Simon’s Town School was honoured to have world renowned economist, Dr Iraj Abedian as our guest speaker at our annual awards. We had several requests for his keynote address – pse click here to read it. KeynoteSpeechLawhillCentre12Oct2018
Marine Inspirations – Spain – Oct 2018
Lubaqa Ngongoma (Gr 12 student funded by Captains Keith Pletschke and Anne Till) and two General Botha Old Boys Bursary Fund Gr 11 students, Apelele Ntshinka and Thapelo Moletsane, have spent the October 2018 school break in Spain learning all about the superyacht industry- and alot more!. Our grateful thanks to Captain Anthony Just and […]
Marine Inspirations – Turkey – Oct 2018
Click on the links below for daily reports on the Marine Inspirations programme in Turkey, hosted by Captain Phil Wade, pictured far left. The three Grade 12s participating in this programme are: Sphamandla Mdlala (TNPA-sponsored student), Lineekela Kandjungu (Namport student) and Thabiso Rantsho (SAMSA student). Day 1 Day 2 Day 3a DAY 4 DAY […]
Sail + Leisure – Marine Inspirations Article
Here is the link to the Marine Inspirations article which appeared in Issue 2 of Sail + Leisure magazine. 5987_SL01_MarineInsp www.sailandleisure.co.za
Lawhill newsletter – May to August 2018
Here’s the link to our latest news – don’t miss it! LAWHILL – NL- May – Aug18 Highlights in this issue include: Appointment of new ME Educator Focus on Entrepreneurship Meeting the Queen Work Experience initiative Visits and forthcoming events!
Welcome to our new ME educator, Professor Dr Captain Ed Snyders
We are delighted to announce Professor Doctor Captain Ed Snyders as our new Maritime Economics Educator! Mr Brian Ingpen, who has been with the Maritime Studies Programme since it was formalised in 1997, will work alongside Professor Snyders before handing over the reins at a date still to be determined. Much of the success of our […]
Newsletter – SATS GBOBA BURSARY Fund – August 2018
Interested in an update from the General Botha Old Boys Association bursary fund? Their latest newsletter is available on the link below… GBOBA BF Newsletter August 2018
Lawhill Newsletter – Feb – April18
Another day, another learning opportunity – please download our latest newsletter on the link below to read all our latest news and achievements, which includes celebrating the news of our first female Master Mariner! LAWHILLNL- Feb-April18 ps: if you missed the January 2018 newsletter, please download it on the link below. We are sure you agree […]
Meet our first female Master Mariner!
Twenty seven year-old Nicole Gouvias has become the first female alumnus of the Simon’s Town School’s Lawhill Maritime Centre to obtain her internationally-recognised Master’s Certificate of Competency (Unlimited), the qualification which permits her to command a ship of any size. Nicole – who dreamt of being a ship’s captain from a young age – is […]
Tribute to Mr Peter Newall
Port Pourri, a newspaper column by Lawhill’s maritime educator and maritime journalist, Brian Ingpen, appears in the Cape Times every Wednesday. We republish, with Mr Ingpen’s kind permission, the column he wrote on Peter Newall, a much loved donor and friend of STS Lawhill Maritime Centre, who passed away in March 2018. “Back in 1990, […]