SIMON’S TOWN School’s Lawhill Maritime Centre has officially opened its new education and boarding facilities which include a ‘world-first’ electronic navigation classroom for secondary school students, a Marine Sciences classroom, a Ships Library and Resource Centre, and additional accommodation. The additional facilities – which were funded by the TK Foundation – were opened by Premier […]
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Lawhill’s 18 Grade 12 achieved an impressive 42 subject distinctions in the final exams – and our Grade 12 boarders took the top 10 places in Simon’s Town School. Read our updated newsletter for more details! lawhill-newsletter-2016-7lr
WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE Photos and news of – the Annual Awards evening – the BBWP fundraiser and our new yacht!! – Marine Inspirations’ October programme – Award-winning guitarist Tony Cox plays for us! – Support for the new LAWHILL MARITIME EDUCATIONAL TRUST – Safmarine mentorship programme – Our students’ Amandla tug journey – Our new building extensions […]
Purchase a ticket to attend the Big Bottle Wine Party on December 3 and give talented young South Africans the opportunity to gain the practical seafaring and navigational skills they need for a future career in the maritime industry. All details below – please book your tickets now! (See Lawhill Facebook page for more details […]
If you’re currently in Grade 9, have a minimum of 60% in Mathematics, Physical Science and English and an interest in the maritime industry, you are invited to apply for a bursary to study at the Lawhill Maritime Centre in 2017. Applications open in July 2016 an d close at the end of August. You need […]
Below is the link to DOWNLOAD our latest newsletter (to be viewed in Powerpoint). Lawhill Term 2 – nl – 2016-lr You can also watch a ‘movie version’ on Youtube – you will find it at WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE Photos and news of – the Maritime Maestro event – Lawhill’s 21st birthday event with Safmarine […]
Thank you to Captain CD Flockhart, Chairman, Society of Master Mariners South Africa Bursary Fund and to the members of SOMMSA for their donation to the newly established Lawhill Educational Trust. Please do contact info@lawhill.org should you wish to obtain further details about the trust. Copies of the trust deed are available on request. Please […]
South African-born and educated Sean Day, chairman of the Vancouver-based Teekay Corporation, has made a substantial and extremely generous grant to the Lawhill Maritime Educational Trust. The grant has been invested to provide ongoing funding for the Sean Day Scholars at Lawhill Maritime Centre. When Sean initially set up the Sean Day Scholarship Fund, he […]
The award, which was presented to Mr Ingpen on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, recognises individuals in the maritime industry who act as ambassadors for the industry and who, in their personal capacity and in their own time and at their own expense, promote the development of the industry and promote awareness of the industry in […]
Visits and voyages, soccer and cycling – a few of the many highlights of the first term of 2016, our 21st year of operation. Click on the link below to find out more! Newsletter – term 1 2016 The Lawhill team