WKOD Essay Competition. Lili Syce is a Grade 12 learner from Point High School, Mossel Bay. She won a bursary as a finalist in the WKOD Nedbank Essay Competition this past weekend.
“I entered the essay competition last year in Grade 11. It was about writing a well-researched essay on how the COVID-19 affected the global economy, specifically South Africa.
Furthermore I had to provide recommendations to the national government on how to go forward. It was the first thorough research I have ever done, and I learned many beneficial skills from it, such as critical analysis.
I want to thank Ms Schoeman for guiding me through this process and providing me with advice. I couldn’t have done it without her.
It is a great privilege to receive a bursary as well as a cash prize.The bursary will go towards financing my Bcom Law degree at Stellenbosch University.
I want to encourage each and every learner to stay focused on their goals. Self-discipline and perseverance is the ultimate key to success.” – Lili Syce
WKOD Opstel Kompetisie.
Lili Syce, ‘n graad 12-leerder van Hoërskool Point, Mosselbaai, het die afgelope naweek ‘n beurs as finalis in die WKOD Nedbank EssayKompetisie gewen.
“Ek het verlede jaar in graad 11 vir die opstelkompetisie ingeskryf. Dit het gegaan oor die skryf van ‘n goed-nagevorste opstel oor hoe COVID-19 die wêreldekonomie, spesifiek Suid-Afrika, geraak het. Ek moes ook aanbevelings aan die nasionale regering maak oor hoe om vorentoe te gaan. Dit was die eerste deeglike navorsing wat ek nog ooit gedoen het. Ek het baie voordelige vaardighede daaruit geleer, soos kritiese analise. Ek wil Me Schoeman bedank dat hy my deur hierdie proses gelei het en my raad gegee het. Ek kon dit nie sonder haar gedoen het nie.
Dit is ‘n groot voorreg om ‘n beurs sowel as ‘n kontantprys te ontvang. Die beurs gaan vir die finansiering van my Bcom Regte-graad aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch aangewend word. Ek wil elke leerder aanmoedig om gefokus te bly op hul doelwitte.
Selfdissipline en deursettingsvermoë is die uiteindelike sleutel tot sukses.” – Lili Syce
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