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Little Optimist Year End, 9 December 2025
Pausing to Celebrate, Reflect, and Give Thanks As the year drew to a close, we

Bonteheuwel Sunday School, 6 December 2025
Talk about a year! We had the privilege of wrapping the year up with our

Kommetjie festival, 22 November 2025
This year’s Kommetjie Surf Festival – held on 22 November, brought together two incredible communities

Heideveld Grade 8 Boys Set Sail with The Little Optimist
A special day for the Grade 8 boys from Heideveld as they arrived at The

Oranjekloof Primary Multi Day, 3–6 November 2025
3 – 6 November was nothing short of magical! We had the absolute joy of

Optimists on the water | GroundUp
The Little Optimist Trust Sailing Therapy program gives over 1,600 children in Cape Town their

RMB Company Family Day, 12 October 2025
What a day to remember – RMB corporate family day! The sun was scorching hot

Heideveld Multiday Program, 6–10 October 202
Heideveld Multiday programme – Fears faced, challenges conquered. During the October school holidays, the kids

9 Miles, 7 October 2025
What was planned as a simple day out turned into an unforgettable experience for 56

Zeekoevlei JP21, 9 October 2025
Zeekoevlei sailing centre blog from Josh September with the JP 21 Foundation From the moment

Little Lions Fellowship, 8 October 2025
One of our amazing team members from The Little Optimist Sailing Academy recently participated in

Vista Nova Multiday Program, October 2025
🌊 Vista Nova Multi-Day Sailing Program — Day 1 to Day 3 Highlights 💙 The

Eros Special School, September 2025
A Day on the Water with Eros Special School Today was one of those truly

Vista Nova School Trip, September 2025
The Little Optimist Sailing Academy was recently visited by the students of Vista Nova School.

Ocean Pledge One-Day Program, 20 September 2025
On the 20th of September, we had the joy of hosting the Ocean Pledge for

Astra Special School, September 2025
Their final day of fun at our sailing academy !! What an amazing journey it

Jabulani Rural Health Foundation Project in collaboration with The Little Optimist Trust and Italtile
Jabulani Rural Health Foundation Project in collaboration with The Little Optimist Trust and Italtile A

Sailing Together at Zeekoevlei – Pilot Site Launch
This past week marked a special milestone as we officially launched our very first pilot

Sailing with the sentinel oceans young ambassadors
It was a day to remember as the Sentinel Oceans Group joined with the Hout

Astra Special School, 14 August 2025
The day unfolded when a group of incredible young adventurers from Astra special school joined

Bonteheuwel Cheerleaders
From cheers to sails – girl power at its finest. The empowered woman is powerful

A Fun Day with the Heideveld Grade 11 Boys
The Grade 11 boys from Heideveld had a day filled with fun, learning, and new

