On average our children spend about 1450 hours a year at school! When faced with this statistic, we can only but acknowledge the fact that schools play a huge role in shaping your child, ultimately helping them pave the way for their future. This is why each parent needs to make an informed decision when choosing a school that best fits their family values and that will provide the best opportunities for their child. So, if you are looking at Oasis Christian Academy, this is what we are about...
We are a Christian school from Grade 00 to 12 who provide quality individualised education to learners who desire to live according to the Word of God and develop their God-given talents in a safe and stimulating environment. Our vision and values can be summed up in one statement: 'We believe in each individual child LIVING in God's perfect plan for their life, LOVING God and each other wholeheartedly, LEARNING every step of the way to be LEADERS that shake this world for Jesus'.
Our children have been destined for greatness, and as we work in partnership with parents, we aim to see each student find their unique purpose and learn to live out this purpose to change the world in which we live. Join us in educating the next generation, ensuring they go further than us, dream bigger than us and make an eternal impact in all that they do! Visit www.theoasischurch.co.za for more details or call us on (033) 330 3456 today.
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In my experience, there are usually seven common reasons why businesses succeed and without these in place, businesses only survive, at best. When challenged around these points, many business owners or CEOs have assured me that they check all the boxes. While that may well be the case for some of them, the clarity usually ends at the boardroom door. Businesses are made, or not, by the teams who execute against the vision of the company.
The KwaZulu-Natal Crane Foundation (KZNCF) and the Lions Bush Conservancy proudly invite you to support conservation in the Midlands through your attendance at In ART Gallery's Spirit of the Crane Art Exhibition in Nottingham Road, 12 – 22 September 2013.
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Well despite the chilly weather, spring seems to have arrived. Five baby jackal pups were collected from Greytown to join their feline counterparts, the serval kittens and a very young jackal buzzard chick arrived from Shafton Grange in the Karkloof.



Nicci Smith, a Zumba instructor from Howick has teamed up with Kerry Heinrich from Hilton for the upcoming Zumbathon®. The Zumbathon® is held to raise money for breast cancer research.
While we have been enjoying our jackal pups, they are not everyone's favourite creature. A concerned farmer asked that they not be released anywhere near his property as they kill calves in a very unpleasant way. This is a very legitimate request and our answer is below for all those farming types who are concerned about our decision to rehabilitate them:-
What a perverse place the Midlands is. Just as Spring arrives the weather gets cold, miserable and unpredictable. Still, we really did have a very mild winter with lots of beautiful, warm, sunny days.
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The annual RFL is scheduled for Monday evening 23rd September, closing soon after sunrise on Tuesday 24th (Heritage Day). The Carbineers' Drill Hall grounds, with plenty of parking, will be the safe, secure venue.