What our girls have to say about the experience…
uHambo was an utterly unique adventure filled with emotion, different experiences and new discoveries.
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+27 33 386 8304Address
77 New England Road,Embrace the Journey
Our Grade 9 girls embark on an epic trip to the Drakensberg in the third term each year, covering a distance of roughly 200 km.
According to our girls, uHambo is…
The three-week adventure is known as uHambo, which means “journey” in isiZulu – an apt name since this trip is a physical, spiritual and emotional journey for the girls. It is a compulsory part of the Grade 9 curriculum.
The intention of uHambo is to promote an opportunity to develop tolerance, gratitude, perseverance and endurance, while encouraging environmental awareness and respect. This enriching experience provides a brief respite from our fast-paced, often superficial, consumerist society.
What our girls have to say about the experience…
What our girls have to say about the experience…
uHambo was an utterly unique adventure filled with emotion, different experiences and new discoveries.
What our girls have to say about the experience…
uHambo taught each of us many things, like being grateful and appreciative, but the lesson that stood out the most was that, like the distance we had to walk each day, a limit is only something that you impose on yourself. We are all stronger than we think!
What our girls have to say about the experience…
uHambo was an incredible opportunity that left us feeling closer to one another, humbled and inspired.
What our girls have to say about the experience…
uHambo is not just a physical journey of hiking, cycling and horse-rising, but a journey of self-discovery and growth. We quickly learnt that our attitudes would determine our outcome.
What our girls have to say about the experience…
On uHambo, we learnt the value of endurance, perseverance and gratitude.
We asked some of our girls what they learnt from uHambo. This is what they said…
77 New England Road, Scottsville,
Pietermaritzburg, KZN,
South Africa
Senior School:
info@stjohnsdsg.com
+27 33 386 8304
Junior School:
juniorschool@stjohnsdsg.com
+27 33 386 1500
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