40 days – 40 hikes – Walking 4 Education It always seems impossible until it’s done ~ Nelson Mandela What a brilliant day! This was to be our only day with a fundraising target and everyone that hiked had to bring R5000 to the party. My paternal grandmother, Ruth Carte, began the Cavern in 1941. […]
40 days – 40 hikes – Walking 4 Education Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education ~ Martin Luther King Jr. We had overnighted at the camp and so our walk began at about 10am with a lovely crowd including quite a few of the children. We headed down to the
40 days – 40 hikes – Walking 4 Education Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn and you will ~ Vernon Howard We departed from the Cavern’s front lawn at 2:30pm. Our youngest was celebrating her 8th birthday so we had tea & cake commitments at 4pm at the Camp.
40 days – 40 hikes – Walking 4 Education Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn and you will ~ Vernon Howard Life tends to get busy and so we decided to have an early start today. Team Sisters (Meg & Les) drove to Montusi, got directions and headed off
40 days – 40 hikes – Walking 4 Education Children see magic because they look for it ~ Christopher Moore The afternoon sunset was just amazing, the moon was going to be full and it was rather warm and I thought it would be rather fun heading off into the dark but I didn’t realize
40 days – 40 hikes – Walking 4 Education I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn ~ Albert Einstein Today was the school hike to Lone Rock. All the children met us on the front lawn at 9am and we snaked our way up the
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40 days – 40 hikes – Walking 4 Education It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness ~ Eleanor Roosevelt Having just returned from three nights in Durban we decided to spend a few hours in the office catching up with emails and a few other bits and bobs. Our walk departed
40 days – 40 hikes – Walking 4 Education Education’s purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one ~ Malcolm Forbes Local knowledge is key. There was much discussion with the Durban North ladies about our Monday morning walk, traveling, being stuck in traffic for hours and was Greyville really the right
40 days – 40 hikes – Walking 4 Education The mother’s heart is the child’s schoolroom ~ Henry Ward Beecher What a happy way to begin Mother’s Day – a lovely walk along the beachfront with my mum and my children! Rain brings a change but when you are surrounded by people you love it
40 days – 40 hikes – Walking 4 Education When learning is purposeful, creativity blossoms. When creativity blossoms, thinking emanates. When thinking emanates, knowledge is fully lit. When knowledge is lit, economy flourishes. ~ A.P.J. Abdul Kalam It is easy to wake up early in Durban. The weather is always warm, even when it is
