1. The HIV & AIDS Life Skills and School Sport component of the WCED's Directorate: Curriculum FET, in collaboration with loveLife and the Department of Culture, Arts and Sport (DCAS), will be hosting the 2008 Circuit-based Lifestyle Festival (also known as the Municipal loveLife Games) on Saturday, 9 August 2008 (National Women's Day), as well as the 2008 District-based Lifestyle Festival (also known as the District loveLife Games) on Wednesday, 24 September 2008 (Heritage Day).

2. loveLife uses a number of strategies in its HIV & AIDS prevention campaign. One of these, the loveLife Games, uses activities such as sport, the arts, debating, creative writing and creative problem-solving to:
  • act as a catalyst for teachers to become change agents who will effect noticeable community mobilisation with regard to HIV & AIDS messaging, de-stigmatisation and the teaching of life skills; and
  • create access and opportunity for learners to be exposed to various forms of recreational activities, yet receive vitally important HIV & AIDS-based information in various forms, e.g. subliminally.
3. It has been agreed that the loveLife Games will, for collaboration purposes, be called the Lifestyle Festival. The festival will function under the auspices of each of the education district offices and will be administered by the following persons in each district:
  • The HIV & AIDS life skills co-ordinator or fieldworker
  • The HIV & AIDS life skills lead teacher
  • The DCAS sport promotion officer
  • The loveLife games co-ordinator

DISTRICTSWCED HIV & AIDS LIFE SKILLS THROUGH THE CURRICULUM DISTRICT CO-ORDINATORWCED HIV & AIDS LIFE SKILLS THROUGH THE CURRICULUM DISTRICT LEAD TEACHERDCAS SPORT PROMOTION OFFICERLOVELIFE GAMES CO-ORDINATOR (and cell no)
CAPE WINELANDSPhyllis MtamoRodger AdamsRalph Coetzee Jacky Govender
0741805743
METRO CENTRALLoretta ErasmusRuth MontanusJason Mitchell
Sisanda Nkuhlu		Bulelani Futshane
0796359252
METRO EASTFrancois DorflingNadia AchmatJason Mitchell
Sisanda Nkuhlu		Marchellino Martin
0832700071
EDEN Lionel PedroMarjorie HolandDesiree AprilBulelwa MbaneDonovan Langisa 0760278387
CENTRAL KAROOEuclid JacobsDesiree AprilBulelwa MbaneGordon McKenzie
0796213744
METRO NORTHAndile MangaliJeneen CupidoJason Mitchel
Sisanda Nkuhlu		Nomsi Abrahams
0733189403
OVERBERGAlister AdonisAnnalie DavidsRalph CoetzeeZolani Barnes
0835287105
METRO SOUTHValerie JordaanBongani DlwathiJason Mitchell
Sisanda Nkuhlu		Ashley Roman
0741028537
WEST COASTKennith BooiseCorrin TigerCornelius MalgasAnansa Diener
0837362402

4. The form of the games
4.1 Participation will take place at inter-schools level.
4.2 The three levels of participation will be grade-based, not age-based. They will be as follows:
  • Grade 7 and under
  • Grade 9 and under
  • Grade 12 and under
4.3 Participation in the Circuit/Municipal Lifestyle Festival means that schools within the same circuit or municipal area will participate against one another.
4.4 The winning school in each activity in each circuit or municipal area will then progress to compete in that activity at the Inter-schools District Lifestyle Festival.
4.5 Team managers will be provided with all the necessary information at a meeting to be held prior to the festival. The date, time and venue of each meeting will be communicated to all schools that register for participation in the 2008 Circuit/Municipal Lifestyle Festival.
4.6 To be able to participate in the 2008 Circuit/Municipal Lifestyle Festival, schools must complete the attached registration form, which must be returned by the due date given on the registration form to the loveLife games co-ordinator in your district.


SIGNED: S.M. NAIKCER
HEAD: EDUCATION
DATE: 2008:06:26

Registration form  (size: 7 KB)