Two short-term Rotary exchange students will be travelling overseas during the December school holiday.
They are Lana du Plessis (left), going to France, and Taylor Rheeder (third left), who will travel to Austria. With them are (from left) Lana’s mother Liesl, Taylor’s father Nico, and Rotarians Marita van der Sluys (club president), Pierre Botha and Hester Visagie. Both girls are students at Paarl Girls’ High.
YOUTH LEADERS. Paarl Rotary has sponsored four students’ the attendance of the Rotary Youth Leadership camp held over the holidays. With Marita van der Sluys, club president, are (front) Catherine Adonis and Florencia Adams and (rear), Anastasia du Toit and Theuns Mocke.
TASK. Members of Interact service clubs at local schools do a vocational guidance task set by Dr Erna Gerryts. It was part of an activity day presented in the Arboretum by Paarl Rotary.
DOWN SYNDROME. Every child born with Down syndrome deserves a quality education, says Elize Greyling (right), teacher at the Club 21 school in Paarl, seen here with Rotarians Vernon Els and Marita van der Sluys (president of Paarl Rotary). People with Down syndrome have an extra number 21 chromosome. Club 21 is a non-profit learning centre that specialises and caters exclusively for the education and development of people with Down syndrome. Supporting, guiding and stimulating learners from a young age is imperative. It is within that critical time of engagement that children learn and discover their strengths and abilities, thus building the bridge to fundamental development. Club 21 learning centre’s specialised curriculum focuses on integrating the academic, physical, emotional, skills and social/life skills development of people with Down syndrome. They are located in the NG Kerk Agter-Paarl church hall in Windmeul. For more information visit club21learningcentre.co.za or phone Elize on 083 287 6018 or contact admin@club21school.co.za.