Cannons Creek Independent School values Leadership through Service. The Grade 11s of the school were invited to attend a leadership training weekend this past weekend (13-15 August) to help prepare them for their role of leaders in the High School for 2022. While this would normally take place at Wortelgat campsite, the programme needed to…
Our Grade 12 Physical Sciences pupils recently completed a Chemistry practical on acids and bases. The practical is for their final SBA mark. The practical consisted of titrating an acid with a known concentration into a base of unknown concentration. An indicator was used in the base. The second the indicator changed colour, we knew…
Grade 10-12 pupils who opted to take Design as a subject, recently showcased their work. Well done to all, we can see a lot of effort went in!
On Friday, 25 June, a group of eight senior pupils and Ms Bartosch, dumped their heavily laden backpacks in the school bus and headed for the Northern Cape. The feelings in the bus ranged from ‘anticipation’ to ‘we’ve waited too long for Adventure Week’. We wanted to be out of the urban environment. After the…
Cannons Creek Junior Debaters Conor Durr, Talya Davids and Sophia Stamatiadis beat their opponents Herzlia in a debate on Monday 24 May. The topic was ‘This House prefers a jury system when trying criminal cases’, which Cannons Creek opposed. Conor was awarded Best Speaker. The debating league has been held online due to COVID-19 safety…
Congratulations to our Music students for performing on the evening of 18 May 2021, with the majority performances being from Grade 8 and Grade 9. This is the first concert of such nature since 2019, due to COVID-19 implications. The evening featured a diverse array of instruments, and a performance by our girls’ vocal ensemble.
Caitlin Groves, Grade 9 pupil at Cannons Creek Independent School, recently competed in a Rhythmic Gymnastics Competition. Caitlin walked away with 1st place for Level 9, in the Under 15 section. The competition was hosted by Cape Olympia Gymnastics Club at the Cape Town Chinese School in Observatory on 15 May 2021.
Cannons Creek Grade 12 pupil and ballerina, Jamie Clarke, recently starred in ‘Coppelia’. The show ran 15-17 April 2021 at the Artscape Opera House.
Cannons Creek High School, in partnership with Big Tree Marketing, launched its pilot ‘Tourism Through Our Eyes’ event, on 16 April 2021. The event was targeted at Grade 11 and 12 Tourism learners from Cannons Creek, Vista Nova High School, and Pinelands High School, in order to give real world application to the curriculum through…
