American learners explore Durban North organisation
The Domino Foundation expressed hope that this would be the start of a long-term relationship with Charlotte Latin School, bridging continents through shared values of leadership and service.
A GROUP of learners and staff from Charlotte Latin School in North Carolina, USA, recently wrapped up a 17-day educational visit to South Africa, aimed at exploring different cultural and leadership perspectives as part of the school’s Cultural & Comparative Leadership curriculum.
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One of the central components of the programme included a collaboration with The Domino Foundation based in Durban North.
Traveling over 13 000km and crossing six time zones, the delegation was led by David-Aaron Roth, the school’s Director of Student Leadership Development. The trip formed part of the school’s strategic “Latin Leads” initiative, which places leadership development at the heart of its learner experience.
“Leadership is one of our school’s core values. Our students were challenged to analyse and compare leadership approaches across different South African cultures and in relation to their own concept of what leadership is,” Roth said.
The visiting learners were introduced to Domino’s seven core programmes, which address pressing social challenges in the local community while focusing on long-term empowerment.
Divided into smaller groups, the learners engaged directly with the foundation’s initiatives, gaining a deeper understanding of how grassroots leadership plays out in the South African context.
“What really made an impression on me was how Domino is actively involved in communities on the ground,” said Grade 11 learner Sahana M. Jessica Lee, while another staff member from Charlotte Latin described the experience as a living example of “servant leadership”.
“They saw leadership in action. Our entire group left feeling inspired by Domino’s mission and purpose,” Lee said.
Domino Foundation marketing manager Karen Brokensha described the visit as mutually enriching.
“Leadership is something we major on in much of what we do so that people impacted by our programmes move from the victimhood, so many of them find themselves into becoming victors, able to lead others out of deprivation and dependency,” she said. “It’s what we call the #DominoEffect.”
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