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Dear Union Schools community,
𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀.
Dawid and Karlien de Wet of Karoo360, proud Union parents, will be hosting Dr Henning Gericke, an esteemed DPhil in Clinical Psychology from the University of Pretoria, author of six bestselling motivational books and a renowned motivational speaker at the end of this month, at which time he will be presenting two events in town.
𝘋𝘳 𝘎𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩-𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.
Dr Gericke’s impressive resume as a Mental Coach includes working with:

• Springbok World Cup Winners (2007)
• Sharks Currie Cup Winners (2008)
• Protea Cricket Team (2011)
• South African Olympic Swimming Team (2012)
• Western Province Currie Cup Winners (2014)
• Protea Netball Team (2018)
  We would like to encourage all parents, teachers, coaches and learners of all ages and sporting codes to attend at least one of these once-in-a-lifetime events:
  𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝟭: 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲
• Date: Thursday, 25 July
• Time: 17:30 for 18:00
• Venue: John Rupert Theater
• Cost: R290 per person (includes a welcome drink and harvest table style dinner). Buy 10 tickets and get a free ticket for your favourite coach. 𝘓𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦
• Tickets: Individual tickets available online – https://qkt.io/xl4Jb7 For group bookings/tickets please contact Karlien de Wet via WhatsApp on 082 925 2309
  𝙊𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬: This workshop will focus on challenging your definition of success, identifying empowering beliefs, understanding the difference between positive and negative pressure, embracing imperfection, forming effective partnerships with coaches, adopting a growth mindset, practicing wise parenting, distinguishing between self-confidence and self-esteem, and recognizing different brain profiles and preferences. It is suitable for parents, teachers, coaches and kids of all ages.
  𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝟮: 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
• Date: Friday, 26 July
• Time: 09:30 for 10:00
• Venue: Drostdy Hotel
• Cost: R390 per person or book a table for 10 at a special rate of R3500. Your ticket includes a breakfast buffet with coffee/tea and juice.
• Tickets: Individual tickets available online – https://qkt.io/H1NBoU For group bookings/tickets please contact Karlien de Wet via WhatsApp on 082 925 2309
  𝙊𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬: This breakfast event is an opportunity for schools and companies, not only within the corporate world but also for those looking to enrich their teams or spoil their special clients. Dr Gericke will share his expertise on cultivating a champion mindset, providing valuable strategies for enhancing performance and achieving excellence, drawing on his extensive experience with champions.
  Dr Gericke’s books will be available for sale at both events.
  𝙒𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙗𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙨 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡-𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮.
  Your participation will play a crucial role in making this event a success. We encourage parents, teachers, coaches and players of all sporting codes to participate in these workshops.
  We have experienced first-hand the transformative impact sports can have on the lives of young athletes. We believe that the principles and mental skills learned in sports are invaluable tools that can be applied throughout one’s life. This is why we support this gesture to bring Dr. Gericke to Graaff-Reinet to share his expertise and inspire our community to harness these benefits for lifelong success.
  📞 Should you require any other information please do not hesitate to contact Karlien de Wet on 082 925 2309.