Sanlam WOW Spelling Festival final unlocks worlds
More than 500 learners, their teachers and educators came together in Stellenbosch on September 28 for the national final of the biggest spelling festival in South Africa – the Sanlam WOW Spelling Festival. Learners in the following grades and language groups participated: “I have been working for this since grade 1, so I’m very proud […]
WOW is 21! | Woordfees ’24
WOW has the key! From September 27 to Oktober 6 at Woordfees 2024, we celebrate 21 years of unlocking potential. The WOW Festival program includes the national final of the biggest spelling festival in the country, a debating festival, paint and poetry workshop and exhibition, langarm, a concert with Join Bands not Gangs and a […]
Opportunity for young poets in the Western Cape
The Western Cape high school slam poetry competition In collaboration with Words open Worlds, Wêreld (a multidisciplinary arts organisation) brings an exciting new presentation to the Toyota Stellenbosch Word Festival in 2024. This production is the Western Cape high school ‘slam’ poetry competition, and it takes place on Thursday 3 October at 16:00 at the […]
EasyEquities invests in you and in Words Open Worlds
Register with EasyEquities and everyone wins. Your registration for a free EasyEquities investment account puts R50 in your pocket to invest and R50 in the Words Open Worlds (WOW) bursary fund for students who are enrolled at Stellenbosch University (SU). WOW, an empowerment project of the Stellenbosch Woordfees and SU, celebrates its 21st birthday in […]
Bastiaanse Secondary makes a plan
WOW celebrates turning 21 this year and we couldn’t do it without our schools. After 21 years of empowering learners at underprivileged schools through language, literature and the arts we are proud to have reached the point where we can hand over the management of project actions to WOW educators who will carry them forward […]
Entries are now open for the national Sanlam WOW Spelling Festival
It is time, once again, for the biggest spelling festival in South Africa. Entries for the 2024 Sanlam WOW Spelling Festival has opened for schools and individual learners across South Africa, in all nine provinces. Registration and participation are free and learners at any language level in three of our official languages – Afrikaans, English […]