Orientation Schedule as students begin their Cape Town Adventures

Orientation Itinerary 2017

Fri. 13 Jan. 2017         

2:15pm    Arrival at Cape Town International Airport

3:00pm    Depart for Home,

3:15pm   Arrive in Rondebosch

4:00pm   Room selection and settling in

5:30pm   Housing Logistics (Ethan & Marita)

7:00pm   Dinner prepared by Ethan

Sat. 14 Jan. 2017

10:00am Gather in Community Room for Official Welcome to Cape Town:
with Vernon, Parks, Marita, Ethan

11:00am   Depart for Rondebosch: Exploring your new neighborhood: Walk-about, ATM, shopping

12:30pm Group Lunch at Nando’s 

 3:00pm  Drive through surrounding areas:

 4:00pm  Stop at Marita’s, return to Home

 6:30pm  Depart for city

 7:00pm  Dinner at Addis Ethiopian Restaurant

Sun. 15 Jan. 2017                                            

 9:00am  Depart for Trip Around the Peninsula

10;00am Stop at Maiden's Cove

10:30am Leave for Hout Bay

11:00am Hout Bay walkabout

11:45am Depart Hout Bay for Cape Point
12:15pm Chapman's Peak Drive

 1:00pm  Group Lunch at Two Oceans Restaurant

 2:00pm  Exploring Cape Point

 3:15pm  Leave Cape Point for Boulders Beach

 4:00pm  Visit the Penguin Colony

 5:15pm  Return to Home, First House Meeting

Evening  Group dinner at home (Kauai take away)

Mon. 16 Jan. 2017                                          

 8:30am  Depart for the University of Cape Town

 9:00am  Briefing by the International Academic  Programmes Office (IAPO) Mr Jonathan Mitchell

12:30pm          Individual lunch in Rondebosch

 2:00pm Return to Home.

 4:00pm  Leave for Signal Hill: Bird’s Eye View of Cape Town

 4:30pm  Explore Signal Hill

 5:15pm  Leave for downtown

 5:45pm  Dinner at Diaz Tavern

Tues 17 Jan 2017                                            

 9:30am  Leave for down town

 10:00am         Tour of District Six Museum

12:00am          Lunch at Charly’s Bakery

 1:50pm  Leave for the “Grand Parade”

 2:10pm  Cape Town walk about

 3:30pm  Return to Home

 6:30pm  Leave for town

 7:00pm  Dinner at Mama Afrika

Wed. 18 Jan. 2017                                          

 9:00am  Depart for downtown

  9:30am Meet at the Castle of Good Hope
                for Transcending History Tour with Lucy Campbell

12:00pm Meet at the Slave Lodge

               Individual lunch on St. George’sMall.

 3:00pm  Meet at the Slave Lodge

 3:10pm  Return to Home       

 6:30pm  Depart for town

 7:00pm  Dinner at Bo Kaap Kombius Malay Restaurant

Thurs. 19 Jan. 2017                                        

 7:15am    Depart for Nelson Mandela Gateway

 9:00am    Depart for Robben Island

12:30pm  Individual lunch—exploring the V & A Waterfront

 3:30pm   Return to Home

 7:15pm   Leave for Woodstock

 7:00pm   StarDustTheatrical Dining

Fri. 20 Jan. 2017                                             

9:00am   Leave for whole Day Community Tour: Langa,             Gugulethu, Khayelithsa,Mitchell’s Plain & Manenberg

Lunch:    Individual Lunch at Mall

2:00pm   Continue Community Tour

4:00pm   Take Away Dinner at Golden Dish

5:00pm   Return to Home, debriefing w/ Marita & Ethan

6:00pm   Pre-Departure Community meeting w/ Ethan
for first Free Night

Sat.  21 Jan 2017

 9:30am  Leave for Durbanville                   

10:30am Visit Altydgedacht Vineyard

12:15 pm Depart vineyard

12:30pm Lunch at BloemendalRestaurant

 2:30pm  Depart for Stellenbosch

 2:40pm  Visit Spier Wine Estate

 4:00pm  Return to Home.

 7:15pm  Depart for town

 7:30pm  The Crypt for dinner & music by Afro Fiesta

Sun. 22 Jan. 2017                                            

9:40am   Depart Home.

10:00am Township Faith Experience Sivuyile BaptistChurch—Gugulethu

12:30pm  Group Lunch in Bridgetown

2:00pm   Return home

5:30 pm Leave for Wetton

6:00pm   Swingers Lounge 021 for dinner & music by Out of Town

Mon 23  & Tues. 24 Jan. 2017                      

Visit everyone’s internship throughout day,
stop for individual lunches

Evenings free

Wed 25 Jan 2017

Morning Public Transport Exercise *

3:00pm   Conversational Xhosa

Thurs. 26 Jan 2017    

 9:30am        South African History and Politics Class at UCT

 1:00pm        Vernon’s Class at UCT

 7:00pm        Leave for town

 8:00pm        Fugard Theatre to see “Kanala”

Fri. 27 Jan 2017

  9:30 am      Marita’s class, day/time for future classes TBD

12:30 pm      House Meeting

  1:30 pm      Afternoon & Evening Free

Sat. 28 Jan, 2017       

4:00pm   Leave for Belville

5:00pm   Welcome Braai at Vernon and Esme’s

9:00pm   Return home

Sun. 29 Jan, 2017                                          

4:00pm   Leave for Kirstenbosch Gardens

5:00pm   Kirstenbosch Summer Concert Series “Lira”
pack a picnic supper

8:00pm   Return home:
prepare for 1^st day at Internships

Monday 30 Jan. 2017

Start of Internships.

Important Dates and General Weekly Overview

IMPORTANT DATES: *

·       Jan 13 -29: Orientation

·       Feb 2:  Mama Afrika The Musical at Artscape Theatre(Leave for town at 6:45 for 7:30 show)

·       Feb 11: Ajax vs Cape Town City Soccer Match (Leave for stadium at 7:00 for 8:00 game)

·       Feb 17-19: Africa Unite Human Rights Training Weekend

·       March 2-5: Homestay Weekend in Ocean View

·       April 2-9: Excursion to Johannesburg and Kruger

* Whenever possible throughout the semester if there are plays, sporting events, educational lectures, cultural experiences, or musical performances that fit our schedule and budget we will add these to our calendar.

The general weekly schedule:

·  Monday-Wednesday internships at placement.  Depending upon where your field site is located you will either take public transport or be provided transportation if public transport is not readily available.
INTD 3985. Special Topics: South African Internship*: Field Study (5 Credits). Internship Coordinator: Rev. Vernon Rose will work with you if you have any issues or concerns regarding your placement.  In addition you will be assigned an agency supervisor to train and mentor you throughout your 12 week, three day per week placement. With approval this course can be taken as HRTS 4291 (3 credits) and HRTS Foreign study (2 credits) or as WGSS 3891.

·  Thursday 9:30-12:00 Class at University of Cape Town:  Instructor Vincent William
HIST 3993. Foreign Study: South African History and Politics (3 Credits) OR POLS 3255. Politics of South Africa (3 Credits)
This course provides an introduction to and overview of the social, political and economic historical development of South Africa and an outline of the various challenges and obstacles facing South Africa in this post-apartheid era.

·  Thursday 1:00-3:30 Class at University of Cape Town: Instructor Vernon Rose
UNIV 3784 H. Interdisciplinary Intern Research Seminar: (3 Honors Credits).
Coupled with the internship experience, this course is designed to provide an understanding of the history, structure and functioning of each internship organization within its particular sector.

·  Day & time to be decided: weekly 3 hour class at Home Community Room: Instructor Marita McComiskey
WGSS 3998 H. Variable Topics: Comparative Analysis of Race and Gender (3 Honors Credits)
Using a consensus decision making model you will work together to determine when the class will meet.  This course explores the construction and reproduction of gender and race inequality in South Africa & the U.S by studying the social position and relations of women and men (political, economic, cultural and familial) and by analysing the diversity of women’s and men’s experiences across class, race, sexualities, cultures, and regions. (This course will be counted as WGSS 3894 for those completing the internship as WGSS 3891)

Unless otherwise noted, weekends can be used to rest, relax, study, make new friends and/or explore Cape Town and the surrounding areas.  However, you may not rent a car or leave the country. Most also find it best to set aside time on Fridays to complete activist projects. The full description and timeline for these projects are noted on the syllabus but general overview for project is:

Taking this course while living and working in South Africa provides opportunities to increase awareness of a wide range of social issues such as: violence against women, poverty, hunger, discrimination, HIV/AIDS, as well as many other health, social, political, educational, environmental, and economic forms of injustice. When studying such issues it is not uncommon to become angered, guilt-ridden, frustrated, overwhelmed, and/or disheartened by the magnitude of the problems and how much needs to be done to begin to alleviate such conditions.  Having the opportunity to intern at an organization designed to address one or more of these social circumstances provides a ready-made answer to the often challenging question—“what can be done about this?”  However, as you have and will continue to discover, there is always more to be done. For many, becoming involved in one area opens the door to other possibilities of working for positive social change. With that in mind, this project is intended to offer one additional opportunity for you to DO SOMETHING to address one issue beyond the scope of your current internship about which you are interested, concerned, and/or passionate.   Most people choose to complete their projects on Fridays but the choice is yours.  However, the day and time you commit to this project must not interfere in any way with your internship or other classes.  You also must be able to arrange safe & reliable transport to and from the place in which you decide to volunteer.