Judge Sachs gives insight
Pupils invited to The Catholic Institute of Education.
The Catholic Institute of Education invited Grade 11 pupils of Sacred Heart College to the 10th Annual Bishop Hans Brenninkmeijer Memorial Lecture.
Seven of these pupils attended the lecture by Albie Sachs at Constitution Hill where he had been a judge appointed by the late Nelson Mandela.
Sachs spoke about the Christian Education Case, a recent Constitutional Court decision which he was responsible for writing. The court decision focused on the balance between the rights of the child and the right of a school to religious observance.
Sachs inspired the pupils through his talks on the constitutional principles of the country, and shared his insights and hope for the future of the country. As an inspirational South African figure who has received 14 honorary degrees across four continents, and who was involved in the freedom movement in the 1980s, Sachs explained to the Sacred Heart pupils the history of South Africa as a country.
“The pupils expressed how lucky they were to have met and listened to one of the original architects of the constitution of our country,” said Claire Baker, one of the teachers who attended the lecture.
