Wednesday 18 March: Trevor

Vocational Day #2:

Trevor went to George Washington High School in Danville today and they really made him feel like a celebrity. He was given a tour of the school which included welcoming banners placed at the entrance to welcome him. He was then invited to lunch with the principal and assistant principals and Heads of Department. George Washington is a large school (1400 students and 140 teachers). It is very racially integrated and has a huge campus on which it offers a considerable variety of courses including: hairdressing, EMT, dentistry, car mechanics, robotics as well as the more traditional school subjects. Trevor had the opportunity to address a few classes of well-behaved, intelligent students. At the end of the school day a reception was held in Trevor's honour which was attended by a number of the staff and students of GW (as it is affectionately known). This was a fantastic opportunity for Trevor to share about South Africa, and it left Trevor feeling both humbled and grateful for the experience.

The other school Trevor visited was Galileo Magnet High School, an International Baccalaureate school. Funded and established in the last 10 years using a grant from NASA. The school is extremely advanced in terms of technology with each class equipped with a set of laptops as well as data projectors, smart boards etc. What we couldn't achieve with a little South African enthusiasm and a lot of American Technology!