Subject Overview
Tourism at high school is a vocational course that is intended to give learners a broad spectrum understanding of the tourism industry and an introduction to a career in the industry. For this reason we pay close attention to organisational skills, behaviour and work ethic. By the end of Matric learners should have a good idea of proper office etiquette and of the responsibilities of getting work done. It is considered a practical subject as we learn by doing. Projects and research assignments are an important part of course. We concentrate on the South African tourism industry, its components and how they work together as well as study the aspects that make South Africa unique. We will also touch on international tourism markets and attractions.
Grade 11 Tourism
SADC Fair
At the beginning of this year I took over the Tourism department which has been an interesting and challenging undertaking. I have had the pleasure of working with a dynamic group of learners who have responded enthusiastically to a range of activities and tasks. As part of our study on global events and Southern Africa, learners were asked to put together a Southern African Development Community (SADC) trade fair to showcase the tourism potential in our region. In small groups they randomly chose a country and set about preparing a display table and fact sheet for their allocated country. The trade fair was held in the tourism class and teachers and learners were invited. After much activity and organising all of the tables were ready and we had our first visitors. The class was awash with colour and a wide variety of display items. Energy and atmosphere was completed with the rhythm of drums. Teachers and learners who visited us took a genuine interest in the countries and hopefully learnt something about our neighbours. Thank you to everyone who visited and participated to make this a fun and interesting learning event.
