Governance – Waterford Kamhlaba UWCSA

THE PARENTS AND STAFF ASSOCIATION OF WATERFORD KAMHLABA

The Parent and Staff Association (PSA), is governed by the Constitution of the PSA and comprises of all parents having students at Waterford-Kamhlaba United World College of Southern Africa. The term “parents” includes natural or legal guardians, foster parents or step-parents of students at the College. These are referred to as ‘Parent Members’. The Principal and permanent members of staff of the school, referred to as ‘Staff Members’ also form part of the PSA. The PSA committee has at least 7 members, one of which is a staff member. The PSA meets on the first Tuesday of the month during term time at the Advancement Office at 6pm. A detailed copy of the PSA Constitution can be made available on request to the Chairperson.

Objective

To act as a supporting and advisory body to the Principal and the College
To foster communication between the College and the parents.
To raise funds and encourage sponsorship for the College and its various projects to support students and staff to enhance their learning and school experience, and
To uphold the UWC core values

The PSA has a number of sub-committees, comprising of PSA representatives and management /staff members, who are actively involved to ensure continued school support and overall wellness of all at WK. The committees are:

LINK FAMILIES: To foster a home-away-from-home environment for students by pairing them with local families. Successfully running for many years and led to life-long bonds even beyond time at WK and international borders.

EVENTS: To fundraise and support the school events that need PSA funding such as Annual Golf Day, Kamhlaba Day and the Biannual 24 Hour run.

FOOD: To evaluate and guide nutritional value of meals served including Tuck Shop. The menu now includes healthier options.

PARENTS LINK NETWORK: Aim is to connect parents from outside Eswatini with parents within the country.

MENTAL TASK TEAM: to be run inconjunction with the Governing Council

KAMHLABA PARENTS SERIES: A talk series covering a wide range of comfortable and uncomfortable topics. Held via zoom so can include all parents. Held generally on the first Thursday of each month during term time.

SMALL PROJECTS: To evaluate and co-ordinate requests annual projects, including funding gifts for teachers and support staff, pre-orientation program for non-English speaking students and Help Fund (starter packs).

AD-HOC PROJECTS: To co-ordinate and implement ad hoc projects which support the students, teachers and school.

The PSA derives its funding from fundraising events to support the numerous requests for funding on various school projects. The main fundraising event is the annual PSA Golf Day normally held in October.

The PSA committee members are:

Celenhle Dlamini – Chairperson
Johannes Lebede – Treasurer
Batanai Chikwene – Secretary
Yael Uzan-Tidhar – member
Paula Marques is – member

Student Representative Council

The Student Representative Council (SRC) is the highest level of student governance within the school. Their duties include organising school events, reporting student grievances to the school executive and providing a medium of communication between students and staff. Click here to download the Constitution of the SRC. The current SRC Executives are: