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LdeK Consulting held three sessions with the entire staff (34 members) of Sand Du Plessis High School on 7 May 2025.
Session 1:Team-building activities, where staff participated in an engaging “ice-breaker” session filled with fun. Their communication skills were challenged through listening and responding as others spoke to them. The session also included a “get to know each other again” activity.
Session 2: A mentorship development program was introduced.
Session 3: I attempted to help restore staff morale in a demanding profession that asks everything from them and often gives little in return.
Day 2: 8 May
I motivated the top 5 academic achievers at a breakfast function from local primary schools to consider pursuing technical subjects, highlighting how crucial skills development is for the future and how they can make a real difference.
That evening, I had the opportunity to speak with prospective learners and parents at the school's Open Day, emphasizing the importance of making the right school and subject choices — decisions that will shape the rest of their lives.
A heartfelt thank you to Mrs. Riana Nel, the principal, for the opportunity to be a partner in education with Sand Du Plessis High School. Thank you for your kindness and the effort you put in.
Wimpie Lodewyk
LdeK Consultation
Kommentaar van personeel:
Mentorskap is baie belangrik en ek dink dit is waardevolle inligting veral vir jong, onervare onderwysers. In die ou dae het mense makliker mentors aangeneem omdat daar nie ander inligting beskikbaar was nie. Die jong mense van vandag is baie (of hulle dink hulle is) selfstandig en nie gewoont om raad te vra nie. Mentors kan baie help in die verband. Ek ondervind dat min onderwysers by Sannies vir raad vra en met ander meer ervare personeel kommunikeer. Ek hoop hulle neem die raad ter harte.
Die speletjies buite was baie lekker, veral die een met die vrae oor wat elke persoon verkies. Ek dink dit is sinvol en personeel leer mekaar beter ken. Ek dink tog dit kan ‘n bietjie verfyn word sodat die mense mekaar kan sien. As almal in ‘n kring staan en vorentoe of agtertoe tree dan is dit dalk bietjie meer persoonlik.
Die ander speletjie het die sessie bietjie lank gemaak en ek weet nie of dit enige waarde het dat personeel beter saam met mekaar sal werk nie. Dit is dalk ‘n aktiwiteit vir ‘n langer spanbou.
Wat die motivering betref: die personeel is baie negatief en moedeloos en uitgebrand. Die meeste mense se motivering kom nie van binne nie.
Keren van Eeden
On Wednesday 7 May the staff were invited to attend a team building / motivation evening. The goal was to get staff to bond, to motivate staff and to assist staff with stress management.
Staff played games to encourage team work and "get to know your colleague" games, of course it was the games that were the most fun with lots of laughter and jokes being made and naturally there were staff who were super competitive and some that were more, shall we say "creative" to ensure victory...
The importance of mentorship and good workplace morale was presented and the stress, pressure, demands and sometimes unrealistic expectations placed on educators was touched on. And we received some helpful advice of how to try to deal with the above.
Thank you to Mr Wimpie for his time and for his enthusiasm and passion for teachers - it was an informative and enjoyable evening. Thank you also to the SMT for arranging this evening for the staff and joining in on all the activities.
Mrs Michelle Pienaar
Mnr Lodewyk het ‘n wonderlike sin vir humor en het die vermoë om jou hart te raak. Sy kennis en ervaring is voorwaar ‘n inspirasie vir my as jong skoolhoof. Die mentorskap praatjie het ek baie geniet, aangesien elke mens iemand moet hê om raad te vra en na wie jy kan opkyk. Dankie vir ‘n goedvoorbereide praatjie en die pitkos wat ons met ons kon saamneem.
Ek sal hom beslis vir ‘n opvolg spanbou gebruik. Baie stertke met die pad vorentoe.
Mev Riana Nel