Advance Notification
Please note that the Junior Preparatory reports for Term Two will be emailed to parents on the 3^rd of August. Parent interviews will take place on the 24 and 25 of July. Booking sheets will be placed outside each teacher’s classroom for parents to schedule a time to see their son’s teacher. More information will be sent out closer to the time.
 

CHAMPAGNAT DAY CELEBRATIONS
Celebrating the Bicentenary of the Marist Institute and 150 years of Marist education in Africa
 

On the 1^st July 2017, 3 young gentlemen from Welham Boys School in India arrived in South Africa to participate in the exchange programme with St David’s. These boys are: Prateek Tibrewal, Kanav Agarwal and Akshat Chamria. They were met by their hosts Matthew du Chene, Loatile Lebale and Reilly Preece.
This is the third year St David’s has participated in an exchange with Welham Boys School and our three boys will be hosted in their boarding hostel in November later this year.
The boys attend school daily with their hosts and have so far been to the Lion Park and joined the school on their tour to Durban against Clifton. They then stayed on in Durban for the weekend enjoying the beach and other sites that Durban has on offer.
During the Mid Term break they will also have the opportunity to enjoy the sites and experiences of Cape Town with their hosts, which the boys are looking forward to.
St David has 4 exchanges happening this year: In grade 9 – Spain and in grade 10 – India, Australia and Japan. Information on applying for these exchange programmes will be sent out near the end of the year or beginning of next year - Leigh Black

 

On Tuesday morning 30 May five Spanish Exchange students from Colegio Retamar in Madrid landed at OR Tambo International Airport. This moment finally arrived after weeks of communication and careful planning. Alvaro Ortiz Santamaria, Gonzalo Chiva, Gabriel Llorente, Pedro Villarino and Javier Cortina were warmly welcomed by Robert Laithwaite, Deyan Munsamy, Kade Kalell, Sebastiano Truda, Daniel Sabbagh and their families. It seemed and felt like a reunion of good old friends.
Currently it is the second exchange between St David’s Marist Inanda and Colegio Retamar. Robert, Deyan, Kade, Sebastiano and Daniel will be traveling to Madrid in October 2017 and spending four weeks attending Colegio Retamar and doing sightseeing.
The first exchange proved to be very successful where lifelong friendships were built. The St David’s boys on last year’s exchange matured and grew from the exposure to new cultural experiences.
The Spanish Exchange for 2018 will be launched in September this year. It will be open to current Grade 8 boys.  The boys at St David’s and Colegio Retamar will undergo a rigorous selection process and will be matched according to their interests. For any queries please contact Mrs Anya Dyer on dyera@stdavids.co.za. - Anya Dyer

On Monday evening St David’s hosted Kingsmead College for a combined concert that featured bands, marimba bands and choirs from both schools. The concert proved to be a testimony to the success of the music departments in the respective schools in virtually every conceivable way: with over 250 learners on stage that evening, participation was simply astounding; with about 300 friends and family in attendance, support from our school communities was incredibly positive; and with the high quality of each and every number presented at the event, it was very clear that both teachers and students alike are passionate musicians who pour their hearts into their particular skills. We would like to thank Elsabé Fourie (the Director of Music and Arts at Kingsmead) and all the other teachers at Kingsmead for their incredible input. Mr Chris Luke and Ciaran de Chaud also wowed the audience with incredible arrangements and great band performances. The Sound and Lighting team, under the direction of Ciaran de Chaud, also did a spectacular job to ensure that the show was great to listen to and beautiful to watch.

LITURGICAL
Sunday 18 June - The Body and Blood of Christ
1 Cor 10, 16-17
Jn 6, 51-58