GEORGE NEWS - Laerskool George-Suid was flying high, winning the Sky Art Banner Challenge at the 10th Garden Route Kite Festival in Sedgefield on 18 October.
Schools from across the Garden Route participated in this creative competition, designing colourful banners that were showcased at the festival.
The challenge encouraged the learners to use their imagination, experiment with ideas and develop practical skills while creating something with their own hands.
Despite the persistent rain preventing the usual spectacular kite displays for the first time in the festival’s 10-year history, the event attracted kite enthusiasts from six countries, including South Africa, the United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and the United States.
The festival also featured an upcycled kite-making competition, encouraging the children to create kites from recycled and repurposed materials.
Beyond celebrating creativity and international friendships, the event supports Sedgefield-based non-profit organisation Masithandane, which helps children from disadvantaged backgrounds attend high school.
Keith Mould, an internationally experienced kite maker and flyer and the founder of the Garden Route Kite Festival, and RE/MAX’s Chris van der Merwe.
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