Exchange & Service Learning Programmes
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Faizel Petersen has worked with various international exchange groups over the past 10 few years, the likes of the University of Miami, University of North Carolina, Dartmouth College, University of Virginia (Semester at Sea), Marquette University, Poughkeepsie High School and The American School in London. These exchanges started through the Amy Biehl Foundation during 2008.
The programme and activities for each of these institutions is tailor made on their specific requirements and learning objectives, as well as catering for their excursions and exploring our local cuisine from our rich cultural backgrounds, during their period of stay in our city. FP Productions makes all the logistical arrangements and planning in conjunction with the trip leaders and has received very positive feedback on every programme he has put together and has had many individuals returning to Cape Town when their institution visited Cape Town again. To this day, some of the volunteers and students retains communication with us, sharing how their experiences in Cape Town has positively influenced their career choices and decisions made in their lives.
Students from the University of North Carolina and the University of Miami, joining Faizel for breakfast with Archbishop Desmond Tutu in Cape Town during 2010
Addressing students on board the Semester at Sea / University of Virginia
American School in London (ASL) group on a township tour, walking through the community of Masiphumelele, done in partnership with the Desmond Tutu Foundation
German volunteers that were with the Amy Biehl Foundation
Our partner, the Desmond Tutu Youth Centre was visited by USA president Barack Obama, during his official visit to South Africa in 2013
Official welcoming of the ASL group by the Deputy Mayor of Cape Town and members of the Cape Town Junior City Councilors in 2014
Members of the Laureus World Sports Academy. Hugo Porta, former Argentinian Sports Minister, Faizel Petersen and Daley Thompson, USA Decathlete Champion in 2002, during the official launch of Laureus in South Africa
Poughkeepsie High School students, from New York State, visiting Robben Island, led by the late and former prisoner, Mr. Eddie Daniels
 | Comments by Poughkeepsie High School visiting learners Click to download COC Review.pdf (198.6KB) |
During the period 2008 to 2011, we facilitated a series of youth camps in conjunction with the Amy Biehl Foundation. With most of these camps, we had international interns and volunteers with, who actively participated in developing the camp programme and assisted with facilitating the activities / programmes. One of the great achievements was bridging the divide and perceptions between the 2 racial and cultural groups, coming from areas the likes of Nyanga, Gugulethu and Manenberg. We had a series of indoor and outdoor activities and programmes, the evenings we had "stories around the camp fire" followed by hot chocolate and then bed time. The children absolutely enjoyed themselves and traditional games were played together and taught to those who didn't know those games. Some evenings the groups rehearsed for a talent show which always took place on the last evening of the camp, and this showed us the great success of breaking those boundaries that separated the children. Below are some photos sharing moments on these camps.
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Some photos from the ASL exchanges
Learner of ASL handing over a cheque to Dante from the DTHF Youth Centre
Learners of the DTHF doing activities with the ASL group
Gwenn Williams, trip leader for ASL in 2013 and 2014 with DTHF learner
ASL and DTHF learners doing a hike from Constantia Neck circle to Kirstenbosch Gardens
Gwenn's speech at the Deputy Mayor of Cape Town's welcoming of ASL 2014
| Some comments by learners from the ASL 2014 trip Click below to download DTHF student comments.pdf (350.84KB) |
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| DTHF student comments.pdf (350.84KB) |
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Theatre Production by FP Productions, written and directed by Quanita Adams and performance by The Pedestrians with lead actor Ivan Abrahams
The Pedestrians and Austin Rose performed at Pollsmoor Prison on Youth Day and shared words of encouragement to the juvenile inmates. This was coordinated by Bounce Back Organization and FP Productions
The Pedestrians having a discussion with the late Zayn Adam at the launch event for African Musicians Trust
The Pedestrians meeting with jazz legend, Marcus Muller at the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz in JHB. The band won the national talent search competition that year and got to do 2 shows at this prestigious jazz event
The PJ Twins, who we assisted with during their start on the local music scene back in 2012
The Pedestrians twice got to perform at the Jazz on the Rocks, Tietiesbaai. The clip herein, was them setting up in February 2020, performing some original songs they composed
Curtley Cerfontein often spends his time composing new original music. Click on the image above to hear 1
Curtley loves performing local jazz, and on the video link, he's performing with his band, SDG_CPT, alongside Sammy Webber, doing an Abdullah Ibrahim Original