Christ Church Preparatory School and College has its own school traditions, and one of the most important is the Matric Upliftment Ceremony.
On May 12, the school’s Matric Class of 2022 attended the annual ceremony during which principal David Bell and Lisle Twaddle, the school’s college deputy head, discussed fear and concerns.
The matric year is, arguably, one of the most difficult and stressful years in a learner’s schooling years. It is filled with fear, self-doubt, stress, and sometimes feelings of inadequacy.
As a school that has earned excellent matric results over the years, Christ Church saw the importance of providing its matric learners with stress-coping mechanisms.
Learners were given advice on how to cope with issues and concerns about their matric year. “How to hand fears to our Lord and trusting in Him to guide them through this trying period were discussed,” said Dawn Schmitz, the school marketing manager.
Learners were each given a piece of paper on which they wrote their personal fears and concerns, acknowledging that they cannot, and do not, need to go through these stressful times alone.
“These papers were then put through a shredder, symbolising the release and handing over to our Lord,” Schmitz added.
At Christ Church, a tradition is a belief or behaviour passed down within a group or society, which has a symbolic meaning or meaning with origins in the past, as each matric learner was given a small wooden cross with a bible verse as part of the school’s tradition.
“To the Matric Class of 2022, stay strong, trust in our Lord and work hard,” Schmitz concluded.
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