Important developments of a different kind are taking place outside the classroom, writes Sean O’Connor What games did you play as a child? My father describes a schoolboy game…

Gone are the days when only nerds played chess. The game requires cunning and mastery and appeals to a wide range of players, writes Sean O’Connor Chess is a ruthless game, yet…

Learners lose out as school sport gets caught up in politics, writes Sean O’Connor Sport presents a host of developmental, social and other opportunities, especially since the…

Discipline and self-defence skills make martial arts appealing, writes Sean O’Connor As a five-year old, Hoosain Narker was always getting beaten up at school. Today, he teaches…

Sean O’Connor finds that sport is virtually dead in many schools yet it teaches vital skills Ganief Millward is a primary school teacher in Manenberg, Cape Town. He recites a…

Tennis must rank as one of the greatest games ever invented, simply because it allows men and women to play together, writes Sean O’Connor ‘Love” is not a score in tennis by…

Dance is providing a popular option for sport in schools with few or no facilities. Sean O’Connor tracks the beat According to a survey presented to Parliament last month, 37% of…

April is the time to look at all the different facets of the written word: from the creative process of writing to the job of publishing. And in Cape Town a lot more has been…

From homemade meals to Chinese fare, the phrase food for the soul has taken on a literal meaning in the Cape Town suburb of Observatory, writes Sean O’Connor.