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Jan 8, 2008
"One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child." --Carl Jung
Life Lessons at Surf School
They would just sit there on the beach, every day, watching, says South African surfer Gary Kleynhans. Then, one day, he called them over. "I could see from their enthusiasm that they wanted to try," he says. "And I thought, 'Let me give these kids a go.'" And so he started free surfing classes for the street kids of this windswept beach town. Word spread fast, and six little students became 10, then 20. Seven years later, Gary's Surf School on Muizenberg Beach can boast of a generation of underprivileged kids who have not only learned to ride waves, but also picked up some important life skills -– discipline, respect, and punctuality -– along the way.
BE THE CHANGE
Give thanks today to the unexpected teachers in your own life.
