Superheros fly through fun run

School of Achievement held a successful superhero-themed fun run last Saturday.

October 17, 2019

Leigh Hodgson 2 minutes read

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Runners and walkers from all walks of life, young and old, and of all fitness levels came together for School of Achievement’s Superhero Fun Run, last Saturday.

The fun run, which had 168 participants, helped raise funds for the dual-medium school.

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“The school’s vision is to provide quality educational intervention for learners experiencing barriers to learning and development, specifically learning disabilities, within the philosophy of invitational education,” said Retha van Lingen, the head of department for occupational therapy at the school.

“The school was the first state-run remedial school in South Africa.

“The funds raised will help us provide quality education to our learners.”

When asked why the superhero theme was chosen for the run, van Lingen explained,

“At school we have a superhero programme in the foundation phase where the learners work towards good behaviour,” she said.

“Each week a superhero who showed exceptional behaviour is identified from each class and they are rewarded with a superhero cap.

“At the end of the term the learner in each class who received the most rewards is rewarded with a superhero shirt, which they are allowed to wear to school on a Friday.

“The superhero theme also slotted in well with the World Cup Rugby currently underway.”

The school was thrilled with how the event went.

“Some of the day’s highs and lows included four staff members and a dog participating in the event with the learners,” said van Lingen.

“The South African National Blood Service also received several blood donations on the day.

“One of the teachers, who was working at the water station, injured her shoulder while handing out water and had to go to hospital as a result.”

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The events results:

• Gabriela Ribeiro, Clarissa Kirstein and Mikalyn Botha placed first, second and third respectively in the girls’ 0 to 18-years-old category.

• Maubuko Siphiwe, Claden Smith and Timothy Nortman placed first, second and third respectively in the boys’ 0 to 18-years-old-category.

• Olga Ablett, Corne Viana and Rozelle van Breda placed first, second and third respectively in the women’s 19 years and older category.

• Gerhard Joubert, Chris-Tiaan Grobler and Renaldo Joubert placed first, second and third respectively in the men’s 19 years and older category.

The school thanked sponsors Flyerz.co.za (for the 5 000 flyers they donated), Consol Glass (for the 120 bottles they donated), Toyota Bruma (for the three sets of jumper cables they donated), Oasis Brackenhurst (for the 480 water sachets they donated), Miguel Vierra Personal Training (for the three Virgin Active personal training vouchers they donated) and Hirsch’s Meadowdale (for the Defy microwave, 200 bottles of water, and R500 monetary donation they donated).