Mix sports and books: Balancing sports and academic performance

In line with global studies demonstrating the significant effect of sports and academics, a teacher believes engaging pupils in sport and academics has numerous benefitsteacher Nicholas Bixa’s approach of balancing sports and academic performance at Star College Pretoria is paying off – if continued achievements by Grade 11 pupil Noah Tesfay are anything to go by.

“As we move forward, let us remember that encouragement and support are key to unlocking the potential of pupils through sports. We always teach them to set reachable and specific goals – allowing for pupil growth and making sure they perform best at their own comfortable state, knowing who they are.”

His example is Grade 11 school prefect Tesfay – a top academic pupil who has shown great leadership qualities; a leading participant in the 2023 South African Agency for Science & Technology Advancement Olympiad, having achieved national and international gold colours. “I find that sports participation helps to improve focus and my mental health. “I believe that working hard has to be complemented with resting.

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