Media Category: South Africa

Megan Maransky is currently a junior on the Duke Field Hockey team from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She participated in the ACE in South Africa program in the summer of 2023. She worked with eleven other student-athletes from Duke and Stanford to collaborate with teachers at local Early Childhood Development Centers to brainstorm new methods of teaching English as a second language, as well as helped organize and plan a sports camp for teenage boys in local townships. She also learned a lot about the rich history and culture of South Africa in enrichment activities, such as visiting museums, participating in traditional cooking classes, and exploring Cape Town.

ACE participants at the top of Table Mountain during one of their enrichment activities.

Scenery of the Western Cape of South Africa.

ACE participants on a tour of Bo Kaap, an iconic and historical neighborhood, that was the historical centre of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town.

ACE participants on a tour of Robben Island, the prison where Nelson Mandela was held for 27 years during Apartheid.

During the evenings, the ACE team works together to plan lessons for the next day.

ACE participants after completing a meal packing project with the local NGO Ladles of Love where they made over 1000 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

ACE participants assisting in painting a school room in the local community through the NGO, Bluemoon.