Dr Ben Oosthuizen steps down from his role as the Director of Music at St John’s College as he retires after 37 years of distinguished service. During this time, he has made a profound and positive contribution to the college, music students and music education in South Africa.
Welcome to the December edition of College Classifieds. The College Classifieds is our digital publication that offers the St John's community the opportunity to advertise their wares and services with fellow Johannians.
Thanks to you our amazing St John's College community, we managed to raise R7 058 747 on our first-ever Giving Day with nine ‘matching’ funders, 543 donors and 22 teams from 10 different countries!
St John's College is hosting its first-ever Giving Day at 08h00 am on Thursday, 9 November, where we aim to raise R5 million in just 36 hours, and we can’t do it without your support!
Welcome to the October edition of College Classifieds. The College Classifieds is our digital publication that offers the St John's community the opportunity to advertise their wares and services with fellow Johannians.
The St John's College and Prep Academy Prize-Giving and Valedictory Service, which took place in The Memorial Chapel on Tuesday, 31 October, is always a special occasion as we celebrate the achievements of our Academy students. It is also always a sad occasion as we say farewell to our Grade 7s and matrics as their time with us comes to an end.
The 2nd Archbishop Emeritus Tutu Memorial Mass & Lecture held in the Memorial Chapel on Sunday, 8 October, was a profound event presided over by our College Chaplains with a special guest lecture by The Revd Frank Chikane.
The Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu Walk was held on Saturday, 7 October, on what would have been the late Arch’s 92nd birthday, bringing communities together for a pilgrimage to reflect and connect with the people and spaces around them.
The St John’s College community, family, and friends gathered on Burger Field with picnic baskets, blankets and deck chairs for a splendid evening of light and sound as we celebrated 125 years of St John’s College at Light on the Night.
Loadshedding could hardly have been better designed to impact our mental well-being. It is unpredictable, beyond our control, consequential, and unlikely to end soon. These factors create a recipe for stress and impacts our emotional, physical and mental health.
In South Africa, success for young rugby coaches invariably leads to two things: self-affirmation and growing popularity. Both apply to Katleho Lynch.
Gather your friends and family and join us at St John's for Light on the Night on Saturday, 30 September 2023, as 125 years of history is transformed into an extraordinary fusion of lights and music projected onto the northern facade of our iconic heritage buildings with Mango Groove and our St John's College bands live on stage.