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Olivia Gardy and Samantha de Kok decided to get their hands dirty today and are pictured here assisting Albert Qwesha…

Four Oakhill teams took part in the Adventure Racing National Championships for Schools that was held in the Baynesfield area, KZN on 6 and 7 October 2011.

On 2 October, 4 Oakhill learners took part in the Naturally Knysna Trail run. This was a 14km trail run through the Knysna forest and consisted of some steep climbs, descents and crossing streams.

Monday was an exciting day in the history of the school. Shane met with Mr Wei from the Chinese Embassy to formally sign a document entering us into a partnership with Haban for a Mandarin teacher, with the government of China. We are hoping our new teacher will join us at the beginning of 2012.

Even though there was not a whale to be seen, we had a “whale of a time”!

At the end of every hockey season Oakhill hosts the Polar Bear Hockey Challenge for all Grade 7’s in our area.

Four local junior riders from Knysna and George have recently secured a Mountain Biking Sponsorship from RE:CM (Regarding Capital Management), a privately owned, independent asset management business that follows a bottom-up value approach to investing.

With an eye on the Schools’ Adventure Racing National Championships in KZN in October, the Oakhill Adventure Racing teams have been training very hard during the past few weeks. On Saturday, 10th September the teams competed in an Adventure Race co-hosted by Oakhill and Montessori.

Oakhill Prep hosted its annual Peter Bishop Invitational Hockey Tournament on Saturday 10th September, the only full field Astro Tournament…

Oakhill Prep and Oakhill College pupils celebrate International Literacy Day