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Tyger Valley Educational Trust fondly known as 'TOPS' is Tyger Valley College’s outreach arm. It was created in order to pursue one of Tyger Valley College’s core values – Nation Building through Outreach across the community. TOPS will soon be a registered charity.

TOPS philosophy centers on empowerment through education. Its mission is to support under-privileged schools in the area of Pretoria East.

TOPS responsibilities include:

Outreach
Interaction & Awareness
Bursary
Fund Raising
Eco Related Projects

TOPS has twinning programmes with two schools in the community:-

Vukauzenzele, in Mamelodi
Boschkop Primary, in Boschkop

TOPS Projects achieved to date:-

Installation of Climbing Frames at Vukauzenzele Primary School.
Donation of over 1000 books, toys and puzzles, together with Tyger Valley College and Rotary International.
Holiday Feeding schemes for the less fortunate in conjunction with MAKRO
Interaction and awareness were facilitated through various activities between Tyger Valley College, Vukauzenzele and Boschkop Primary schools.
Waste Paper projects are successfully running at Tyger Valley College and outreach schools - raising both awareness and saving our environment.
Vegetables are grown at Tyger Valley College and distributed to needy charities within our area when the vegetables are ready for harvesting.
Annual Golf Day further expanded TOPS data base of sponsors and golfers with a successful Golf Day run on 9th September 2008.
Reach for a dream - which came true with a trip made to KTV with children from the outreach schools.
Senior drama team traveled to the outreach schools to perform their plays on “Rubbish Monsters”.
Teacher’s workshops and exchange of Ball Skills knowledge between the outreach schools and Tyger Valley College Pre-Preparatory.
Security in the form of reinforce concrete, burglar bars and security gates installed to safeguard the school.
Alarm systems with state of the art deterrents and arming devices.
Winter Warmer shared with charities such as Pop-Up Crèche. Included a day trip and interaction with Tyger Valley College Learners, sharing and caring.
Application of fruit trees for Boschkop Primary through Green Planet. Bearing shade and fruit for the Learners.

For more information on Tyger Valley Educational Trust or any sponsorship or volunteer work, you may wish to assist with, please contact:-

Moira Mirtle
Project Co-Coordinator – Tyger Valley Educational Trust
Tel: 082 922 2404
Fax: 086 698 4075
E-mail: moira@tygervalleycollege.co.za

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