School camps, holiday classes and revision packages for voluntary study groups have been identified as measures which could help soften the effects of the public service strike on Free State matric pupils.
Education MEC Tate Makgoe says matric study centres would be set up in all districts. Spokesperson Howard Ndaba says the department will provide funding [...]

Die leerders van H/S Jim Fouché het deelgeneem aan die Afrikaanse Olimpiade wat jaarliks plaasvind en het soos volg presteer: Voor v.l.n.r: Anton Taute (gesamentlik 4de in die Vrystaat en 11de in SA) ; Tharina Zwiegelaar (11de in die Vrystaat) ; Sakkie van der Westhuizen (1ste in die Vrystaat en 8ste in SA); Agter v.l.n.r: [...]

The JSE/Liberty Investment Challenge rewarded the winning teams from two high schools in the Free State province who showed their immense capability and skills in the investment challenge with a celebratory breakfast function held at the Protea Hotel in Bloemfontein on 23 July.
The schools that previously won during March and April were the “Jimmie Roos” [...]

If you’ve ever played competitive sports, you’ll know starting a new season or coming back from a long holiday means a lot of hard work and practice. Coaches agree that even if the break in between training periods is short, athletes in general show definite signs of sluggishness which are made worse by the cold [...]

The aroma of something delicious baking in the oven. Your sports bag full of dirty clothes. How do you smell these smells and thousands more? With your nose, of course!
Your nose lets you smell and it’s a big part of why you are able to taste things. The nose is also the main gate to [...]

Tussen 28 Junie en 3 Julie is daar net een plek om te wees, en dit is in die Noordwes Stadion in Welkom, waar vanjaar se Cravenweek Rugby-toernooi plaasvind.
Hier in die Vrystaat gons dit behoorlik, net soos ander jare, met nie minder as 18 van die Vrystaat se 22-tal wat uit die wêreldbekende Grey-Kollege kom, [...]

Castrol is rolling out its Skillz Holiday Programme to children around South Africa during the extended school break over the 2010 Fifa World Cup ™.
School holidays are traditionally a risky time for children. They are bored and free to roam without the daily occupation of school attendance, and many children in South Africa are [...]

Do you bite your nails? Chew the skin on your lips? Smoke cigarettes? Eat too much junk food? Habits like these are often hard to break. Although there are differing opinions on the matter, psychologists generally agree it takes roughly 21 days to make or break a habit. However, when you’re trying to give something [...]

The first day at a brand new school is a terrifying experience for most pupils, especially if you’re moving to a different town or city. Even if you are in the same town it can be a daunting prospect – feeling as if all eyes are on you as you walk into your first class, [...]

Julle het seker al almal gehoor van die naam Boom Prinsloo – of Johan Prinsloo soos sy ouers hom gedoop het – tydens vanjaar se Varsitybeker-reeks, en as julle nie van hom gehoor het nie, sies, wat het julle Maandae aande gedoen!
Boom is na afloop van die toernooi as speler van die 2010 Varsitybeker-reeks aangewys [...]