SPORTS
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SPORT
We
would like to congratulate Sherisha Brijlal in grade 9F for making the SA level
3 region age group championship. This was held on the 28 - 31 March 2019. At
this gala, she came 2nd for butterfly and 3rd for backstroke. We also would
like to congratulate her for making the Umlazi and District team where she will
swam in the District Gala on the 13 April 2019 at Kingspark. We wish her
continued success and may she serve as a role model for fellow Sastril pupils
to emulate.
SPORTS AND CULTURAL
YEAR PLAN
The school offers the following sporting codes:
TERM 1 Cricket, Swimming, Athletics and Chess
TERM 2 Netball, Soccer, Yoga and Chess
TERM3 Volleyball, Girls Soccer and Cross-country
TERM 4 Athletics and Cricket
ANNUAL SPORTS
Sastri College hosts its annual sports meeting at the Kings Park Athletics stadium and we host our swimming gala at the Kings Park Swimming pool. In the first term we host our inter-class cricket tournament, followed by a netball tournament in term two and a soccer and volleyball tournament in term three. Learners are encouraged to carry their own chess sets to school to play during breaks.
CULTURAL EXCELLENCE
Every Friday the school co-ordinates religious services to accommodate the three main religious sects, namely Christian, Muslim and Hindu. Satsang, Namaaz and Christian assembly is an important aspect that caters for the spiritual needs of our learners. Sastri College host many plays and shows as part of its social awareness programmes.
Rabindranath Tagore was honoured with a production of his play “The Post Office” in 2013, also in 2013 the school hosted a dramatic production of “A Requiem of Mandela”. This was a tribute by Sastri College for the 50th anniversary of the Rivonia trial, featuring Madiba’s address to Court.