Workshops

Fynbos was in festive mood this weekend when 72 swing dancers came from all over the world to the farm for a swing dancing festival. They danced their hearts out, had a fabulous Saturday night party with a live jazz band and ate delicious meals from Lise Marie’s kitchen. Happily they are back in March…

We last posted workshops in 2019, and since then have had all kinds of workshops and events, including weekends of swing dancing, yoga, meditation and plant medicine, as well as numerous university workshops. Most recently we have had two workshops from Stellenbosch University, the first a SRC retreat and the second a workshop of post…

Closing the Opportunity Gap “After School Programmes enrich learners’ lives and grow dreams.” This amazing programme for learners is run by the department of Western Cape Government, in partnership with the City of Cape Town and a number of NGO’s. They recently held a second workshop at Fynbos. Everybody worked really hard and said our…

Research and Design Workshop for Masters Students in the Critical Urbanism Program. This group has come to us twice before – each time with different students. It is a joint program between UCT and the University of Basel in Switzerland. Students spent each day in session in the Pavilion covering the awnings with different colour…

BEST MOVE Pilates based in Cape Town brought a number of lovely women to Fynbos for a weekend of rest and restoration, plus two extended pilates sessions in glorious weather in the Pavilion. They enjoyed specially chosen meals and wine, and since many are mothers, they celebrated mother’s day while they were at it .…

Vinpro and Wintech ran a workshop at Fynbos Estate directed predominantly to Swartland grape growers, to assist them in their production. They chose De Perdestal as a venue. They said it worked excellently and the food was delicious. Actually, they were especially treated to a sweet and savoury high tea.

Masters students in the Critical Urbanism Program This group has come to us twice before – each time with different students. It is a joint program between UCT and the University of Basel in Switzerland. Students spent each day in session in the Pavilion covering the awnings with different coloured bits of paper and had…

14 members of the organisation The Engine Room spent a week on Fynbos for their annual staff meeting, team building and strategic planning. They describe themselves as follows: “We are an international organisation that accelerates the fight for social justice by advancing civil society’s strategic, responsible and effective use of data and technology. We are…

Photo above, clockwise from top right: Irene Kyomugisha (PhD student), Funmilayo Lydia Makinde (PhD student), Samuel Ofosu Mensah (PhD student) and Mhlasakululeka Mvubu (Masters graduate).Front left: Bubacarr Bah (Research Advisor), Emmanuel Kabuga (Masters student) and Shankar Agarwal (Postdoctoral fellow). African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) is an academic network that enables Africa’s talented students to…

The After School Game Changer Team, a project of the Western Cape government, joined at Fynbos for a writing retreat in preparation for their symposium on after school programs, to be held in June 2019. The team is working to build acknowledgement of the work of after school programs as an important educational intervention –…