Two of our most cherished students, Sunet and Danielle Botha, moved to Port Elizabeth in the beginning of 2007 and now, after a year of change and adjustments, have given us a little feedback on what has happened in the previous year. When asked how they found the new challenges of public schooling, they simply said that it was really really a lot easier than what they have been told by everyond. Goal setting and constantly having to do ‘check-ups’ helped prepare them for exams, whilst the Christian training and sound Biblical principles helped them to make the right kind of choices and friends. The only major differences they experienced were that Collegiate was a girls-only school, the number of students compared to A.C.A. was a rather large 700:41, and many social and school clubs one could join. Other than that they stated that it was simply finding the group of friends you fitted in with and applying yourself to your schoolwork.
Academically they have adjusted well within the first year thanks to the solid foundation that was set by ACA. Danielle received an award for art, and platinum for an Afrikaans conquesta, and Sunet received a trophy and book prizes for bilingualism, an award for Afrikaans, and reached the top 20 in her class. The strong character building and leadership training in ACA showed off, as Sunet has been voted class captain this year and was vice-class captain in her first year at Collegiate.
ACA congratulates them on their achievements and is proud of them and the part ACA played in their forming years. They did say that they were thankful for the solid foundation they received here in Alexandria and
miss their friends as much as they are missed.
