Phil Wade, one of Lawhill’s most passionate supporters and the co-founder of the maritime mentoring initiative, www.marineinspirations.org, passed away suddenly on 18 November 2023. Phil – 1960 Click on the links below to read maritime journalist Brian Ingpen’s tribute to Phil and a montage of photo memories relating to his work on Marine Inspirations and […]
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The South African International Maritime Institute (SAIMI), has presented the “Imbokodo in Maritime Awards” – which recognises the efforts of women within the sector and the contribution they make in paving the way for new entrants and the future of the maritime industry – since 2022. Debbie Owen, won the inaugural Imbokodo ‘’Best Mentor’’ award […]
Colin Richardson is captain of the 54 meter Feadship “Mirage” – and the man who has forever changed the lives of Lawhill alumni, Lutho Thomas and Janoel Meyer by giving them permanent employment in the industry. He attended Simon’s Town School from 1976 to 1983/4 (he thinks…;-)) and then we moved to Fish Hoek High where […]
Inspiring a new generation of sailors is what the Sail and Motorboat Programme offered by the S.A.T.S General Botha Old Boys’ Association Bursary Fund (GBOBA BF) is all about. Lawhill is most grateful to all those involved in the Bursary Fund for the incredible work being done to provide our students with valuable skills, while […]
Lawhill made it a hat trick at the recent Imbokodo awards sponsored by SAIMI. Debbie Owen, Lawhill Head, won Best Mentor award while Nomkhitha Mbele, one of our alumnus, took home two prestigious awards for her business successes in the maritime sector and for being a SHERO. We were also proud to see Clare […]
In November 2021, Mr Brian Ingpen – the driving force behind our maritime programme and a man who has made a significant and positive impact on many young lives – received the National Order of the Baobab Silver Award from President Cyril Ramaphosa for his contribution to education. More than two decades ago, Mr Ingpen […]
A rescue craft donated to the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) by a family who lost their son, along with two other teenagers at sea, will now be used to provide high school students with valuable motor boat handling skills and an official qualification, while they’re still at school. The 4.7m Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]