes to be won. Send your entries to Trinitonianreporter@contactmedia.co.za before 17 May 2019.
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SPOTLIGHT NEWS
Students shine at 2018
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tudents from several schools across South Africa have once again outperformed and outdone themselves at the second Tournament of Minds (TOM) South Africa competition, held at Southdowns College, on the 27 October 2018. TOM is an international problem-solving competition designed to give participants the opportunity to participate in creative thinking and reasoning responding to open-ended challenges which demand collaborative inquiry and solution seeking while rewarding divergent thinking. TOM promotes learning and developing as an individual within a team structure. “Education has moved significantly in considering the needs of the students of today and how we engage them in learning, as well as providing them with authentic, real-life scenarios. Having the opportunity to be part of an international competition means that we are connecting to and keeping up with international trends and practices, and providing our students with opportunities to participate in this too,” says Traci Salter, Director of TOM South African and ADvTECH Academics Advisor.
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TOM is the biggest problem-solving competition in the world. The challenges include STEM, Language Literature, Social Sciences and Arts categories. A team consists of seven pupils made up from participants in Grades 4-7 form primary schools and Grades 8-10 for high schools. Six weeks prior to the tournament day, each team selects a long-term challenge that they want to present on tournament day. They work completely independently to solve the challenge posed to them. On the day, an unseen spontaneous challenge is presented to the teams to solve. The combination of the prepared and unseen challenges determine the South Africa winners in each category. “TOM is a unique opportunity for South African participants to interact with their peers, test intellectual tenacity, and potentially compete internationally, should they win at the South Africa Finals,” says Traci. This year a total of 20 schools registered, with 46 participating teams, making it the second largest group of participating teams globally.
The winners in each category of the Asia Pacific Regional event are automatically eligible to participate in the international finals to be hosted in Australia. The Primary teams include:
• Charterhouse School (team 1) in the Arts category • Trinityhouse Preparatory Little Falls (team 3) in the Social Sciences category • Crawford Preparatory Lonehill (team 2) in the STEM category • St Stithians Girls Preparatory (team 3) in the STEM category
• Crawford Preparatory Pretoria (team 2) overall winners in the Arts category • Crawford Preparatory Lonehill (team 3) overall winners in the Language category • Crawford Preparatory Lonehill (team 4) overall winners in the STEM category • Maragon Ruimsig Primary (team 1) overall winners in the Social Sciences category
The High School teams include:
The High School teams include:
In addition, there is a Spirit of the Tournament award. This is centred around the fundamental attitude of ‘sportsmanship’ that underpins the entire programme. It encompasses all the activities involved in successful personal and team support participation. This years’ Spirit of the Tournament was awarded to Trinityhouse Preparatory Little Falls.
• Crawford College Sandton (team 2) overall winners in the STEM category • Pinnacle College Kyalami (team 2) overall winners in the Arts category The following teams received Honours Certificates as close runners-up in each category. The Primary teams include: • Trinityhouse Preparatory Little Falls (team 2) in the Arts category • Crawford Preparatory Sandton (team 2) in the Arts category • Crawford Preparatory Lonehill (team 1) in the Arts category • Pinnacle College Copperleaf Primary (team 1) in the Arts category
• Pinnacle College Founders Hill High School (team 1) in the Arts category • Trinityhouse Little Falls (team 1 & 2) in the Arts Category • Maragon Ruimsig High School (team 1) in the Arts category • Maragon Ruimsig High School (team 2) in the STEM category
“We wish to thank all the participating schools and TOM Facilitators in our schools, for the time, energy and enthusiasm in getting TOM active and happening in their schools, and inspiring the teams in their quest to be ready to provide the most original and unqiue solutions to the challenges posed to them this past weekend,” says Traci. “In addition, we thank all parents, spectators, family, friends and sponsors for making this such a wonderful day. We are looking forward to an even bigger and better turnout in 2019 welcoming all interested South African schools onboard”.
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alling all budding chefs, young foodies and teen culinary enthusiasts... it’s time to dish up your A-game because the cooking competition of the century is hot and ready to go. Besides having fun, learning new culinary tricks, meeting new people and being inspired, you may just walk away with some serious prizes and the title of Taste Bud Battle Winner!
Who can enter?
How to enter?
Any Trinityhouse or Glenwood House pupil may enter the Taste Bud Battle. There are various age categories, including:
On 30 January, the Taste Bud Battle microsite will go live.
Pre-Primary (4-6 years old) Preparatory (7-13 years old) High (14-18 years old) Entry Theme: Character Dessert Challenge In other words: Create a dessert inspired by your favourite fictional character – cartoon, fairytale, Disney characters, superhero, Avengers, fantasy, Harry Potter, etc. Examples: The Beast’s Apple Roses or Angry Birds Chocolate Nest or Harry Potter’s Caramel Cauldron.
Log on at www.tastebudbattle.contactmedia.co.za and enter the required fields of information, including: •
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Upload 2 x pictures of your creation and 1 x picture of you making it Entries close 6 March 2019!
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What happens next? A panel of professional judges will go through all online entries and the most creative entries in each age category will go through to the semi-finals called the First Plate Presentation.
What is the First Plate Presentation? Those who make it through to the First Plate Presentation will be invited to create their chosen character dessert and bring it to a meal tasting session to be held at Capsicum Culinary Studio in Rosebank, Johannesburg and other designated sites regionally. (Details will be shared privately to the semi-finalists). From the First Plate Presentation, 10 x Pre-Primary, 10 x Preparatory and 10 x High School finalists will be chosen to attend the “Final Cook-Off�.
What is the Final Cook-Off? The Final Cook-Off is the last stage of the battle, where the 10 finalists in each age category will be invited to cook a required menu, in a time challenge competition at Capsicum Culinary Studio. (Details to be shared at the event).
Taste Bud Battle Winner Event The winning Pre-Primary, Preparatory and High School chef in the Taste Bud Battle will be announced at a delicious event, to be held at Capsicum Culinary Studio, in front of an audience of all finalists and their families.
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The Taste Bud Battle winners in the PrePrimary and Preparatory age categories will win amazing prizes sponsored by Kenwood and O2, while the Taste Bud Battle winner in the High School category will be offered a Capsicum Culinary Studio bursary worth
R98 000! *Terms & Conditions apply. See microsite for details.
From the Final Cook-Off, a winner will be selected in each age category and will then be announced at the Taste Bud Battle Winner Event (details to be shared closer to the event date).
Rules All Pre-Primary and Preparatory children who make it through to the Final CookOff will be required to cook under the supervision of an adult (who may assist lightly with advice and the hot stuff). High School students will cook on their own. * Other terms and conditions apply (see microsite for details)
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MATRIC RESULTS
2018 Class of
LEGENDS When asked his opinion on ‘success’, Albert Einstein once famously said that one should “try not to become a person of success, but rather to become a person of value.” At Trinityhouse we wholeheartedly agree with this approach and we endeavour to foster this in our pupils. However, every so often we have the opportunity to celebrate the success of our high-achieving pupils who, through hard work and dedicated effort, achieve the success they so deserve. The release of the Independent Examinations Board’s National Senior Certificate results is one such occasion and the class of 2018, once again, made us proud by achieving excellent results.
213 candidates sat the examination and achieved a 100% pass rate. 95% of pupils achieved a Bachelor’s Degree pass and a total of 377 Distinctions were achieved. This translates to 1.8 distinctions per candidate. We wish to congratulate all our candidates for an outstanding set of results. In addition to the pupils, we also wish to thank all the teachers (from PrePrimary, Preparatory and through to Grade 12) who impacted their school careers and worked together to help them achieve success.
Our best wishes go to the Class of 2018 in their future endeavours.
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Erin Fisher Randpark Ridge
Bradley Jacobs Randpark Ridge TOP 1% FOR ACCOUNTING AND LIFE SCIENCES
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7 DISTINCTIONS
Dané Botha Glenwood House
Stefan Els Randpark Ridge
Xenocratis Chavaranis Randpark Ridge
Kriya Hira Randpark Ridge
TOP 1% FOR GEOGRAPHY TOP 1% FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Brayden Pather Randpark Ridge
Joel Paulsen Little Falls
Aédan Cumming Glenwood House
Ana Damjanovic Randpark Ridge
TOP 1% FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
TOP 1% FOR GEOGRAPHY
Jonathan Humphries Randpark Ridge
Kesan Naidoo Randpark Ridge
TOP 1% FOR ENGLISH
Loren Rolfe Little Falls
TOP 1% FOR GEOGRAPHY
Callum Thomson Randpark Ridge
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MATRIC RESULTS
6 DISTINCTIONS
TOP 1% FOR ENGLISH
Alexis Asibey Randpark Ridge
Tristan Bester Randpark Ridge
Brendan PachecoSanchez Randpark Ridge
Molemo Molefe Little Falls
TOP 1% FOR LIFE ORIENTATION TOP 1% FOR ENGLISH
Kayla Summers Little Falls
Well done, everybody!
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Jared Gibbons Randpark Ridge
André Vegter Glenwood House
5 DISTINCTIONS
Kuei Battal Randpark Ridge
James Bryant Randpark Ridge
Gemma Chelin Randpark Ridge
Francesca Evans Randpark Ridge
Bryce Grahn Randpark Ridge
Tamara Mastilo Little Falls
Dylan McCarthy Randpark Ridge
Teagan Nepgen Glenwood House
Noluthando Nkosi Palm Lakes
Kamogelo Sepamla Little Falls
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4 DISTINCTIONS
Siobhan de Bruyn Glenwood House
Selene De Jong Randpark Ridge
Troy Griffin Randpark Ridge
Joshua Jacobs Little Falls
Ulricke Janse van Vuuren Glenwood House
Pia Mariotti Glenwood House
Tumelo Noah Little Falls
Katherine Rolfe Little Falls
Coneth Sauermann Randpark Ridge
Tyla Van Niekerk Randpark Ridge
Leigh Venter Randpark Ridge
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FEATURE ARTICLE
Past Pupils Return The saying goes: Hindsight is an exact science... However, getting to this point is never easy or instantaneous. These alumni, who are also now Trinityhouse teachers, share some wisdom through advice they’d have given their younger selves. Lara Gudmanz Alumnus: Class of 2012 School: Trinityhouse Randpark Ridge Teaching at: Trinityhouse Preparatory Little Falls A message to your younger self:
Dear younger Lara, I type this letter while sitting in my beautiful Grade 1 classroom. A lot has happened over the years but you have remained hu mble, hopeful, happy and strong. You will always be perfectly in progress. Much Love, Your Older Happy Self Jessica Pearson Alumnus: Class of 2009 School: Trinityhouse Randpark Ridge Teaching at: Trinityhouse Preparatory Little Falls A message to your younger self:
As cliché as it is positivity is infectious, and happiness is a choice so smile more, worry less. Always be true to yourself. God made you the way you are so don’t worry what others think and don’t be so hard on yourself. 24 | The Trinitonian
Jason Smith Alumnus: Class of 2009 School: Trinityhouse Randpark Ridge Teaching at: Trinityhouse High Little Falls A message to your younger self:
In a world where everyon e is trying to be something; the most i mporta nt thing that you ca n ever be, is kind. Never let you r positivity fa de.
Name & Surname: Debbie Hindshaw Alumnus: Class of 2001 School: Trinityhouse Randpark Ridge Teaching at: Trinityhouse Pre-Primary Little Falls A message to your younger self:
I wish I knew then what I know now. Always be true to yourself a nd believe in yourself. Focus on fa mily. Celebrate the little things because they are most often the most importa nt things.Embrace the chaos, hug often a nd surrou nd yourself with people you love.
Name & Surname: Daniella de Wit Alumnus: Class of 2015 School: Trinityhouse Randpark Ridge Teaching at: Trinityhouse High Little Falls A message to your younger self:
Worry less a nd appreciate the little things in life more. Let you r passion a nd skills drive you towa rds you r pu rpose. And if nothing else, just be kind – to you rself a nd others.
Name & Surname: Carmen Enslin Alumnus: Class of 2010 School: Trinityhouse Randpark Ridge Teaching at: Trinityhouse High Randpark Ridge A message to your younger self:
Always follow you r hea rt a nd pu rsu e you r drea ms, for you r hea rt knows what you need before you r mind decides what it wa nts. I would encou rage myself to get involved in every aspect of school fully, to get out of my comfort zone a nd try new things while it is still easy to do so at school, at the sa me time doing these things with all the gees possible. The Trinitonian | 25
Name & Surname: Ché Stark Alumnus: Class of 2009 School: Trinityhouse Randpark Ridge Teaching at: Trinityhouse Pre-Primary Little Falls A message to your younger self:
Roxy Torres (née Bull) Alumnus: Class of 2011 School: Trinityhouse Randpark Ridge Teaching at: Trinityhouse Pre-Primary Little Falls A message to your younger self:
Ta ke ea ch day as it comes; don’t stress a bout the small stuff. Lea rn to appreciate the things that might see m insignifica nt in the moment. People’s opinions of you hold very little valu e... Ignore the negatives.
Never let the fea r of other people’s opinions stop you from ta king opportu nities that may a rise. Embra ce who you were created to be, be confident a nd bold. Fea r less a bout the futu re a nd where you may end up, God is always in control a nd will never let you down.
Candice Venter Alumnus: Class of 2011 School: Trinityhouse Randpark Ridge Teaching at: Trinityhouse Pre-Primary Heritage Hill A message to your younger self:
Never stop fighting to make your drea ms a reality. Hard work always pays off and soon you will not only achieve your goals but you’ ll be a stronger, smarter and better person as well.
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Kaley Levenderis Alumnus: Class of 2010 School: Trinityhouse Randpark Ridge Teaching at: Trinityhouse Preparatory Randpark Ridge A message to your younger self:
Nothing is too difficult, put you r mind to it a nd you ca n a ccomplish ma ny things.
Claire Poole (née Robson) Alumnus: Class of 2011 School: Trinityhouse Randpark Ridge Teaching at: Trinityhouse High Randpark Ridge A message to your younger self:
Caroline Limerick (née du Plessis) Alumnus: Class of 2006 School: Trinityhouse Randpark Ridge Teaching at: Trinityhouse High Randpark Ridge A message to your younger self:
Try to see the bigger pictu re in life, don’t sweat the small things. Life is just a series of choices that you ma ke – you decide how it will play out, so choose wisely.
Never apologise for who you are and what you are passionate about. Plan for your future but have faith if your path takes you somewhere you did not expect. Jeremiah 29:11 says: “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord”.
Sarah Sampson (née Kennedy) Alumnus: Class of 2011 School: Trinityhouse Randpark Ridge Teaching at: Trinityhouse High Little Falls A message to your younger self:
Perfection is overrated. Accept and embrace Y OUR imperfections and it will be easier to accept the beautiful flaws in others. Show kindness, especially when dealing with yourself. Embrace where you are and look forward to where you are going.
Wessel Van Niekerk Alumnus: Class of 2012 School: Trinityhouse Randpark Ridge Teaching at: Trinityhouse High Randpark Ridge A message to your younger self:
“Be willing to be a beginner every single morning.” - Meister Eckhart You are never to wise or too clever to learn. The Trinitonian | 27
ALUMNUS
ROOTED IN JUICE
Name: Morgan McGowan Alumnus Year: 2001 Trinityhouse School: Randpark Ridge Current career: Owner and Founder of Juice My Roots
In a few words, please explain to us exactly what you do. I own a cold-pressed juicing company! We supply the highest quality nutrition that mother nature has to offer. All our products are fresh, never heated and contain no added sugars or preservatives. The core focus of our business is to provide natural, alternative curative treatments that serve both the body and the mind. When did you discover your love of juice? About five years ago I made a decision to start living a more ethical and compassionate lifestyle, which led me to become a vegetarian. I’m very active and have a love for functional training, so I consulted a vegan nutritionist to guide me to all the necessary nutrients required to remain healthy and fit. She introduced me to the world of juicing, and the benefits were so profound that I believe everyone should have the opportunity to experience it. You’re an entrepreneur! How did you establish your own business? It wasn’t a quick process, more so because I was in fulltime employment, had no surplus of available funds and there was no instruction manual on how to start! It involved a lot of evening and weekend dedication, figuring out if there was even a market. I had to decide what my business was going to be called and the brand image I was going to project. Once I had this sorted out I decided to make it official and to register the company. I had no previous experience of running or owning a business so I constantly learn, which is both scary and exciting!
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How do you make the juice? There are a lot of logistics involved in creating the juices we sell. We have to collect all the fresh produce, wash and prepare it all, juice it, bottle it and then we freeze it immediately. Due to the fact that it contains no added preservatives, it only has a three-day shelf life in the fridge but will last up to three months in a freezer. We consider our juices to be living – alive with enzymes and nutrients so they cannot be subjected to heat or oxidation otherwise they get destroyed. We only ever cold-press our juices, which is a method of extracting the juice from the insoluble fibre of fruits and vegetables, leaving you with a pulp-free elixir far superior to any store-bought juice. We also choose to bottle all our juices in glass as opposed to plastic, which comes with its own set of challenges for us but we believe that when it’s better for you, the environment and the juice (as no chemicals will leach into them), then we have a responsibility to do what’s right. What is your best selling product? We have a standard range of eight thoughtfully combined juices, all with specific health benefits which are beautifully balanced so that you taste each ingredient without one completely overpowering the other. I also had to consider the fact that everyone has different tastes – what appeals to one might not be liked by another, so all our juices do really well as we cater for the sweet tooth customers through to the fullon veg-only lovers. Our green Sidekick juice is hands
down the winner amongst both adults and kids, but my personal favourite is the Columbus. What is the worst thing about your job? It’s hard to say because it’s my passion and I really love what I do. If I had to pick the least appealing part, it would have to be the mundane accounting side of it – working out costings, income and expenditure sheets and monthly sales forecasting. What is the best thing about your job? I get to wake up every day and create! I’ve never been one who enjoys taking orders from people, so being my own boss has allowed me the flexibility and opportunity to grow and challenge myself in ways I never thought possible. What has been the greatest reward? My greatest reward is in knowing that I get to heal people on a cellular level through my product and that it has the ability to transform their lives, both physically and mentally. What makes you good at what you do? Passion! Believing in what I do and why I’m doing it gives me the daily drive and motivation I need, especially when times are tough. What is a typical day like for you? Every day is so different, and that’s what I love! There’s a level of consistency like answering emails and phone calls, following up on my exiting/potential clients, The Trinitonian | 29
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changes to their diet afterwards, and to juice daily. The benefits of doing this will produce longer-lasting results and increased vitality.
What were you like at school? I’d say that I was quite outgoing. I enjoyed spending time with friends socialising as well as playing team sports, but I also took my academics quite seriously.
What makes Trinityhouse such an amazing school? I started at Trinityhouse when there were just three classes in the entire high school! What made it so amazing for me was the personal dedication each teacher was able to provide as opposed to just being a number in a large class. They prided themselves in offering the best academics, which afforded me the opportunity to have my qualifications recognised overseas to further my education.
What has been the greatest lesson you have learned in your life? How to trust my intuition and follow my heart no matter what anyone else thinks. Who is your greatest inspiration, and why? My greatest inspiration is Geshe Michael Roach – a Tibetan Buddhist Lama. Following his teachings in both business and personal situations has opened me up to the magic and wonder of how things really work and the incredible possibilities that lie ahead. How long have you gone without food – just on juice? The longest I’ve juiced for is only five days. As it is, I lead a very healthy yet balanced lifestyle of which I incorporate juice every day. There’s a misconception around juice cleanses where customers are concerned about going hungry. The fact is that you will be getting an incredible amount of nutrients into your body than what you ordinarily would. Typically people lead very busy lifestyles and often just don’t eat or consume junk food on the run. I recommend juice cleanses for those who want to kickstart better eating habits and will then always encourage people to make small, consistent
What was a highlight of school for you? The highlight for me at the time was becoming a prefect and making first team hockey. Although this doesn’t define you going forward in life, it gave me insight into responsibility and leadership skills. What life advice would you give the current Grade 12s who are in their final year? Looking back, I would say go out and try as many new things as possible. Explore every passion you have and take as many short courses as you can in developing a multitude of skills which will most definitely serve you later on in life. Where do you see yourself in 10 years time? Ten years is a very long time to think ahead and I have no idea what exciting path my life will take during that time, but I do hope to have a trusted, alternative curative treatment centre dedicated to healing.
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ACADEMIC ARTICLE
WHAT ARE
CREATIVE THINKING SKILLS… AND WHY DO WE NEED THEM? Content by Traci Salter, written by Margot Bertelsmann
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riting for the Daily Maverick of 26 November 2018, Glenn Gillis, MD of tech communication company Sea Monster, says, “The World Economic Forum’s 2018 Future of Jobs report revealed the critical thinking and digital skills of the current workforce are inadequate for the progress of a successful economy in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. “The workplace of the new world could create as many as 133 million new roles but in order to fully take advantage of these, a workforce with the skills needed by digital-era organisations is essential. “Labour-intensive roles in sectors like mining and manufacturing are the most likely to disappear, while professional services roles adapted to the new technologies are most likely to grow. “With the manufacturing and mining sectors still employing more than three times as many people as professional services in South Africa, the country is set for massive disruption.” We’ve heard variations of this message before, and we’re going to keep hearing it – from futurists and analysts and employers: critical, creative and reflective thinking skills are essential if you want to have a successful career as a young person today. It’s why these skills are featured as one of the key global competencies for pupils in ADvTECH schools. As ADvTECH’s Traci Salter says: “Responding to the challenges of the 21st Century requires young people to be creative, innovative, enterprising and adaptable, with the motivation, confidence and skills to use critical and creative thinking purposefully. By applying a sequence of thinking skills, students need to develop an increasingly sophisticated understanding of the processes they can use whenever they encounter problems, unfamiliar information and new ideas.” 32 | The Trinitonian
In the last issue of The Trinitonian, we looked at how important critical thinking skills are for the rest of your life, particularly in the context of a future world of work – the much bandied-about Fourth Industrial Revolution – where information has become democratised. Facts are easy to access. It’s how you handle that information that sets you apart. Critical thinking skills mean you can assess the strength of an argument and decide whether it’s a good one. This skill is great for deciding what you believe in, or whose life philosophy or business strategy to follow. Creative thinking skills are not completely unrelated to critical thinking skills, but they’re from different branches of the family. Creative thinking is like critical thinking’s more socially skilled cousin, the verbose, relaxed life and soul of the party. Specifically, creative thinking is learning to “generate and apply new ideas in different contexts, see existing situations in a new way, identify alternative explanations, and see or make new links that generate a positive outcome,” says Traci. It’s about thinking “broadly and deeply using skills, behaviours and dispositions such as imagination and innovation to find opportunities for new ideas and possibilities in all learning areas at school and in their lives beyond school.” It sounds so simple, doesn’t it? But how do you learn this elusive skill? Well, it’s actually possible to practise and hone your students’ creative thinking capabilities (and, conversely, through outmoded teaching and learning models, to inhibit and choke them). The first thing to note is that creative thinking skills get a bad rap. They’re floaty and ethereal and chaotic and unscientific. As Andre Croucamp, whose consultancy MindBurst teaches creative thinking skills in schools, says, “In creative thinking, the connections between things are messy, indirect and multiple. They are open to many different patterns and possibilities.” Why on earth would you as a parent who is a scientist or businessperson or lawyer or doctor want to encourage your little darling to engage with this kind of creativity and cram it into his or her head? The answer is simply that every innovation – from using artificial intelligence in surgery, to starting a game-changing, disruptive business, to making a devastatingly brilliant
closing argument in a court case – started because a person was able to put two seemingly unrelated ideas next to each other, in a startling way, and create something of genius. Croucamp explains, “Creative thinking helps us to imagine possible hypotheses or even wild conjectures, while critical thinking criticises those hypotheses, testing them and refining them so that they can work within the constraints of reality – producing powerful explanations and solutions.” They work together. So yes, creative thinking can be unsettling, and our knee-jerk reaction can be to reject it outright. The challenge is to persist without judgement, knowing that most of your ideas won’t be the elusive Big Idea. But hopefully, you won’t miss the nugget of gold that’s lurking between all the sand! Creative thinking skills come in handy when you are confronted with a problem to which you have no answer, or that you know nothing about. You’re stumped. You’ve thought and thought and you just cannot decipher the question in your History exam, “What was Hitler’s strategic error in invading Greece in 1941?” Take out a piece of paper and start writing. Some experts advise a stream-of-consciousness exercise, where you write continuously and don’t lift your pen for five minutes, or half a page, for instance. Write down anything you do know about World War II and Italy and Germany’s invasion of Greece. Before long, you might arrive at the idea that invading Greece to help his ally Italy catastrophically delayed Hitler’s attack in Russia, as it meant his soldiers had to fight during the Russian winter. Brainstorm all the possibilities. The Trinitonian | 33
Here are some more strategies that can help you oil those creative thinking muscles:
Daydream
Dreaming, mind-walking, playing with or imagining scenarios can shake loose a random flash of brilliance.
Learn to listen to your little voice
Everyone has one, but learning to prick up your ears when your instinct speaks up is a skill.
Impose an artificial limit
Stumped for ideas? Limit your time, or your word count. Challenge yourself to answer a question without using adjectives, or only using five-letter words, for instance. Your brain may surprise you with its creative workarounds. In Maths or Accountancy homework, do you find that you fall into the same trap and make the same mistake at the same stage of the process, over and over again? That could be because everyone’s thinking falls into patterns and routines. Sometimes the routine needs a shake-up. Next time you need to balance an equation or a spreadsheet, do something different. Write down a step that you usually do in your head. Do one thing out of the usual order. You may be surprised that you avoid your usual error. In your Maths or English tests, you may have been asked to solve for X, or what poetic device the poet uses to illustrate his loneliness. The familiar panic creeps over you. “Solve for X? A poetic device? What does this even mean?” One good creative thinking skill is to restate the problem in different words. So, you suspect you are being asked what number X is. How about if you start from a different place. Do you know what X is NOT? Or you’ve gone blank and you don’t even know what a poetic device is right now. Forget about it. Restate the problem. Have you ever felt lonely? Write down some words to describe the feeling. Lonely is a feeling that feels, perhaps, like quiet, small, soft, inward, down and alone. Look at the poem again – oh boy! The lines are really short. And there’s no dialogue. Guess what? Those are two “poetic devices” the poet may have used to illustrate his loneliness. If you are ever left at the end of a Maths exam, with half an hour to spare, why not try this: tackle the question you left out, the one you had absolutely no idea about. Take a scrap piece of paper. Now doodle the problem. Draw the story sum. In the geometry question, fill in all the angles you DO know instead of worrying about the one you’re supposed to find. The technique for solving problems in subjects as vastly different as Maths, English and History was actually the same: in each case, you used creative thinking. 34 | The Trinitonian
Brainstorm or doodle
Write down everything you know or can associate with a problem, without expecting a solution, and without fear or embarrassment. Draw while you are mulling a problem over. Allow yourself to make wild and crazy suggestions as well as those that seem sensible. Treat all ideas as if they may contain the seeds of something potentially useful.
Look for many possible answers rather than one Be aware that these approaches involve making lots of suggestions that are unworkable and may sound silly. This means you will make mistakes – but it doesn’t matter. You learn from what has not worked as well as what did.
Take a break and/or a nap and come back to the problem
It’s the brain equivalent of restarting your computer to see if the error message goes away.
Exercise
It engages a completely different part of you, but the thinking part will still be simmering away in the background.
Take risks
Learning how to cope with uncertainty is a sign of a mature thinker. You can manage the frustration and even embarrassment of not knowing because you are enduring it as you grapple through towards knowing. Many people cannot grapple, cannot manage failure, do not have the staying power and give up too early. This does not have to be you. Creative thinking can be applied to all aspects of life and living. One of the strategies we use to include creative thinking in our lives is TAP Thinking (Think All Possibilities), no matter the scenario!
Thinking challenges for the family
A team building challenge
In less than one minute, think of ten or more uses for ...
A calendar
A wig
You need: 40 pieces of spaghetti, thick sellotape and a marshmallow. What to do: Divide into teams and in 10 minutes see which team can build the tallest, self-standing structure with the marshmallow placed at the top. The winning structure is the one that stands the tallest, unaided.
A fly-swatter
In 90 seconds give 10 reasons why ...
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There are children with green faces on television.
A saucepan lid
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The teachers are all dressed as pineapples.
A sponge
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There is a pet gorilla in my clas s.
Everyone is eati ng ice-cream.
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FEATURE ARTICLE
HIGH-EXPECTATION PARENTS
e r u s s e r P r e d n U s Kid By Kerryn Massyn
It’s important to be aware of the difference between motivating a child and pressuring a child.
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t’s natural for parents to want their children to do well and to be successful in all that they do, but teachers and experts are saying parents are putting too much pressure on their children. Has there ever been a more challenging time to be growing up in? Not only do we live in a world where the pressure to do more, be more and have more is immense, but the way we navigate life in a digital world also adds a new element to coping with daily life. Added to this is the pressure we put on our kids to perform well and achieve accolades in a school setting. But is this just too much for our children to cope with?
Working to win “Modern society is very focused on achievement and materialism. Keeping up with the Joneses seems to be a significant motivator for both parents and children. I also often find parents living vicariously through their children in some way – either to achieve goals that they themselves have or to embrace the opportunities they didn’t have growing up,” says educational psychologist Lloyd RipleyEvans. “Society as a whole is living at a new level of stress that we have come to accept as ‘normal’. Unfortunately, there are a couple of significant factors that children are faced with on this point. Firstly, it is often that parents engage with their children with a perception of childhood and school similar to what they experienced and sadly this creates a significant challenge for children and parents to connect with each other as today’s world for a child is so drastically different to that of what their parents experienced.” Moreover, it’s completely natural for parents to want their children to do well, and to perform at their best. So we find parents trying to motivate kids to come home with all As on their report cards, or pushing them to take on extramurals that they may not enjoy. “I most often notice an urgency on the parents’ side for excellent performance and achievement, as their biggest fear is that their children will not be competitive enough to secure a job and take care of themselves and their future families. There are also parents that live through their children and expect them to do better than they did at school and therefore put pressure on them to perform. Some parents even compare their children to their peers, and this could add pressure on them to be better than others,” says educational psychologist Christelle du Plessis. The Trinitonian | 37
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Falling between the cracks But what is the effect of all this pressure – both external and parental? Certainly, it’s not helping our children achieve anything but stress? Yet in some cases, children who are put under pressure to perform actually rise to the occasion. “The possible consequences can range from minor and quite unnoticeable signs to those which are significantly obvious,” says Lloyd. “This really depends on the individuals involved and the unique dynamics which surround them. Some children may respond to this pressure positively and develop their own healthy mechanisms that help them manage their own stress as well as the stress of those around them (such as their parents), while others, and generally the bulk of the individuals in these situations, will respond more negatively.” Educational psychologist Erika Basson explains the potential negative side effects struggling under pressure to perform could have: “Usually you will see children either starting to get depressed or you will see them burning out trying to please their parents and teachers. It also depends on the age of the child – with younger kids you see them losing energy and focus or getting hyperactive and defiant.
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Teenagers tend to handle things differently – they withdraw or they get angry and moody. You should also be on the lookout for physical signs like stomach aches, headaches, nausea and changes in sleeping patterns or diet. If you see that your child’s marks are dropping quickly, especially in Maths, you should definitely investigate what is going on. Personally, I think the key is to know your child and their boundaries. Some kids will flourish under pressure, while others will fold.”
Where to from here? As with so many things in parenting, the key to helping our children do their best is through balance. Think about it: if all we’re focusing on are the things our children haven’t been able to achieve and the ways they’ve fallen short, then we’re losing sight of who they really are. “It’s important to be aware of the difference between motivating a child and pressuring a child. We need to motivate our kids by building individual self-esteem and not by comparing them to their peers or to their siblings. It’s important to get to know your child and to be a part of their lives. I often see parents who are at all the school functions and parents’ evenings, but they do not really know their own child. It does not help to only
be there when something bad happens or when you’re not happy with marks or performance. Focus on positive parenting and how you can build up your child through the things they do well rather than focusing on what they are struggling with,” explains Erika. At the end of the day, it’s all about teaching our children the values and behaviours that make them well-rounded, happy adults who are able to cope with the modern world. “I believe that we place far too much pressure on ourselves and our children, that we get lost in an endless cycle of stress and striving to impress others or meet their expectations,” says Lloyd. “As parents, we should be focused on fostering a strong and solid set of values that children can rely on when faced with good and bad times. Values that are deeply entrenched in who they are as individuals so that they can live authentic lives and develop a sense of inner happiness that will fuel their motivation and drive to succeed. If we’re successful at this, we won’t need to place much pressure on our children at all, as they will be self-motivated, responsible and accountable individuals. However, the journey to get to that point takes hard work and dedication.” “Put yourself in your child’s shoes for a moment – do they feel loved and supported, or do they feel like they are never good enough? Just imagine how you would feel going to work every day feeling that you’re just not enough, and just cannot cope,” urges Christelle. “We live in a competitive world where our children are comparing themselves to their peers, siblings and others without any added parental pressure to boot. Rather than criticising your child’s performance on a test, ask them if they are satisfied with their performance. If the answer is no, ask them what their expectations of themselves are and how they think they can achieve them. Always help your child to set realistic goals within their own abilities – be supportive of your child and help set them up for success.”
Inspired for success Bag the pressure, rather focus on motivating your child to achieve their goals and give them the skills they’ll need to thrive in life. Educational psychologist, Erika Basson shares her tips on achieving the appropriate amount of motivation with your children: • Motivating a child is always from a positive and constructive basis, where pressure comes from a more negative basis. Use words like, “You can do it,” rather than, “You must get/ achieve.” • Be careful of comparison between your children, your child and their peers and also between your child and yourself – this will be perceived as pressure by your child. • Praise your child for their effort rather than their results or achievements. It’s more about knowing they did their best than it is about the outcome. • Sit with your child and help them set goals that they want to achieve, and not what you want them to achieve. Write these goals down or draw pictures for younger children and remind them throughout the year about their goals. The focus with this should really be on their goals and teaching them skills on how to achieve their goals, rather than pressuring them to achieve the goals you have set for them.
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FEATURE ARTICLE
! y b a B , g i B Dream S
KID R U O Y R O F S D R A O B N VISIO
By Donna Verrydt
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A dream is a goal with a plan!
Step 1: Ask questions! What do you know about
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Your child should segme nt his or her Life Wheel into any categories they want. These categories should n’t restrict their dreams but should rather be used as a thought guide. A simple , eight-segment wheel tha t works well for kids is: • Family examples: Wo uld you like to spend mo re time with your family? Wh at would you like to do more with them? Would you like to establish a better relationship with a sibling? • Friends examples: Wo uld you like to have mo re socials at your house? Do you need to move away from problem friends an d find that one special friend? Do you want to extend your friend circle and meet more people? • Schoolwork examples : What is the next step of your academic achievem ent? What subjects would you like to do better in? What would you like to learn more about? What extra work can you do to push you ahead of the res t? • Extramurals / Sport exa mples: Would you like to try a new sport? Would you like to beat your personal best record? Wh ich sports team would you like to make? • Health examples: Wo uld you like to be fitter? Would you like to chang e your eating habits? If so, how? Would you like to work out more? • Things I love examples : What do you want to in the next holidays? Where wo uld you like to travel to? What books would you like to read? Would you like to learn to paint? • Future me examples: What do you want to be when you grow up? Wh at type of person do yo u see yourself becoming? What would make you happy in your future?
STEP 2: Gather the goods What you will need: A large piece of cardboard. You can even use an old cork or felt memo board if you like. Old magazines or printed Internet pictures. There are magazines, pamphlets, flyers everywhere, or you can Google search some images and print them out. Failing that, coloured pencils or kokis will help you draw your dreams and goals. Glue or board pins. The Trinitonian | 41
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Step 3: Make dreams come true Let your child think about their dreams and goals in the context of the Life Wheel segments. They may come up with their “answers” all on their own and will then just need to source the pictures to match their dreams and stick them on their boards. Or, if your child needs some inspiration, let him or her go through the magazines or look on the Internet and choose pictures that motivate them or that makes them feel ambitious.
Step 4: Place and look e it Place their Dream Board in their room wher s. can serve as a daily reminder of their goal
The big no-no!
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Explaining materialism to kids
With the build-up to Christmas, I was feeling under pressure. I wanted to get the kids what they wanted but the requests were ridiculous! I’m talking iPhones, a Playstation 4, 2 x Fitbits… and a donkey (not kidding!) I was dreaming about money values (fourteen million, sixty hundred thousand and seven), of epic Zuma proportions! Eventually, I had enough. I took the bull by horns and shared this little story with the kids – one you may want to share with your kids too! Once upon a time, there was a person called The Clever One who thought: “How can I make all the Followers in the world pay me all their money so I can spend my days travelling the world on a yacht?” The Clever One came up with a cunning plan to make a sneaker – just a simple shoe, but he put a red arrow
It’s really important that your children don’t fill their Vision Boards with toys and material possessions. Obviously, most boys dream of having a Ferrari and girls, a big house (and that’s okay), but it shouldn’t be the focus of their Dream Boards. Children are so bombarded by marketing, labels and material “worth” and parents are put under a lot of pressure to deliver these goods of “value”. You and your children need to focus on what is real, what is meaningful and what it is to be in touch with one’s self. on it. The Clever One then told the whole world that this ‘Red Arrow Sneaker’ could change everyone’s life; it could make the unpopular popular, the poor look rich, the unhappy seem happy... Nobody would be able to live without this sneaker! And then The Clever One sat back with a grin on his face and waited. All the Followers believed that the Red Arrow Sneaker would change their lives and went out and spent truckloads of money to buy the shoe. The Clever One got richer and richer and spent his days travelling around the world on his yacht while the Followers got poorer and poorer and had to work long, hard hours to fund the Red Arrow Sneaker that they believed would change their lives. At the end of the story Olivia (12) said, “Wow mom, people are really silly!” To which I said, “What takkies have you got on your feet?” She looked down and saw the arrow on her takkie and looked up in horror. I smiled and finished off with, “Yes, Olivia, people really are silly!” The Trinitonian | 43
CAREER FILES:
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A creative career!
here is design in everything! The clothes you wear, the way restaurant food appears on your plate, every advert that pops onto your phone or logos you see on billboards, every game you play, every photograph you take… even every road you drive in our city, has all been designed!
10 signs you’re a creative!
What is design?
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There are two main ways to consider design. One is that design is a plan, a map, a blueprint, a drawing or a model showing a big idea and how the idea can be achieved. This relates to things like interior design, fashion design and even architecture! The other way to consider design is how something looks. In this crazy marketingdriven world, you need your brands and products to catch the eye of the consumer. And at the heart of every design, of everything, lies the idea of a creative person!
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People always compliment you on your art, or your talent with an instrument or your “interesting” dress sense… but are you truly creative? If you answer ‘yes’ to any of the below questions, you are most likely a “creative”. Do you see beauty in the ordinary? Some people see the plastic bag littering the street. You see a white dancer, twirling in the breeze. Do you understand the power of atmosphere? Some people need an office, you understand that a coffee shop or secluded cabin, can boost your creative juices. Do you like to people watch? Some people like to get into the mall and do what they have to in record time, you like to linger at a coffee shop watching people go by.
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Would you choose passion and happiness over money? Some people only work towards the bottom line, you work towards creating something unique or making a difference.
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Are you an emotional person? Some people remove emotion from the task, you feel art and music and beauty in surroundings.
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Are you inspired by colours, nature, patterns, performances? Some people speed by focusing on their next appointment, you take the road less travelled “brainstagramming” all the beauty you come across.
If you are creative, you could consider tertiary studies in one of the following fields…
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Do you enjoy off-colour jokes? The OTT jokes that make other people go ‘yoh!’ are the jokes that you kill yourself laughing at.
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Are you against being managed? While most people conform to corporate rules and regulations, you like to do things differently and don’t need a babysitter.
Digital Design: This is a growing specialty in the field of graphic design. Digital designers use creativity and computer skills to design visuals associated with electronic technology.
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Do you look for new and alternative ways to do things? When people do it how it’s always been done, do you look to change it up for the better.
Game Design: Video game designers often work as part of a team to create video games. They come up with the games’ concepts, characters, setting, story, and game play. Designers must work with artists and programmers to create the scripting language and artistic vision for a game.
Do you like to solve problems? While others roll their eyes at challenges that disrupt the norm, you see it as an opportunity to create something different.
Fashion Design: Fashion design is the art of applying design, aesthetics and natural beauty to clothing and its accessories.
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Graphic Design: The art or skill of combining text and pictures in advertisements, magazines, presentations, brands, books, invitations, logos, etc.
Interior Design: The art or process of designing the interior decoration of a room or building.
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Digital Marketing: The promotion of products or brands via one or more forms of electronic media. It differs from traditional marketing in that it uses channels and methods that enable an organisation to analyse marketing campaigns and understand what is working and what isn’t. Copywriting: Rearranging words to make things sell better or a text form of salesmanship. Copywriters are responsible for the text on brochures, billboards, websites, emails, advertisements, catalogues and more. This text is known as “copy”. Brand Communication: An important part and tool of brand management by which the companies inform, persuade, enlighten, teach, remind and enrich the knowledge of their stakeholders about the brand, its strengths, values, fundamentals, and its offerings of products and services. Brand Management: The activity of supervising the promotion of a particular brand of goods. Photography: The art or practice of taking and processing photographs – these days, mostly digitally. 46 | The Trinitonian
HIGHLIGHT
Game designers imagine stories happening in video game worlds and bring them to life. A true example of passion into pounds and pence (or in our case rands and cents). Gaming is a thriving industry worldwide and the number of careers in this field has grown exponentially. The work is enjoyable, the work environment is fun and there are high starting salaries. However, not everyone who enjoys playing video games will enjoy creating them! In fact, creating a video game is a long and tedious process with many tasks and people needed to complete a workable product.
So, what is game design?
Game design is a field that draws on skills from computer science, programming, creative writing and graphic design. Game designers take the creative lead and imagine stories, characters, gameplay, rules, interfaces, dialogue and environments. This being the case, a game designer is a cross between a writer, artist and programmer (in simpler terms).
Skills needed to be a Game Developer • Communication skills • Critical skills (accepting and giving constructive feedback) • Presentation skills • Storytelling skills • Basic visual design skills • Basic drawing skills • Basic scripting or programming skills • User interface designing skills
How long does it take to study Game Design?
Video game designers typically have a bachelor’s degree in game design, computer engineering, or computer science which takes four to five years to complete.
Living the dream
For parents who think gaming is something their kids do for fun, before they get a real job, here is an interesting story: Alex Balfanz is an 18-year-old student at Duke University who doesn’t just play games, he makes them! He created Jailbreak, which took off in a big way. “In the first 10 months after Jailbreak released, the game yielded a seven-figure profit,” Alex says of his cops-and-robbers adventure game released last year. A few weeks ago, it was played for the billionth time. Alex is just one of thousands of young gaming entrepreneurs in their teens or twenties making money in an industry that made $36 billion last year (that’s R517 billion in our world). Gaming is offering new ways to make a living that didn’t exist 10 or even five years ago! The Trinitonian | 47
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KIDS’ PAGES
Think Hard, Look Closely Find the medical apparatus in the picture.
Match two birds – look closely for the hidden detail.
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Think hard about this one! Each line, vertical or horizontal, must have a cloud, a raindrop, a sun and a snowflake.
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like the idea of doing arts and crafts with my kids, but I really don’t have a crafter’s eye or a final product vision – at all! To some moms, a button is a potential eye or part of a button bracelet; to me, a button is an indication that someone shirt is flapping open. So I take inspiration from what I read and see, and sometimes I see some cool things I’d like to share with you.
Other cool things you could add: • Marshmallows • A favourite book • A torch • Fairy lights
Fort-in-a-Bag For whom? Here’s a craft gift for a “little” who loves adventure. What is it? A home-made bag filled with everything needed to make a tent fort, including: A flat sheet
Clothesline
Pegs
How? • Trim several inches from the open end of a pillowcase to form a pouch, 50cm tall. • For a drawstring, turn the pouch inside out, then fold down the cut edge 1cm, iron it, then fold down the new edge by 4cm, and iron that. • Using a wide-eye needle and embroidery thread, sew all around the fold to create a channel. Turn the pouch right-side out. • Let your child paint a fort on the bag with fabric paint. • Paint a rectangle with fabric paint then snip an opening in the channel, to help prevent the fabric around the drawstring hole from fraying. • Knot the ends of a 1.5-metre length of cotton cord. Attach a large safety pin to one end and use it to feed the cord through the channel. • Fill the bag with fort-building supplies.
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Life is busy, there’s never time! But put this craft in your diary – get it done! Then put your phone down, close your laptop and climb inside your home-made fort with your little one!
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PROPER PARTIES In the last issue of The Trinitonian, we introduced Proper Parties featuring cool ideas for your child’s big day. So far we’ve covered cave parties, thrill-ride parties and water obstacle parties. In this issue, we feature underwater, quad biking and tree top fun!
Splash fest
Contact details Website www.urbandive.co.za Call: 011 476 5172 Email enquiries: cresta@urbandive.co.za Address: 353 Beyers Naude Drive, Northcliff, Gauteng Go and view the venue and their friendly staff will gladly show you around and chat about the scuba parties.
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rban Dive specialises in kids’ scuba parties and here is all you need to know before you take the plunge. It all begins with a short instructor briefing and a 10-minute video to get the kids acquainted with the equipment, procedures and safety aspects. And then the real fun starts... Divemasters will then take over and get the kids kitted up before they hit the pool. Depending on the number of attendees, kids will be taken down in groups of two or three where they will spend some orientation time in the shallow end with a divemaster. The kids who are not diving can swim and snorkel, and play on the grass deck overlooking the Dive Pool which boasts a Timberland jungle gym, trampoline, soccer net and basketball hoop!
Activities offered: • Minimum six kids and maximum 20 kids. • Kids 8 years or older do full scuba (descend underwater). • Kids 7-8 years old do surface scuba (around the surface). • Kids under 7 years are welcome (non-scuba) but they get to snorkel, swim and enjoy the party just as much.
• There’s no charge for kids under 3 years old unless party packs When the “diving kids” are comfortable enough, are required. they can then venture into the deeper water • Party duration is three hours and the time slots are: 10am to (all under the supervision of the divemaster) to 1pm or 2pm to 5pm. discover the Shipwreck and Treasure Chest filled with sea jewels and pirate treasure. The birthday boy or girl gets to open the chest on the first dive, and then can play underwater games like frisbee and missiles. Win a two-hour party for six kids at Urban Dive by simply emailing trinitonianreporter@contactmedia.co.za with the subject line: Half an hour before the party ends, the kids climb I want to win with Urban Dive! Entries close on 4 March 2019. out, get dressed and then it’s cake time.
WIN WITH URBAN DIVE!
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Quad fun
Saddle Creek Adventures
Quad adventures are an exciting way to celebrate a birthday but often the kids are required to be older than 16. However, with Saddle Creek Adventures, which is situated in Gauteng’s “adventure-ville” aka Hekpoort, there’s a thrill ride for all ages. There are quads suitable for small kiddies, tweens, teens and adults with Saddle Creek’s offering of mini quads (kept on a kiddie track) and fully automatic 150cc quads (for out rides). The adventure will start with a briefing from the experienced, friendly and safety-conscious guides who will familiarise your party guests with the quads, safety aspects and the bushveld that you will soon venture into. Saddle Creek Adventures has unique packages including a 30, 45 or 60-minute Bushveld Ride or you can look into their Combo Deals, as they also offer other adventures like archery, clay pigeon shooting, go-karting and horse riding. Information Prices of quads: R385 per person (R125 for children under 12 going as a passenger) – 30 minutes R515 per person (R170 for children under 12 going as a passenger) – 45 minutes R765 per person (R210 for children under 12 going as a passenger) – 60 minutes R90 per child (5 to 9 years old, supervised by a guide) for a mini quad ride on the kiddies’ track only – 10 minutes *prices may differ due to print times.
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Hospitality Food and drink are available at Saddle Creek Adventures. What to wear Hats and sun cream are essential in summer. A spare change of clothes is suggested if going out after the adventure activities. Riding helmets and hairnets are provided for each activity and are compulsory. Contact details Website: www.saddlecreekadventures.co.za Call: 079 467 9906 Email enquiries: info@saddlecreekadventures.co.za Address: Farm HH24, Hartebeesfontein Road, Hekpoort
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Swing city! Acrobranch
There are two things that kids love: adventure and their birthdays. Acrobranch combines these two loves with hosted birthday parties for kids of all ages. From pirates to Tarzan or Spiderman, there’s just something about zip lines and swinging from tree to tree that appeals to the imagination of all children. Acrobranch has eight parks around the country: Cape Town, Centurion (The Big Red Barn), Pretoria North, Pretoria East (Rosemary Hill), Linksfield (Huddle Park), Melrose, Stellenbosch (Klein Joostenberg) and Garden Route, each with their own unique offerings, party facilities and catering options. Courses and price info • Acrotwigs Course: 3-6 years old – R140 per person • Monkey Moves Course: 7+ years – R180 per person • Swinging Tarzan: 9+ years – R220 per person • High Flying: 12+ years – R280 per person
How to book Book a birthday party through their bookings office on 086 999 0369 or send an email to bookings@acrobranch.co.za with your requirements. Booking notes: Each park has a different caterer that works on the premises of the specific park. The bookings office will provide additional info for catering at the park, or it can be accessed via the website on the park’s page or catering and restaurant section under quick links. 1. At Melrose they allow self-catering, however, a table needs to be reserved for a fee of R200 through the bookings office or park manager. 2. Please note that each course has specific restrictions and they vary from park to park. These can be found at www.acrobranch.co.za. 3. Final numbers need to be confirmed five days prior to the party.
*Please note that additional height restrictions that vary from park to park may apply.
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ROAD TRIPPING By Big Ambitions
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n the immortal words of Douglas Adams: “I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be.” He knew there should always be an element of ‘getting lost’ if you want to claim your road tripping credentials! “I’m a big fan of local road trips like South Africa’s Route 62 and let’s not forget the Vaalie trek every December to Durbs. But road trip plans don’t have to be confined to South Africa! The world is a much smaller place than it used to be, so South Africans can now tackle beautiful highways and byways all over the planet,” says Nicky Potgieter, Flight Centre Leisure Marketing Leader. Nicky offers her tried-and-tested tips for two of the world’s most epic road trips... and we’ve thrown in a local goodie too!
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Pacific Highway
CALIFORNIA 1
Monteray
United States Ah… the open road, the sun-kissed Californian coast and the glittering Pacific – this one’s for all you movie lovers out there, and promises road trippers an opportunity to channel their inner Thelma and Louise. One of the world’s most celebrated road trips, California 1 begins in San Francisco, travelling along the coast and clinging to mountains and cliffs through Big Sur and the charming towns of Santa Barbara, Carmel and Monterey, recently depicted in the series Big Little Lies, then ends in San Diego. Highlights along the journey Santa Barbara You’ll think you’re in Spain when you visit picture-perfect Santa Barbara with its characteristic palm trees and red tile roofs. It’s definitely worth stopping overnight so you can spend some time strolling along Stearns Wharf for a bite to eat. Big Sur One of the most beautiful and undeveloped stretches of coastline in the world features on this section of Highway 1 between Carmel Highlands and San Simeon. Here the Santa Lucia Mountains rise abruptly from the Pacific Ocean providing stunning coastal views. San Francisco No visit to California would be complete without a few days in the “City on the Bay”. Spend a day strolling around Fisherman’s Wharf, take a ferry to Sausalito for a unique perspective on the city skyline or hop on a tram and admire the coloured Victorian façades. Need to know before you go 1. The Big Sur section of Highway 1 has been closed until recently due to mudslides caused by heavy rains. Make sure you check your route daily.
2. Take care where you stop along the way to take photos as there are sections of hairpin bends and narrow shoulders which would compromise your safety. 3. Download Google Maps or buy a map for the area because cellphone reception can be intermittent along Highway 1. 4. Hire a fuel-efficient vehicle as fuel along this route is very expensive.
Flight Centre travel advice • For the best views along Highway 1, we recommend driving north to south – not only is San Francisco a convenient place to start the drive due to flight access, you’ll also be on the ‘right’ side of the road to stop if it’s safe to take photos. • South African passport holders need a tourist visa which can be applied for at the US Consulates in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. • The quickest way to get to San Francisco is to fly via Atlanta with Delta Air Lines, or New York or Washington with South African Airways. • If you’re flying via the Big Apple to San Francisco, consider breaking up your journey with a couple of nights in this vibrant city, says Potgieter. “In fact, it’s always a good idea to see if you can top or tail your road trip with a couple of days to relax in a destination. Make the most of your time while you’re there.” The Trinitonian | 57
TRAVEL
Torres del Paine
Bariloche
RUTA DEL FIN DEL MUNDO Chile and Argentina You’ll feel like a pioneer when you travel to “the end of the world”. Epitomising the mantra of “not for sissies”, the combination of Chile’s Carretera Austral and Argentina’s Ruta 40 promises road trippers some of the most extraordinary landscapes on earth. From magnificent fjords and glaciers to ancient forests and snow-capped peaks, nature takes centre stage on this 5 500km route which winds from Santiago, Chile’s energetic capital, to Punta Arenas in the remote wilderness of Patagonia. Highlights along the journey Bariloche A little Switzerland in South America, the ski resort of San Carlos de Bariloche is located on the foothills of the Andes and surrounded by lakes and mountains. It’s a great stop for outdoors enthusiasts, offering water sports, climbing and trekking opportunities. Pumalín Park This 715 000-acre conservation area stretches from the heart of the Andes to the fjords of Chile’s Pacific Coast. The park was founded to protect the Valdivian rainforest and offers sea kayaking, hiking and climbing opportunities.
Torres del Paine A national park showcasing some of the most sensational scenery in the southern Chilean Patagonia, Torres del Paine is perhaps best known for its distinctive three granite peaks of the Paine Massif, which rise up 2 500 metres above sea level. Need to know before you go 1. Be prepared to pay a fairly hefty one-way car rental return fee – you’re dropping your rental vehicle thousands of kilometres from where you picked it up. 2. Much of the route is gravel, but you can get away without renting a 4X4 provided the vehicle you select has high clearance. 3. You’ll also need to carry extra fuel and fill up whenever you can because petrol stations are few and far between. 4. The weather can be very harsh with considerable variations in temperature, and parts of the route can even be closed during winter, so it’s best to tackle it in summer. 5. It’s not easy to stock up on essentials like gear in remote little villages so you’ll have to bring everything you need with you.
Pumalín Park
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ROUTE 62 South Africa
Cango Caves
By Donna Verrydt
Did you know? The scenic Route 62, between Cape Town and Oudtshoorn in South Africa, was named by CNN Travel as the world’s best road trip destination in 2017. Route 62 primarily connects Cape Town to Oudtshoorn, and ultimately the Garden Route further east. It’s been called “a journey of the unexpected”, with something for everyone, highlighting the natural beauty of our fauna, flora, rivers, valleys and plains. The diversity of activities available turn the seemingly mundane commute into an adventure! Highlights along the journey Ronnie’s Sex Shop: Before you get all hot under the collar, Ronnie’s Sex Shop is a roadside bar – nothing more! It’s quirky and fun, and very popular with tourists and road warriors. Legend has it that in the late 1970s, local farmer Ronald Price opened his roadside farm stall, complete with a proudly handpainted sign. Friends of Ronnie, as a joke, amended the sign to its now famous title, and the rest, as they say, is history. Inside, the bar is covered with travellers’ graffiti, neckties, bras and other things from ceiling to floor. There’s a full restaurant, overnight accommodation and communal pool with gorgeous views of the Karoo. Robertson Roberstson is the land of the up-and-coming winemakers and the heart of Route 62’s wine route. But wine is not all that’s on offer! Robertson also offers tours of the Klipdrift brandy plant which is resident here too. Just beyond Robertson, is the mountain town of Montagu – home of South Africa’s dried fruit and nut industry. Activities in the area include Robertsons Wacky Wine Festival (between April and June) and Montagu’s famous rock climbing spots!
Ronnies Sex Shop
Cango Caves Just outside Oudtshoorn, hidden beneath the Swartberg Mountains, lies an extensive limestone system of tunnels and chambers dating back millions of years and reaching almost 300 metres underground! Here you can choose to walk, or do the more adventurous cave climbing into the caves’ darkest, narrowest and deepest chambers! The Trinitonian | 59
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ROADHOUSE By Donna Verrydt
Campervan vacation Camping seems to be one of the only ways in which modern humans can connect with nature and the outdoors. South Africa has some of the best areas on earth to camp, naturally setting up tents day-in and day-out for the duration of a few weeks doesn’t really seem like much of a holiday. A form of travel/accommodation which is experiencing renewed popularity is campervan vacations. Around the area Some noteworthy SA destinations with great camping include the Kruger National Park, Entabeni Game Reserve, Kapama Game reserve, Balule Nature Reserve, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park and the Cederberg area, which has many wellestablished camping areas, and the Golden Gate Highlands National Park. These are only a few of the great places to enjoy camping in South Africa.
Five reasons to hire a camper: 1. It’s easy! No hard work looking for a flat spot, putting up tents, blowing up mattresses, washing dishes in dubious communal wash-up areas, using the even more dubious communal bathrooms, setting up cooking paraphernalia, etc. With a camper, you drive in, link to the power, get the mountain bikes off the back and go and have fun! 2. It gives you flexibility! You have the ability to make the snap decision to just move on if you wake up on a drizzly morning. Even out on excursions, if the weather turns, you have your whole wardrobe with you. Afternoon naps for the kids are easy too! 3. Kids love it! Kids lie and read their books and play Monopoly while the camper chews the miles. They even like organising their stuff in a camper, and tidying it up too. The fact that it has a place to charge an iPad is also a win! 4. Meet people: Camping and caravaning bonds people. So many friends are made this way because the majority are relaxed, happy-go-lucky people. Kids ride off and make friends and you don’t see them for hours! 5. It’s not cheap: There is a rental per day, plus your fuel and camping fees! But what it does buy you is flexibility and independence. The Trinitonian | 61
HEALTH
BURN OUT!
You may be suffering from ‘Adrenal Fatigue’ – or is that even a real thing? Adrenal Fatigue is real alright! You only have to put yourself to bed everyday at 3pm, exhausted, to realise something is just not right with your body. Here are other signs: • Struggling to wake up in the morning • Trouble falling asleep • A mid-afternoon slump • Anxiety, or feeling on edge • Chronic mood swings • Depression
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• Weight gain – especially in the belly area • Autoimmune issues • Brain fog • Body aches • Hair loss • Light-headedness
When does chronic fatigue happen? When you’re overwhelmed by chronic stress, your adrenals can get burnt out from constantly producing cortisol. The result is adrenal fatigue. Your natural cortisol rhythm becomes irregular – sometimes you produce too much cortisol, sometimes not enough. What can you do about it? Meet Dr. Hester Visagie, a functional medicine practitioner, who looks for the cause of the symptoms a patient presents. “It’s about spending time with the patients; I sit with one patient for an hour, sometimes an hour and a half, because it’s impossible to get to the root of a problem in a five or ten-minute meeting,” says Dr. Visagie. “But as a practitioner, or doctor, you can get to the bottom of the problem if you take the time to dig deep enough!”
Dr. Visagie likes to confirm a diagnosis through tests – blood, skin, urine and saliva. She says she is a scientist and the information is always in the results. “If someone comes to my practice complaining of fatigue, there are many possibilities to consider. Such as, is there emotional, physical or mental stress? Is there an iron deficiency, thyroid issues or possibly adrenal fatigue?” “One of the things I do to get clarity is to send a patient to the laboratory to measure all the hormones, including cortisol, an adrenal hormone produced in reaction to stress. To measure cortisol we use a saliva test over 24 hours as there is a rhythm to consider. Cortisol levels are usually high in the morning, then drops during the day and finally reaches its lowest point at about midnight. Then, while we sleep, it builds up again. So I do two to four samples over a 24-hour period, then plot the results on a graph to see if the adrenal hormones are unusually high or low. I test the whole thyroid (TSH, T4, T3), the sex hormones, DHEA, which is also an adrenal hormone and precursor to the sex hormones – the whole lot. Your hormonal system is a series of glands that ‘talk’ to one another all the time – they are linked. So, you can link the thyroid with oestrogen and progesterone, the female hormones (if you are female), and you can link it to the brain hormones like prolactin, which is just one of the six hormones secreted by your pituitary gland in the brain. This allows me to see what one metabolic pathway is stealing from another. If your cortisol is so low, something else is pulling too hard, causing imbalance. I’d like to make one thing clear: it’s important to use a saliva test to measure cortisol, because it’s in its free form in the saliva. GPs often make the mistake of requesting the blood (or serum) cortisol rather than the saliva. In almost all cases, the cortisol levels in the blood will show as normal because the cortisol in the blood is bound to a protein and when it’s bound to a protein, it’s locked up – an inactive form of cortisol. The free-form cortisol is the active form, so it’s the one that does the job in your body. There are different stages of adrenal insufficiency. At the very low end of the scale, cortisol levels can be non-existant. The normal range for cortisol is between
6 and 29. So someone with advanced stages of adrenal insufficiency might start the day at 0.5, which is very low. Then they’ll go through the day like that at 0.5, 0.3 and ending up at 0.2 by bedtime. I hope that helps to dispel the thought that Adrenal Fatigue is just in a patient’s head. A patient can be helped with this. There is no quick fix! It’s not a case of swallow a pill and be all better. The treatment is holistic, that means looking at lifestyle as well as specific supplementation. You have to understand the root cause of the imbalance or insufficiency of cortisol. If it’s an emotional or mental stressor, the patient should also be referred to a psychologist or perhaps a life coach, or whichever practitioner is appropriate. How to address Adrenal Fatigue 1. Sleep: Make sure you sleep soundly for at least seven hours a night – with no interruptions. Also don’t over-sleep; nine hours is too much. 2. Food: Look at what you’re eating. If there’s inflammation we try to bring it down through diet. Usually we start cutting out sugar, gluten, egg white and dairy. The patient must not eat these things for about three months. It usually takes between three to six months to get rid of inflammation. 3. Eat regularly: ...and at specific times of day. Eat something within 30 minutes of waking up in the morning, because it’s a hormonal signal to the adrenal hormones. Then eat regularly, every two and a half to three hours, even if it’s something small, like slices of cucumber. 4. Avoid stimulants: ...such as coffee and s ugar-heavy foods. 5. Stop eating: ...two or three hours before bedtime! You can only have water or camomile tea before bed. 6. Exercise: Don’t over-exercise as that can be a stressor, but find the balance. Under-exercising is also a major problem. Dr. Visagie has a practice in Johannesburg and is certified by the Institute of Functional Medicine in the USA. Contact number: 011 679 5924 Email: receptiondebbie@gmail.com
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SPOTLIGHT PRAYER
Up Close With God Precious Father, I marvel at the way You love me from immaturity to maturity, from brokenness to wholeness. You don’t berate me for my blunders or belittle me for my weakness, You meet me in those places and make me strong. You bind up my wounds so they can heal. You give rest to my heart so it can beat strong again. You are with me. Heal my soul and make me whole. May others pursue You when they see what You do through me! In Jesus’ Name, I pray. Amen.
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