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What is Youth Connect
Sisanda Youth Connect Programme focuses on connecting groups of senior school pupils
as volunteers for primary school children. The children come from various cultures and
backgrounds with the objective of building relationships and facilitating peer learning.
How long does it run for?
Connect days run approximately once a month with different institutions.
Benefits
The children are introduced to students from different cultures and backgrounds which enables the breakdown of preconceived prejudices and barriers. On evaluating this programme it is clear that not only the younger children benefit from the mentorship they receive. The older children are gaining leadership skills and the opportunity to practice active citizenry?
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I thoroughly enjoyed watching my boys break down the barriers of age and culture and experience new things. Thank you for affording them this opportunity. Two days later they are still talking about." Teacher, Koeberg Primary School
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Olympics at Wynberg Girls High School
Wynberg Girls High
Capricorn Primary School
08:00 - 15:10
MAR
14
2020
Sisanda’s Youth Connect programme aims to connect young volunteers from local high schools with beneficiary children from junior schools in underprivi...
Connect with Bright Beginners and Bishops
Bright Beginners CAFDA Village, Retreat
Bright Beginners, CAFDA Village, Retreat
11:25 - 14:25
DEC
02
2019
20 students from Kidd House at Bishops Diocesan College volunteered their time on Monday 2nd & Tuesday 3rd December at our Sisanda Connect programme, ...
Herschel HER~itage Day
Zonnebloem Girls Primary School
08:00 - 13:30
SEP
14
2019
Sisanda’s Youth Connect programme aims to connect young volunteers from local high schools with beneficiary children from junior schools in underprivi...
Wynberg Pamper Party!
Wynberg Girls High School
The Healing Heart Foundation
08:30 - 14:30
AUG
17
2019
Sisanda’s Youth Connect programme aims to connect young volunteers from local high schools with beneficiary children from junior schools in underprivi...
Under the Sea with Herzlia
Herzlia High School
Blomvlei Primary School
08:00 - 14:00
MAY
19
2019
15 Grade 10 students from Herzlia High School in Vredehoek spent over 4 hours of planning sessions working with the Sisanda team to design and plan an...
Wynberg Olympics
Wynberg Girls High School
Capricorn Primary School
09:00 - 13:00
MAR
09
2019
Sisanda’s Youth Connect programme aims to connect young volunteers from local high schools with beneficiary children from junior schools in underprivi...
Bishops - Paint & Play
Martha's Explorer Educare
10:15 - 13:15
DEC
03
2018
18 students from Kidd House at Bishops Diocesan College volunteered their time on Monday 3rd & Tuesday 4th December at our Sisanda FunDaytion Connect ...
Crazy Chemistry!!
Cape Town Science Centre
Etafeni Daycare, Nyanga
08:00 - 13:30
SEP
15
2018
18 students from Bishops Diocesan College volunteered their time last month at our Sisanda Youth Connect programme, with 38 children from Etafeni Dayc...
Wynberg Beach Games!
Wynberg Girls High School
Ukhanyo Primary School, Masiphumelele
08:00 - 13:00
MAR
10
2018
Wynberg School Beach Games!
28 learners from Wynberg Girls High School and Wynberg Boys High School participated in our Sisanda Youth Connect progr...
Wynberg Sports Day!
Wynberg Girls High School
Capricorn Primary School
09:00 - 13:30
FEB
24
2018
Sisanda’s Youth Connect programme aims to connect young volunteers from local high schools with beneficiary children from junior schools in underprivi...
Paint & Play
Capricorn Primary School
Capricorn Primary School
14:45 - 17:45
NOV
26
2017
18 students from Kidd House at Bishops Diocesan College volunteered their time on Monday 27th & Tuesday 28th November at our Sisanda Connect programme...
Science Exploration
Cape Town Science Centre
Marsh Memorial
08:00 - 13:30
OCT
13
2017
20 students from Bishops Diocesan College volunteered their time on Saturday 14th October at our Sisanda Connect programme, with 30 children from Mars...
Zip Zap Circus Mania
iKhaya le Themba, Hout Bay
09:00 - 13:30
OCT
02
2017
We had an incredible day working with Zip Zap Circus Theatre at their brand new training academy in Salt River on Tuesday 3rd October. The new facili...
Monkeying Around!
Claremont Congregational Church Hall
The Amy Foundation
08:00 - 13:30
SEP
15
2017
Sisanda’s Youth Connect programme aims to connect young volunteers from local high schools with beneficiary children from junior schools in underprivi...
Sisanda Carnival
Wynberg Boys High School
Capricorn Primary School
09:00 - 13:00
JUN
30
2017
Sisanda’s Connect programme aims to connect young volunteers from local high schools with beneficiary children from junior schools in underprivileged ...
PEPpiness all around!
Claremont Congregational Church
Capricorn Primary
14:35 - 17:35
FEB
03
2017
What a PEPpy start to 2017: the first Connect Day of this year couldn't have been more beautiful!
The "Dream Team", consisting of 17 passionate Pref...
Science, Art & Us
20:00 - 23:00
NOV
27
2016
Lourier Primary had an old and tired looking room, but no Science & Art facility. Sisanda had 20 teenage boys from Kidd House / Bishops available & re...
Birthday Bash! Connect Day
Imizamo Yethu, Arderne Gardens, Claremont Congregational Church
Ikhaya Lethemba
14:40 - 17:40
OCT
22
2016
1 American Volunteer with a birthday.
15 teenage girls of the Sistahood Club in Imizamo Yethu
32 children from Ikhaya Lethemba
15 Sisanda Staff a...
No KIDDing - Science is Fun
Cape Town Science Centre
Koeberg Primary School
08:00 - 14:00
SEP
16
2016
Having mixed 19 volunteers from Kidd House (Bishops Diocesan College) with 32 Grade 4 children from Koeberg Primary School for a Connect Day at the Ca...
Fabulous Fun Fair
Claremont Congregational Church
Amy Biehl Foundation
08:00 - 14:00
JUL
29
2016
Games. Interaction. Inspiration. Education. All jam-packed into a 5 hour connecting-event!
24 fabulous girls of Herschel Girls School (or more prec...
Market Day
Claremont Congregational Church
Lourier Primary
08:00 - 14:00
MAY
13
2016
We love combining education with fun! 27 boys and girls from Wynberg Girls and Boys High School assisted us in doing precisely that for 40 children fr...
Giggling with Prefects
Claremont Congregational Church
Capricorn Primary
08:00 - 14:00
FEB
19
2016
The fabulous 17 prefects of Wynberg Girls High School and Sisanda FunDaytion teamed up to give 35 children from Capricorn Primary a connecting platfo...
Paint'n Play - Play Day
Lourier Primary School
Lourier Primary
08:00 - 13:00
NOV
30
2015
Having painted lots of games at Lourier Primary School, it was time to play!
16 Kidd House Grade 11's, 6 Sisanda volunteers, 1 Housemaster, 1 Prin...
Paint'n Play - Paint Day
Lourier Primary School
Lourier Primary
08:00 - 13:30
NOV
29
2015
Sisanda FunDaytion teamed up with 16 Grade 11 boys from Kidd House / Bishops Diocesan College to give Lourier Primary's Sports- and Game facilities a ...
Science KIDDs
Cape Town Science Centre
Koeberg Primary
08:30 - 14:30
SEP
18
2015
We believe in giving back. Literally!
The two generous donations we received from Kidd House of Bishops Diocesan College were most meaningfully used ...
Bright Stars!
Claremont Congregational Church Hall
Kewtown Primary School
08:15 - 14:00
JUL
24
2015
24 volunteers of the "Caring for Kids" society of Herschel Girls Senior School & Sisanda FunDaytion invited 40 children from Kewtown Primary School to...
FUNtastic You & Me
Claremont Congregational Church Hall
Lourier Primary School
08:15 - 14:00
MAY
15
2015
Our programme "Sisanda Connect", now almost 1.5 years "old", set out to focus on Interaction between High School and Primary School learners - within ...
Science with PEP
Cape Town Science Center
Koeberg Primary School & SOZO Foundation
08:15 - 14:30
MAR
27
2015
The most exciting phrase to hear in Science [...] is not "Eureka!" but "That's funny ..."! - Isaac Asimov -
Science is magic - not boring at all ...
The Game Is On - First Connect Day 2015
Claremont Congregational Church
Capricorn Primary School
08:15 - 14:15
JAN
30
2015
Our first Connect Day of 2015 was a huge success! Sisanda FunDaytion as well as 20 teen-aged volunteers from the Junior City Council welcomed 20 child...
Maintenance Mania
Lourier Primary School
Lourier Primary School
08:15 - 13:15
DEC
03
2014
This was the second day out and about with the lovely Grade 11 Kidd House Bishops Boys. The Maintenance Mania Connect Day took us to Lourier Primary S...
Sports, Sports, Sports!
Capricorn Primary School, Vrygrond
Capricorn Primary School
08:15 - 13:15
DEC
01
2014
On 2nd December Sisanda FunDaytion collaborated with the Grade 11's of Kidd House / Bishops Diocesan College as volunteers for Capricorn Primary's Fou...
Story-time with C4K
Claremont Congregational Church
Koeberg Primary School
08:15 - 14:00
OCT
31
2014
C4K - or Caring for Kids - is a self-motivated society at Herschel Girls Senior School who - together with Sisanda FunDaytion - invited 32 girls of Ko...
CONNECTing KIDds
Bishops Diocesan College
Koeberg Primary School
09:00 - 13:00
SEP
26
2014
18 teen-age volunteers from Kidd House / Bishops Diocesan College extended their relationship with Koeberg Primary School for whom they make sandwich...
Dance with the JCC
Claremont Congregational Church
Capricorn Primary School
08:00 - 14:00
AUG
15
2014
Sisanda FunDaytion CONNECTed with the JCC - the Junior City Council - and what a pleasure it was working with this enthusiastic bunch of active citize...
CONNECT-ing Talent!
Claremont Congregational Church
Capricorn Primary School
08:15 - 13:30
MAY
16
2014
Kids are fabulous! Our 16 teenage-volunteers from Wynberg Girls/Boys High School and 28 Grade 3's and 4's from Capricorn Primary School in Vrygrond sh...
Sisanda Connect #2.2
Hop on Hop Off Mini Peninsula Tour; Table Mountain National Park / Constantia Nek
Sozo Foundation, Vrygrond; Vanguard Primary School
08:15 - 13:30
MAR
21
2014
The CONNECT fun continues ...
After spending a relationship-building Connect Day together in February, the teenage volunteers from the Sozo Founda...
Sisanda Connect #2.1
Hop on Hop Off Mini Peninsula Tour; Table Mountain National Park / Constantia Nek
Vanguard Primary School, Good Hope Seminary Girls High School
08:15 - 13:30
MAR
14
2014
After spending a relationship-building Connect Day together in February, the teenage volunteers from Good Hope Seminary Girls High School and "their c...
Sisanda CONNECT #1.2
Greenpoint Park
Sozo Foundation, Vrygrond; Vanguard Primary School
08:30 - 13:45
FEB
21
2014
Having the amazing experience of the first Connect Day, we entered Round 2 of the Interactive Connect Days feeling thoroughly prepared for the 6 volun...
Sisanda CONNECT #1.1
Greenpoint Park
Vanguard Primary School; Good Hope Seminary Girls High School
09:00 - 13:30
FEB
14
2014
Sisanda CONNECT - our newest programme - has arrived at Cape Town Schools ... whizzing some rainbow-magic straight into the pupil's hearts!
Teena...
Olympics at Wynberg Girls High School
Wynberg Girls High
Capricorn Primary School
08:00 - 15:10
MAR
14
2020
Sisanda’s Youth Connect programme aims to connect young volunteers from local high schools with beneficiary children from junior schools in underprivi...
Connect with Bright Beginners and Bishops
Bright Beginners CAFDA Village, Retreat
Bright Beginners, CAFDA Village, Retreat
11:25 - 14:25
DEC
02
2019
20 students from Kidd House at Bishops Diocesan College volunteered their time on Monday 2nd & Tuesday 3rd December at our Sisanda Connect programme, ...
Herschel HER~itage Day
Zonnebloem Girls Primary School
08:00 - 13:30
SEP
14
2019
Sisanda’s Youth Connect programme aims to connect young volunteers from local high schools with beneficiary children from junior schools in underprivi...
Wynberg Pamper Party!
Wynberg Girls High School
The Healing Heart Foundation
08:30 - 14:30
AUG
17
2019
Sisanda’s Youth Connect programme aims to connect young volunteers from local high schools with beneficiary children from junior schools in underprivi...
Under the Sea with Herzlia
Herzlia High School
Blomvlei Primary School
08:00 - 14:00
MAY
19
2019
15 Grade 10 students from Herzlia High School in Vredehoek spent over 4 hours of planning sessions working with the Sisanda team to design and plan an...
Wynberg Olympics
Wynberg Girls High School
Capricorn Primary School
09:00 - 13:00
MAR
09
2019
Sisanda’s Youth Connect programme aims to connect young volunteers from local high schools with beneficiary children from junior schools in underprivi...
Bishops - Paint & Play
Martha's Explorer Educare
10:15 - 13:15
DEC
03
2018
18 students from Kidd House at Bishops Diocesan College volunteered their time on Monday 3rd & Tuesday 4th December at our Sisanda FunDaytion Connect ...
Crazy Chemistry!!
Cape Town Science Centre
Etafeni Daycare, Nyanga
08:00 - 13:30
SEP
15
2018
18 students from Bishops Diocesan College volunteered their time last month at our Sisanda Youth Connect programme, with 38 children from Etafeni Dayc...
Wynberg Beach Games!
Wynberg Girls High School
Ukhanyo Primary School, Masiphumelele
08:00 - 13:00
MAR
10
2018
Wynberg School Beach Games!
28 learners from Wynberg Girls High School and Wynberg Boys High School participated in our Sisanda Youth Connect progr...
28 learners from Wynberg Girls High School and Wynberg Boys High School participated in our Sisanda Youth Connect progr...
Wynberg Sports Day!
Wynberg Girls High School
Capricorn Primary School
09:00 - 13:30
FEB
24
2018
Sisanda’s Youth Connect programme aims to connect young volunteers from local high schools with beneficiary children from junior schools in underprivi...
Paint & Play
Capricorn Primary School
Capricorn Primary School
14:45 - 17:45
NOV
26
2017
18 students from Kidd House at Bishops Diocesan College volunteered their time on Monday 27th & Tuesday 28th November at our Sisanda Connect programme...
Science Exploration
Cape Town Science Centre
Marsh Memorial
08:00 - 13:30
OCT
13
2017
20 students from Bishops Diocesan College volunteered their time on Saturday 14th October at our Sisanda Connect programme, with 30 children from Mars...
Zip Zap Circus Mania
iKhaya le Themba, Hout Bay
09:00 - 13:30
OCT
02
2017
We had an incredible day working with Zip Zap Circus Theatre at their brand new training academy in Salt River on Tuesday 3rd October. The new facili...
Monkeying Around!
Claremont Congregational Church Hall
The Amy Foundation
08:00 - 13:30
SEP
15
2017
Sisanda’s Youth Connect programme aims to connect young volunteers from local high schools with beneficiary children from junior schools in underprivi...
Sisanda Carnival
Wynberg Boys High School
Capricorn Primary School
09:00 - 13:00
JUN
30
2017
Sisanda’s Connect programme aims to connect young volunteers from local high schools with beneficiary children from junior schools in underprivileged ...
PEPpiness all around!
Claremont Congregational Church
Capricorn Primary
14:35 - 17:35
FEB
03
2017
What a PEPpy start to 2017: the first Connect Day of this year couldn't have been more beautiful!
The "Dream Team", consisting of 17 passionate Pref...
The "Dream Team", consisting of 17 passionate Pref...
Science, Art & Us
20:00 - 23:00
NOV
27
2016
Lourier Primary had an old and tired looking room, but no Science & Art facility. Sisanda had 20 teenage boys from Kidd House / Bishops available & re...
Birthday Bash! Connect Day
Imizamo Yethu, Arderne Gardens, Claremont Congregational Church
Ikhaya Lethemba
14:40 - 17:40
OCT
22
2016
1 American Volunteer with a birthday.
15 teenage girls of the Sistahood Club in Imizamo Yethu
32 children from Ikhaya Lethemba
15 Sisanda Staff a...
No KIDDing - Science is Fun
Cape Town Science Centre
Koeberg Primary School
08:00 - 14:00
SEP
16
2016
Having mixed 19 volunteers from Kidd House (Bishops Diocesan College) with 32 Grade 4 children from Koeberg Primary School for a Connect Day at the Ca...
Fabulous Fun Fair
Claremont Congregational Church
Amy Biehl Foundation
08:00 - 14:00
JUL
29
2016
Games. Interaction. Inspiration. Education. All jam-packed into a 5 hour connecting-event!
24 fabulous girls of Herschel Girls School (or more prec...
24 fabulous girls of Herschel Girls School (or more prec...
Market Day
Claremont Congregational Church
Lourier Primary
08:00 - 14:00
MAY
13
2016
We love combining education with fun! 27 boys and girls from Wynberg Girls and Boys High School assisted us in doing precisely that for 40 children fr...
Giggling with Prefects
Claremont Congregational Church
Capricorn Primary
08:00 - 14:00
FEB
19
2016
The fabulous 17 prefects of Wynberg Girls High School and Sisanda FunDaytion teamed up to give 35 children from Capricorn Primary a connecting platfo...
Paint'n Play - Play Day
Lourier Primary School
Lourier Primary
08:00 - 13:00
NOV
30
2015
Having painted lots of games at Lourier Primary School, it was time to play!
16 Kidd House Grade 11's, 6 Sisanda volunteers, 1 Housemaster, 1 Prin...
16 Kidd House Grade 11's, 6 Sisanda volunteers, 1 Housemaster, 1 Prin...
Paint'n Play - Paint Day
Lourier Primary School
Lourier Primary
08:00 - 13:30
NOV
29
2015
Sisanda FunDaytion teamed up with 16 Grade 11 boys from Kidd House / Bishops Diocesan College to give Lourier Primary's Sports- and Game facilities a ...
Science KIDDs
Cape Town Science Centre
Koeberg Primary
08:30 - 14:30
SEP
18
2015
We believe in giving back. Literally!
The two generous donations we received from Kidd House of Bishops Diocesan College were most meaningfully used ...
The two generous donations we received from Kidd House of Bishops Diocesan College were most meaningfully used ...
Bright Stars!
Claremont Congregational Church Hall
Kewtown Primary School
08:15 - 14:00
JUL
24
2015
24 volunteers of the "Caring for Kids" society of Herschel Girls Senior School & Sisanda FunDaytion invited 40 children from Kewtown Primary School to...
FUNtastic You & Me
Claremont Congregational Church Hall
Lourier Primary School
08:15 - 14:00
MAY
15
2015
Our programme "Sisanda Connect", now almost 1.5 years "old", set out to focus on Interaction between High School and Primary School learners - within ...
Science with PEP
Cape Town Science Center
Koeberg Primary School & SOZO Foundation
08:15 - 14:30
MAR
27
2015
The most exciting phrase to hear in Science [...] is not "Eureka!" but "That's funny ..."! - Isaac Asimov -
Science is magic - not boring at all ...
Science is magic - not boring at all ...
The Game Is On - First Connect Day 2015
Claremont Congregational Church
Capricorn Primary School
08:15 - 14:15
JAN
30
2015
Our first Connect Day of 2015 was a huge success! Sisanda FunDaytion as well as 20 teen-aged volunteers from the Junior City Council welcomed 20 child...
Maintenance Mania
Lourier Primary School
Lourier Primary School
08:15 - 13:15
DEC
03
2014
This was the second day out and about with the lovely Grade 11 Kidd House Bishops Boys. The Maintenance Mania Connect Day took us to Lourier Primary S...
Sports, Sports, Sports!
Capricorn Primary School, Vrygrond
Capricorn Primary School
08:15 - 13:15
DEC
01
2014
On 2nd December Sisanda FunDaytion collaborated with the Grade 11's of Kidd House / Bishops Diocesan College as volunteers for Capricorn Primary's Fou...
Story-time with C4K
Claremont Congregational Church
Koeberg Primary School
08:15 - 14:00
OCT
31
2014
C4K - or Caring for Kids - is a self-motivated society at Herschel Girls Senior School who - together with Sisanda FunDaytion - invited 32 girls of Ko...
CONNECTing KIDds
Bishops Diocesan College
Koeberg Primary School
09:00 - 13:00
SEP
26
2014
18 teen-age volunteers from Kidd House / Bishops Diocesan College extended their relationship with Koeberg Primary School for whom they make sandwich...
Dance with the JCC
Claremont Congregational Church
Capricorn Primary School
08:00 - 14:00
AUG
15
2014
Sisanda FunDaytion CONNECTed with the JCC - the Junior City Council - and what a pleasure it was working with this enthusiastic bunch of active citize...
CONNECT-ing Talent!
Claremont Congregational Church
Capricorn Primary School
08:15 - 13:30
MAY
16
2014
Kids are fabulous! Our 16 teenage-volunteers from Wynberg Girls/Boys High School and 28 Grade 3's and 4's from Capricorn Primary School in Vrygrond sh...
Sisanda Connect #2.2
Hop on Hop Off Mini Peninsula Tour; Table Mountain National Park / Constantia Nek
Sozo Foundation, Vrygrond; Vanguard Primary School
08:15 - 13:30
MAR
21
2014
The CONNECT fun continues ...
After spending a relationship-building Connect Day together in February, the teenage volunteers from the Sozo Founda...
After spending a relationship-building Connect Day together in February, the teenage volunteers from the Sozo Founda...
Sisanda Connect #2.1
Hop on Hop Off Mini Peninsula Tour; Table Mountain National Park / Constantia Nek
Vanguard Primary School, Good Hope Seminary Girls High School
08:15 - 13:30
MAR
14
2014
After spending a relationship-building Connect Day together in February, the teenage volunteers from Good Hope Seminary Girls High School and "their c...
Sisanda CONNECT #1.2
Greenpoint Park
Sozo Foundation, Vrygrond; Vanguard Primary School
08:30 - 13:45
FEB
21
2014
Having the amazing experience of the first Connect Day, we entered Round 2 of the Interactive Connect Days feeling thoroughly prepared for the 6 volun...
Sisanda CONNECT #1.1
Greenpoint Park
Vanguard Primary School; Good Hope Seminary Girls High School
09:00 - 13:30
FEB
14
2014
Sisanda CONNECT - our newest programme - has arrived at Cape Town Schools ... whizzing some rainbow-magic straight into the pupil's hearts!
Teena...
Teena...