OUR GRADUATES

Hanri Gerber—Graduated 2006

& College Entrance Certificate with Exemption – S.A. Honours.

& Accepted into UFS Medical School without having to write an entrance exam.

& 2010: Completed her 4^th year – Cum Laude.

& ACE taught me to be independent, hardworking and diligent. 

& God has been good to me and I thank Him for what He has done.

Claricia Coeries—Graduated 2007

& College Entrance Certificate with Exemption.

& 2010: Completed a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Media, Communications and Culture at NMMU.

& 2011: Post Graduate Certificate in Education.

& Besides becoming an English teacher, I also want to pursue a career in journalism.

& I would also love to travel and teach abroad.

& Being a student at Fountain of Life and receiving a Biblically-based education is something that has set me up for life. 

& There, I not only learnt values and morals, but I also learnt how to put them into practice in the face of ridicule. 

& I learnt the principles of goal setting, perseverance, and always aiming for excellence.

& The life outside of school has not been easy – not everyone out there comes from a Christian home or a Christian school!

& My faith was severely challenged over the last three years, as well as my character. 

& Lectures challenged my Christian beliefs, and often encouraged me to research the validity of the Bible. Discussions in classes openly ridiculed the Christian faith.

& But the firm foundation of a Biblical upbringing and schooling has helped me thrive and grow even stronger in Christ.  I know my Redeemer lives! And nothing can sway me from my faith in Jesus Christ.

& Thank you, Fountain of Life, for the seeds you have sown in my life.  They will continue to grow.

& I started attending Fountain of Life Christian School in 2000 in Grade 4. 

& Due to the fact that I had epilepsy from a very early age and undergoing brain surgery in 2001 and 2002, I was challenged in my school work, thus I could only finish Grade 9 and received a Vocational Certificate in 2007. 

& I believe and know with all my heart, that if I had stayed in the public school system, I would have been part of the drop-out statistics of our country. Because of my medical circumstances, I would have been left to fight for myself. 

& With the ACE program I could work at my own pace academically. Emotionally and spiritually I was encouraged by the staff.

& In 2008, I was granted the opportunity to start working as a teacher’s assistant (Monitor) at Fountain of Life Christian School in the Grade 1 class. I then monitored in the Grade 2 & 3 and Grade 3 & 4 classes. 

& This year (2011) I have been promoted to Grade 0 teacher.

& I love working with children and believe with all my heart that I am living out the God-given call on my life. 

& Next year I intend starting my E.C.D. studies which will give me an N3 qualification, and will further equip me in my calling.

& I believe that FOLCS was instrumental in my life. The safe environment it offers made it possible for me to grow spiritually, and helped form me into a positive, well-balanced woman that can endure the challenges the world throws at me.

& I started at Fountain of Life in the year 2000 in Grade 2.

& College Entrance Certificate with Exemption. 

& Completed Grade 12 in June 2009, at the age of 16.

& 2010: Completed my first year in Media, Communication and Culture at NMMU.

& I would like to study Design and Video Production, and one day aim to be the editor of a magazine.

& ACE gave me the opportunity to work at my own pace, and in the disciplined environment I could excel and finish my school career at 16.

& It also prepared me to set goals and to prioritize my workload as it was a shock to go into the university world of textbooks and exams.

& I appreciate the way that pupils are treated as individuals instead of just a number at Fountain of Life.

& I also believe that the ACE system helps students communicate effectively with adults, which helped me in communicating with lecturers when reasoning about my results in tests and projects.

& My character was formed by dedicated staff and the leading of the Holy Spirit.  Many people said that I would be too young to enter the adult world and would be challenged with peer pressure etc., but I believe that I have been taught to depend on the Holy Spirit to guide and direct me.  I also learned during my time at Fountain of Life, that forgiveness brings life and liberty.

& College Entrance Certificate with Exemption.

& My future plans are basically to study animal (specifically dog and cat) behaviour at the Ethology Academy.

& After that I'm not certain as yet what exactly I will do, but my end goal is to start an animal shelter of my own. 

& The thing that I liked the most about ACE is that I was able to work at my own speed and didn't have to wait for the whole class.

& It was because of this that I was able to          

      graduate in 2010, at the age of 17.

Riazette van Eyssen—Graduated 2007

Jomarié van Eyssen—Graduated 2009

Liane Krieg—Graduated 2010