Creation of the Teachers’ Fund
One of the biggest challenges facing all the schools in the Foundation is the ability to have enough teachers in the schools. Unlike their more affluent counterparts who are able to fund Governing Body posts, our poor schools have to make do with the allocated teaching posts. This results in classes that are much larger [...]
Financial Statements
The DSF Financial Statements for book year 2009 are available.
Soup Kitchen Angles
The ladies from the Meulenhof Primary soup kitchen providing a wonderful service with a smile and a song.
Blue Mountain’s plan to keep the books dry
Blue Mountain Primary recently installed these new structures to hold learner’s school bags. When winter comes, they’re going to help a great deal in keeping the bags and books ‘high and dry’. With many of our schools, these seemingly trivial things can make a world of difference
Oom Loekie lends his support
Oom Loekie van Wyk is DSF’s face at the schools and does a wonderful job supporting and encouraging staff on a weekly basis. Here he’s visiting the principle’s office at Kersboslaagte.
Peace and quite
With Simonsberg and the Hottentots-Hollands Mountains looming in the background, students from Kersboslaagte take a short cut home via the rugby field. What a privilege to be schooled in a safe and peaceful environment like this. One can almost not imagine they’re less than 50km from Cape Town city center.
About DSF
The Durbanville Schools Foundation was formed in 1997 to encourage and support high quality education in the rural areas surrounding Durbanville, near Cape Town in the Western Cape. This website will give you an overview of our activities and allow you the opportunity to become involved as donor or volunteer.
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Creation of the Teachers’ Fund
One of the biggest challenges facing all the schools in the Foundation is the ability to have enough teachers in the schools. Unlike their more affluent counterparts who are able to fund Governing Body posts, our poor schools have to make do with the allocated teaching posts. This results in classes that are much larger [...]
Soup Kitchen Angles
The ladies from the Meulenhof Primary soup kitchen providing a wonderful service with a smile and a song.
Blue Mountain’s plan to keep the books dry
Blue Mountain Primary recently installed these new structures to hold learner’s school bags. When winter comes, they’re going to help a great deal in keeping the bags and books ‘high and dry’. With many of our schools, these seemingly trivial things can make a world of difference
Oom Loekie lends his support
Oom Loekie van Wyk is DSF’s face at the schools and does a wonderful job supporting and encouraging staff on a weekly basis. Here he’s visiting the principle’s office at Kersboslaagte.
Peace and quite
With Simonsberg and the Hottentots-Hollands Mountains looming in the background, students from Kersboslaagte take a short cut home via the rugby field. What a privilege to be schooled in a safe and peaceful environment like this. One can almost not imagine they’re less than 50km from Cape Town city center.
Our new website
Welcome to our new website. We hope you find what you’re looking for and that you’re inspired to become involved in the lives of the children we serve. DS is a bunch of volunteers passionate about helping the children of our community to become the best that they can be. All and any input and [...]
