Our Visit to Scifest Africa

Our Visit to Scifest Africa
Friday the 16th of March started with excitement for seventeen GLA students.  These students, and two teachers that accompanied them, decided to trade their school benches for laboratories and Mathematics classes for laser shows at the annual Scifest Africa in Grahamstown.
This national Science festival serves to promote public awareness and engagement with science, technology, engineering, mathematics and innovation.  It shows students a more complete picture of science.  This was clearly seen in the way the GLA students enjoyed themselves throughout the day.  Eight students (two teams of four students) also entered a competition that entailed that they had to build the best cantilever by using recyclable material. They did their school proud. The one team acquired a 3rd place in this competition and the other team was honoured for using innovative techniques that has not been seen before at the Scifest Africa 2012.
The national Science festival at Grahamstown can count on GLA students visiting them again next year.  Thank you for your contribution to our students’ passion for science.
Foto (van links na regs):  Jacques Pretorius, Lohann Beets, Benjamin Jansen van Rensburg.
Johan Oosthuizen

GLA_at_Scifest_1_SmallFriday the 16th of March started with excitement for seventeen GLA students.  These students, and two teachers that accompanied them, decided to trade their school benches for laboratories and Mathematics classes for laser shows at the annual Scifest Africa in Grahamstown. 

This national Science festival serves to promote public awareness and engagement with science, technology, engineering, mathematics and innovation.  It shows students a more complete picture of science.  This was clearly seen in the way the GLA students enjoyed themselves throughout the day.  Eight students (two teams of four students) also entered a competition that entailed that they had to build the best cantilever by using recyclable material.

They did their school proud. The one team acquired a 3rd place in this competition and the other team was honoured for using innovative techniques that has not been seen before at the Scifest Africa 2012.

Photo above (from left to right): Jacques Pretorious, Lohann Beets, Benjamin Jansen van Renseburg.

The national Science festival at Grahamstown can count on GLA students visiting them again next year.  Thank you for your contribution to our students’ passion for science.

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