Dear SAPA Members

LEAD Workshop - Caledon

We have to unfortunately cancel the LEAD Workshop that was taking place at Caledon on the 29 and 30 July, as we had a very poor response.  Cris will contact the schools that have paid and refund them their registration fee.  Our apologies for any inconvenience that this causes to these schools.

National Conference

By now all schools in the Western Cape should've received our conference brochure and application form. Today we received confirmation that Min. Angie Motshekga will be opening our conference and that a panel consisting of Heads of Education will respond to questions from conference delegates. All speakers (Prof. Brian O'Connell, Marcus Conyers (USA), Alan and Hilary Davies (UK), Dr John Gibbon, Dr Louise van Rhyn, John Gilmour, Aarnot Brombacher, Dr Melodie de Jager, Debbie-Jayne Viljoen, Gavin Keller, etc.) have been confirmed. We will have some lovely surprises throughout the conference and hope that this will be the best SAPA Conference ever!

If you haven't registered yet, don't delay, register by Friday, 30 July to qualify for 'Early Bird' registration. You are also reminded that this conference is open to Principals, Deputy Principals and Directors of schools. I would also like to encourage you to sponsor the principal or deputy principal of your twin-school or a disadvantaged school. This will be a way of honouring Mr Mandela's legacy during Mandela Month!

MIDWEEK ENCOURAGEMENT

"My only hope is that we never lose sight of one thing . . . that it all started with a mouse." (Walt Disney)
Disney is one of the most well known names in the world and most people connect it with pleasurable entertainment. There are movies, books and numerous Disney theme parks throughout the world that entertain millions of people every year. The point is: Disney is huge and a major success! And it all started when Walt Disney drew Mickey Mouse in 1928. Later in his life (1954) he commented: "My only hope is that we never lose sight of one thing . . . that it all started with a mouse."
We should never lose sight of the fact that every great achievement and success started with a thought and then a small first step to get it going. We tend to look at the ‘big’ things. We don’t know where to begin or we are fearful in attempting something like that.
What have you been postponing or dodging in your life? You can take that first step by mending or improving that relationship; starting that project you’ve been postponing forever; making that phone call in acquiring the information you need; allocate time in your busy schedule for your hobby; make time for your husband/wife and children. Whatever it is today is a good time to start with one small step. I know you can, but will you?
Make it a great week,
Christo Spies