Youth
Crawford Prep’s Mini Mayor
Joseph Joffe of Crawford Preparatory Sandton, has been selected by his fellow councillors from 40 schools in the Greater Johannesburg area, as mayor of the Johannesburg Mini Council. Another Crawford Preparatory learner, Shiraz Bodinger, has been elected as a mini councillor for 2017 – also a singular honour.
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The Johannesburg Mini Council focuses on grade 7 learners who are encouraged, equipped and empowered to use their leadership skills to make our community’s vibrant colours shine.
Johannesburg Mini Council’s vision is to see an empowered generation of young South African leaders “who contribute to our country and region in a manner that is united in its diversity and strengthened by each unique voice, and provide a platform where the challenges that young people encounter, are addressed democratically and sustainably”.
This is the fifth consecutive year that Crawford Preparatory has had one of its own learners represented on the leadership board.
The motto for the year is: “A child we help is a key to a door, as Minis we’ll unlock them all.”