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Fashion Design Workshop

Well known fashion designer Anna-Marie Claasen gave learners that are interested in studying fashion a fabulous opportunity to get a real experience of what is to come by letting them go through the motions of designing their own range with guidance in sketching as well as visiting the fabric stores to select suitable fabrics for …

GDC Workshop

Bridgeway design students attended a two-day workshop presented by the Greenside Design Center in collaboration with Terrestrial, an award-winning design agency. Learners and teachers were taught to implement the design thinking process from defining problems, to developing possible solutions, and experiencing the true sense of a design working environment. These skill sets are universal tools …

Crafts

The Crafters and Makers Guild is an afternoon workshop at which learners are taught a variety of craft-related skills such as sewing, knitting, and bead work. They have done bead weaving for hand-made jewellery, made evening bags and shopping bags, designed their own bead work patterns to decorate their bags, and have learned the foundational …

Theatre

Cultural enrichment opportunities are encouraged as learners are introduced to live theatre performances for the first time in Grade 8 and 9. They are taught to analyse what they have seen, by writing theatre reviews. They apply their experiences to their drama studies at school as well. Our local theatres are a wonderful way to …

Fundraising

Being community conscious is an important trait that we want every learner to have. Learners select a charitable organization and are responsible for arranging the event. Some of the organizations we have supported in the past are Princess Alice Adoption Home, FORA and the Cancer Awareness campaigns.