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) Cadets ‘learn value of discipline’
Marching to new beat
Winston Pullen and the group from Persever ance High want to impress the community with their skills on Saturday. Photo: Gary van Dyk
GARY VAN DYK
A new project in Belhar wants to drill youth into marching towards a positive future. A group of learners at Perseverance High in the area are taking part in a project at the school where they are discovering how discipline can play a part in empowering them to a positive future. This project is being done by Winston Pullen, an ex-SANDF member, under the auspices of the Poverty Relief and Empowerment for
Change Organisation (PRECO). A group of concerned women in the area who were worried about the youth as well as drug and alcohol abuse that affected them, started PRECO in 2003. Most of their projects focus on youth and women with current projects including various types of counselling, drum majorettes, as well as various awareness projects relating to youth. This latest project, the cadets, was started earlier this year and they will be hosting their first exhibition on Saturday 9 June in Belhar
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Drive. Pullen said that the group was very excited about putting on the display but in this short time they had learnt that drilling is about much more than just marching. “When we started many of these children had never encountered the discipline that is needed to make a good drill team, but they soon realised that they could only succeed through paying attention and team work. “Currently we have 134 children taking part at this school, but I am hoping to spread this idea into more
schools in the area. A similar project in Mitchells Plain has worked wonders in schools where there were problems with discipline, and who knows one day we might be able to compete with them,” he said with a smile. Pullen also pointed out that the cadet project was not just about marching. “We also teach them life skills and how to play a positive part in their communities,” he said. “Once a month we identify a senior citizen in the area and go to them to clean the house and yard.
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“They also learn about life in the army and later this year they will be taken on a camp to a military base for further training. “Our main aim is to show them that to succeed in life there is the need for discipline when it comes to their education, how they are in charge of their destiny.” For more information about the cadet project Pullen can be contacted on 084 085 8628 for more details. The Cadet Fun Day will be taking place next to the library in Belhar Drive from 11:00, and it will also include other entertainment.
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