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More than 500 learners to partake in national 2025 Sanlam WOW Spelling Festival finals in Oct.
More than 500 learners from across the country will take part in the national finals of the 2025 Sanlam WOW Spelling Festival in Stellenbosch in October. This is the largest

Sanlam WOW Spelling Festival 2025: Register for free
Registration for the 2025 Sanlam WOW Spelling Festival is now open, and participation is completely free. It’s the biggest spelling festival in South Africa, and schools and learners from all

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 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

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

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