Ticket sales for chelo’s Christmas Carols on Friday December 6th are going at a cracking rate and we’re delighted that parents and the broader Hout Bay community are buying in with such enthusiasm. Class liason reps have really outdone themselves this year by assembling the most beautiful, interesting, useful and delicious-looking hampers. Luxury Sweets ‘n

chelo (Children of Hout Bay Education and Learning Opportunity) and the Hout Bay Community Christmas Choir are raising the roof at HBIS, Fri 6th December 2019, from 6pm till late! EVERYONE is invited to this fun-filled evening of carols and community, where food stalls, beer, wine, a Xmas hamper auction and goodies for kids will be

A massive thank you to parents and all the ghouls, ghosts, T-Rexs’ and beasties who took part in our Halloween fundraiser. Chelo are delighted to announce that well over R3 000 was raised for our bursary programme and we couldn’t be more grateful! Thank you, one and all. Next up on our fundraising calendar, our sensational

Huge thanks and congrats to school parent Phill Carter, who won 6 bottles of wine for signing up to our MySchool MyVillage My Planet initiative. One of South Africa’s biggest fundraising programmes, it’s an easy, free and wonderful opportunity to raise funds for CHELO, simply by swiping your card at any Woollies, Engen, Flight Centre

Rehearsals are going full-steam ahead for the Hout Bay cross-community choir as they prepare for their first gig on Friday December 6th – the annual CHELO Xmas Carol extravaganza at HBIS. The yet-to-be-named choir now boasts a contingent of 35 singers from Imizamo Yethu (including amazing voices from the acclaimed Ingoma Choir), Hangberg and the

We’ve all no doubt heard or seen of the MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet  initiative, one of South Africa’s biggest fundraising programmes which raises over R6 million a month for a host of charities and NPO’s. It’s a wonderful opportunity to raise funds for CHELO at no cost to you, simply by swiping your card at any

Following last year’s very successful fundraising event held in early December 2018, CHELO will be rolling out the Xmas cheer yet again on Friday 6th December this year. All parents, families, friends of the school and the broader Hout Bay community are invited to join us at our year-end extravaganza of song and festive cheer.

School parent Karin Kanewske Turner has recently stepped into the role of Chairperson of CHELO. Karin directs a non-profit public health project in South Africa and across the globe. Having worked for over 20 years in international health and social welfare programs, Karin has a passion for uplifting individuals and serving communities. Her son Chet is

The Chelo royale 2017 Welcome to our annual fundraising event! We are very excited to present chelo Royale 2017, a glittering James Bond themed cocktail party. The evening consists of: • A glass of bubbles on arrival • Chips (value R150) for the Roulette, Black Jack and Poker* tables (extra chips can be bought on