SAHETI High School Sport & Culture information

HIGH SCHOOL
SPORT AND CULTURAL

ACTIVITIES

2023

SPORT AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

Term 1 SAHETI SCHOOL

Start TERM CALENDAR 2023
Close
Wednesday 11 January (Staff Monday 9 January)
Half Term Friday 31 March
CLOSE
RETURN Thursday 23 February (12h00)
Tuesday 28 February
Public Holidays
Monday 20 March (School Granted Holiday)
Term 2 Tuesday 21 March (Human Rights Day)

Start Wednesday, 3 May (Staff Tuesday, 2 May)
Close Tuesday 8 August

Half Term Friday 23 June (14h15)
CLOSE Monday 3 July
RETURN Friday 16 June (Youth Day)

Public Holidays Tuesday 6 September (Staff Monday 5 September)
Wednesday 6 December
Term 3
Wednesday 25 October (12h00)
Start Monday 30 October
Close Sunday 24 September – Heritage Day
Monday 25 September – Public Holiday
Half Term
CLOSE SAHETI SPORT AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES 2023
RETURN

Public Holidays

“Do more than belong:
participate.

Do more than care:
help.

Do more than believe:
practice.

Do more than be fair: be
kind.

Do more than forgive:
forget.

Do more than dream:
work.”

-WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD

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SPORTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
Sport and Culture Policy

PREAMBLE
The philosophy of SAHETI SCHOOL is to provide a balanced education to each pupil. This supports
the mission and vision of the school. We wish to ensure that all Pupils represent the school's ethos
with their appearance at practices, rehearsals, performances and matches and their behaviour at
sports and cultural events.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this policy is to clarify, for the pupils, parents and staff of the High School, the
acceptable and expected procedure and behaviour that will be followed regarding involvement in
school sports and culture.

PARTICIPATION
Sport and Culture participation at SAHETI HIGH SCHOOL is compulsory for pupils. Each pupil is
expected to participate in at least one school sport at any time. Each pupil in Grades 8 – 10 must
also participate in at least ONE cultural activity and ONE sporting activity offered by the school at
any given time. Students in Grade 11 must seek the approval of the Director of Co-Curricular and
the Director of Academics should they wish to participate more per term.

Sports participation includes the following:
• Team Sports
• Service to a sport

Exemption from sports is assessed on a case-by-case basis by the Head of Sports in consultation
with the Director of Academics, Director of Student Affairs & Director of Co-curricular. Permission
will, under normal circumstances, be given to pupils with severe medical conditions.

Having committed to a school sport or cultural activity, no pupil is permitted to stop participating
in the sport or cultural activity during the season/term unless permission has been given by the
Director of Co-Curricular.

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ATTENDANCE
Pupils are expected to honour their sporting/cultural commitments:
• They are expected to attend all practices and all matches for which they are selected. Medical
appointments or extra lessons should not be arranged during these times. If for a good reason, a
pupil is unable to attend a practice, an email must be sent to [email protected]

Giving a letter or a verbal message to the teacher in charge/coach via a teammate is
unacceptable.

• If a pupil is ill on the day of a match played or performance during the school week, the
parent/guardian must contact the office before 9 am on the morning of the match. If a pupil is ill
on the day of a match played/performance on a Saturday, the parent/guardian must contact the
educator in charge of the team or team captain (as a last resort) as soon as possible.

• Pupils who are injured or not feeling well on the day of a practice or a match must still attend
the session as a spectator wherever possible.

• Teachers in charge of each sports team/cultural activity will take the register at every practice
and be present for the duration. The pupil ensures their name has been ticked off on the
attendance register.

• Punctuality is expected for all commitments, including practice sessions.

• School sport/cultural activities precede club fixtures, extra lessons, and other non-school
activities.

COMMUNICATION

Pupils are expected to check the MSTEAMS notices for Sports
Announcements.

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EXPECTED BEHAVIOUR

Pupils are expected to adhere to the following code:

• Be attentive at all practices.
• Always wear the correct uniform to practices and matches/performances.
• Show respect to the captain, coach, match officials, administrators, and opponents.
•Know the rules of the game and play according to them.
• Accept all the decisions made by the umpire/judges without questioning them.
• Control their emotions.
• Verbal or physical abuse of opponents, teammates or umpires is unacceptable. No malicious
'chirping' is allowed
• Be committed / loyal to their team.
• Be hospitable to visiting teams.
• Be good sportspersons, whether they win or lose.

ALLOCATED PRACTICES

• No pupil may practice any sport/culture without teacher/coach supervision.
• Each activity has been allocated specific days and times for practice. Practices may not take place
at any other time other than their allocated practice times on the allocated practice days. Coaches
/ Teams may not arrange additional practices without the permission of the Head of Sport/
Director of Culture
• It is expected that all activities will respect the allocated time slots.

SPORTS UNIFORMS

Uniform for practices and Physical Education:

• Pupils may only wear official sports uniforms or practice uniforms to practices.
• No pupil may leave the school premises after or during sport or culture unless appropriately
dressed in either full school uniform or regulation school sports kit/school tracksuit.
• Pupils may not change into sports outfits until after school unless special permission has been
given by the Head of Sport.
• The school tracksuit may be worn to matches and cultural events. No other tracksuit may be
worn

ADDITIONAL / SPONSORED KIT

No kit may be organised for any team unless approved by the Head of Sport and the Executive

Head of the School. This additional kit must conform to the Branding of the School.

If an additional kit had been approved for a tour, it may not be worn to practices and matches, as

it does

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CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES SCROLLS

FULL COLOURS

HALF COLOURS

First year of TEAM SCROLL
participation
JUNIOR TEAM SCROLL
CERTIFICATE OF
PARTICIPATION

CRITERIA FOR AWARDS:

Please find the criteria for
awards attached as a
separate document.

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Frequently asked questions:

I would like to develop my presentation and speaking CULTURALS
skills. Are there clubs at SAHETI that can help me to
develop these skills? Bouzouki
Absolutely! Our highly skilled English staff will assist you Chess
with Public speaking. The Debating club has a trained Choir
facilitator to assist you with your debating skills. Classical Greek Dance
Contemporary Band
Drama is what interests me most. Are there any clubs Debating/Model United Nations
First Aid
Will I have opportunities to that offer Outdoor Investment club (new)
Greek Folk Dancing
develop these skills? experiences? Inter house Play festival (Term 1)/
Major Production (Term 2)
For sure! Being part of a theatre Yes, look no further. Public Speaking
Life Saving
production allows our SAHETI SAHETI school is Marimbas
Multi-Media Club
thespians to extend themselves in proud of the many Social Engagement Programme
President’s Award
directing, acting or being part of students who Science Club
Sound & Lighting/Tech club
the crucial backstage crew. The participate in the Chapel services
Robotics (new)
Sound and Lighting team assists at Bronze, Silver and

all the major functions at the Gold levels of the

school. We have a very popular Presidents Award.

annual Inter house play festival Join the club!

and you can also participate in the

annual Major Production. Please note that we

also offer a Life Saving

Club.

“I love dancing. Are there any Don’t miss out on the
dancing clubs I can join?” weekly evening
Our Greek dancing clubs (junior lessons! This is an
and senior) are extremely important life skill to
popular. You can also join the learn.

Classical Greek dancing club.

“Music is my Passion. What musical
activities are on offer?”
If you love music, SAHETI is the
school for you! We offer the
following clubs:

• Bouzouki (Greek band)
• Marimbas
• Contemporary band
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Do you have a First Aid Club at school? I love Technology. Are there any interesting clubs I can
join?
Yes, joining this club will give you the We offer three clubs that might be of interest to you! If
opportunity to complete up to Level 3 you are creative, innovative and love technology, these
First Aid Courses. clubs are for you.
I would like to help people in need.
Which club should I join?

You will enjoy the Social Engagement club Sound & Multi-Media club Robotics
(Outreach). This is a very popular club. Lighting/Tech

Any other interesting clubs? club & 3D
animation
Chess Club- We participate in the Inter
school league on Monday afternoons. Our I would love to learn more about investments and stock
first team is very competitive. markets. Is there a club at SAHETI that can develop these
skills?
Chapel boys- The Greek Orthodox religion
is at the heart of our school and culture. We are excited to announce that we offer an Investment
Your assistance in the church will be club starting in 2023. Signing up for this club will give you
greatly appreciated. the opportunity to participate in the JSE investment
challenge.

Do you offer any clubs in the Science field?

Absolutely! We have highy
qualified staff in the Science club.
Students also get the opportunity
to participate in the annual Inter
schools Science Fair competition.

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HIGH SCHO0OL SPORT Mr. Werner Janse van Rensburg
DEPARTMENT HOD: High School Sport
Rugby, Cross Country

Physical Education Gr 8 – 11
[email protected]

Ms. Christina Mogale
Netball, Tennis , Softball
Gr 8 – 11 Physical Education
[email protected]

Ms. Ceranne Stavrides
Basketball, Hockey , Soccer Boys

Gr 8 – 11 Physical Education
[email protected]

Mr. Dylan Nobrega
Waterpolo, Swimming, Soccer girls, Rugby

Grade 8 – 11 Physical Education
[email protected]

Additional Staff involvement
Mr. Grant Shaw – Tennis

Mr. Emmanuel Cudjoenu – Basketball
Mrs. Trish Frame – Soccer Girls , Open Water

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORT CODES PER TERM

Term Term Term Term
1.1 1.2 2 3

• Basketball • Rugby • Rugby • Basketball
• Waterpolo • Netball • Netball • Waterpolo
• Tennis • Hockey • Hockey • Tennis
• Swimming • Cross • Cross • Swimming
• Open • Open
Country Country
Water • Soccer • Soccer Water
• Softball • Softball
• Rugby 7’s Girls Girls
• Netball 7’s • Soccer

Boys

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Sport and PE clothing

Current Tracksuit pants New option in 2023

Current Track suit Top New option in 2023

Current PE and Sport short Current PE and Sport shirt

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Waterpolo Costume Boys Waterpolo costume Girls

Rugby Jersey Shirt Tennis Boys team

Shorts Tennis Boys Team PE and Sport Skort

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HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC

It is a well-known fact that Music Education and
academic achievement go hand in hand.

Researchers have studied the benefits of Music
education for decades and have consistently found
strong correlations between music and academic
achievement. Of equal importance, however, are the
social and artistic connections that are formed when
engaging in a music programme. The simple and
enjoyable act of making music in groups or
individually fosters important social and emotional
skills such as self regulation, self confidence,
leadership as well as socio-emotional intelligence.

Sign up now to start learning to play an instrument or
be part of a musical extramural activity at school.

Our extramural musical activities include Marimbas,
Choir and Bouzouki and see the list of instruments
offered below. You will have the opportunity to
register on Tuesday, 10 January for individual music
lessons or musical extramurals.

Look forward to seeing you all in a musical activity!
Mrs Z Martin

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THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY
OF A LIFETIME!

BRONZE AWARD

Voluntary Service REQUIREMENTS
• At least 24 hours, spread over 3 months
Adventurous Journey
• Undertake a journey with an agreed

Skills purpose over 2 consecutive days and
• Select an activity & show regular effort and 1 night in a group no fewer than 4

improvement over 3 months, averaging at peer equals, supervised and assessed

least 1 hour per week. by an experiences adult(s).
• Examples: Debating, Photography, Chess, • 6 hours of planned activities per day.

Further Studies Maths Accommodation in tents, trail huts or

Physical Recreation similar.
• Select an activity and show regular effort and NOTE: a participant must do an additional 3

improvement spread over 3 months, averaging months in either Service, Physical Recreation

at least 1 hour per week. or Skill.

• Examples: Greek dancing,SNAHeEtTbIaSlPl,OSRoTcAcNeDr,CULTURAL ACTIVITIES 2023

Gymnastics

SAHETI SCHOOL FIRST AID CLUB

First Aid Club is part of the High School Cultural extracurricular offering.

Choosing to be part of the First Aid team requires full commitment for a
minimum of a year.

This commitment is confirmed by signing the attached agreement
document.

On joining the team, you will be required to complete the LEVEL 1 First
Aid Course, consisting of a theoretical module completed online, and
a 6hr practical session. This certificate is valid for 3 years.

The cost of the courses are covered by the school.

Over and above the course, First Aid team members are taught how to
operate oxygen cylinders to administer oxygen. The operation and
checking of the AED machine (Automated External Defibrillator) is also
taught.

SAHETI SCHOOL has 3 AED
machines across the school.

Other activities include field side
incident assistance, assisting the
School Nurse in the Sickroom
during break periods, first aid bag
checking and replenishing and
Paramedic shadowing at sporting

events.

Should you remain in the team, the 2 nd year is used to gain experience.

Level 3 Course will be completed in your 3rd year of being a member.

Awards are based on the Criteria as described in the attached schedule.

Commitment, and hours of service are critical in achieving awards at the
end of the year.

A minimum of 4 concurrent yrs. is a requirement to receive full colours.

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An Introduction to First Aid:

Having the confidence to help others in an emergency situation can really make a
difference. Your ability to use what you will learn on this course and to put it into
practice may save someone's life one day. It could be your best friend, a family
member, a work colleague or even a complete stranger. So well done to you. You have
taken this opportunity to apply yourself and to gain the knowledge, skill and
confidence to provide effective first aid.
What is First Aid?
First aid can be defined as "the immediate care given to someone who is injured or
ill, using readily available materials." In other words, you are the first person at the
scene of the incident and that you help those who are hurt by utilising items around
you. Knowing first aid helps to treat those minor cuts and grazes that are so common
around the home as well as life-threatening emergencies at larger accident scenes.

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The objectives of first aid are to:

P - Preserve life.

P - Prevent further injury.

P - Promote recovery.

As a first aider, how can you help?

Although the obvious may be to treat
the injured and ill, as a first aider, you
have many responsibilities and tasks
other than providing first aid. These
may include:

Gathering bystanders at the scene
of an accident to assist you.

Providing reassurance to the family
and casualty.

Recording important information
about the casualty and the incident.
(E.g. Medication, medical conditions.)

Handing over the scene and all
casualties to the medical staff when
they arrive.

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What is a Casualty?
A casualty is described as someone who is injured or ill and is being helped by a
first aider or a lay-rescuer. (A person with limited or no medical qualification or
experience.) When we treat people, we refer to them as casualties and not as
patients.
Acting Immediately!
As you progress through this course, you will realise that time plays a very
important role in saving lives. The whole idea of learning first aid is to give
yourself the knowledge, skill and confidence to provide assistance to an injured
person as soon as an incident occurs. Bystanders or relatives not knowing what
to do, or being too shy to try, may unwittingly contribute to unnecessary deaths
and/or chronic injuries. Applying the simple skill of first aid can save many lives.

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Community and School Service Hours

Welcome to 2023. As always, we trust that you are ready and raring to go for a year filled
with a variety of community activities.

SAHETI strives to develop individuals with a holistic perception of the world. Our academic,
sporting and cultural offerings enable individuals to achieve a balance in their lives and share
in a variety of experiences throughout their schooling career. The school therefore
introduced a policy in 2014 whereby every Grade 8 to 12 student will be afforded the
opportunity to share in the “experience of giving”.

We have introduced School Service hours to make it more manageable for our students to
complete the required hours.

Each student from Grade 8 to 11 will be required to complete a minimum of 10 hours
Community and School Service per year. This will also assist students in Grade 12 who have
to do Community Service ONLY accumulated during Grades 10 to 12, to meet the
requirements of the IEB Life Orientation syllabus. (Please refer to the Gr 12 Life Orientation
requirements).

The 10 hours for Community and School Service per year are split as below for those students
who wish to combine the two (excluding Gr 12s):

• A maximum of 4 hours School Service
• The balance of 6 hours Community Service.

Students who prefer to only do Community Service hours, must complete the full 10 hours
per year. Community Service hours that are ONLY donations will not be accepted. Donations
will only count 50% of the 6 community service hours. Hours must ALSO include actual
community service at an approved institution.

Social Engagement Programme – SEP (Outreach)

To be eligible for SEP (Outreach) Awards, the requirements for this should exceed the
compulsory 10 hours of Community and School Service hours:

• Grade 10 to 12 SEP members should complete between 6 and 20+ hours.
• Grade 8 SEP members should complete between 6 and 15+ hours, and Grade 9 SEP

members between 6 and 18+ hours.
In addition, Community and School Service hours may be used for the President’s Award
programme.

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Please follow this procedure for Community and School Service, and SEP:

• Students must use the official SAHETI Community and School Service, and Social
Engagement Programme (Outreach) Letter (page 4 below), ensuring all particulars are
completed in specific detail. It serves as an introduction of the School to the
institution where community service or SEP will be completed. There is a copy
included in this document for your convenience, and on the SAHETI Student Team
platform. It is also available from the Homeroom Teachers.

• The letter must be completed and signed by the relevant person at the institution and
kept by the student for safe keeping. It is the responsibility of the student to have a
copy of the letter on hand.

Students must scan, save with activity name and date and upload the document on the
Community Service on-line platform. The link is https://ssep.azurewebsites.net

Students must also:
- fully complete all online details on the App as required
- keep one copy for their own records
- keep one copy in a separate file for Grade 12 LO Portfolio (grades 10 to 12 only)
- keep one copy for President’s Award Programme (if applicable)
- and one copy for the Social Engagement Programme (Outreach, if applicable).

Members of SEP may use these hours as part of their external hours that will count
towards recognition for awards.

• These hours will then be reflected on the student’s report.

• These hours may also be used to meet the requirements for Community Service as set
out by the different tertiary institutions for the Health Sciences’ courses.

• Evidence of completed Community and School Service hours, for 2023, must be
uploaded using the on-line platform by the following dates:

First term: Monday, 20 March 2023
Second term: Friday, 23 June 2023
Third term: Monday, 23 October 2023

Please note, it remains the responsibility of every student to scan and upload these
hours timeously before the deadline date for each term. No hours will be accepted
after the deadline dates. Recognition will not be given unless these requirements are
adhered to.

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Please note the following:

Acceptable Community Service Hours Community Service Hours NOT Accepted Acceptable School Service Hours
(4 hours maximum)
Sunday school teacher or volunteer Job shadowing
Life Saving at school events over
Alter boys at church Administration at schools or other weekends
educational institutions or Doctor’s First Aid at school events over
Assistance at religious institutions e.g. Epitaphio rooms that are not Non-Profit weekends
Organisations (NPOs) / Non-
Assistance at other Greek Community Panigyria Governmental Organisations (NGOs) Assistance at SAHETI’s Panigyri
Stock taking or any administrative work or
Visiting Old Age Homes (not internal any assistance of any kind at a business Assistance at school exhibition
SEP/Outreach hours) e.g., Doctor’s rooms, Spar, Pick ‘n Pay etc. Assistance at bursary evening
External hours accumulated for President’s Award First aid at school events during normal
(not internal SEP/Outreach hours) afternoon duties
Participation in Greek Dancing at community
events Assistance at Open Day
Participation in Debs for Epic Foundation
collections Assistance at Rugby and Netball
Assistance with Blood Donation: 1 hour max per 7s
day
First Aid Peer Helpers: 1 hour max per day Assistance at an Alumni event
Life Saving at Dam Swims
Assistance at Bursary Evening (Gr
Only 50% of the donations will be taken as hours. 11s)

Assistance at Career Day/Evening

Other School Events subject to
approval

Please Note: For both Community and School Service and SEP, any single initiative is capped
at a maximum of 4 hours, including donations.

If you require further clarity on this, please speak to:
Mrs Soobramoney (email: [email protected]) or
Mrs Callipolitis (email: [email protected])

Looking forward to a fruitful and productive SEP and Community Service year.

Mrs Belinda Soobramoney Mrs Maria Callipolitis
Social Engagement Programme/Outreach Community Service Representative
and Community Service Coordinator

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COMMUNITY, SCHOOL SERVICE AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT
PROGRAMME (OUTREACH) LETTER

NB: ALL PARTICULARS TO BE COMPLETE IN SPECIFIC DETAIL.

Name and Surname: __________________________________ Grade: ________
Place or Organisation visited: ____________________________________________
Date: ___________________
Time from: ____________ to _____________ Total number of hours: _________
Area/Location: __________________________ Tel number: __________________

Nature of Community Work Done (Brief Description)
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

Name, surname and contact number of responsible adult person at the organisation:

_____________________________________________________________________

Signature of responsible adult person at the organisation: ___________________________________
This serves to confirm that the above student performed the Community Service as specified above.

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HIGH SCHOOL EXTRA

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MURAL PROGARMME

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