The donation of a 4.7 metre Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) by the NSRI – and named in honour of Mr Sean Day – gives our maritime students opportunities to learn valuable new skills. Read more on the link below – article published in the Cape Times, written by Brian Ingpen, a founding father of our […]
The S.A.T.S General Botha Association – one of our programme’s most loyal supporters – will celebrate its Centenary next year and is publishing a special book to mark this wonderful milestone. Proceeds from the sale of this book go towards the Association’s Bursary Fund, which provides bursaries for those studying for a maritime career (including […]
The world feels like a tough place right now and we could all do with an uplifting read! We sincerely hope this recap of news highlights for the first half of 2021 is just what the doctor ordered! Please click on the link below and enjoy the read! Midyear Newsletter – 2021
With so many of our alumni working at sea, we are proud to support the Sailors Society’s 2021 Wellness at Sea Awareness campaign and encourage all our alumni who are currently serving at sea – and their families – to click on the links below to familiarise themselves with the information provided by the Society. […]
The Year 2020 forced the Lawhill team to take on the seemingly impossible, to attend to an unprecedented array of logistical and technological challenges, to teach in new and unfamiliar ways and to stretch our comfort zones like never before. When lockdown was announced at the end of March, we were confronted with the challenge […]
2020 has been the year of doing things differently, especially when it came to hosting events at the STS Lawhill Maritime Centre! As we were unable to welcome our usual ”full house” of funders and supporters to our recently-held ANNUAL YEAR END AWARDS, we hope you will enjoy this “online event”, which includes a combination […]
Please sit back, relax and enjoy this recording of our very special 25th anniversary and maritime educator event. 2020 has been an extraordinary year. Whilst the pandemic presented many challenges and brought much heartbreak as some of our students lost love ones, there were also moments to celebrate as the STS Lawhill Maritime Centre marked two […]
WIN A 3 HOUR SUNSET CRUISE!! For up to 12 people aboard the luxury Princess Motor Yacht, “OCEAN PRINCESS” Here’s your chance to help for young South Africans from underserved communities travel to Spain next year to learn about the superyacht industry – and in doing so stand a chance to win a luxury three hour […]
High school-based Nautical Science education has been given a major boost thanks to the South African International Maritime Institute (SAIMI) which has funded the development of a new online Nautical Science ‘textbook’ on the Maritime Studies South Africa website, www.maritimesa.org The Grade 10-12 Nautical Science learning material has been developed with the needs of the […]
NEW GR 12 MARITIME ECONOMICS VIDEOS TO BOOST FINAL EXAM PREPARATIONS A new series of Grade 12 Maritime Economics videos has been launched to assist the more than 600 matriculants across South Africa who, despite significant disruptions to their education by the COVID-19 pandemic and other challenges, will sit down to write their final NSC/IEB […]