North to Sutherland: a journey to the stars
If you started walking at 53 degrees east of north for about 280km and turned left, you would find yourself in the middle of the Karoo. If you’re lucky you may see a springbok....
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UCT Phenomenal Physics 2025
I recently had the pleasure of joining 8 of my peers—as well as two staff members—on an outing to the UCT hosted Phenomenal Physics. I won’t wax lyrical on the ins and outs of...
Science Expo 2024
The year 8 science expo took place over two days, last week Tuesday and Wednesday. The year eight students displayed their amazing, much anticipated science projects. Months and months of work went into these,...
Ripple Tank
The rest of the Year 12 Physics class and I were in for a treat last week when we got to see a ripple tank in action. We walked into class on Friday to...
Cambridge Science Competition
In recent years there has been a rising problem with excess use of inorganic fertilisers, causing pollution and affecting ecosystems within bodies of water, specifically rivers, lakes and oceans. Algal blooms and eutrophication have...
Ripple Tank Experiment
On the 18th of May, the grade 12 physics class did a practical using a ripple tank. Thanks to the combined efforts of Mr Hillebrand, Mr Tate, Dr Doyle and Mr Doyle in constructing...
Science Expo
On the 18th and 19th of April, the Year 8’s had their Science Expo. After almost four months of hard work and stress, it finally came together. On the first day, the whole grade...
Year 12 Sutherland Astronomy Trip
On Wednesday, the 8th of February, half the grade 12s left on a 3-day trip to Sutherland. Taking 2 buses, the trip there allowed for scenic mountain passes and long tunnels in between the...
Aquaculture Lab Tour
On Saturday, the 4th of February, the environmental portfolio organised a trip to the Aquaculture Research Aquarium in Sea Point. Meeting at Queen’s Beach at 9:00, Dr Doyle started the trip with a talk...
ISASA/MIT Workshop
In November 2022, grade 11s studying physics and math had the opportunity to apply for a MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) course in Joburg, with 100 places available for students in South Africa and...
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