PERFORMING ARTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES


Every effort is made by the school to encourage all the performing arts and to provide opportunities for the learners to participate in public performances. This is an exciting area of school life and the development of the talents of the learners remains a high priority in the school's planning.


Cultural exchanges with other countries are a valuable way of appreciating our heritage and of preparing our learners for the future.

 

The Batty Tour Group

The Batty Tour takes place annually. The top learners in Grade 10 are chosen to represent the school and South Africa in Scotland and England. This tour is taken in their Grade 11 year and the experiences gained by the learners cannot be learned from any book or movie.
Pupils and staff from Lymm High School outside Manchester visit The Glen every second year. They haved twinned with a school in Mdantsane outside East London. The Glen's Council of Pupils facilitate the twinning process.

Afritwin - Lymm High School

 

Embeth Davidtz

Embeth played the main role of "Helen" in Steven Spielberg's classical film, "Schindler's List".

Her early dramatic roles were with Paul Myburgh on the school stage from 1979 to 1983.

In a radio interview Embeth said that she was inspired at school by her two English educators, Mrs Ruth Scheepers and Mr Lindsay Raeburn.



Choir work ...

Choir work remains an integral part of the school programme and the choir performs at school assemblies and functions, and at charitable occasions.

A number of individuals also sing in provincial choirs.

Each class has a weekly period of music where an interesting programme of instruction and participation is followed.